Peru’s presidential candidates spar over Humala’s police reform
Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori has vowed to repeal a key piece of President Ollanta Humala’s…
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Peru: former President Toledo to face trial for money laundering
Former President Alejandro Toledo will be tried for money laundering related to the purchase of…
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Chile firm buys Repsol’s LPG business in Peru
Spanish energy company Repsol has sold its Solgas liquid petroleum gas (LPG) unit in Peru…
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Peru actress Magaly Solier to direct live solo performance
Award-winning actress Magaly Solier will star in a one-person live performance featuring singing and storytelling…
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British tourist found dead in southern Peru mountains
British citizen Harry Greaves was found next to a cliff in Peru’s southern state of…
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Peru anti-mining activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Maxima Acuña won the Goldman Environmental Prize for South and Central America for her activism…
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Keiko Fujimori’s party wins majority in Peru’s Congress
Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Strength party won at least 55% of the seats in Peru’s Congress…
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Peru’s Pedro Pablo Kuczynski leads Fujimori in poll for runoff
A new poll shows presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski with a four-point lead over Keiko…
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First sexually transmitted case of Zika virus in Peru
Peru’s health ministry has confirmed the first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in the…
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24 killed in central Peru bus accident
At least 24 passengers were killed when a passenger bus rolled over in Peru’s central…
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Peru allows retirees to dissolve private pensions
Peru’s Congress voted on Thursday to allow retirees to withdraw all of their private pension…
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Lima’s high-crime port district under six months of martial law
Peru’s national government agreed to extend a state of emergency to fight crime in Lima’s…
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Peru markets rally as leftist fails to qualify for runoff
Peru stocks and the sol soared after leftist presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza did not garner…
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Political giants fall in Peru’s 2016 election
The 2016 general elections on Sunday saw veterans Alan Garcia, Alejandro Toledo and Lourdes Flores…
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Peru tax police raid Panama firm’s Lima office
Police raided the Lima office of Mossack Fonseca on Monday in it tax-evasion investigations into…
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