Tag: pablo-kuczynski
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Approval rating of Peru’s Kuczynski drops 8 points after scandal
Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's approval rating dropped 8 percentage points to 55 percent after a corruption scandal forced him to fire his health adviser, an Ipsos poll published in a newspaper showed on Sunday. Kuczynski's popularity had risen to 63 percent through September after a razor-thin victory in June's run-off election against right-wing populist…
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Looting near U.N. base in Haiti; Ban promises more aid
By Makini Brice LES CAYES (Reuters) – Haitians desperate for relief from hunger and sickness in the wake of Hurricane Matthew looted United Nations trucks on Saturday during a short visit to a hard-hit port town by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who promised more aid. The Category 4 hurricane tore through Haiti on Oct. 4,…
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U.N. chief Ban arrives in Haiti after looting near U.N. base
By Makini Brice LES CAYES (Reuters) – Desperate Haitians pummeled by Hurricane Matthew looted United Nations trucks on Saturday shortly before U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived for a visit. The Category 4 hurricane tore through Haiti on Oct. 4, killing about 1,000 people and leaving more than 1.4 million in need of humanitarian aid, including…
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Correction: Conjoined Twins-Surgery story
NEW YORK (AP) — In an Oct. 14 story about conjoined twins separated in a surgery, The Associated Press misidentified the New York City borough where Montefiore Medical Center is located. The hospital is in the Bronx, not Brooklyn.