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☆ Peru's president Boluarte names Cabinet following Castillo ouster
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, poses along with her new Cabinet in Lima, Peru December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaLIMA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday named her Cabinet, tapping former deputy finance minister Alex Contreras as economy minister and chemical engineer Oscar Vera as energy and mines minister, following the ouster of ex-President Pedro Castillo. Boluarte took office on Wednesday after Castillo was ousted from office and arrested following his failed attempt to dissolve Congress as lawmakers were preparing to impeach him. read moreShe also named former state prosecutor Pedro Angulo as prime minister and diplomat Ana Cecilia Cervantes as foreign minister. Reporting by Marco Aquino in Lima, Writing by Brian Ellsworth in Miami Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Protests in Peru amid political instability
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Anuja Jaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Peru's interim President Dina Boluarte, who was called on by Congress to take the office after the legislature approved the removal of President Pedro Castillo in an impeachment trial, waves after being sworn-in, in Lima, Peru December 7, 2022....more

☆ Peru's new president says she is open to early election talks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LIMA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday said she was willing to discuss early elections with the country's political and civil organizations, but ruled out kick-starting constitutional changes for the time being. Early morning footage on local television showed hundreds of farmers blocking a stretch of Peru's main coastal highway demanding early elections. Later on Friday, Boluarte said she had received a call expressing support from Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez. [1/9] Peru's President Dina Boluarte speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the Day of the Peruvian Army and the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, in Lima, Peru December 9, 2022. On Friday afternoon, Peru's foreign ministry summoned the Mexican ambassador and said statements by the country's leaders relating to the matter constituted an "interference in Peru's internal affairs."

CNN —The Mexican ambassador in Lima has been summoned by Peru’s foreign ministry on complaints Mexico is interfering in its internal affairs, after top officials weighed in on the ouster earlier this week of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo. Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard later said that Castillo requested for asylum, and Mexican President Lopez Obrador criticized Peruvian elites, calling for the protection of the ousted president’s human rights. Lopez Obrado also said he had directed Ambassador Pablo Monroy to “open the embassy’s door” to Castillo. The same day, Mexico’s leftist President Obrador told journalists that Castillo tried to go to the Mexican embassy in Lima to request asylum. I asked him to talk to the ambassador (Monroy) and to open the embassy’s door according to our asylum tradition,” the President told journalists.

☆ Peru’s New President Faces Same Turmoil That Ousted Predecessor
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LIMA, Peru—The country’s first female president, Dina Boluarte , began her first full day in office, but she faces the same political turmoil that led to the ouster of her deeply unpopular predecessor, Pedro Castillo . Ms. Boluarte became Peru’s sixth president since 2018 after Mr. Castillo was removed by Congress on Wednesday after trying to dissolve the body in what constitutional lawyers described as an attempted coup. As Mr. Castillo’s vice president, Ms. Boluarte was next in line to become head of state of Peru, a mineral-rich country that for years was the darling of investors.

☆ Peru’s president ousted and arrested after he seeks to dissolve Congress in political crisis
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The president of Peru was ousted by Congress and arrested on a charge of rebellion Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis. Boluarte, a 60--year-old lawyer, called for a political truce and the installation of a national unity government. He entered a police station and hours later federal prosecutors announced that Castillo had been arrested on the rebellion charge for allegedly violating constitutional order. Shortly before the impeachment vote, Castillo announced that he was installing a new emergency government and would rule by decree. The Ombudsman’s Office, an autonomous government institution, said before the congressional vote that Castillo should turn himself in to judicial authorities.

[1/2] Peru's interim President Dina Boluarte, who was called on by Congress to take the office after the legislature approved the removal of President Pedro Castillo in an impeachment trial, waves after being sworn-in, in Lima, Peru December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaLIMA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Dina Boluarte became Peru's first female president on Wednesday amid a political maelstrom when her predecessor and former boss Pedro Castillo was ousted in an impeachment trial and detained by police after he tried to illegally shut down Congress. But she shot to prominence alongside Castillo as the vice president on his ticket when the pair pulled off a shock election victory in 2021 for the far-left Peru Libre party. Once in office, Castillo tapped Boluarte as his development and social inclusion minister, a role she managed to keep until recently amid several cabinet shakeups. In recent weeks, Boluarte also distanced herself from Castillo, resigning from her role as a Cabinet minister after he replaced his prime minister in what some saw as an escalation in his showdown with Congress.

