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☆ Antony dropped from Brazil national team over domestic assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Brazil forward Antony was dropped from the national team on Monday following allegations of abuse by a former girlfriend, according to the Brazilian football confederation (CBF). The Manchester United player is being investigated by the Sao Paulo Police and the Greater Manchester Police for domestic violence against his former partner Gabriela Cavallin, Brazilian news outlet UOL reported. According to UOL, Cavallin alleges that among other things, the 23-year-old Antony threatened to throw her out of a vehicle while driving at a high speed. Antony will miss Brazil’s World Cup qualifying games against Bolivia and Peru as a result of being dropped from the national team. In his career, Antony has made 16 appearances for the national team, scoring two goals.

Persons: Antony, Gabriela Cavallin, UOL, Cavallin, ” Antony, Gabriela Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Sao Paulo Police, Greater Manchester Police, Brazilian National Team, CBF, Bolivia Locations: Brazil, Peru

CNN —Water levels at Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world and South America’s largest – are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. While water levels are known to fluctuate each year, these changes have become more extreme due to the climate crisis. Communities that rely on fishing are struggling as low water levels adds to mounting problems: declining fish stocks due to pollution and overfishing. “It’s going to keep affecting us, there won’t be any more totora, the islands are deteriorating, that’s what worries us,” Charca told CNN. Grinia Avalos, deputy director for climatology with Senamhi, told CNN that these warmer temperatures are expected to continue until at least February 2024.

Persons: ”, Nazario Charca, Anton Petrus, Taylor Ward, Sixto Flores, Raldes, Flores, Claudia Morales, Jullian Huattamarca, Juan Karita, Dina Boluarte, Huattamarca, “, Uros, Sergi Reboredo, Charca, It’s, ” Charca, El, Grinia Avalos, Connor Baker Organizations: CNN, Getty, Reuters, El Nino, Crisis, “ Locations: South America’s, Peru, Bolivia, Puno, AFP, Agriculture, Taquile, Peruvian, Lake Titicaca, South America

☆ Bolivia hardens tone on cocaine 'mega labs', signaling crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Monica Machicao | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Along with Colombia and Peru, Bolivia is widely recognized as a leading world producer of coca, the raw ingredient for cocaine, but the government has long maintained production of consumption-ready cocaine was limited. "They are trying to turn our nation from being a drug transit country to a drug-producing country," he added and presented a drug trafficking map of some 1,804 drug factory busts since 2020, the "vast majority" in Chapare, he said. "At the same time Bolivia has managed to transition from basic paste to hydrochloride." "In Bolivia we are experiencing a dispute between two factions of the MAS, each one pointing the finger at the other suggesting that they are protecting drug traffickers." Reporting by Monica Machicao; Writing by Daniel Ramos; Editing by Adam Jourdan and Howard GollerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: LA, Evo Morales, Eduardo del Castillo, MAS President Luis Arce, Morales, Carlos Toranzo, Arce, Toranzo, Monica Machicao, Daniel Ramos, Adam Jourdan, Howard Goller Organizations: Departmental Association of Coca Producers, MAS President, MAS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: La Paz, Bolivia, LA PAZ, Colombia, Peru, Chapare, Bolivian, MAS

☆ Mysterious remains of 3,000-year-old 'Priest of Pacopampa' found buried face down with accessories of human bone
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A peculiar 3,000-year-old priestly tomb was unearthed in Peru's Pacopampa archaeological site. The remains were found face down and with legs crossed alongside an artifact made of human bone. Inside the burial chamber, the 3,000-year-old remains of an elite spiritual leader, dubbed the "Prince of Pacopampa," were found face down with legs crossed. "Burials lying on the face are often found in the Andes," the Pacopampa Archaeological Project leader Yuji Seki told Insider. A researcher from the Pacopampa Archaeological Project excavates the remains of the Prince of Pacopampa.

