Latest data suggests strongest El Niño ever recorded
Recent sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean suggest the pending El Niño climate phenomenon may…
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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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
9 years ago
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…
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Fresh battle over Peru’s revised archaeology funding bill
Congress and leaders from Cusco are poised to battle the government’s insistence on a law that…
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Peru judge extends former governor’s jail sentence
A federal judge has extended the preventive jail sentence of former Ancash governor Cesar Alvarez…
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Prosecutors seek 11 years in prison for governor of Callao
Anti-corruption prosecutors have launched official investigations into Callao governor Felix Moreno for money laundering, collusion…
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Prison visits raise questions about Fujimori’s leadership
A report detailing visitors to former President Alberto Fujimori in prison has raised questions about…
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Peru’s former justice minister to be freed after appeal
Aurelio Pastor will be freed from prison today after winning an appeal against a conviction…
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski renounces U.S. citizenship
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has renounced his American citizenship in anticipation of running for president of…
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Peru hints at rate hike as dollar reserves shrink
Peru’s central bank left its key interest rate unchanged but suggested the possibility of a…
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Ruling party congressman suspended for 120 days
Peru’s Congress has suspended Nationalist Party congressman Daniel Abugattas for 120 days for broadcasting a…
9 years ago
Skateboarding dog sets record in Lima, Peru
A bulldog broke the Guinness World Record for the “longest human tunnel traveled through by…
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