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Opposition moves to impeach three Cabinet ministers in Peru

Partisan squabbling in Peru’s congress last night led to impeachment of three Cabinet ministers who…

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Two police officers killed in southern Peru accident

Two police officers were killed and two seriously injured when their truck fell from a…

  • Economy

MSCI maintains Peru’s ‘emerging market’ classification

Leading equity-index provider MSCI will not downgrade Peru’s classification from “emerging market” to “frontier market”…

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Las Bambas protesters lift strike for government talks

Environmental organizations announced a temporary lifting of an indefinite strike against the Las Bambas copper…

  • Lima

Peru’s tallest building to open for World Bank-IMF meetings

Peru’s state bank, Banco de la Nacion will inaugurate its new headquarters next week as…

  • Lima

Armed robbery ends in shootout on Lima streets

Police arrested two suspects from a team of five which robbed a Lima businesswoman of…

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Alan Garcia calls for Peru’s military to patrol streets

Presidential candidate Alan Garcia called for Peru’s military to patrol the streets yesterday in order…

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Volcano eruption spews ashes 13,000 feet in southern Peru

The Ubinas volcano in southern Peru erupted yesterday, sending ashes over two miles into the…

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10 killed in southern Peru bus accident

A bus fell from a rural mountain highway in southern Peru this morning, killing at…

  • Economy

Three killed in protests against southern Peru copper mine

Protests against the Las Bambas copper project in southern Peru led to clashes with police…

  • Culture

Private companies to manage Peru’s archaeological sites

Peru enacted a law last week which will allow private companies to provide tourist services…

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Border dispute between northern Peru states

Movement has come to a halt in Peru’s northern state of San Martin in observance…

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Peru opens new money-laundering investigation into first lady

Peru’s corruption prosecutors have launched a new investigation of money laundering into Peru’s first lady,…

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Peru to privatize prison system

Peru enacted laws yesterday which would allow for private companies to build and operate the…

  • Economy

Anti-mining groups hold three-day protest in southern Peru

Anti-mining opposition holds three-day protest against Tia Maria in southern Peru. Opposition to the Tia…