Did Veronika Mendoza just test the waters of moderation?
A Broad Front congresswoman’s unprecedented condemnation of Venezuela’s government may forecast a pivot from leftist…
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Peru sanctions five pharmacy chains in price-fixing scheme
Peru’s state trade commission has issued million-dollar fines to five pharmacy chains for fixing prices…
8 years ago
Tourist struck by lightning at Machu Picchu in Peru
A Spanish tourist and a Peruvian national were struck by lightning while visiting the Inca…
8 years ago
New corruption charges rock Peru’s government
Prosecutors have indicted an official in the government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski just two…
8 years ago
Las Bambas: four villages threaten to paralyze Peru’s largest copper mine
The future of shipments from the Las Bambas copper mine hinge on whether four villages…
8 years ago
Peru VP meets Las Bambas protesters as production poised to stop
Peru Vice President Martin Vizcarra meets with local leaders in an attempt to end a…
8 years ago
Peru mourns three firefighters killed in Lima blaze
Three volunteer firefighters died while trying to save workers trapped inside a factory as it…
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Protesters set fire to mining camp in southern Peru
Hundreds of protesters opposed to mining in their rural province fought police and set fire…
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Peru to enact ‘civil-death’ law in anti-corruption package
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has announced a plan aimed at limiting corruption in government in…
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Pollution suspected in deaths of 10,000 endangered frogs in Peru
Peru is investigating the deaths of at least 10,000 Titicaca water frogs in a river…
8 years ago
Peru police kill protester near Las Bambas copper mine
Police in Peru killed a protester on Friday while trying to clear a road near…
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Peru reluctantly boosts ‘drawback’ subsidy for exporters
Peru has raised the tax rebate known as “drawback” for small to medium-sized companies which…
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Peru: law prohibits members of Congress from switching parties
Peru’s Congress on Thursday passed a law which punishes legislators who resign from the political…
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Peru investigates former President Humala for money laundering
Prosecutors in Peru have formally opened a money-laundering investigation into former President Ollanta Humala. The…
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Peru’s new government faces first corruption scandal
A presidential adviser who tried to use his influence to plan lucrative contracts has shaken…
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