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Isabel Guerra

Metal Suimitomo will purchase two mining rights in Peru's South, with the authorization of Peru's Armed Forces General Command, that was issued last July.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) authorized Company Sumitomo Metal Mining Peru to purchase two mining rights located within 50 miles of the southern border of Peru, in the region of Tacna.

Sumitomo's request is included in the course of public necessity provisions of the Constitution of Peru, as the interest in establishing the ownership of those areas transcends private interest, significantly impacting on the welfare of the community.

This exemption aims to achieve the development of border areas, thus increasing the standard of living in the surrounding areas.

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Isabel Guerra

President Alan Garcia enacted today the law which makes Peru one of the signatories of The Hague Apostille, a legal instrument which eliminates the requirement of diplomatic or consular legalization for public documents presented by Peruvian citizens when traveling abroad.

Thus, the only formality required to certify the authenticity of a signature on a document will be the presence of The Hague Apostille, a special stamp on a document that certifies the authenticity of a signature.

The documents issued in a country that is a signatory of this international agreement, and that have been certified by The Hague Apostille must be recognized in any other country without other authentication, saving time and money to users.

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Isabel Guerra

Peru and the Czech Republic government signed today some agreements on investments, drug trafficking issues, and cooperation in culture, education, science and sports.

Both governments commited to do an intensive work in controlling the drug trade.

The signing countries also agreed to exchange information on the development of policies to attract investments.

Both governments will work in cooperation for mutual understanding between peoples, and in order to bring culture, education, science and sport through several activities between 2010 and 2012.

The signing of these agreements took place with the presence of the presidents of both countries, Alan Garcia and Vaclav Klaus, who is currently on an official visit to Peru.

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Isabel Guerra

The 380-page dossier that summarizes the findings of the investigation on the espionage case that Peru sent to Chile is being revised by Chile's Foreign Ministry since last Thursday, when this process officially started with a meeting which was attended by the Chilean Ambassador to Peru, Fabio Vio.

It is expected that Chile will issue an official statement on November 23rd or 24th, according to the Chilean newspaper La Tercera.

"The Chilean government's decision, however, is to just revise the case, and not to start an investigation, as Peru has requested,” says the newspaper, pointing out at the fact that Peru “has not sent any of the encrypted texts that the police seized from the computer of the spy."

"Chile will review these documents very seriously,” said the spokeswoman for Chilean's Executive, Carolina Toha.

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Isabel Guerra

The Peruvian government signed Thursday a Budgetary Support Agreement with the European Union, which will allocated US $90.6 million dollars (during 4 years and a half) to to combat chronic child malnutrition in the interior of Peru, according to Andina news agency.

The agreement, which is called Euro-Pan Budget Support Program, is a new form of cooperation received by countries with efficient and transparent institutions, so the money will be transferred directly to the Public Sector Budget.

According to the press release, this is the first operation of its kind conducted in Peru, which will receive the largest budget support throughout Latin America.

The program aims to help reduce chronic child malnutrition, especially in Apurimac, Ayacucho and Huancavelica, regions that have a chronic malnutrition rate much higher than the national average.

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Isabel Guerra

Peruvian national team went up four positions, but it is still the last one in South America, according to the last ranking of soccer national teams in November, expressed by FIFA.

Peru is located at position 70 with 467 points, while Bolivia, 9th in South America is at position 57 with 573 points.

The top three are now Spain (1622 points), Brazil (1592), and the Netherlands (1279).

The other seven teams from ConMeBol in the FIFA ranking are Argentina (8th; 1875 points), Chile (17th; 926), Uruguay (19th, 901), Paraguay (30th; 916), Ecuador (35th; 750), Colombia (40th; 736), and Venezuela (50th; 546).

Last Wednesday, Peru defeated 2-1 to Honduras in a friendly game played in Miami.

This was the last game in the Jose Del Solar era as the Peruvian national team coach.

Honduras is one of the three teams representing CONCACAF at the finals in South Africa 2010.

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Isabel Guerra

The Strike Committee and the Frente de Defensa de Espinar (Front for Defense of the Interests of Espinar District) did not accept the proposal made by the Prime Minister Javier Velásquez Quesquén, and resumed their strike, announcing they will take more radical actions, breaking the truce they had agreed  upon.

The Espinar people do not agree with the projected usage of the waters of the Apurimac River in favor of draft-Siguas Majes II, so they are against the construction of the Angostura Dam, which (according to the villagers) would damage their water supply.

Apart from halting activities in the city, protesters are taking control of bridges, and currently more than 3,000 people are blocking the road Arequipa-Juliaca, according to La Republica.

According to Nestor Cuti, representative of the Frente de Defensa de Espinar, they are expecting that more than 15,000 people are to join the protests (which started on November 9th) today.

Cuti claims that the projected Angostura Dam would run the river dry, which is their only source of water for agricultural and for human consumption as well.

“At present we have water supply only two hours a day. If this  dam is built, we will not have water at all,” he said.

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Isabel Guerra

Before a massive audience made up of thousands of young Peruvian fans, and Ecuadorians and Bolivians, the American band “The Killers” performed last night at the Monumental Stadium in Ate (Lima).

The group, led by its lead vocalist and frontman Brandon Flowers, started the show with “Human,” from their latest album "Day and Age.”

However, instead of favoring the songs from this production, “The Killers” went through songs like "Hot Fuss" and "Sam's Town," which launched them to worldwide celebrity.

Towards the end of the concert the lead singer of the group took a Peruvian flag and sang “When you were young.” The thousands of "victims," (that's what the band calls their fans) answered with deafening cheers and applauses. The concert lasted for about an hour and a half, and packed 35,000 people at the venue.

The band expressed their satisfaction and said that they expect to return soon.

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Isabel Guerra

Peru's Housing Minister arrived in Ica along with the Deputy Minister David Ramos, and after hearing complaints from the villagers, he asked them "to be patient."

Representatives of the Federación de Pueblos Jóvenes (the Shanty Towns' Federation) were complaining about the slowness of construction after 2007 earthquake that hit Ica, Chincha and Pisco.

"The government has the willingness to help you, in the rebuilding of the zone, but there is not enough funding. Rebuilding cannot be done at once; it is a long process to be done in the best way," he said.

After talking briefly to the residents of the zone, Sarmiento Soto went to the district San José de los Molinos  to supervise works done on sewage systems and water supply.

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Isabel Guerra

Lambayeque region expects to export 2,500 tons of paprika, which are being harvested these days by Pomalca company, close to the town of Pampa Grande (district of Chongoyape).

The product will be exported to North America and and Europe, mainly to Mexico, Spain, the USA, Chile, Guatemala, and Poland.

The harvest started in early November and, according to estimates, will continue throughout all this month.

The field manager of the company, Jose Luis Holguin, added that the harvesting process creates jobs for 90 people, 80% of whom are women.

Some 7,000 hectares in the whole country are dedicated to the cultivation of paprika, especially in Lambayeque, Arequipa, Ica, Tacna and Piura.

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