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Judicial employees battle police in downtown Lima protest

Peru’s judicial employees union held a protest in downtown Lima yesterday which ended in clashes…

  • Business

Peru’s exchange regulator investigates Inca Kola stock sale

Peru’s securities and exchange authority has opened an investigation into the sale of a controlling…

  • Business

Two of Peru’s top television channels merge

Peru’s Latina and Panamericana television channels have announced a strategic alliance in merging operations. The…

  • News

Peru will not legalize abortion in cases of rape

Peru’s constitutional commission in Congress rejected allowing a vote on a bill which would legalize…

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Survey: no difference among Peru’s presidential candidates

A recent survey shows Peru’s voters see virtually no ideological difference among the top five…

  • Lima

Police arrest 36 thugs hired to thwart eviction in Lima

Thirty-six hired thugs staged a standoff against Lima police in an effort to prevent the…

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Peru state in standoff with government over illegal mining

The Madre de Dios state in southeastern Peru has begun an indefinite strike in protest…

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Peru to jail offenders under new animal cruelty law

Peru’s Congress passed a new animal cruelty law on Thursday which mandates criminal penalties ranging…

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Alan Garcia accused of plagiarizing ruling party’s platform

Peru’s former president and current presidential candidate Alan Garcia put forward a platform which contains…

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Latest data suggests strongest El Niño ever recorded

Recent sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean suggest the pending El Niño climate phenomenon may…

  • Economy

Politics may force overhaul of Peru’s private pension system

Various reforms to Peru’s private pension system have entered public debate just five months from…

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Two sentenced to prison in historic racism case for Peru

Two managers at a provincial water company in Peru were sentenced to three years in…

  • Economy

Strength in U.S. economy pushes Peru’s sol to nine-year low

A strengthening economy in the United States drove a selloff of Peru’s currency to end…

  • Lima

Broad-daylight shootout in Lima’s financial district

An armed robbery ended with a shootout in Lima’s San Isidro district today as a team…

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Peru: former governor faces 30 years for corruption

Former Loreto state governor Yvan Vasquez faces over 30 years in prison sentences for various…