☆ Reaction in Americas region to ousting of Peru's Castillo
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL"I followed with great concern the events that led to the constitutional removal of the president of Peru, Pedro Castillo. COSTA RICA FOREIGN MINISTRY"Costa Rica deeply regrets the decision of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo regarding the dissolution of the Congress of the Republic ... because it represents a rupture in the constitutional order." EVO MORALES, FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA, ON TWITTER"Our deep concern for the political crisis affecting the sister Republic of Peru. "Beyond mistakes and successes, our brother Pedro Castillo and his family deserve humane treatment. HONDURAS FOREIGN MINISTRY"The Honduran foreign ministry energetically condemns the coup d'etat in Peru, which is the result of a series of events meant to erode democracy and the sovereign will of the people represented by President Pedro Castillo."

[1/4] Peru's new President Dina Boluarte arrives to speak to the media at the Government Palace, in Lima, Peru December 8, 2022. That's easier said than done," said Jason Marczak, senior director of the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center. "The last Peruvian president to not belong to a political party, Martin Vizcarra, was impeached by Congress in 2020, leading to a wave of protests," said Marczak. But after Wednesday's events, the 60-year-old Boluarte lambasted Castillo for his "attempted coup." "(Peru's new President) Dina Boluarte is not our president," said Sonia Castaneda at a protest on Wednesday in Lima, where some pro-Castillo demonstrators clashed with police.

☆ Peru swore in the country's first female leader after the now-ousted president's attempted coup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Peru's now-former president attempted to get rid of the government and install a new one before an upcoming impeachment trial. The vice president has now been sworn in as president, making history as the country's first female leader. Boluarte had served as vice president. Boluarte assumed the vice presidential office in July 2021, the same as Castillo, and also acted as the minister of development and social inclusion. During just over one year in office, Castillo ran through 60 cabinet members and has faced numerous investigations, according to CNN.

☆ New Peru president sworn in, predecessor Castillo arrested
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vice President Dina Boluarte swears in as Peru's new leader after Congress removes President Pedro Castillo in Lima, Peru on December 07, 2022. Peru swore in a new president on Wednesday after a day of political drama that saw leftist leader Pedro Castillo arrested after his ousting from office in an impeachment trial following his last-ditch bid to cling to power by dissolving Congress. The result was announced to loud cheers, and the legislature called on Vice President Dina Boluarte to take office. The 60-year-old Boluarte was sworn in as president through 2026, making her the first woman to lead Peru. Castillo earlier had said he would temporarily shut down Congress, launch a "government of exception," and call for new legislative elections.

☆ Explainer: What happens to Peru's former president Castillo now?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LIMA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Peru's former president Pedro Castillo was ousted from power on Wednesday in an impeachment vote after failing in his bid to stay in power by dissolving Congress. Vice President Dina Boluarte was swiftly sworn in to replace him and Castillo was arrested. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a fellow leftist who has expressed sympathy with Castillo in the past, made clear on Thursday that he is open to offering the former leader asylum. Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard posted on Twitter that the Mexican ambassador in Lima met with Castillo on Thursday afternoon. He said Mexican officials have begun consultations over the asylum request with Peruvian officials, pledging to offer updates later.

CNN —Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte ruled out early elections on Thursday, her first day in office following the dramatic ousting and arrest of her predecessor Pedro Castillo. Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday after lawmakers defied Castillo, who in a fight for his political survival had attempted to dissolve Congress earlier that day and call for early elections ahead of a third impeachment vote against him. Peruvian lawmakers described the move as a coup, and a majority of the 130-person Congress voted to impeach Castillo on Wednesday. The former president was later arrested for the alleged crime of rebellion, according to the country’s Attorney General. “I know that there are some voices that indicate early elections and that is democratically respectable.

