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1 hr ago | DFW Catholic

Peruvian bishop recalls 25th anniversary of John Paul II's visit

Lima, Peru, May 17, 2013 / 04:00 pm .- Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren of Piura recounted the Eucharistic love and call to holiness of Blessed Pope John Paul II on his second visit to Peru, 25 years ago.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Roman Catholic Church, Religion

Fri May 17, 2013

The Miami Herald

Sand surfing in Peru - where only the dunes are steep

Huacachina is 3 miles southwest of Ica, which is roughly 175 miles south of Lima via the Pan-American Highway.

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Related Topix: World News, Travel, Peru Travel

The Northwestern in Oshkosh

Will Latin American nations legalize marijuana?

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, left, holds a copy of a regional study the illicit drug trade presented by OAS chief Jose Miguel Insulza, right, during a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, Friday.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, South America, World News, Colombia, Prison

Business Times

Japan hopes to join next round of TPP talks in KL

JAPAN has appealed to Malay-sia, one of the member countries of the Trans Pacific Partnership , to support its request for an extension of the ongoing talks.

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Related Topix: Travel, Pacific Travel, Australia Travel, Southeast Asia, Asia Travel, World News, Brunei, Brunei Travel, Malaysia Travel, Singapore, Malaysia Travel,

Fortune

No-show judge bolsters Chevron's attack on $19 billion judgment

The former Ecuadorian judge who signed his name to a $19 billion environmental judgment against Chevron in February 2011 failed to show up to testify about whether he really wrote it on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Chevron Corporation, Energy, Oil & Gas, South America, World News, Ecuador, Prison, Kaplan, Education

A-Infos Radio Project

Global Research News Hour: Globalization Watch! Stop the TPP!, Segment 1

With twelve countries taking part in closed door talks in Lima, Peru as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotitations, the Global Research News Hour attempts to examine the agreement and concerns registered from within Canada, the US and Malaysia.

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ComputerWorld

Digital coalition asks for a fair deal on TPP copyright provisions

A coalition of organisations have started a 'Fair Deal' campaign against copyright provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

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Clifton Journal

Clifton man returns to father's Peru

Jorge Marin and his oldest daughter Tiffany, top left, traveled to Peru with a group from the Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Paterson on a mission to distribute clothing and hope to the children of the 'most forgotten people' in the village of Canchirao in the Peruvian Andes, above.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Clifton, NJ,

Thu May 16, 2013

Hospitality Net

Claudia Fossa has been appointed Restaurant Chef at THE Blvd at...

Claudia Fossa has been appointed Restaurant Chef at THE Blvd at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles - CA, USA Claudia Fossa has been appointed Restaurant Chef for THE Blvd at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel.

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Boing Boing

EFF beats the Trans Pacific Partnership to Peru, sounds the alarm...

The latest round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership starts today in Lima, Peru. Embedded in the trade agreement is an IP chapter that, according to leaks , exports the worst of US copyright law -- DRM blocks, extended copyright terms, ISPs as copyright cops -- without even of the judicial and constitutional counterbalances that US activists have ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Science / Technology, Digital Rights Management

Alabama Live

Early poll shows GOP presidential contenders in dead heat, Clinton has commanding lead among Democrats

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pauses while delivering a speech after meeting Peru's President Ollanta Humala in Lima, Peru, Monday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Democrat, World News, Senator Marco Rubio, Republican, Senator Rand Paul

Wed May 15, 2013

The Journal of Commerce Online

Frankfurt Airport's Cargo Volume Stable in April

Fraport, which operates Frankfurt Airport in Germany, handled 174,047 metric tons of cargo, including transit, in April, sliding 0.1 percent from April 2012.

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WireNews+Co

IRW-Press: Inca One Resources Corp.: Community Agreement Signed for...

INCA ONE RESOURCES CORP. is pleased to announce that its operating partner at the Corizona Gold Project in Lima - Peru, Canadian Mining SA, is rapidly progressing the application for commercial mining permits at the Corizona Gold Project.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Jaunted

Seoul: Kind of a Big Deal: Onboard American Airlines' First Flight to Seoul, South Korea

If we were to tell you that American Airlines only just began flying to Seoul, you'd probably say "what, they weren't flying there already?!" As crazy as it seems, it's the truth.

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Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Seoul, South Korea Travel, Travel, South Korea Travel, Asia Travel, Japan Travel, Tokyo, Japan Travel,

Seeking Alpha

Orvana Minerals' CEO Discusses F2Q13 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

All participants please standby, your conference call is about to begin. Good-day ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Second Quarter of 2013 Results Conference Call.

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WHO-TV Des Moines

AGRIBUSINESS: NFU President Weighs In On TTIP And TPP

National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson has submitted comments on a possible Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union.

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Hispanically Speaking

Investment in Peru's Mining Sector Jumps 23 Percent

Mining investment in Peru soared 23 percent in the first quarter to $1.92 billion, creating 211,748 direct jobs, the Energy and Mines Ministry said.

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Energy Tribune

Peru Upbeat About Boosting Natural Gas Exports

Peru, the fastest growing economy in Latin America, is hoping its natural gas development projects will transform its economy and Fitch rating agency agrees.

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Malaysian National News Agency

MSF: Countries Must Fix Critical Access To Medicines Flaws In Trans-Pacific Trade Pact

SINGAPORE, May 14 -- As negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership restart in Lima, Peru on Wednesday, countries must prioritise fixing critical flaws in the agreement that could leave millions in developing countries with limited access to affordable generic medicines, said humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without ... (more)

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TrekEarth

Pachacutec

Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui was the ninth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco, which he transformed into the empire Tawantinsuyu, or the Inca Empire.

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