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Peru's interim president faces calls for removal over unregistered meetings with Chinese businessmen
PERU, Lima (AP) — Peru's interim President José Jerí appeared Wednesday before a congressional oversight committee to address unregistered…
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What it’s really like to hike Peru’s Quarry Trail
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). “We’ve reached the point of no return,” says my guide, Julio Llancay. It…
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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 Constitutional Court pauses probes into President Dina Boluarte
The Constitutional Court of Peru has paused investigations into Dina Boluarte until her term ends in 2026, citing her position as the…
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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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President Dina Boluarte slams court’s call to suspend Peru’s amnesty law
President Dina Boluarte has blasted the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for its opposition to a recently passed bill that would grant…
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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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Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship's mass grave
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains…
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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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Peru's Navy rescues dozens of fishermen stranded at sea as giant waves pound shore
TUMBES, Peru (AP) — Peru's Navy says it has rescued about 30 fishermen who had been stranded for two days at sea as giant waves pounded…
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How climate funds helped Peru's women beekeepers stay afloat
In the mountains of northeast Peru, a group of women beekeepers have plucked millions of bees from the jaws of death and saved their own…
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Reclusive tribe attacks loggers suspected of encroaching on their land in Peru's Amazon
Peru’s reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in…
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Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again
By Marco Aquino and Alexander Villegas LIMA (Reuters) - Alberto Fujimori, 85, who governed Peru with an iron fist for a decade and fled…
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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…