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From Utah to Peru: UVU Water Scientists Lead Fight Against Contamination
UVU Review - Utah
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August 28, 2025
OREM, Utah — In a remote hotel room near Lima, Peru, Dr. Lauren Brooks worked through the night, hunched over buckets and sterilization tablets, testing water samples she had collected earlier that day. A biologist from Utah Valley University...
Kanifing Mayor Testifies on Council Approvals and Financial Oversight at Local Government Inquiry
Foroyaa Newspaper
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August 28, 2025
By Yankuba Jallow Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of the Kanifing Municipality appeared for the third day before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, 27 August 2025, responding to questions from Lead Counsel Patrick Gomez regarding...
Peruvian Police Detain Husband Accused of Murdering Wife in California
Court TV - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
Jossimar Cabrera Cornejo, the husband of Sheylla Lisbet Cabrera, who was found dead in a national forest was arrested in Peru. The National Police of Peru handed him over at the Interpol headquarters in Lima. (8/28/25) MORE
Peru State Appoints Glennis Werner as New Athletic Director
BVM Sports
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August 28, 2025
Peru State College has appointed Glennis Werner as its new Athletic Director, leveraging her extensive 20+ years of experience in athletics and higher education. Werner is known for her ability to build successful programs and enhance community...
Peru State announces new athletic director
News Channel Nebraska - Metro
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Peru State College Announces Glennis Werner as its new Athletic Director (Peru, Neb.)- Peru State College is proud to announce the hiring of Glennis Werner as its new Athletic Director. Werner brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in...
Peru: Boluarte Forms Task Force to Draft National Sovereignty Law
teleSUR
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August 28, 2025
The sign reads, “Dina, killer”. X/ @JOTACE777 August 28, 2025 Hour: 2:06 pm On Thursday, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte created a multidisciplinary working group to draft within two months a National Sovereignty Law, based on a “diagnosis of the...
France and Peru strengthen cooperation in security and defense
Andina
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August 28, 2025
It was also noted that this cooperation will be strengthened through new joint actions. Additionally, the representatives of both countries discussed the prospects for consolidation of their economic relations, in sectors such as transportation...
Peru’s cartoonish presidential front-runner
The Economist
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August 28, 2025
Not many politicians would think it good for their brand to be compared to Porky Pig. But Rafael López Aliaga, the pugnacious conservative mayor of Lima, Peru’s capital, is not like many politicians. He plays up the resemblance, having deployed...
Sweden tempt Peru to buy the latest Gripen E/F fighters
Airforce Technology
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August 28, 2025
A delegation of Peruvian cabinet ministers arrived in Stockholm on 27 August, where Sweden’s Minister of Defence, Pål Jonson, welcomed the fact that the latest JAS 39 Gripen E/F is in the running to become Peru’s next generation combat aircraft....
Peru's President: Monitoring center is key to migratory security and intelligence
Andina
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August 28, 2025
"This will give it greater capacity to prevent risks, respond promptly to incidents, and establish better coordination with the police, the Public Ministry (Prosecutor's Office), or the Judiciary to act immediately and in a coordinated manner at...
Uncontacted Peruvian tribe on deadly collision course with loggers, group says
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an alarming sign that the group is under stress from...
Peru: President urges candidates to continue projects launched by government
Andina
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August 28, 2025
"To the candidates, to those of us involved in politics, I say enough of the selfishness that has done nothing for Peru. Enough of questioning without justification and neglecting the (public) works that truly matter to our people," she said. The...
MEF reaffirms Peru's economic growth forecast of 3.5% for 2025
Andina
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August 28, 2025
"For 2025, the MMM reaffirms a 3.5% GDP growth, supported by domestic demand and a projected 4.5% increase in private investment (over US$57 billion), accompanied by higher mining activity, PPP projects, and infrastructure works," the government...
International News Briefs for Thursday, August 28, 2025
Havana Times
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August 28, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Four More Palestinians Starve to Death as Israeli Tanks Advance on Gaza City Aug 28, 2025 A column of Israeli tanks...
Peru – Meeting between Jean-Noël Barrot and his counterpart (28.08.25)
France Diplomacy
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August 28, 2025
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot hosted his Peruvian counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmer Schialer, along with Peruvian Minister of Defense Walter Astudillo, in Paris today. The three ministers reaffirmed their...
Peru requests clarification from France over treatment of nationals at Paris airport
Andina
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August 28, 2025
In response to the situation involving a group of Peruvians who were denied entry into the Schengen Area via French territory, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that on Tuesday, August 26, it summoned the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. (acting) of...
'Empty threat': Law professor says Trump doesn't have power to carry out menacing comments
Raw Story
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August 28, 2025
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump announced that he would bring back the death penalty in Washington, D.C. The random comment will likely disappear into the political ether as Trump doesn't have the authority to do it, according to one...
Peru and Sweden explore opportunities for cooperation on security and defense
Andina
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August 28, 2025
"The meetings addressed cooperation in security and defense, as well as the acquisition of military equipment and the transfer of technology for the defense industry and other areas of mutual interest," the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Swedish DefMin cites ‘productive’ talks with Peru on potential Gripen sale
Breaking Defense
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August 28, 2025
STOCKHOLM — Just three days after Sweden closed a $550 million deal with Bangkok for four Gripen E/F fighter jets, a high-level Peruvian delegation in search of its own more modern fighter fleet visited Stockholm to hold talks with their Swedish...
MEF: Peru's economy to consolidate between 2026-2029, with average annual growth of 3.2%
Andina
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August 28, 2025
The Multiannual Macroeconomic Framework 2026–2029 forecasts average GDP growth of over 3% during this period, accompanied by an orderly process of fiscal consolidation, in line with current rules. Economy and Finance Minister Raul Perez Reyes...