Persons: Pacopampa, Yuji Seki, Seki, Prince, Yuji Seki Seki Organizations: Service, National Museum of Ethnology, Peru's National University of San, of Culture, Reuters Locations: Wall, Silicon, Peru, England, Japan, Peru's National University of San Marcos, Pacopampa, of Culture of Peru

☆ Peru tears down Lima 'wall of shame' but wealth divide stays strong
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] The remains of a 4.5-kilometer wall, separating luxurious estates from a neighboring community living in poverty, are pictured as it is being torn down, in Lima, Peru August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A 4.5-kilometer "wall of shame" separating luxurious estates in Peru's capital Lima from neighboring communities living in poverty is being torn down after some four decades, though divisions remain strong. The group was largely destroyed in the 1990s, but the wall dividing La Molina and the poorer Villa Maria del Triunfo remained and has grown in size. Francisco Dumler, the municipal manager of the La Molina, said residents would comply with the ruling but the demolition could take time due to unforeseen costs. La Molina boasts lush parks and large residences that can cost several millions of dollars.

Persons: Sebastian Castaneda, Gustavo Gutierrez, La Molina, Villa Maria del Triunfo, Francisco Dumler, Molina, Anthony Marina, Carlos Valdez, Marco Aquino, Sarah Morland, Nick Zieminski Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, La, Villa Maria, Thomson Locations: Lima , Peru, Peru's, Lima, La

☆ Flawless Fritz eases past Varillas into US Open third round
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Aug 30, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Taylor Fritz of the United States reaches for a backhand against Juan Pablo Varillas of Peru (not pictured) on day three of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Ninth seed Taylor Fritz marched into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 win over Juan Pablo Varillas on Wednesday to match his best result at his home Grand Slam. They're also good confidence builders," said Fritz, who has dropped only 10 games in two matches so far. Fritz set the tone at Louis Armstrong Stadium by breaking Peruvian Varillas in the second game and grabbed another break late in the opening set to close it out in only 26 minutes. Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Taylor Fritz, Juan Pablo Varillas, USTA Billie Jean King, Geoff Burke, Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, They're, Louis Armstrong, Varillas, Jakub Mensik, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Peter Rutherford Organizations: USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, USA, U.S, Louis, Czech, Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, United, Peru, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Bird Flu Raced Through South America. Antarctica Could Be Next.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Emily Anthes | More About Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last fall, the virus, known as H5N1, finally arrived in South America. It raced quickly down the Pacific coast and killed wild birds and marine mammals in staggering numbers. “The negative impact of this virus on Antarctic wildlife could be immense — likely worse than that on South American wildlife,” the report warns. More than 100 million birds breed in Antarctica and on the islands nearby, and many marine mammals swim in the surrounding waters. Some of those species, including the distinctive emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal, crowd together in large colonies.

Persons: OFFLU, ”, Ralph Vanstreels, Davis Organizations: University of California Locations: Europe, Africa, Asia, United States, South America, Peru, Chile, Antarctica, Australia, American

☆ Djokovic, Swiatek advance before China's Zhang shocks Ruud at US Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/7] Aug 30, 2023; Flushing, NY, USA; Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits to Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain on day three of the 2023 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. But while results followed the form book for much of the day at the year's final Grand Slam, shocks sprung up as the sun went down. Earlier, Swiss young gun Dominic Stricker delivered a shock by grinding out a 7-5 6-7(2) 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-3 win over Greek seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas for his first top-10 win. Djokovic remains on course for a fourth U.S. Open title that would pull him level with Margaret Court's record haul of 24 Grand Slams. Sixth seed Gauff warmed up the home crowd early when the teenager beat Mirra Andreeva 6-3 6-3, before handing the baton to the U.S. men.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Bernabe Zapata Miralles, USTA Billie Jean King, Robert Deutsch, Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud, Petra Kvitova, Billie Jean King, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Zhang Zhizhen, Ruud, Caroline Wozniacki, Dominic Stricker, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Djokovic, Arthur Ashe, Spain's Bernabe Zapata Miralles, Margaret Court's, Swiatek, Daria Saville, Wozniacki, you'd, Mirra, Andy Roddick, Fritz, Tiafoe, Austrian Sebastian Ofner, Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas, Tommy Paul, American Ben Shelton, Dominic Thiem, Thiem, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Serbia, USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, U.S, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, COVID, Flushing, U.S ., Austrian, Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, Spain, Swiss, Flushing Meadows, U.S, Russian, American, New York

