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Peru's Tribal Chief Flees Country After Killings Over Oil, Logging Laws

Independent | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Amazon's Tiananmen, Peru Fighting, Peru, Latin America, Lima, Alberto Pizango, Peru Amazon, Amazon, Aidesep, Peruvian Indians, World News

The leader of Peru's Amazon Indians will be flown to exile in Nicaragua after seeking asylum following violent demonstrations that killed scores of po...

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The Free Market's Marked Men, From The Niger Delta To The Amazon

Amy Goodman | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Niger Delta, Alien Tort Claims Act, Wiwa v. Shell, Lima, World, World News, Environment, Politics News, Oil Spills, Peru, Peruvian Jungle Interethnic Development Association, Shareholders, Corporate Crime, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Amazon, Human Rights, Alberto Pizango, U.S./Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, Chevron, Africa, Royal Dutch Shell, Oil, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Pollution, Shell Oil, Center for Constitutional Rights, Rainforests, Ken Wiwa, Alan Garcia, Ecuador, Oil Companies, Genocide, Green News, Breaking Politics News, Ogoni, Ptpa, Aidesep, World News
Amy Goodman

Ken Saro-Wiwa's family and others just won a landmark settlement in U.S. federal court, ending a 13-year battle with Shell Oil. Alberto Pizango's ordeal is just beginning.

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Obama's Coup in Cairo

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Shah, Iran, Islam, Obama, Peru, Cairo, Cia, Iranian-Government, Obama Mideast Trip, Muslim World, Politics News
John Wellington Ennis

Short-sighted greedy goals end up causing long-term world problems. If Iran was not alienated from Western nations, how different would our geo-political world look today?

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Protests Over Amazon Escalate In Peru

AP | FRANKLIN BRICENO | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Protests, Peru, Amazon, Land, Oil, Gas, Indians, Amazon Indians, Oil Drilling, Logging, Mining, Large-Scale Farming, Alan Garcia, Bagua, Green News

BAGUA, Peru — President Alan Garcia accused Amazon Indians of "barbarity" Sunday in the killing of 22 members of a paramilitary police force sen...

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Police clash with indigenous protesters in Peru

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 07.10.2009 | Home

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Peru has seen clashes between indigenous protesters and police. Alan Garcia, the president of Peru, appears to be a prizewinner for spouting ...

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Top 10 Places to Stretch Your Dollar This Summer

Terry Gardner | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Hawaii, Top Ten List, Europe, Australia, Iceland, Washington, New Zealand, Sydney, Stretch Your Dollar, Los Angeles, Brazil, New York City, Costa Rica, Maui, Peru, Bungy Jumps, Argentina, D.C., National Parks, The Carribean, Best Summer Travel Bargains, World News
Terry Gardner

If Bernie Madoff didn't waltz off with your money, and you can afford a trip this summer, start packing.

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Full Show: June 8, 2009

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 07.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Peru, North Korea, Lebanon, Home News

Watch the show from Monday, June 8: North Korea antagonizes Obama administration, violence in Peru, Lebanon’s election results and the Oprah ef...

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Vulture Funds Lobby Against Argentina, Trying To Use the U.S. Congress In Public Relations Campaign

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Eric Massa, Latin America, Argentina Default, Obama Latin America, Argentina, Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner, US Foreign Policy, Nestor Kirchner, Atfa, Argentine, Nicaragua, Cayman Islands, Peru, World News
Mark Weisbrot

Eric Massa, a freshman Democratic Representative from Corning in the state of New York, has introduced legislation on May 20 that would seek to punish Argentina by, among other things, denying the country access to U.S. capital markets.

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The Amazon Rainforest is More Important than Electric Cars

Levi Novey | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Rainforests, Amazon Rainforest, Amazon Deforestation, Rainforest, Deforestation, Amazon, Ecuador, Peru, Electric Cars, Neil Young, Guyana, Brazil, Green News
Levi Novey

Since the Amazon Rainforest is so important, we must ask ourselves: "Why have we (or at least the media) become so bored of discussing the Amazon and deforestation?"

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Lake Titicaca Is Full of Sh*t

Anneli Rufus | Posted 07.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Lake, Mercury, Peru, Pollution, Titicaca, Puno, Lemna Gibba, Lake Titicaca, Green News
Anneli Rufus

No, really. It is. According to Peru's Environment Ministry, over 12 million cubic meters of raw sewage are dumped into Lake Titicaca every year.

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Traveling as Press vs. NGO Head: Same Adventure

Jim Luce | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Europe, Lome, United Nations Department of Public Information, Hong Kong, Guatemala City, Sri Lanka, Galle, Air France, South America, Asia, Ngo, Guyana, Chennai, Dallas, Paris, Singapore, Peru, Indonesia, Port-Au-Prince, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Miami, Dominican Republic, Aceh, Dubai, Swine Flu, Mexico City, Journalist, Africa, Ghana, San Salvador, Central America, International Development, Santo Domingo, Mexico, Colombia, New York, Haiti, Refugee Camps, Frankfurt, Jakarta, Tamil, Tsunami, Hurricane Jeanne, Togo, Post 9/11, India, Orphans International Worldwide, Huffington Post, JFK Airport, Bangalore, Gonaives, Bucharest, Media News
Jim Luce

I have flown from Haiti to Peru to Guyana in the Americas, Hong Kong to Indonesia to Sri Lanka in Asia, and Togo to Ghana in Africa.

