Conservative economist narrowly ahead in Peru election

Edit Boston Herald 07 Jun 2016
With over 94 percent of polling stations counted Monday morning, Kuczynski had 50.3 percent of the votes compared to 49.7 percent for his rival Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori ... The reference wasn't just to Alberto Fujimori's well-known ties to corruption, organized crime and death squads, for which he's ......

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Episode 7 ‘The Broken Man’ Recap [Spoilers]

Edit Inquisitr 07 Jun 2016
Is Game of Thrones turning into a “regular TV drama”? That’s what some fans are asking after the cold open that set the stage episode 7 of season 6. They are asking when Game of Thrones has ever done a cold open? They are wondering why the return of “The Hound” is deserving of such a dispatch from the show’s pattern ... A recap of the latest #GameOfThrones episode ... #GameofThrones ... [Photo by Alberto E....

New prince in Wanda land? A dealmaker stakes claim in court of China's richest man

Edit Yahoo Daily News 07 Jun 2016
By Clare Jim and Elzio Barreto ... The goal is to then relist in mainland China, where developers trade at prices three times higher than their Hong Kong peers ... "The underlying assets (of Wanda Commercial) are good and the stock in Hong Kong has not moved [compared with its listing price]...this is an arbitrage written in the stars," said Alberto Forchielli, founder of China-focused private equity firm Mandarin Capital....

Peru vote shaped by ex-leader's legacy goes down to wire

Edit Palm Beach Post 06 Jun 2016
Peru's presidential election was in a dead heat late Sunday with a former World Bank economist apparently leading the daughter of imprisoned ex-President Alberto ......

The Latest: Quick counts show dead heat in Peru election

Edit Austin American Statesman 06 Jun 2016
Quick counts of ballots predict a razor-thin result in Peru's presidential election with a former World Bank economist apparently enjoying a slight edge over the daughter of imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori.Supporters of presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski celebrate in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 5, 2016 ... ex-president Alberto Fujimori....

The Latest: Kuczynski would be Peru's oldest president

Edit Austin American Statesman 06 Jun 2016
Quick counts of ballots predict a razor-thin result in Peru's presidential election with a former World Bank economist apparently enjoying a slight edge over the daughter of imprisoned ex-President Alberto Fujimori ... The South American country is gearing up for a tight June 5th runoff between Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, and former World Bank economist Pedro Kuczynski....

Ex-World Bank economist takes narrow lead in Peru election

Edit Belfast Telegraph 06 Jun 2016
A former World Bank economist is edging out the daughter of Peru's imprisoned ex-leader Alberto Fujimori in the presidential election, according to early results from a vote widely seen as a referendum on the disgraced strongman's legacy ... The reference was not just to Alberto Fujimori's well-known ties to corruption, organised crime and death ......

Sam Bennett beaten to Dauphiné stage win in sprint finish

Edit RTE 06 Jun 2016
Dan Martin, who finished fourth in the race’s opening prologue time trial yesterday, maintained his position and trails overall leader Alberto Contador by 21 seconds. BMC Racing’s Richie Porte is in second place, seven seconds ahead of Team Sky’s Chris Froome ... 1.  Alberto Contador (Spain / Tinkoff)               4.39.29"....

Peru elections: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski edges ahead

Edit Al Jazeera 06 Jun 2016
But her lead melted away in the final days of campaigning in Peru's fourth democratic election since the end of her father Alberto Fujimori's decade-long rule in 2000 ... Alberto Fujimori was credited with defeating violent Shining Path guerrillas and building schools and hospitals in rural areas but his authoritarian style divided Peru and he is serving a 25-year sentence for corruption and human rights abuses. Source. Agencies ... ....

Bouhanni wins Dauphine first stage

Edit Arabnews 06 Jun 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1465233606722213700. Publication Date. . Monday, June 6, 2016. SAINT-VULBAS, France. Frenchman Nacer Bouhanni won a sprint finish on the opening stage of the Criterium du Dauphine on Monday, as Sunday’s prologue winner Alberto Contador held onto the leader’s yellow jersey ... The finish comes at the end of a 6.8km climb with a modest 3.7% average gradient ... 1 ... 1. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 4hr 39min 29sec, 2....

Center-right economist narrowly ahead in Peru election

Edit Springfield News-Sun 06 Jun 2016
With about half of polling stations counted late Sunday night, the 77-year-old Kuczynski had 50.6 percent of the votes compared to 49.4 percent for his rival Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori ... The reference wasn't just to Alberto Fujimori's well-known ties to corruption, organized crime and death squads, for ......
photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd
Presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski waves to the crowd as he celebrates from the balcony of his house in Lima, Peru, Sunday, June 5, 2016.

Jewish ex-banker leads Peru’s elections

Edit Press TV 06 Jun 2016
Both have vowed to unite Peru after the violent period of rule by Fujimori's father Alberto in the 1990s during which a civil conflict killed 70,000 people. Alberto Fujimori is now serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses and corruption committed during his rule ... Fujimori's opponents, however, distrust her because her father dissolved congress and killed opponents with death squads ... ©AFP....
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