☆ Peru slashes growth outlook amid falling copper investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LIMA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Peru lowered its economic growth forecasts for 2023 and 2024 on Tuesday amid poor weather, lower private investment in mining, and anti-government protests earlier this year. The South American country's economy is expected to grow 1.1% this year, the economy ministry said in Peru's official gazette. Next year, Peru's economy is expected to grow 3.0%, the ministry added, down from a previous estimate of 3.4%. That makes El Nino the largest immediate threat to Peru's economy, the government said. Meanwhile, Peru's estimated current account deficit was lowered to 1.6% of GDP, down from the 2.1% of GDP previously expected.

Persons: LIMA, El, Peru's, Alex Contreras, Marco Aquino, Kylie Madry, Isabel Woodford, David Holmes, Alistair Bell, Bill Berkrot Organizations: Peruvian Fiscal, El, El Nino, Finance, year's, U.S, Thomson Locations: Peru

☆ For Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Simone NoronhaFor Migrating Birds, It’s the Flight of Their Lives Leer en españolAmerica’s birds are in trouble. If migrating birds lose their winter refuges, the consequences will ripple across the hemisphere. MissouriMissouri provides breeding habitats for many grassland bird species, which have been faring especially poorly in recent decades. “This is a classic Pacific Northwest to west Mexico species,” Mr. Jiang said. The birds breed at marshes and wetlands across the Western United States and Canada.

Persons: Simone Noronha, “, ”, Viviana Ruiz, Gutierrez, Jeremy Radachowsky, Ken Rosenberg, Deb Hahn, Hahn, Anna Lello, Smith, Sarah Kendrick, Nick Bayly, That’s, Andrew Stillman, Archie Jiang, Mr, Jiang, Dr, Stillman, Camila Gómez, ” Dr, Ruiz Organizations: Center, Avian, Cornell, of Ornithology, Wildlife Conservation Society, Partners, New, New York Metro Area, UNITED STATES, BERMUDA BAHAMAS MEXICO Maya, PERU Moderate, Forest, Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Southern Wings, The, Central, Mesoamerican Alliance for People, Forests Initiative, Forests Initiative . Missouri, CANADA UNITED STATES, BERMUDA CUBA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA BRAZIL, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, Missouri Department of Conservation, Colorado Colorado, CANADA, ARGENTINA CANADA Colo, U.S, Bird Conservancy, Rockies, , Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, UNITED STATES Calif, Western Locations: North America, United States, Canada, Costa Rican, Caribbean, U.S, eBird, New York, BERMUDA BAHAMAS MEXICO, BRAZIL, PERU, CHILE, ARGENTINA, PERU Moderate CHILE, Forest BRAZIL, CHILE ARGENTINA, Forest BRAZIL PERU, New York City, Bahamas, The New York, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Central America, Central American, Forests Initiative ., Forests Initiative . Missouri Missouri, South America, BERMUDA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA, Missouri, BERMUDA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA BRAZIL, BERMUDA CUBA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA, BERMUDA CUBA MEXICO VENEZUELA COSTA RICA BRAZIL PERU, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, Central, South, SELVA, Colombia, Costa Rica, Plains, UNITED STATES MEXICO ECUADOR, Colorado, UNITED STATES Colo, MEXICO ECUADOR BRAZIL, Northern Mexico, Texas, California, West Coast, Alaska, Pacific, MEXICO, URUGUAY ARGENTINA Alaska, Salt, CHILE URUGUAY ARGENTINA Alaska, BRAZIL PERU BOLIVIA, URUGUAY ARGENTINA, Sierra Nevada, Chile, Western United States

