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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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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…

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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,…

  • Lima

Lima political boss gets five years for corruption

Former Callao governor and Chim Pum Callao party leader Alex Kouri has been sentenced to…

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State firm confirms another oil spill in Peru’s Amazon

The Petroperu-operated Northern Peruvian Pipeline has suffered the third spill this year in an Amazon…

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Fugitive governor extradited to Peru from Ecuador

Former Tumbes governor Gerardo Viñas was extradited from Ecuador to face more than 30 corruption charges…

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Peru: Kuczynski signals more neoliberal foreign policy

President-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has spoken out against both Venezuela’s government and U.S. presidential candidate…

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Peru: 8 million seahorses seized in Lima port

Authorities in Peru have seized more than 8 million specimens of dried seahorses destined for…

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First lady barred from leaving Peru in corruption case

A judge in Peru has prohibited first lady Nadine Heredia from leaving the country during…