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By Braden Chalker Copa America 2024 is on the horizon, and that means reigning champions Argentina will be tasked with defending their title this summer in the United States. On the surface, Group A seems pretty straightforward for Argentina and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi against Canada, Chile and Peru. There's a very high probability that Argentina top their group with three wins and nine points on the board, but don't rule out the other three sides just yet. Canada, Chile and Peru all have their own key players that can make things happen. Sure, they may not have a Messi repl...
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By Nathalia Almeida Contagem regressiva: faltam pouco mais de três meses para o início da Copa América 2024, competição mais importante do calendário de seleções do continente americano. Para este ano, o torneio contará com participantes da América Central e do Norte, portanto, o intercâmbio entre mercados e os desafios para as equipes sul-americanas são ainda maiores. No aquecimento para a chegada deste torneio que promete parar os Estados Unidos e aquecer ainda mais as fortes rivalidades do futebol nas Américas, o 90min destrincha, a seguir, como cada seleção chega para a Copa América 2024: ...
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Washington (AFP) - A Dutchman who was the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of an American woman vacationing in Aruba has confessed to her murder, prosecutors and the victim's family said Wednesday. Joran van der Sloot, 36, as part of a guilty plea entered in a related case, confessed to killing Natalee Holloway on the Caribbean island, they said. Holloway, 18, disappeared while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Her body has never been found. Van der Sloot pleaded guilty during a court hearing in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday to attempting to extort $250,000 from Holloway's ...
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San José (United States) (AFP) - Peruvian ex-president Alejandro Toledo surrendered to US authorities in California Friday, ahead of his expected extradition to Lima on charges of corruption and money laundering. Toledo has lived in the United States for several years, and gave himself up at a federal court building in San Jose, where he was handed over to the US Marshals Service. The 77-year-old, who served as Peru's president from 2001 until 2006, is wanted by Peruvian prosecutors investigating a sprawling scandal involving Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht. Toledo, who holds a d...
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San José (United States) (AFP) - Peruvian ex-president Alejandro Toledo surrendered to US authorities Friday, ahead of his expected extradition to Lima where he is accused of corruption and money laundering. Toledo has lived in the United States for several years, and gave himself up at a federal court building in San Jose, California, where he was handed over to the US Marshals Service. The 77-year-old, who served as Peru's president from 2001 until 2006, is wanted by Peruvian prosecutors investigating a sprawling scandal involving Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht. Toledo, who ho...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A US judge on Wednesday ordered former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo to surrender this week ahead of an expected extradition to his home country on bribery charges. The 77-year-old, who served as Peru's president from 2001 until 2006, is wanted by Peruvian prosecutors investigating a sprawling scandal involving Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had on Tuesday rejected Toledo's most recent legal move to block the extradition Peru has sought since 2018. On Wednesday, Judge Thomas Hixson of the Northern District ...
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Lima (AFP) - The United States has authorized the extradition of former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, who served from 2001 to 2006, to face charges of corruption in his home country, Peru's prosecutor's office said Tuesday. "We have been informed that the US State Department authorized the extradition of Alejandro Toledo Manrique for the crimes of collusion and money laundering," the prosecutor's office said on Twitter. The office formally known as the Public Ministry said it was carrying out the coordination with "national and foreign" authorities for "the upcoming execution of his ext...
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Lima (AFP) - Peru's Congress will resume debate Tuesday on a bill to bring forward elections, a move aimed at ending weeks of protests that have left dozens dead and brought parts of the country to a standstill. On Monday, lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on the bill after seven hours of discussions, and proceedings will resume at 11:00 am on Tuesday (1600 GMT), according to the legislature. "We are sure that there will be a way out. All the democratic blocs are going to debate it taking into account the high sense of urgency," said Prime Minister Alberto Otarola on Monday. The South A...
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Lima (AFP) - Lima was bracing for a new rally against President Dina Boluarte on Monday as thousands of demonstrators began mobilizing in Peru's capital following weeks of deadly unrest. Protesters from all over the country began heading to Lima over the weekend in a bid to maintain the pressure on authorities. At least 42 people have died, according to Peru's human rights ombudsman, in five weeks of clashes between protesters and security forces. Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo -- who was arrested and charged with rebellion amongst other offenses after trying last month to disso...
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Lima (AFP) - Lima and other Peruvian regions were under a renewed state of emergency even as opponents of President Dina Boluarte began mobilizing toward the capital ahead of a major demonstration Monday, the latest in weeks of deadly unrest. At least 42 people have died, according to Peru's human rights ombudsman, in five weeks of clashes at burning roadblocks and other flashpoints to demand fresh elections and Boluarte's resignation. She took over on December 7 as the South American country's first woman president following the impeachment and arrest of leftist Pedro Castillo for his failed ...
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