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Tsunami Alerts in Peru and Chile: Large-Scale Evacuations and Safety Measures Following the Kamchatka Earthquake
Chile plans to evacuate 1.5 million amid tsunami threat from powerful Kamchatka quake. Photo: Photo: @senapred. July 30, 2025 Hour: 4:29 pm Authorities in Peru and Chile activate extensive safety protocols after the tsunami warning triggered by...

Blinkit Piloting 10-Minute Medicine Delivery In Bengaluru
SUMMARY Blinkit is now selling antibiotics, eye drops, nasal sprays, ointments and antihistamines.in select pincodes of Bengaluru As part of the offering, Blinkit has also rolled out free doctor consultations after a customer places an order on...

Peruvian Twins Battle Rare Cancer In Chicago As Community Steps Up
THE LOOP — From the Consulate General of Peru in Chicago’s office, Walter Jesús Villegas Guevara looks up at the Loop’s high-rises. “I had only seen them in pictures,” he says. His twin brother, José Jesús Villegas Guevara, points out one of the...

Peru: Serbian drug trafficker Zoran Jaksic found dead in Naval Base prison cell
On the morning of July 28, the CEREC chief reported that Jaksic had been found dead in his cell, according to an official statement. "The incident was detected during a routine security round conducted by naval personnel," the statement said....
Elevance Health Board Welcomes Steve Collis as New Director
INDIANAPOLIS—The board of directors of Elevance Health announced that Steve Collis, a global health care executive, will join the company’s board, effective Monday, Aug. 1. He will also serve on the board’s audit and finance committees, aiming to...

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a new Novo Nordisk CEO, an FDA reversal on Sarepta, and more
Rise and shine, another busy — and steamy — day is on the way. We can tell because the official mascots are spending less time on the dusty Pharmalot grounds and, instead, have curled up by the indoor cool-air machines. As for us, we are testing...

Two Cubans Will Compete in Peru's Open Parashooting Tournament
Parashooting Havana, July 29 (RHC) - The 5th Open Parasport Shooting Grand Prix Club Internacional Arequipa, in Peru, will feature the presence of two Cubans. National team members Yenisgladis Suárez and Alexander Reyna will travel to the...

Warning: wellbeing retreats may be bad for your health
A £2,250 retreat. Past trauma resurfacing. A lawsuit. They sound like plotlines for the next series of The White Lotus, but in fact they’re the basics of a claim being made in the High Court. This week it was revealed that a dance teacher from...

Peru Seeks Indian Investments In Rare Earth Collection & Logistics As FTA Nears
Peru has invited Indian companies to invest, start joint venture exploration, and technological tie-ups in the sector to source critical minerals from Peru. China's ban on the export of rare earths has raised concerns; Peru has resorted to...

Peru Marks 204 Years of Independence and 200 Years of Ties with the Netherlands
By Pietro Proglio Peru Celebrates its 204th Independence Day and the 200th Anniversary of the Establishment of Bilateral Relations with the Kingdom Netherlands. On the occasion of Peru’s Fiestas Patrias, H.E. Ambassador Franca Lorella Deza...

Health Bulletin 28/July/ 2025
Here is the top health news for today: Human Rights Commission directs Rs 20 lakh compensation for administration of expired hepatitis B vaccine The Telangana Human Rights Commission (THRC) recently directed the State Government to pay Rs 1.25...

World News | Like to Finish FTA Negotiations by End of This Year: Ambassador of Peru to India Velarde
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 29 (ANI): The Ambassador of Peru to India, Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde, expressed his optimism about concluding negotiations related to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Peru by the end of...

Life Balance Counseling and Wellness relocates to Peru
Life Balance Counseling and Wellness began operating at a new office this week at 2218 Marquette Road, Peru. The counseling center was previously located at 2428 Chartres St., La Salle. The center offers individual, couple and family counseling....
India-Peru FTA talks to focus on rare earth minerals, clean tech ties
(l-r) R Dinesh, Honorary Consul of Peru in Chennai, Tamil Nadu IT Miniser Palanivel Thiaga Rajan and Javier Manuel Paulinich Velarde, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to India, at he said at 204th Anniversary of the Independence of Peru, and 62...

Former Subway President Doug Fry Joins Brasa Peruvian Kitchen as Strategic Advisor
As Peruvian cuisine garners global recognition—most recently with a Peruvian restaurant earning the title of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants for the second time in three years—Brasa Peruvian Kitchen is positioned to lead the charge in making the...

Leading innovation in rare disease treatment with plant-based drug crofelemer
Reforested Croton lechleri tree in the Amazon, near Iquitos, Peru © Steven King  Massimo Radaelli, PhD, is a European pharmaceutical industry leader and entrepreneur who has devoted more than 30 years to the innovation of therapies to treat...

Ilham Aliyev sends congratulatory letter to President of Peru
12:28 En President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory letter to the President of the Republic of Peru, Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, Olaylar reports. chr("39")chr("39")Dear Madam President, On behalf of myself and...
Jaishankar greets Peru on Independence Day, highlights growing ties
New Delhi [India] July 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday extended his greetings to the Government and the people of the Republic of Peru on their Independence Day. He also wished his Peruvian counterpart, Foreign Minister...

Propofol in the Limelight: Study Unveils Adverse Reactions in Outpatient Endoscopic Sedation
In a recent cross-sectional study conducted in a private hospital in Peru, the prevalence and risk factors for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with nurse-administered propofol sedation during outpatient endoscopic procedures were...

Losing My Religion and Finding My Humanity on a Peruvian Ayahuasca Retreat
This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. As the second ceremony commenced and I was handed my half-dose of the plant medicine, I took a deep breath and thought, "This is going to be an amazing...