Peru woman loses limbs in public healthcare mishap
A woman who went into a Lima hospital to have kidney stones removed has had her hands and feet amputated…
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Radioactive device stolen from public hospital in Lima
A radioactive guidewire used to treat cancer was stolen from Lima’s Edgardo Rebagliati hospital on…
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Peru to allow retirees to dissolve private pension accounts
Peru’s Congress approved a law which would allow private pension account holders to withdraw over…
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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…
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What did Peru get out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Peru negotiated special terms in the Trans-Pacific Partnership to ensure access to medicine and to protect…
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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 decree…
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Transgender man gives birth in Arequipa
A transgender man has given birth to a baby in Arequipa for the first time in Peruvian history. A man…
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Finance minister criticizes congress for permanent tax cuts
Peru’s congress approved permanent tax cuts yesterday which drew immediate backlash from the finance…
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