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Five dead as torrential rains and flooding batter Peru

Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency in various provinces throughout the country which…

  • Business

Peru’s craft brewers face high barriers to compete with beer monopoly

Peru’s microbreweries are fighting to change tax laws which put them at a disadvantage against…

  • Business

Peru scraps Southern Gas Pipeline contract in Odebrecht fallout

Peru’s finance ministry has cancelled the contract to build the Southern Gas Pipeline after the…

  • News

Peru makes first arrests in Odebrecht corruption scandal

Police in Peru arrested one government official and filed an international arrest warrant for another…

  • News

Italy gives Peru dictator life in prison for 1970s murders

A court in Italy on Tuesday sentenced Peru’s former President Francisco Morales to life in…

  • News

Peru: no charges for Catholic society leader accused of sex abuse

Peru's attorney general will not seek charges against Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) founder Luis Figari…

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Report says Peru’s former first lady linked to Odebrecht money

Two Brazilian newspapers reported that Peruvian prosecutors are investigating a possible paper trail of bribes…

  • Culture

Peru’s Olympic icon to face trial for corruption

Peru's seven-time Olympian shooter Francisco Boza faces up to five years in jail on charges…

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Peru’s opposition party scrutinizes president’s reform package

President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has enacted 112 new laws during the 90-day period of decree…

  • Business

Odebrecht to name government officials bribed in Peru

In cooperating with Peruvian prosecutors, Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht will name officials it paid $29…

  • Lima

Violent protest in north Lima over highway tolls

Protesters in Lima's northern districts of Puente Piedra, Ancon and Santa Rosa destroyed toll booths…

  • Culture

Paolo Guerrero biopic has successful premiere in Peru

“Guerrero,” a film based on the life of Peruvian soccer player Paolo Guerrero, had the…

  • Lima

Historic plaza in Lima suffers second fire in two years

A republican-era mansion in downtown Lima’s Plaza Dos de Mayo was condemned after a fire…

  • Economy

Peru’s trade agreement with Honduras takes effect in 2017

The free-trade agreement between Peru and Honduras will take effect on Jan. 1, 2017. The…

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Another deadly holiday season on Peru’s roads

Dozens of people were killed during holiday travels on Peru’s dangerous rural highways. At least…