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☆ During meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions the U.S. to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 16, 2024. Biden was expected to urge Xi to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia's war on Ukraine. In front of the cameras Saturday, Xi spoke to Biden — but it was unmistakable that his message was directed at Trump. After he was greeted by Xi, Biden ignored shouted questions from reporters on his concerns about the incoming Trump administration as well as North Korea. Biden is looking for Xi to step up Chinese engagement to prevent an already dangerous moment with North Korea from further escalating.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Xi, Biden, haven't, We've, Trump, Warby Parker, Steve Madden, Kamala Harris, Jake Sullivan, Yoon Seok Yul, Shigeru Ishiba, Kim Jong, Pyongyang's, Kim Organizations: APEC, U.S, Economic Cooperation, U.S ., China -, Conference Center, Nike, Trump, White House, FBI, Ukraine, South, North, The North Locations: Lima , Peru, Beijing, U.S, Asia, China, North Korea, Ukraine, Lima's, Northern California, Russia, Taiwan, Moscow, United States, Russia's Kursk, Pyongyang, The, The North Koreans, Japan, South Korea, Xi, Peru

☆ Malawi's vice president and 9 others are confirmed dead after the wreckage of their plane is located
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Malawian Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died when the small military plane they were traveling in crashed in bad weather in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said Tuesday. He said Chilima was "a good man, a devoted father and husband, a patriotic citizen who served his country with distinction, and a formidable vice president." Former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, the ex-wife of former President Bakili Muluzi, was also on the plane, the president had said. The president described the aircraft as a small, propeller-driven plane operated by the Malawian armed forces. Chilima was serving his second term as vice president.

Persons: Saulos Chilima, Chilima, Lazarus Chakwera, Chakwera, Shanil Dzimbiri, Bakili Muluzi, Peter Mutharika, Mutharika, — Organizations: Malawian, U.S, Embassy, Department of Defense, Chilima's United Transformation Movement, World Bank Locations: Mzuzu, South Korea, Lilongwe, Air, Viphya, Africa, Malawi, U.S, Norway, Israel

☆ Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of children in Lima
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] One of five mummies, that according to archaeologists belong to the pre-Inca Ychsma culture that inhabited the central coast of Peru from approximately 900 to 1450 AD., is pictured at the Huaca La Florida archaeological site, in Lima, Peru, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Anthony Marina Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed four mummies of children believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the oldest neighbourhoods of modern-day Lima. "The people who lived here during the Ychsma period still considered it a sacred space and therefore buried their dead here." Takuda said the mummies' skulls still had hair on them. Reporting by Reuters TV; Writing by Marco Aquino and Sarah Morland; Editing by Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Anthony Marina, Luis Takuda, Takuda, Marco Aquino, Sarah Morland, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Peru, Florida, Lima , Peru, Lima, Lima's Rimac, Peruvian, Cusco, Inca, Spanish

☆ Peru club call for punishment as lights go out on title celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Universitario claimed a record-extending 27th league title after a 2-0 win at city rivals Alianza on Wednesday had wrapped up a 3-1 aggregate victory. But before the celebrations could get underway the lights went out at the Alejandro Villanueva stadium, an incident Universitario labelled both disgraceful and dangerous. The club added that the award ceremony will be held at their home Monumental U stadium on Sunday. Universitario later poked fun at their rivals' move on social media and issued a reminder about the league title count. "Say goodbye to unforeseen events, don't be left without electricity in the middle of your celebrations," the club wrote.

Persons: Alejandro Villanueva, Universitario, Alianza Lima's, Alianza, Janina Nuno Rios, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Universitario Deportes, Alianza Lima, Peruvian, Universitario, Alianza, Peruvian Public, Thomson Locations: Mexico City

☆ Archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru residential neighborhood
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA, Sep 6 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed a 1,000-year-old mummy in the latest discovery at an archaeological site located in a residential neighborhood of the country's capital, Lima. The remains were found alongside ceramic vessels, textiles and other objects in the Huaca Pucllana site in the middle of Lima's affluent Miraflores district, the head of the team of archaeologists, Mirella Ganoza, told Reuters on Wednesday. "This is an adult individual in a sitting position with bent legs," the expert said, noting that the mummy had long hair and a jaw that was nearly completely intact. Mummies and ancient offerings have already been found in the Huaca Pucllana site, and experts see the site as a Pandora's Box with much more to be found. Reporting by Anthony Marina; Writing by Marco Aquino and Carolina PuliceOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: LIMA, Mirella Ganoza, Ganoza, Anthony Marina, Marco Aquino Organizations: Reuters, Incas, Carolina, Thomson Locations: Peru, Lima, Miraflores, Machu Picchu

☆ Take a look at Lima's 10-foot tall 'wall of shame' separating slums from luxury estates that's finally being torn down after 4 decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A 10-foot tall "wall of shame" separates some of Lima's wealthiest neighborhoods from its most impoverished. Now, a nearly three-mile section of the wall is coming down at the end of a four-year court battle. "This is an inadmissible wall in a democracy," a court magistrate told Le Monde in March. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Here are five photos that show the wall dividing some of the poorest and richest in Lima.

