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Peru’s pro-Trump frontrunner stalls as election nears
latin-america23 hours ago

Peru’s pro-Trump frontrunner stalls as election nears

Peru’s presidential race features 35 candidates, but Rafael Lopez Aliaga, once the frontrunner with a pro‑Trump stance, has slipped to about 7% and is unlikely to reach a June runoff, as Keiko Fujimori leads in polls. Analysts say Trump’s endorsement is not decisive for most Peruvians, who remain focused on domestic issues and distrust the US more than China, making Aliaga’s late alignment with Trump a potential risk rather than a boost in this highly unpredictable contest.

via Al Jazeera|
#donald-trump#elections#keiko-fujimori
Peru's fractured election tests voters' bid for stability
politics1 day ago

Peru's fractured election tests voters' bid for stability

Peruvian voters head to the polls to try to escape a decade of instability, facing a record 35 presidential candidates and a long ballot as crime and corruption loom large; Keiko Fujimori leads polls but no candidate is above 15%, making a runoff likely and illustrating a crowded, volatile field that includes a comedian-turned-candidate, a hard-right former Lima mayor, and other outsiders.

via The Guardian|
#corruption#crime#elections
Nationwide Peru Study Links Pesticide Mix to 150% Jump in Cancer Risk
health1 day ago

Nationwide Peru Study Links Pesticide Mix to 150% Jump in Cancer Risk

A Peru-wide study links exposure to 31 pesticides with about a 150% higher cancer risk in high-exposure areas, using six-year environmental dispersion models and national cancer registry data (2007–2020). Indigenous and rural communities face greater exposure, averaging 12 pesticides. Early molecular analyses suggest pesticides disrupt liver function and cellular identity long before cancer develops, indicating non-genetic pathways to cancer and challenging traditional single-chemical risk assessments. None of the chemicals are currently WHO-classified as known human carcinogens. The findings call for considering real-world chemical mixtures and environmental factors like climate shifts in prevention and policy.

via SciTechDaily|
#cancer-risk#environmental-health#health
Peru impeaches President Jeri amid graft probes and political upheaval
world1 month ago

Peru impeaches President Jeri amid graft probes and political upheaval

Peru’s Congress voted to oust President Jose Jeri, four months into his term, amid multiple corruption accusations. The 75-3-24 vote clears the way for an interim president as Peru heads toward an April general election, with a runoff possible in June if no candidate wins a majority. The scandal, highlighted by the so‑called “Chifagate” meetings with Chinese businessmen, adds to a pattern of political turmoil in the country’s leadership,”,

via Al Jazeera|
#chifagate#congress#corruption
Peru ousts interim president in fast impeachment tied to Chifagate
politics1 month ago

Peru ousts interim president in fast impeachment tied to Chifagate

Peru's interim president José Jerí was removed by a 75-24 vote in an express impeachment after four months in office amid the 'Chifagate' scandal over secret meetings with Chinese businessmen; prosecutors are probing influence-peddling and a timber-trafficking network, while lawmakers prepare to name a replacement ahead of April presidential elections, as Peru continues a period of political instability amidst U.S.-China debates over the Chancay port.

via The Guardian|
#china#impeachment#peru
Peru’s interim president toppled amid ‘Chifa-gate’ China ties scandal
world1 month ago

Peru’s interim president toppled amid ‘Chifa-gate’ China ties scandal

Peru’s Congress censured interim president José Jerí by 75 votes to 24, ousting him four months after he took office amid the “Chifa-gate” scandal over undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman; Jerí apologized for the hooded meeting and for how the talks were conducted, and an investigation was opened, highlighting Peru’s ongoing political instability as it prepares for a general election in April 2026, with U.S. concerns raised about China’s influence on Peruvian infrastructure.

via CNN|
#chifa-gate#china#congress
Peruvian Fossil Unveils 9-Million-Year-Old Shark, a Relative Of the Great White
science2 months ago

Peruvian Fossil Unveils 9-Million-Year-Old Shark, a Relative Of the Great White

Scientists in Peru's Pisco Basin unearthed a remarkably well-preserved near-complete skeleton of Cosmopolitodus hastalis, an ancient relative of the great white shark. Dated to about 9 million years ago, the specimen includes a full jaw with serrated teeth and even preserved stomach contents—sardines—offering rare insight into late Miocene marine ecosystems and early apex-predator lifestyles.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#fossils#miocene#paleontology