☆ Peru's Castillo faces criminal charges as new president Boluarte takes helm
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LIMA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Peru's former President Pedro Castillo faced a first court hearing on Thursday over his arrest on charges of rebellion and conspiracy, as his successor issued her first pronouncements from the presidential palace. Castillo was ordered to be detained for seven days as the investigation into the charge that he orchestrated a rebellion proceeds. The former president attended the hearing via teleconference from a penitentiary center in Lima where he is being detained. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has indicated he would be open to granting asylum to Castillo, a fellow leftist. BOLUARTE TAKES OFFICEDina Boluarte, Castillo's vice president, was sworn in as the South American country's new president on Wednesday, making her the sixth president in five years and the first woman to lead the nation of some 33 million.

(Jack Taylor/Pool/Reuters)Dina Boluarte took office as the new president of Peru on Wednesday after the country's Congress ousted Pedro Castillo through a vacancy motion following his attempt to dissolve the governing body. Boluarte became the country's first female president, and just a few hours before, had served as Peru's vice president. It is the sixth time that Peru has had a new president in less than five years. In 2018, she was a candidate for mayor of Surquillo with the Perú Libre Party. During the 2021 general elections, she was a candidate for the vice presidency for the Perú Libre party.

☆ Peru President Pedro Castillo Ousted After Attempting to Dissolve Congress
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LIMA, Peru—Peru’s Congress overwhelmingly voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the Peruvian leader plunged this country into turmoil by announcing he would dissolve the legislature to avoid impeachment. Lawmakers declared Mr. Castillo morally unfit to hold office in a vote that will see Vice President Dina Boluarte take over as the head of state in the mineral-rich country of 33 million. It remained unclear what would happen next in a constitutional crisis that began when Mr. Castillo, a deeply unpopular former rural schoolteacher who improbably won the presidency last year, set out to avoid an impeachment vote that was to take place late Wednesday.

CNN —Peruvian lawmakers have voted to oust President Pedro Castillo, dramatically escalating Wednesday’s political crisis that began hours earlier when Castillo attempted to dissolve the legislative body and install an emergency government. A majority of 101 lawmakers in the 130-person congress later voted to impeach Castillo, with the body announcing that Vice President Dina Boluarte will be sworn in as the new President of Peru. Francisco Morales, the president of Peru’s Constitutional Court, urged Boluarte to assume the presidency in a speech prior to the congressional vote. Lawmakers stand inside Congress on the day of their planned impeachment vote on President Pedro Castillo in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. The complaint allows congress to carry out its own investigation against the president.

☆ Peru lawmakers vote to oust President Castillo after Congress shut-down threat
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] Peru's President Pedro Castillo delivers a statement to the media along with Chile's President Gabriel Boric at the La Moneda government palace in Santiago, Chile, November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoLIMA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Peru's Congress voted to oust President Pedro Castillo in an impeachment trial on Wednesday, hours after he said he would dissolve the legislature by decree and threw the Andean country into a full-on constitutional crisis. Ignoring Castillo's attempt to shut down Congress, lawmakers moved ahead with the impeachment trial, with 101 votes in favor of removing him, six against and 10 abstentions. "The United States categorically rejects any extra-constitutional act by President Castillo to prevent Congress from fulfilling its mandate," the U.S. ambassador to Peru, Lisa Kenna, wrote on Twitter. Peru, which has gone through years of political turmoil, has seen major stand-offs between the president and Congress before.

