Tag: Peru
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27 persons killed in Peru gold mine fire incident
About 27 persons have died in peru after fire erupted in a gold mine in the South American country. The authorities in Peru have ascribed the gold mine fire incident as the Country’s single deadliest mining accident in over twenty years.
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FIFA withdraws 2023 under-17 World Cup hosting rights from Peru
The South American nation of Peru has lost the hosting right of the 2023 under-17 World Cup scheduled to hold later in the year. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA made this known on Monday, citing the inability of the host country to fulfill its commitments to completing the infrastructure required”.
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Peru impeaches President, swears in Boluarte as new president
Peru’s president Pedro Castillo, on Wednesday was impeached following a day of political drama in his last-ditch bid to cling to power by dissolving Congress. Following Castillo’s attempt to shut down the legislature by decree, an illegal move, lawmakers moved ahead with a previously planned impeachment trial, with 101 votes in favour of removing him,…
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LATAM Airlines plane kills two firefighters after colliding with firetruck on Peruvian runway (VIDEO)
A LATAM Airlines jet has killed two firefighters after it collided with a firetruck on the runway of Peru’s Jorge Chavez International Airport as it was taking off on Friday. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that there were 102 passengers and six crew members aboard the Airbus A320neo. No passengers or flight crew members were killed in…
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I recorded Peru while tipsy- Fireboy
Rave of the moment, Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has said that he was tipsy the night he created his hit song, Peru. He mentioned this in an interview with Deezer, which was published on Wednesday. Speaking about the process of making the song, Fireboy said, “Peru was written and recorded in San…
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I have a verse for Fireboy’s ‘Peru’ – Ed Sheeran
Grammy award-winning singer, Ed Sheeran has announced that he will be featuring on Fireboy DML’s ‘Peru’ remix this December. Ed Sheeran made this known during his 15 minutes chat via Apple Music’s ‘Rocket Hour’ platform with Elton John, adding that he’s obsessed with ‘Peru’ and finds it addictive. Speaking on how he got to work…
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12 people injured as magnitude-7.5 earthquake hits northern Peru
Twelve people were injured on Sunday when a powerful earthquake rattled northern Peru, local health authorities said. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck some 98 kilometres east of Santa Maria de Nieva in Amazonas region at 05:07 am (1052 GMT) at a depth of about 130 kilometres.
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BREAKING: Peru’s president, Merino resigns after 6 days in office
Peru’s President, Manuel Merino has resigned six days after taking office, following a weekend of deadly protests against his government. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Merino’s resignation is coming amidst cyber protests and massive deadly street protests. The protests were mostly non-violent until they were met with violent police repression that saw several protestors dead and others…
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Host Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to win Copa America
Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 on Sunday to win the Copa America. Brazil won the trophy for the ninth time in a pulsating contest at the Maracana stadium. The hosts took the lead against the run of play after…
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Copa America: Peru defeat Chile to reach first final since 1975
Peru ended Chile’s hopes of winning a third consecutive Copa America title as they reached a first final since 1975 with a comfortable semi-final victory. Edison Flores and Yoshimar Yotun scored first-half goals and Paolo Guerrero added a late third for Peru, while Chile missed an injury-time penalty. Peru meet hosts Brazil in the final…