☆ Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old priest’s tomb in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Cajamarca, Peru Reuters —Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed a 3,000-year-old tomb which they believe might have honored an elite religious leader in the Andean country some three millennia ago. Two seals were also found along the upper edges of the tomb, one with an anthropomorphic face looking east and another with a jaguar design facing west. Archaeologists hold pieces of pottery from the tomb, which also contained decorated ceramic bowls and seals indicating ancient ritual body paint used for people of elite standing. “Though this person is a man, the associations are very peculiar,” said Seki. Last year’s find of the “Priest of the Pututos,” however, is believed to be older.

Persons: Pacopampa, Yuji Seki, ”, Seki, Pacopampa ” Organizations: Peru Reuters — Archaeologists, Ministry of Culture, Reuters Locations: Cajamarca, Peru, Ministry of Culture Peru

☆ Vinicius Jr sidelined for several weeks with thigh injury
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. is expected to be sidelined for a number of weeks after the LaLiga club said he had suffered a thigh muscle injury during last Friday's match at Celta Vigo. Jr by the Real Madrid medical services, the player has been diagnosed with an injury to the right biceps femoris muscle. The 23-year-old's injury is the latest setback to hit Real Madrid, whose goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and defender Eder Militao are expected to be out of action for the rest of the season with ACL tears. New-recruit Arda Guler will also be sidelined for several months as he recovers from knee surgery. Midfielder Dani Ceballos and fullback Ferland Mendy are also recovering from muscle injuries suffered during the first few weeks of the season.

Persons: Vinicius Jr, Vini . Jr, Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao, Arda Guler, Dani Ceballos, Ferland Mendy, Fernando Kallas Organizations: Real Madrid, Celta Vigo, Reuters, Bolivia, Vini, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Real, Peru

☆ Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old priestly tomb in northern Peru
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CAJAMARCA, Peru, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed a 3,000-year-old tomb which they believe might have honored an elite religious leader in the Andean country some three millennia ago. Two seals were also found along the upper edges of the tomb, one with an anthropomorphic face looking east and another with a jaguar design facing west. "Though this person is a man, the associations are very peculiar," said Seki. Last year's find of the "Priest of the Pututos," however, is believed to be older. Reporting by Anthony Marina, Enrique Mandujano, Alfredo Galarza and Carlos Valdez in Cajamarca; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Pacopampa, Yuji Seki, Seki, Anthony Marina, Enrique Mandujano, Alfredo Galarza, Carlos Valdez, Sarah Morland, Chris Reese Organizations: Culture Ministry, Thomson Locations: CAJAMARCA, Peru, Cajamarca

☆ Ancient polychrome wall found in northern Peru likely over 4,000 years old
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Archaeologists work on a 4,500-year-old polychrome wall, part of a temple belonging to the Late Preceramic period, in the Huaca Tomabal in the Valley of Viru, Peru August 18, 2023. Feren Castillo/PAVI/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - An ancient polychrome wall discovered in northern Peru is believed to be over 4,000 years old and could have been part of a ceremonial temple, according to archaeologists, offering new insights into the region's historic cultures. The remains of the ancient building were revealed in the Viru Valley, some 480 km (298 miles) north of Lima. "The most important section ... must have been a pre-ceramic temple, with a hearth at its center that we will likely be able to excavate later," he said. Reporting by Anthony Marina, Writing by Marco Aquino and Isabel Woodford; Editing by Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Feren Castillo, Castillo, Anthony Marina, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford, Sandra Maler Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, La Libertad, Thomson Locations: Viru, Peru, Handout, La, Lima, Ica, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile

☆ Citi buys stake in Peruvian foreign exchange fintech
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Tatiana Bautzer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Citigroup has acquired a stake in Peruvian foreign exchange startup Rextie, its first fintech investment in Latin America. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Citi and Rextie executives said the bank is injecting cash into the company to finance its growth. Rextie, founded in 2016, has closed so far $4.5 billion in forex transactions and expects to reach $7 billion by the end of next year. Rextie provides forex transactions through digital channels to 12,000 mid-sized and small companies in Peru and 170,000 individuals. Aldo Alvarez, Head of Institutional Strategic and Fintech Investments for LATAM at Citi, said the deal creates opportunities to offer the bank's products to Rextie clients.

