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Locals want the metallurgical complex in La Oroya, Peru to reopen

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The Peruvian mining city made to choose between pollution or survival

Toxic pollution or no jobs? The difficult decision facing this Peruvian mining city

23/11/2022

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About 56 per cent of the world's identified lithium resources are found in the South American triangle, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

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‘We can’t eat lithium’: South Americans strike back at mining industry

Lithium extraction requires vast amounts of water, and is jeopardising people's lives and livelihoods in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

28/10/2022

Juan Diego Flórez’s young talent from Peru take Salzburg by storm

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Young Peruvian talent shines at the 2022 Salzburg Festival

By providing free music education for disadvantaged kids in Peru, legendary tenor Juan Diego Flórez had one dream: to change lives through music. The result? His Sinfonía por el Peru Youth Orchestra lit up the room at the renowned Salzburg Festival!

20/10/2022

Women dressed in traditional costumes pass the statue of Christopher Columbus on 12 October 2004

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Columbus Day: What is celebrated on 12 October in Latin America?

While Spain, Italy and the United States celebrate the day Christopher Columbus landed on the American continent in 1492, some Latin American countries have opted to venerate their indigenous cultures instead of their colonisers.

12/10/2022

Disease knows no borders and nor does EU healthcare

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EU implements 21st cross-border healthcare

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

As Covid-19 swept across the globe, one factor became blindlingly obvious: disease does not recognise borders. The EU is implementing digital initiatives in all member states to ensure high quality cross-border healthcare for consenting EU citizens, wherever they become ill or injured.

15/09/2022

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Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields math medal

Kyiv-born Professor Maryna Viazovska has been awarded the 2022 Fields medal for her groundbreaking work on sphere packing.

05/07/2022

Leuven, Belgium.

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Flight-free travel: Leuven is easy to get to and a cycling paradise

This small Belgian city is packed with historical monuments, peaceful retreats and thousands of bicycles.

01/07/2022

Khaby Lame poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Top Gun: Maverick' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France (2022).

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Khaby Lame becomes world's most followed TikTok star

The Senegalese-born, ex-factory worker started making TikTok videos during the lockdown after being laid off.

24/06/2022