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Full Show: May 27, 2009

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 06.27.2009 | Home

Read More: Haiti, Peru, Pakistan, North Korea, Home News

Watch the show from Wednesday, May 27: Suicide blast in Pakistan, tough talk from North Korea, eating cookies made of mud in Haiti and whale hunters...

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Darwin's Lessons for the Extractive Industries

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 06.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Occidental Petroleum, Chevron, Corporate Social Responsibility, Peru, Oil Companies, Shell Oil, Green News
Janet Ranganathan

In true Darwinian fashion, the most successful extractive companies are adapting to forces of change by investing in improvements to their environmental and social management systems.

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Peru Firing 'Scandalous' Gays From Police Force

AP | ANDREW WHALEN | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Peru, Peru Police, Peru Gays, Peru Gay, Gay Issues, Gays, Lima-Peru, World News

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian police officers who "damage the image" of law enforcement by engaging in homosexual behavior can lose their jobs under a n...

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Keep the Mothers in Mother's Day

CARE | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: Maternal Death, Peru, Mother's Day, Infant Mortality, World News
CARE

With a firm commitment and action from world leaders, the crisis of maternal mortality can go the way of polio -- phased out village by village until it's all but unheard of anywhere in the world.

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Super Tree Device Purifies Air in Polluted Cities

Razoo | Razoo | Posted 06.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Lima-Peru, Peru, Home News

If you travel to Lima, Peru, try not to breathe the air: according to a 2006 study, the bustling city’s air quality surpasses the international...

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Lori Berenson Gives Birth To Boy In Peru

AP | ANDREW WHALEN | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

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LIMA, Peru — An American woman serving a 20-year sentence in Peru for collaborating with leftist guerrillas gave birth Wednesday to a baby boy, ...

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Venezuela Recalls Peru Ambassador

AP | CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

Read More: Manuel Rosales, Peru, Manuel Rosales Peru, Venezuela, Venezuela Peru Ambassador, Venezuela Ambassador to Peru, Caracas-Venezuela, Lima-Peru, Venezuelan Ambassador in Peru, Venezuela News, World News

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela recalled its ambassador to protest Peru's decision to grant political asylum to a prominent opponent of President...

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Manuel Rosales, Chavez Critic, Granted Asylum In Peru

AP | ANDREW WHALEN | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Manuel Rosales Asylum, Venezuela, Chavez Critic Asylum, Hugo Chavez, Peru, Manuel Rosales, Foreign Affairs, Manuel Rosales Peru, Lima-Peru, World News

LIMA, Peru — Peru's government said Monday that it has granted political asylum to a Venezuelan opposition leader who faces corruption allegatio...

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Wall Street Lawyer on "The Positive Presumption"

Jim Luce | Posted 05.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Richie Davidson, Korean-American, Corporate World, Pygmalion Effect, Communication Skills, Tibetan Buddhist Monks, Global Citizens, Eugene Lee, The World Is Flat, Peru, New York University Law School, Dale Carnegie, Jim Luce, Viktor Frankl, Soft Skills, Body Language, Pygmalion in the Classroom, Dog Whisperer, Eastern Thought, Thomas Friedman, Dalai Lama, Wisdom Traditions, Man’s Search for Meaning, Robert Cialdini, Holocaust, Law Firm, Facial Expressions, Robert Rosenthal, Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, New York City, Paul Ekman, Lenore Jackson, Gregorian Chants, Emotions Revealed, Positive Presumption, Wall Street, Social Graces, Spirituality, World Trade Center, Wall Street Lawyer, Thought Leaders, Economy, Krishnamurti, Business News
Jim Luce

Meet Eugene Lee, a mid-level associate at a Top 40 law firm on Wall Street who succeeds in business by being real, honest, and kind. Good news.

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Latin Americans keep politics out of the economy

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2009 | Home

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President Alan Garcia of Peru. Peru’s GDP expanded by 9.8 percent last year — faster than China’s — but has slowed signi...

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Shining Path Rebels Stage Comeback In Peru

cnn.com | Arthur Brice CNN | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Shining Path, Peru, Shining Path Peru, Sendero Luminoso, Terrorism, Peru Terrorism, Peru Rebels, Sendero, World News

(CNN) -- A brutal Maoist guerrilla group that terrorized Peru during the 1980s but pretty much disappeared when top leaders were captured in the 1990s...

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Manuel Rosales, Chavez Critic, Skipped Court, Seeking Asylum, Now In Peru

AP | CARLA SALAZAR | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Venezuela, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Hugo Chavez, Manuel Rosales, Manuel Rosales Arrest Warrant, Peru, Manuel Rosales Asylum, Chavez, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Lima-Peru, World News

LIMA, Peru — A Venezuelan opposition leader who says he is a victim of political persecution by President Hugo Chavez's government requested pol...

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President Obama and the Summit of the Americas

Abraham Lowenthal | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

Read More: Americas Summit, Mexico, Latin America, Latin America Policy, Obama Foreign Policy, 5th Summit of the Americas, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, World News
Abraham Lowenthal

Obama would do well to remember Ronald Reagan's comment on returning from his first trip to South America as President: "These Latin American countries are all very different from each other."

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Clean Water Costing A Fortune For Peru's Poor

Inter Press Service | Angel Paez | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Peru Poor, Peru, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Clean Water, Peru Water, Peru Poor Pay for Water, Advocacy, Inter Press Service, World News

LOMAS DE MANCHAY, Peru, Apr 9 (IPS) - In Lomas de Manchay, an area of slum-covered hills outside of the Peruvian capital that is home to 50,000 peo...

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