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Peruvian Congress votes to declare Mexico's president persona non grata after asylum offer
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Thursday declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata after Mexico decided to grant…
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Military and police patrol streets of Peru’s capital as state of emergency begins
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Residents of Peru’s capital saw more soldiers and police patrolling the streets on Wednesday, the first day of a state…
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Peru's president declares state of emergency in capital as it tries to stem surging violence
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's new president declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday in the government's latest attempt to stem a…
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Peru's new interim leader oversees prison raids in bid to get tough on surging crime
LIMA, Peru (AP) — In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí on Saturday led a series of raids on prisons holding…
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Peru's president affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island as tensions with Colombia escalate
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute…
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Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 people and damages 25 homes
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged…
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Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Utility workers excavating trenches to expand underground gas networks in Peru’s capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs…
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Bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon overturns on highway in the Andes, killing at least 18
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18…
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Peru's new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Lawyers for victims of human rights abuses during Peru’s armed conflict vowed to appeal to international bodies Thursday…
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13 workers kidnapped from a Peruvian gold mine are found dead
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The bodies of 13 security guards kidnapped from a major Peruvian gold mine just over a week ago were found Sunday,…
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Peru's Congress votes to oust the interior minister for failing to halt killings
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress voted Friday to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately…
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At least 15 dead and thousands hectares scorched as wildfires sweep Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Wildfires in Peru have left at least 15 dead and more than 3,000 hectares (11.58 square miles) of cultivated land and…
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The birth of a spectacled bear brings joy to a farming community in Peru
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A spectacled bear was born in a rescue center built by a Peruvian farming community that has protected these animals for…
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Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori
FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the…
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The body of an American climber buried by an avalanche 22 years ago in Peru has been found
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Police in Peru said Tuesday they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years…
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Peru's Congress approves statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress on Thursday passed a law establishing a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed…
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Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day in hopes of getting the holiday official recognition
LIMA, Peru (AP) — With their unmistakable red noses, extravagant shoes, colorful outfits and unique makeup, hundreds of clowns Saturday…