Perugino’s Restaurant announces closure after decades of service

After years as one of the Wyoming Valley’s most beloved dining establishments, Andy Perugino’s Restaurant has announced it will be closing its doors permanently due to health reasons. Owner Ray Fedor shared the news in a heartfelt message on...

Visiting the Amazon’s Indigenous Peoples in Peru

— Visiting the Amazon’s Indigenous Peoples in Peru Deep within the Peruvian Amazon lies a world that feels timeless—where rivers serve as highways, the forest hums with life, and ancient traditions still shape daily existence. Visiting the...

Peru promotes opening of 16 new markets to boost agricultural exports and family farming

The Peruvian government, through the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), is promoting an ambitious trade opening agenda, which will allow the entry of Peruvian agricultural products into 16 new international markets between...

Peru hosts the largest world meeting on climate change with delegations of 195 countries

The IPCC’s authoritative scientific assessments have enabled governments worldwide to translate evidence into policy and ensure science guides climate action. "In Peru, the connection between knowledge and public policy is a firm conviction," said...

Cannabis vape recall issued in Maine over health risk

The recall affects “Watermelon Chimera” live resin cartridges sold in 0.5-gram and 1-gram sizes at 21 retail stores across Maine between July 10 and Oct. 16, 2025. The affected batch number is 1A40D0300006145000011115. State officials said the...

Remembering the heyday of Perugino’s in Luzerne, which has closed after 92 years

LUZERNE — Andy Perugino’s Restaurant, a landmark business where area families and prominent politicos gathered for generations to enjoy Italian cuisine or attend functions in a private banquet room, has closed after 92 years, the owner announced...

Peruvian Hass avocados unlock long-awaited market access to the Philippines

In a work plan signed on Friday, October 21, the Philippines granted market access to Peruvian Hass avocados. The document is the result of months of bilateral meetings, and it was ratified by the Asian country's Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and...

How countries in the Americas are strengthening their capacity for safe medical waste management

A PAHO program, funded by the Canadian government, is reducing the risk of spreading disease and pollution through workshops and improved public policy October 27, 2025 (PAHO) — In response to the urgent need to improve medical waste management,...

Recall for cannabis vape cartridges sold in Maine over unsafe pesticide levels

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) has issued a health and safety recall for vape cartridges that were sold in the state over the past three months. According to the OCP, there was a consumer complaint about an...

Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

A new report published on Monday by the NGO Survival International reveals 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups across 10 countries in South America, Asia, and the Pacific, according to a five-year study titled Uncontacted peoples: At the edge of...

Ask the Doctors | School lunches should be healthful and fun

Dear Doctors: We have three kids in school, and they’re not always happy with the lunches I’ve been packing. Our 7-year-old is the easiest — he loves his PB&J. But his 9- and 13-year-old brothers are a lot harder. You have mentioned you are...

Peru: State of emergency after young rapper killed in protests

Mass demonstrations accuse government of authoritarianism and corruption ~ from ANRed ~ Tensions have surged in Peru after interim president José Jerí Oré declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and the neighbouring province of Callao, citing...

The Clear Skin Diet

Although we’d all like to think our acne days are behind us, breakouts affect 54 percent of women and 40 percent of men older than 25, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. What’s more, the number of...

Death toll in road accident at Perur Chettipalayam rises to five

The death toll in the road accident involving a car near Perur Chettipalayam on Friday night rose to five on Saturday with the demise of Prabakaran (19), a B.Sc. Horticulture student of Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, due to grievous injuries....

Maine issues recall for cannabis vapes due to unsafe pesticide levels

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has issued a health and safety recall for a cannabis vape due to unsafe pesticide levels. The recall is for Yani adult use vape cartridges of the strain “Watermelon Chimera.” The affected products were produced...

Peruvian agricultural exports to the United States boost small farmers production

Por Miguel De la Vega Polanco The Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed between Peru and the United States in April 2006 and which entered into force three years later, in 2009, boosted bilateral trade, especially Peruvian agricultural exports to the...

DXN plans to set up a coffee-processing factory in Brazil

DXN Holdings Bhd (DXN), a Malaysian health and wellness company, will establish a coffee processing facility in Ibia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The company’s investment will also include the transfer of Malaysian technology, which involves the...

Illegal Gold Mining And Forest Loss: Why The Pattern Still Persists?

Loggers sit on felled trees in a deforested section in Peru. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images With gold prices at an all-time high, illegal gold mining is again rising— a recurring pattern between gold prices and illegal gold...

Philippines opens market for Peru avocados

Alden Monzon - The Philippine Star October 26, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has opened its market to fresh Hass avocados from Peru following the signing of a bilateral work plan between the government’s crop development...

Ed Sheeran sets date for return to Peru with 2026 concert in Lima

This marks Sheeran’s first show in Peru since 2017, when his concerts sold out instantly and drew massive crowds across Latin America. The LOOP Tour introduces a redesigned immersive stage concept, signaling a fresh artistic direction following...