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Peru president vows to reject Fujimori’s request for pardon

Peru President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has said he will reject Alberto Fujimori’s request to pardon…

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Harsh winter kills over 100 throughout southern Peru

At least 105 have died and thousands of children have suffered respiratory illnesses in the…

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Peru: lion cub born at Lima zoo for first time in 20 years

A lion cub was born at the Park of Legends zoo in Lima on June…

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Progressive mayor may face recall in upscale Lima district

Opposition politicians have organized a petition to recall San Isidro district mayor Manuel Velarde via…

  • Economy

Domino’s Pizza returns to Peru after sanitation scandal

The American restaurant chain, Domino’s Pizza, is reopening stores in Peru one year after withdrawing…

  • Culture

American film highlights Peru’s sovereign-debt dispute

“The Debt,” an American film which explores Peru’s sovereign-debt lawsuit and other issues, opened in U.S.…

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Seven killed after cruise ship explosion in Peru’s Amazon

An explosion and the subsequent sinking of a cruise ship in Iquitos on Saturday left…

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Peru President-elect Kuczynski’s new Cabinet ministers

President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski unveiled the 19 Cabinet ministers who will lead his government on Friday. Kuczynski…

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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

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Armed gang holds up tourists on cruise in Peru’s Amazon

An armed gang held up passengers on an Amazon River cruise ship Thursday morning in…

  • Culture

Collectors coin honors indigenous culture from Peru’s Amazon

Peru’s central bank has issued a new sol coin which features pottery and architecture from…

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Peru declares Zika emergency in 11 states

Peru’s government has declared a health emergency in 11 states in the north and eastern…

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Peru’s defense minister faces censure for journalist intimidation

Peru’s Congress will vote whether to impeach defense minister Jakke Valakivi two weeks from the…

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Peru: Kuczynski picks former finance minister for Cabinet chief

President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has selected Fernando Zavala, an economist with experience in the public…

  • Economy

Peru: Kuczynski calls for protest to save mining company

President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has called for mineworkers at Doe Run’s smelter in La Oroya,…