Persons: Rextie, Aldo Alvarez, Mateu Batle, Tatiana Bautzer, Miral Organizations: Citigroup, Citi, Institutional, Fintech Investments, LATAM, Thomson Locations: Latin America, Peru

☆ Martin, Perez seal double glory for Spain in 35km race walks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I had this problem with my hamstring after the 20km race and I was still considering whether to start at the 35km but I managed to get through," said Perez, who smashed Garcia Leon's 35 km world record by nearly half a minute in May. "I was fourth in the Olympic Games and it was very tough to get so close to an Olympic medal. It's wonderful now to be a double world champion in Budapest. "I see Maria is first too in the women's race, so today is a great day for Spain." Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad; Editing by Devika Syamnath, Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Maria Perez, Alvaro Martin, Marton Monus, Maria Perez, Martin, Brian Pintado, Perez, Kimberly Garcia Leon, Perez's, Peru's Garcia Leon, Antigoni Drisbioti, Garcia, Aurelien Quinion, Kawano, Massimo Stano, Maria, Hritika Sharma, Devika Syamnath, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Alvaro Martin REUTERS, Rights, Spanish, Olympic Games, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Hyderabad

☆ Puma gives birth to rare albino cub in Nicaragua
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JUIGALPA, Nicaragua, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Curled up in a zoo in central Nicaragua, eyes alert and ears pricked, a puma is nursing her month-old snow-white cub. The tiny, pink-nosed puma at Thomas Belt Zoo in Juigalpa marks the Central American country's first albino puma to be born in captivity and, according to estimates from zoo veterinarian Carlos Molina, one of only four worldwide. Though the cub is healthy and eating well, Molina warned that it is still early days and that albino pumas require plenty of care and are vulnerable to sunlight. Pumas are found across the Americas, from the high Andean region of southern Peru to the jungles of Central America. Reporting by Maynor Valenzuela in Juigalpa; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Raju GopalakrishnanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: puma, Carlos Molina, Molina, Maynor Valenzuela, Sarah Morland, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: puma, Thomas Belt Zoo, American, pumas, Thomas Belt, Pumas, Central America, The International Union for Conservation, Nature, Thomson Locations: JUIGALPA, Nicaragua, Americas, Peru, Central, North America, Juigalpa

☆ Spain's Perez wins women's 20km race walk at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Women's 20 km Race Walk - Budapest, Hungary - August 20, 2023 Spain's Maria Perez celebrates after winning the gold medal in women's 20 km race walk REUTERS/Marton Monus Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Maria Perez completed a Spanish double in the 20 kilometres race walk at the World Athletics Championships after comfortably beating Australia's Jemima Montag to win the women's event on Sunday, with Antonella Palmisano of Italy taking bronze. Like compatriot Alvaro Martin in the men's event on the opening day of the championships on Saturday, Perez pulled away from the chasing pack with around 5km remaining and crossed the finish line in one hour, 26 minutes and 51 seconds. The 27-year-old clinched her first world title after finishing 25 seconds ahead of Montag, with Olympic champion Palmisano third in 1:27:26. Defending champion Kimberly Garcia Leon of Peru finished a further sixth seconds adrift of Palmisano in fourth place. Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Spain's Maria Perez, Marton Monus, Maria Perez, Australia's Jemima Montag, Antonella Palmisano, Alvaro Martin, Perez, Montag, Kimberly Garcia Leon, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Rights, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Spanish, Italy, Peru, Hyderabad

