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23 hrs ago | Business Insurance

Aon Re buys Peruvian reinsurance broker

LIMA, Peru-Aon Re Global has purchased Lima, Peru-based reinsurance intermediary Cosegur Re, the Chicago-based unit of Aon Corp. via Business Insurance

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Thursday | Global Catholic Network EWTN

6-May-08 - Cardinal Challenges ''Invented'' Human Rights

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima, Peru, has warned against a proliferation of supposed human rights that are "invented" by international organizations, the ACI-Prensa news agency reports. via Global Catholic Network EWTN

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Wednesday | Jerusalem Post

22-year-old Israeli murdered in Peru

A 22-year-old Israeli tourist was found murdered in Arequipa, in southern Peru, the Foreign Ministry announced Sunday night. via Jerusalem Post

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Wednesday May 7 | Reuters

VIDEO: Oil spill at Peru's Paracas reserve

Peruvian authorities move quickly to contain 1,500 gallons of fuel that spilled from a U.S. tanker in Pisco. via Reuters

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Sunday May 4 | Inter Press Service

PERU: Preserving the Potato in Its Birthplace

“This task is ongoing and will not end, and also involves the dynamic conservation of the crop, through our work with rural communities. "The idea is to return their potatoes, their treasure, to them so that they can preserve the crop's biodiversity”

Thousands of varieties of potato , one of the most widely-eaten and well-known foods in the world, have been developed in the heart of South America's Andes mountains, where the crop was domesticated more than ... via Inter Press Service

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Friday May 2 | The Dallas Morning News

Energy firm with Dallas roots cultivates sugar-cane ethanol operation in Peru

“We can go right into Southern California without paying that 54-cent tariff”

Rex Canon stands on a crumbling desert cliff above the Pacific and points to a hazy spot at sea where Maple Energy PLC will finally meet the international marketplace. via The Dallas Morning News

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Monday Apr 28 | www.livinginperu.com | Posted by Martin

Peru's Vargas Llosa is one of the top 100 public intellectuals

Peru's Vargas Llosa is one of the top 100 public intellectuals The Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa appears in the world's top 100 public intellectuals list, which is a ranking organized by the famous American magazine Foreign Policy.

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Sunday Apr 27 | Earth Times

Stratos Renewables Secures Investment & Forms Strategic Partnership with RNK Capital

“Stratos Renewables is pleased to be partnering with RNK on what we believe will be a significant opportunity provided by our production of sugar cane ethanol in Peru, ”

LOS ANGELES & LIMA, Peru - Stratos Renewables Corporation , an emerging South American sugarcane ethanol producer, today announced the company has entered into a strategic agreement with affiliates of RNK ... via Earth Times

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Saturday Apr 26 | International Herald Tribune

EU officials say they want new trade deals with Andean countries, MERCOSUR in 2009

“We would like to reach a conclusion to that procedure in 2009”

STRASBOURG, France : The European Union wants to complete new trade and cooperation agreements with the Andean countries and the MERCOSUR trading bloc next year, officials said Wednesday. via International Herald Tribune

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Wednesday Apr 23 | www.cnn.com | Posted by Martin

Peru luxury tourism push met with protest

With four-digit inflation and violent Maoist guerrillas, Peru for many years was hardly the place for a seaweed wrap in a swank hotel.

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