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☆ American mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sahar Akbarzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an avalanche in the Peruvian Andes. American brothers Ryan Cooper and Wesley Waren found the body of Bill Stampfl on June 27 on Mount Huascaran, according to Joseph Stampfl, Bill’s son. Finding Bill’s familyCooper, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, called his wife and informed her of his discovery the same day he came across Stampfl’s body. ‘My heart just sank’After so many years, the news came as an emotional shock to Stampfl’s family. The fact that they found him, it opened up all the wounds,” Jennifer told CNN on Tuesday.

Persons: Ryan Cooper, Wesley Waren, Bill Stampfl, Joseph Stampfl, Bill’s, Cooper, “, ” Cooper, Stampfl, Steve Erskine, Matthew Richardson, Jennifer Stampfl, Joseph, Jennifer, Stampfl’s, Janet, we’re, ” Jennifer, ” Janet, …, ” Joseph, he’s, Peru –, ”, CNN’s Duarte Mendonca, CNNE’s Veronica Calderson Organizations: CNN, Peruvian Mountain Rescue Association, Peruvian National Police, Peru’s National Police Locations: American, Peruvian, Huascaran, Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, Yungay, Las Vegas , Nevada, Juarez, Lima, United States, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

☆ His wife died. Then he unexpectedly found a second chance at love on vacation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“This was no normal train,” John recalls. Back home in the UK, John thought about Judy fondly from time to time. In the UK, John’s friends loved it when this glamorous American woman visited town. John Nears and Judy CurtisAs John and Judy haven’t been able to meet this year, they’ve both been spending time reflecting on past adventures. Thinking back on his life, John says he feels inordinately lucky to have enjoyed two great love stories.

Persons: John’s, Pam, “, ” John, John, Chris, marveling, Judy Curtis, Judy Malody, Judy, they’d, John –, ”, –, “ I’d, Coast –, Judy Curtis Judy, John she’d, she’d, ‘, ’ ”, Jack, She’d, “ Judy, Judy Curtis John, Madeira’s, who’d, Peru –, “ John, It’s, Judy doesn’t, he’s, “ We’ve, ’ John, Judy Curtis It’s, Cunard Queen Mary, she’s, “ It’s, Judy haven’t, they’ve, ” John’s, you’ve, who’ve, Pam’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Orient Express, Coast, San Diego International, San Diego, ”, “, Health Locations: South America, England, Bolivia, Peru –, Cusco, Puno, “, Peru, San Diego , California, New York, California, West Coast, United States, East Coast, San Diego, Madeira, Funchal, Istanbul, Turkey, British, ”, Antarctica, Yosmite , California, Iceland, Kenya, Tanzania

FBI agents flew with van der Sloot on a US Department of Justice plane to an airport in Birmingham, Alabama, where he landed Thursday afternoon. Van der Sloot was seen leaving the Ancón 1 prison in Lima early Thursday, as he was driven away in a black van while in the custody of law enforcement. Peru initially agreed to extradite van der Sloot to the US to face those charges only after he serves his murder sentence. “I want to go to the US,” van der Sloot told Altez in a letter. Holloway was last seen alive with van der Sloot and two other men leaving a nightclub in Aruba 18 years ago.

Persons: Joran van der Sloot, Natalee Holloway, van der Sloot, Holloway’s, Beth Holloway, John Kelly, van, Sloot, –, Van der Sloot, Daniel Maurate, ”, Joran Van Der Sloot, Elizabeth Ann Holloway, Maximo Altez, Altez, ” van der Sloot, Stephany Flores, Holloway, – van der Sloot, Deepak, Satish Kalpoe Organizations: CNN, Alabama, Dutch, FBI, US Department of Justice, Northern District of Alabama, Agents, Peru’s Air Force Base Grupo, ”, CNN en Espanol, Police Locations: United States, Aruba, Birmingham , Alabama, Northern District, Netherlands, Holloway’s, Alabama, Peru, Lima, Lima , Peru, America

☆ Joran van der Sloot: One of the last people to see Natalee Holloway alive in 2005 is being extradited to the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Joran van der Sloot, one of the last people to see American Natalee Holloway alive in Aruba in 2005 before she disappeared, will be extradited to the US, according to a family statement released Wednesday which was obtained by CNN. “In May 2005 my 18-year-old daughter Natalee Holloway left Birmingham for Aruba to attend her high school graduation trip and was never seen again,” mother Beth Holloway said in the statement. Holloway was last seen in the early hours of May 30, 2005, leaving a nightclub in Aruba with van der Sloot and two other men. Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot walks inside the courtroom during the reading of his verdict, in the Lurigancho prison in Lima January 13, 2012. Together, we are finally getting justice for Natalee.”Van der Sloot, a Dutch national, has been indicted in the US on federal charges of extortion and wire fraud.

☆ U.S. Extradites Former Peruvian President on Corruption Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Peruvian prosecutors have for years sought to extradite former President Alejandro Toledo over charges that he took a $20 million bribe from a construction company. Photo: handout/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesLIMA, Peru – Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo arrived in his home country on Sunday morning after being extradited from the U.S. to face graft charges stemming from one of Latin America’s largest-ever corruption scandals. Peruvian authorities said Mr. Toledo, who ruled Peru from 2001 to 2006, arrived on a commercial flight from Los Angeles that touched down in Lima.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Northern Peru – EMSC
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Dec 22 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Northern Peru region on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 139 km (86.37 miles), EMSC said. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Naționala de fotbal a Braziliei a învins reprezentativa Columbiei cu 2-1 şi și-a asigurat primul loc în grupă la Copa America 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Naționala de fotbal a Braziliei și-a asigurat primul loc în grupă la Copa America 2021, turneu pe care îl găzduiește. Columbienii au protestat vehement și Nestor Pitana a apelat la sistemul VAR, dar golul a fost validat. Ecuadorienii au condus cu 2-0, după autogolul lui Renato Tapia si reușita lui Ayrton Preciado. Peruvienii nu au renunțat la luptă și, după pauză, au revenit în forță. Gianluca Lapadula a redus din diferență, iar apoi a pasat decisiv la golul lui Andre Carillo.În clasamentul grupei, liderul Brazilia are 9 puncte, Columbia și Peru – câte 4 puncte, iar Ecuador și Venezuela – câte două.

Persons: Luis Diaz, Roberto Firmino, Columbienii, Nestor Pitana, Ecuadorienii, Renato Tapia, Ayrton Preciado, Andre Organizations: fotbal, America Locations: Braziliei, Columbiei, Rio de Janeiro, Ecuador, Peru, Brazilia, Columbia, Venezuela

☆ Surpriză la Copa America 2021! Peru a învins naționala Columbiei
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Reprezentativa statului Peru a învins naționala Columbiei cu 2-1. Columbia a obținut un penalty la începutul reprizei secunde, atunci când Miguel Borja a fost faultat în careu. Peru a smuls victoria grație autogolului marcat de Yerry Mina, care a deviat mingea în propria poartă după un corner. Într-un alt meci din cadrul grupei B, Venezuela a remizat cu Ecuador, scor 2-2. Edson Castillo și Ronald Hernandez au marcat câte un gol pentru selecționata țării lor, lotul căreia a fost afectat de COVID-19 înaintea competiției.

Persons: Sergio Pena, Miguel Borja, Gustavo Alfaro, Ayrton, Gonzalo Plata, Ronald Hernandez Organizations: America, Columbia Locations: Brazilia, Peru, Columbiei, Goiania, Venezuela, Ecuador

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