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Peru: sculptors prepare a giant monument dedicated to Pope Leo XIV

A group of sculptors seeks to pay tribute to Pope Leo XIV, building this 14-meter-high monument with the image of the Pontiff on counter-watch. The artists expect to have the statue, the size of a four-storey building, ready before the Pope's visit next November.

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Peru strengthens measles vaccination after first death in decades

The death of a 16-year-old adolescent from measles-related complications re-ignited health alarms in Peru, where 2,357 cases were already confirmed and over 6,000 remain under suspicion. The death, recorded in the Amazon region of Loreto, is the first attributed to the disease in decades and led the authorities to intensify vaccination, especially among children and young people who did not complete the immunization scheme.