☆ Double delight for Spain as Perez wins women's 20km race walk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Defending champion Kimberly Garcia Leon of Peru led a breakaway group that at the halfway mark included Perez, Montag, Olympic champion Palmisano and Yang Jiayu of China, the 2017 winner and current world record holder. The 27-year-old finished 25 seconds ahead of Montag and became the first Spanish woman to win the event at the world championships. "I cannot even put into words how important it was to me to win this gold," Perez, the 35km world record holder, said. Perez was disqualified from the 20km walk at last year's worlds as well as the 2022 European Championships, and finished fourth at the Tokyo Games. The men's and women's 35km race walk will take place on Thursday.

Persons: Maria Perez, Australia's Jemima Montag, Antonella Palmisano, Kimberly Garcia Leon of, Perez, Montag, Palmisano, Yang Jiayu, Alvaro Martin, cramp, Garcia Leon, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Budapest, Tokyo Games, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Spanish, Italy, Kimberly Garcia Leon of Peru, China, Eugene , Oregon, Hyderabad

☆ Neymar injury delays Al-Hilal debut by a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Soccer Football - Neymar arrives in Riyadh after signing for Al Hilal - King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - August 18, 2023 Al-Hilal's Neymar seen upon arrival REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri Acquire Licensing RightsAug 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian winger Neymar might have to wait until September to make his debut for Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal because of injury, coach Jorge Jesus said. Neymar joined Al-Hilal from Paris St Germain last Tuesday on a two-year contract that French newspaper L'Equipe said could earn the 31-year-old 160 million euros ($174 million). "Neymar is an innovative and creative player, he will help us to improve, but he has a slight injury now and I don’t know when he will return. Al-Hilal coach Jesus also expressed his surprise at Neymar's inclusion in the Brazil squad for two World Cup qualifiers next month. Neymar has not played for Brazil since last year's World Cup as he recovers from an ankle injury sustained in February, but he has been included in the squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia on Sept. 8 and Peru four days later.

Persons: Neymar, Al Hilal, King, Hilal's Neymar, Ahmed Yosri, Saudi Arabia's Al, Jorge Jesus, ” Jesus, Jesus, Ahmed Mostafa, David Goodman Organizations: Soccer, Al, King Khalid International Airport, Saudi, Paris St Germain, French, L'Equipe, King Fahd International, Drones, Brazilian national, Brazil, Bolivia, Thomson Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Hilal, Paris, Barcelona, Al, Brazil, Peru

☆ Ecuador election: assassinations cast a grim shadow as country selects a new president
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Nearly 100,000 troops will be dispatched to ensure public safety and order across Ecuador on election day, Ecuador’s government says. Friends, family members and supporters of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio attend a tribute at Quito Exhibition Center. Henry Romero/ReutersEverything to play forAnything could happen in Sunday’s presidential vote, say analysts, who point to the killing of Villavicencio as potentially changing voters’ preferences. Journalist and presidential candidate Christian Zurita gestures next to his running mate, vice presidential candidate Andrea Gonzalez (R), in Quito on August 13, 2023. Ecuador presidential candidate Yaku Perez looks on as he arrives to participate in a presidential debate, in Quito, Ecuador August 13, 2023.

Persons: CNN —, Fernando Villavicencio, Otto Sonnenholzner, Guillermo Lasso, Henry Romero, ”, Laura Lizarazo, “, Glaeldys González, …, Pedro Briones, Luisa González, Rafael Correa, Lizarazo, Rodrigo Buendia, Correa, González, Villavicencio, Christian Zurita, Andrea Gonzalez, Martin Bernetti, Moreno, Erika Paredes, Marcos Pin, ” Lizarazo, Yaku, Yaku Perez, Karen Toro, El, Nayib Bukele –, Bukele, Jan, Vicente Gaibor del Pino Organizations: CNN, Quito Exhibition Center, Reuters, ”, Crisis, Movimiento, Getty, CNN En, Construye’s, Alianza Actuemos Locations: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, United States, Guayaquil, Esmeraldas province, Quito, AFP, Belgium, Samborondon