☆ Peruvian politician Boluarte sworn in as president after Castillo's removal
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Peru's Vice President Dina Boluarte, who was called on by Congress to take the office of president after the legislature approved the removal of President Pedro Castillo in an impeachment trial, attends her swearing-in ceremony in Lima, Peru December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaLIMA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Peruvian politician Dina Boluarte was sworn in as president on Wednesday, hours after Pedro Castillo was removed in an impeachment trial during a day of high political drama in the Andean nation. Boluarte, elevated from vice president, becomes Peru's first ever female president, following Castillo's attempt to dissolve the legislature by decree to avoid the impeachment vote, which sparked a wave of resignations by ministers and criticism from allies. "I take office being aware of the enormous responsibility I bear, and my first vocation is to call for the broadest possible unity of all Peruvians," she said, calling for a "political truce to install a government of national unity." Reporting by Marco Aquino and Carolina Pulice; Editing by Sarah Morland and Brendan O'BoyleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Who is Dina Boluarte, Peru’s first female president?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Cnne'S Rocio Munoz Ledo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Dina Boluarte took office as the new President of Peru on Wednesday, after Congress ousted former president Pedro Castillo. In this turbulent context, Boluarte, who until a few hours ago was the country’s Vice President, took over as Castillo’s successor after being sworn in before the plenary session of Congress on Wednesday afternoon. She is the first female president in Peru’s history, and the sixth Peruvian president in less than five years. During the 2021 general elections, Boluarte was a candidate for vice presidency for the Peru Libre party and Castillo’s running mate. However, she remained a member of cabinet as vice president.

☆ Analysis: Peru markets take in political drama as investors focus on fundamentals
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Rodrigo Campos | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Peruvian sol currency and dollar bond prices recovered early losses after President Pedro Castillo was removed in an impeachment trial following his attempt to dissolve Congress. The sol remains one of the few emerging market currencies with gains against the U.S. dollar so far this year. "So much political uncertainty is never welcome, yet the reason why markets have historically shrugged off political developments in Peru has to do with the fact that the country's fundamentals are decently strong." The sol fell over 2% against the dollar at its session low of 3.8898 before recovering slightly to trade down 1.4% at 3.8625 per dollar in early afternoon trading. Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn as president through 2026 and the first woman to lead the Andean nation.

☆ Jersey City Tenants Confront Landlord Over 40% Rent Hikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Kate King | Photographs Elianel Clinton For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Dina Bologa was shocked when she learned in July that the rent for her Jersey City, N.J., two-bedroom apartment would go up 40% to more than $6,000 a month if she renewed her lease. She thought about moving and tried negotiating with her landlord. Then Ms. Bologa’s neighbors, who were facing similar rent increases, started organizing.

☆ Factbox: What is APEC and which leaders are attending Bangkok summit?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] A general view outside of the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center venue during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, at Asoke Junction, in Bangkok, Thailand November 17, 2022. The United States will be the APEC host in 2023. CHINA PRESIDENT XI JINPINGXi met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Bangkok on Thursday for talks. RUSSIA FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ANDREI BELOUSOVBelousov will represent President Valadmir Putin at APEC. PAPUA NEW GUINEA PRIME MINISTER JAMES MARAPEMarape will hold meetings with U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken.

☆ The 10 people transforming sustainability - from Patagonia's founder to the CEO of BlocPower
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Donnel Baird, CEO and Founder, BlocPowerDina Averuk/InsiderSince 2014, Baird's BlocPower — which contracts with local governments, utilities, and building owners to replace fossil fuels in buildings with cleaner alternatives like heat pumps and solar panels — has retrofitted more than 1,200 buildings in New York City and now has citywide electrification projects with Ithaca, New York, and Menlo Park, California. "Greening buildings creates a quadruple bottom line," Baird told Insider. "It creates jobs for local people, saves building owners and residents money on their utility bill, improves health by reducing pollution and reduces emissions. The question was, could you make money while doing it?"

☆ ISS: American spacewalkers Cassada and Rubio ventured outside the space station Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The first in a series of end-of-the-year spacewalks kicked off Tuesday morning outside the International Space Station. First-time spacewalkers and NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio began their excursion outside the space station at 9:14 a.m. 🔧🌏 pic.twitter.com/kM1tw7ng50 — International Space Station (@Space_Station) November 15, 2022The hardware was delivered to the space station on November 9 aboard a Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, which safely delivered its cargo despite only one of its two solar arrays deploying after launch. This hardware will allow for the installation of more rollout solar arrays, called iROSAs, to give the space station a power boost. The thin orange pieces have been placed in different parts of the helmet, which has already been tested on orbit by the astronauts inside the space station.

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