Word: peru
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...years after the war. Let's give ourselves some credit." It's also worth noting that, as in Miami and Santiago, none of the leaders in Quebec City will be wearing military uniforms. Adds Lauredo: "These are summits of civil society, not of dictators." Indeed, in countries like Mexico, Peru and Chile, democracies have been considerably strengthened since 1994. Financial crises that overwhelmed Mexico in 1994 and Brazil in 1999 have been largely overcome. Regional trade and investment have expanded. Moreover, "this summit is about much more than trade," says Canadian foreign minister John Manley, pointing to such areas...
...presidency, and the Attorney General's office is mulling criminal charges, which it would file in the Supreme Court. The measures won't have much effect on their intended target, however: Fujimori fled to Japan last November, obtained citizenship and has signaled no intention of returning to Peru...
...combination of natural and man-made factors; ice caps have ebbed and flowed since long before human existence, but recent dramatic increases in greenhouse gases have, scientists fear, irreparably altered the climate and doomed the snowcaps atop many of the world's tallest peaks, including those in Peru and Tibet...
...country's second most-wanted fugitive (after ex-intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos), on money-laundering and corruption charges; in Miami. When he attempted to withdraw money from a $15 million account frozen by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Venero was arrested and is now fighting extradition to Peru...
...Prime Number 80 percent of the 300 or so victims of a horrific fireworks blaze in Lima, Peru may be unidentifiable, according to estimates by officials...