☆ Fresh look at Ötzi the Iceman reveals his true appearance and other surprises
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Viking arrows, an Iron Age tunic and prehistoric wooden skis are some of the artifacts recovered from melting ice patches. This week, learn more about Ötzi the Iceman, a scientific celebrity. A long time agoA 2016 reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman is shown on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy. South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/OchsenreiterHikers found the mummified body of Ötzi in a gully high in the Italian Alps in 1991. Now, a new analysis of DNA extracted from Ötzi’s pelvis has revealed fresh details, including his true appearance — and it’s not what scientists first thought.

Persons: Edgar Lehr, Harrison Ford, —, Lehr, Ford, Indiana Jones, Samuel Peralta, Cornelia Sattler, NASA’s James Webb, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, NASA, Illinois Wesleyan University, BMC, National Museum Wales, NASA’s James Webb Space, CNN Space, Science Locations: Bolzano, Italy, Tyrol, Italian, deadwood, New York, Alabama

☆ Ecuador's Perez to review mining contracts suspected of polluting if elected
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Alexandra Valencia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Candidates have pledged to fight crime and improve the struggling economy, amid unemployment woes which have increased migration. Mining is a top contributor to Ecuador's economy, but Perez, an erstwhile water activist, said late on Thursday he would ask the country's comptroller to review contracts suspected of polluting, to define their continuity under Ecuadorean law. He would approach Ecuador's multilateral creditors and bondholders to ask for payment extensions because of the difficult economic and security situation, he said. Perez pledged to make agriculture - not oil, the country's top source of income - Ecuador's economic driver, creating 500,000 jobs. Better social programs and data-based security programs are also on his agenda if elected, he said.

Persons: Yaku Perez, Fernando Villavicencio, Perez, Alexandra Valencia, Julia Symmes Cobb, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Reuters, United Nations, International Monetary Fund, Thomson Locations: QUITO, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Quito

[1/5] Peruvian singer Lenin Tamayo records a song as he takes on Peru's music scene with a new genre that resembles South Korean pop music but with songs in Quechua, the language of the Incas, in Lima, Peru August 17, 2023. REUTERS/Angela Ponce Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Lenin Tamayo, named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, is taking on Peru's music scene with a new genre that resembles South Korean pop music but with songs in Quechua, the language of the Incas. Instead, he is striving to tackle discrimination through music and bring attention to the importance of the South American country's ancestral past. "My music had to embrace my origins strongly," the singer told Reuters ahead of a concert in Lima's northern district. It was at school that Tamayo first began listening to Korean pop music, known as K-pop, which started gaining an international folloawing around a decade ago through supergroup BTS.

Persons: Lenin Tamayo, Angela Ponce, Tamayo, Tok, Kay Pacha, Uku Pacha, Hanan Pacha, Gabriel Castro, Gloria Lopez, Lucinda Elliott, Sandra Maler Organizations: Incas, REUTERS, Rights, BTS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Peruvian, Lima , Peru, Russian, Incas, Lima, Lima's, South America, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Korean

☆ How the Narcotrafficking Industry Seized Power in Ecuador
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Genevieve Glatsky | José María León Cabrera | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The shipment had come not from Colombia or Peru, Latin America’s largest cocaine producers, but from Ecuador, the small nation sandwiched between them. Ecuador has struggled for years with drug trafficking because of its geographic location, fairly porous borders and major Pacific Ocean ports. An overcrowded, corrupt and poorly financed penal system has become a breeding ground for prison gangs that have formed alliances with powerful drug cartels from abroad. These ingredients that have helped make Ecuador an increasingly major player in the global drug trade have also unleashed an extraordinary wave of violence, transforming life for millions of everyday Ecuadoreans. Now it has drawn an international spotlight with the assassination last week of a presidential candidate just as the country prepares to vote on Sunday.

Locations: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador

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