Persons: Le Monde, Gustavo Gutierrez Organizations: Service, Reuters Locations: Wall, Silicon, Lima

[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

☆ World Bank's new chief wants 'better bank' before pushing for bigger bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"I think a better bank is an important thing" to achieve. "And then I earn the right to come back ask for a bigger bank," he said. The bank's current mission statement refers to ending extreme poverty within a generation and promoting shared prosperity. This includes promoting more inclusion of women and youth in the bank's development work, with a strong emphasis on job creation. On several occasions during visits in Peru and Jamaica, Banga said the various divisions of the World Bank Group needed to work together better as "one bank," saving countries the difficulties of dealing with them separately, and speeding its approval processes.

Persons: Ajay Banga, Banga, Janet Yellen, David Lawder, Sonali Paul Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Treasury, World Bank, Bank, Thomson Locations: MANDEVILLE, Jamaica, Peru

☆ FIFA appointment of supermodel Lima 'baffling' - ex-Council member Dodd
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 2 (Reuters) - FIFA's appointment of supermodel Adriana Lima as its global fan ambassador in a Women's World Cup year is "baffling" and sends the wrong message to players and fans, former FIFA Council member Moya Dodd said. "I asked whether the FIFA ambassador will be delivering messages on body image, wellbeing and healthy eating. A prominent women's soccer advocate, Dodd represented Australia 24 times from 1986-95 and played in FIFA's women's invitational tournament in 1988, three years before the inaugural Women's World Cup. "In a FIFA World Cup year, that's the message that should be ringing loud and true around the world. This month, Dodd criticised FIFA for a lack of understanding of the women's game amid reports that Saudi Arabia's tourism authority would sponsor the July 20-Aug. 20 World Cup.

☆ Enel Peru says state-run Chinese power firm eying possible purchase
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LIMA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The Peruvian unit of Italy's biggest power utility, Enel (ENEI.MI), said on Friday that state-owned China Southern Power Grid is carrying out "due diligence" on the local unit for a possible purchase offer on its energy distribution operations. Bloomberg reported earlier on Friday that the Chinese firm is weighing a possible bid for Enel's distribution business in Peru, which it said could be valued at some $3 billion. The Guangzhou-based power company's owner, state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Part of that announcement included the plan to put up for sale Enel Peru's distribution and generation assets, which the state-controlled firm said was already under way at the time. On Friday, shares of Enel Distribucion Peru rose 25% on Lima's main stock exchange.

☆ Twitter has lost its last deputy general counsel as its legal team shrinks, a report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter deputy general counsel Regina Lima has left the company, Bloomberg Law reported. The social-media platform's legal team, which once stood at close to 200, is now largely depleted. Before Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, the company had around 200 staff on its legal team, according to Bloomberg Law. Twitter's legal team was shaken up as soon as Musk's purchase of Twitter went through. After Gadde and Edgett's terminations, James Baker, a former FBI general counsel, was the company's most senior lawyer.

☆ Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BLANTYRE, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested the country's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima over graft allegations, it said on Friday. Chilima would be taken to court where he was expected to be charged with three counts of corrupt practices by a public officer, among other charges, the corruption watchdog said in a statement. The statement alleged Chilima was rewarded for assisting Xaviar Limited and Malachitte FZE, two companies connected to British businessman Zuneth Sattar to be awarded contracts by the Malawi Government. In August, the Financial Times reported that Sattar was under investigation by Britain's National Crime Agency over alleged abuse of Malawi's public procurement system. Earlier this year, Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera dissolved his entire cabinet on charges of corruption against three serving ministers.

☆ Archaeologists unearth eight colonial-era mummies in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed eight centuries-old mummies at a site in the country's capital, an important find that experts say could point a colonial-era cemetery. Archaeologists on Tuesday were hard at work in Lima's Park of Legends on the coast of central Peru, carefully cleaning the ancient preserved corpses found under the site, including the remains of children. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"This finding backs our hypothesis that this could be cemetery from the colonial period, at the time of conversion to Christianity or Catholicism," she said. Government officials said the site had been occupied by the Lima and Ychsma people before the Incas. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters TV; Writing by Sarah Morland; editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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