LIMA – Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has resigned less than a week into his new administration, after a night of protests calling for his removal and a subsequent police crackdown left at least two […]
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Wednesday the country’s health regulator had given the go-ahead for clinical trials of AstraZeneca PLC’s COVID-19 vaccine. Pinera said the AstraZeneca trial would follow one by America’s Johnson & […]
LIMA – The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will sharply reduce the number of daily visitors once it reopens from a virus-imposed closure in July, officials said. Given the […]
LIMA – Peru has reported 5,563 new COVID-19 cases and 128 more deaths, bringing the total caseload of infections to 170,039 and the death toll to 4,634. Among the worst-hit areas, capital Lima has registered […]
LIMA – Peru has extended its state of emergency and a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic until the end of June, marking one of the longest periods of mandatory isolation in the world. […]
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff The Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations, Teodoro Ribera, announced today a repatriation initiative for Chileans and Peruvians that would allow them to return to their respective countries. The initiative will […]
LIMA – Peru’s Health Ministry on Saturday said 3,891 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total number to 84,495, with 2,392 deaths. Currently, there are 27,147 active […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Peru recently enacted a law eliminating an explicit requirement that the use of force by police must be proportionate and granting police special protections against criminal prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. […]
LIMA – Peru’s fugitive president Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique has been arrested Tuesday in California following an extradition request filed a year ago by his country’s authorities, it was reported by both US and Peruvian […]
PORTO ALEGRE – Reigning Copa America champions Chile are preparing to make history in their semi-final with Peru on Wednesday. “We want to leave our legacy as triple champions, that’s our dream,” said Chilean midfielder […]
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