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44 min ago | Christian Science Monitor

Peru earthquake: Small offshore earthquake rumbles Lima

A small earthquake hit Peru at 1:40 p.m. local time. The earthquake was located about 15 miles off the coast of Callao, Peru and about 38 miles underground.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, World News, Peru, Geology, Science

4 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on planes

An East Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States.

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Related Topix: Peru, World News

8 hrs ago | KLTV Tyler

Tyler man pleaded guilty to smuggling live snakes from Peru to Tyler in his jacket

TYLER, Texas A 63-year-old Tyler, Texas eco-tourism guide has pleaded guilty to smuggling live snakes into the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

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Related Topix: Tyler, TX, World News, Peru, Fort Worth, TX, Health

14 hrs ago | Bellingham Herald

Argentine cash controls bring bargains, headaches

In this June 1, 2013 photo, Paraguayans returning from shopping in Clorinda, Argentina carry boxes and bags across the international bridge over the Pilcomayo River into the town of Nanawa, Paraguay.

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Related Topix: South America, Travel, Bolivia Travel, Argentina, Bolivia Travel, Argentina, World News, South America Travel, Argentina Travel, Paraguay Travel, Peru, Buenos Aires, Argentina Travel

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Reuters

Confined, not deterred - prison aerobics in Peru

The yard at Lima's Lurigancho prison comes to life as 1,200 inmates take part in a massive aerobics class - possibly the world's biggest says the center's director.

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Related Topix: Prison, Peru, World News

MediLexicon

In Medical Decision-Making In Peru, Patient Involvement Is Low Priority

Mayo Clinic and Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University researchers have partnered on a study showing that Peruvian physicians rarely sought to involve their patients in shared decision-making regarding medical care.

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Related Topix: Peru, World News, Health

WIDN Design Network

Unbalance Hotel by OOIIO Architecture

OOIIO Architecture has designed a new hotel dubbed, Unbalance Hotel, in Lima, Peru which features a unique frame-like design.

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Related Topix: Peru, World News

Thu Jun 13, 2013

PhysOrg Weblog

Researchers find low level of patient involvement in medical decision-making in Peru

Mayo Clinic and Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University researchers have partnered on a study showing that Peruvian physicians rarely sought to involve their patients in shared decision-making regarding medical care.

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Related Topix: Peru, World News

Metro

Hip hop was my salvation

You'd probably expect Yoko Ono's Meltdown festival, opening tomorrow, to be filled with avant-garde jazz musicians, performance artists and arty punk acts - and you'd be right.

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Related Topix: Immortal Technique, Activism, World News, Peru, Hunter College, City University of New York, Prison

Wed Jun 12, 2013

DFW Catholic

Latin American religious backtrack on Pope and gay lobby

Lima, Peru, Jun 12, 2013 / 10:45 am .- In response to media flurry, the Latin American Confederation of Men and Women Religious released a statement on June 11 claiming that the assertion of a gay lobby at the Vatican "cannot be attributed with certainty to the Holy Father."

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Related Topix: Peru, World News, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI

Mon Jun 10, 2013

Examiner.com

Fujimori would seek the house arrest

The former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori is going to seek a house arrest after the Peruvian government denied the Jun7 his request to get a reprieve for health reasons in order to leave his prison at a police facility in the east of Lima where he is serving a 25 years term for crimes in his past government.

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Related Topix: Peru, World News

Materialicious

Casa VU by TDC

Casa VU is a minimalist house located in Lima, Peru, designed by TDC. The project is set on a cliff with a steep slope and a privileged view to an isle on the sea.

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Related Topix: Peru, World News

Sun Jun 09, 2013

Cape Gazette

Jose Antonio Pando, MD will present insight on the spirituality of...

Jose Antonio Pando, MD will present insight on the spirituality of the Incas Thursday, June 13, at 7 p.m., in the Parish Hall of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 211 Mulberry St., Lewes.

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Related Topix: Lewes, DE, Peru, World News

Fri Jun 07, 2013

The Washington Post

Peruvian court sentences Shining Path leader to life in prison

A top leader of the Shining Path rebel group, Comrade Artemio, whose given name is Florindo Flores, gestures during a hearing for his sentence at court inside a maximum-security naval prison in Callao, Peru, Friday, June 7, 2013.

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Related Topix: Prison, World News, Peru, Terrorism, Drugs

CNN

Running in Sayan, Peru

I've been running fairly seriously for the last 6 years or so. In that time, I have had the opportunity to run in some pretty amazing places including the Edwin and Percy Warner Park in Nashville, TN, which features beautiful scenery and abundant wildlife ; the Olympic Stadium Park in WrocA aw, Poland; and the Malecon in Lima, Peru.

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Times-Standard

Peru justice minister: Fujimori not pardoned

In this Dec. 14, 2012 file photo, supporters of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori hold signs that read in Spanish "Yes to pardon," left, and "Freedom Chino," referring to Fujimori, as they demand his pardon in Lima, Peru.

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Thu Jun 06, 2013

Democracy Now

Obama-Backed Trans-Pacific Partnership Expands Corporate Lawsuits Against Nations for Lost Profits

Jim Shultz , Executive Director of the Democracy Center. The organization just released a report called, "Unfair, Unsustainable, And Under The Radar: How Corporations Use Global Investment Rules To Undermine A Sustainable Future."

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Related Topix: Peru, World News, US News, Liberal Political News

Vancouver Sun

Liberals senators request auditor general investigate prime minister's office

Throwing more oil onto the blaze of controversy over transparency in Stephen Harper's government, the oppposition Liberals in the Senate are asking that the auditor general do a "comprehensive audit" of the Prime Minister's Office.

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Related Topix: Stephen Harper, Peru, World News

CBC News

Halifax airport welcomes cargo plane on expanded runway

An Atlas Air 747-400, loaded with video lottery terminals manufactured in Moncton, is now on its way to a customer in Lima, Peru.

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Related Topix: Lottery, World News, Peru, Canada

Radio World

Deva On the Road

As part of a move to increase the company's presence in key markets worldwide, Deva Broadcast is bringing its products and solutions to customers.

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Related Topix: World News, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru