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Fredy Otarola assaulted by Lima taxi driver

Former justice minister and Nationalist Party congressman Fredy Otarola was assaulted by a taxi driver…

  • Economy

Southern Copper to extend Tia Maria ‘pause’

Peru’s mining and energy minister said that Southern Copper will postpone construction of the controversial…

  • Economy

Banking authority sells off mismanaged Ica bank

For the first time in the institution’s history, Peru’s banking authority seized and auctioned off…

  • News

Belaunde commission to investigate Nadine Heredia

Peru’s congressional commission charged with investigating the influence network of jailed political racketeer Martin Belaunde…

  • News

Congress approves 90-day decree powers for Humala’s government

Last night Peru’s congress voted to give President Ollanta Humala special powers to rule by…

  • Lima

San Isidro to save at-risk olive trees in Parque El Olivar

The San Isidro district in Lima has launched the “To Olivar’s Rescue” program to save…

  • Economy

As prosecutors investigate Oviedo, Lambayeque protests continue

As prosecutors announced an investigation into Grupo Oviedo’s management of a Lambayeque sugar company, hundreds of…

  • News

Ayacucho governor sentenced to five years in prison

Ayacucho governor Wilfredo Oscorima was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for embezzlement and…

  • Culture

New nuevo sol coin commemorates Moquegua architecture

Peru’s central bank put into circulation today a new nuevo sol coin which features architecture…

  • News

Former justice minister elected to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Former justice minister Francisco Eguiguren was elected as one of seven members on the Inter-American…

  • Economy

Peru’s middle class slightly smaller from four years ago

Peru’s middle class is slightly smaller today than it was in 2011 according to a…

  • News

Suspended congressman delays Yovera expulsion

The vote to expel congressman Alejandro Yovera, which the opposition has demanded before debating presidential decree powers,…

  • News

First lady drags Humala to new public approval low

Public approval for President Ollanta Humala fell to a record low this month as first…

  • Lite

Mario Vargas Llosa leaves wife for Isabel Preysler

Peruvian author and columnist Mario Vargas Llosa has separated from his longtime wife Patricia Llosa.…

  • News

Belaunde commission to investigate Cusco, Junin, Madre de Dios governors

The congressional commission charged with investigating the alleged corruption network of Martin Belaunde has included…