Peru extends Covid-19 lockdown until September 5 and emergency until October
Peru extended the night curfew until September 5 and the state of health emergency due to covid-19 for 30 days...
August 23, 2021Section
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Protest march in Peru against Pedro Castillo’s government
Hundreds of people marched this Sunday in Lima to protest against the government of the Peruvian president, Pedro Castillo, and...
August 23, 2021
Castillo appoints former minister Óscar Maúrtua as Peru’s new foreign minister
The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, appointed and swore in this Friday the diplomat and former Foreign Minister Óscar Maúrtua...
August 21, 2021
Castillo affirms that “next week there will be surprises with gas” in Peru
The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, anticipated this Friday that "next week there will be surprises with gas and food...
August 20, 2021
Markets alert to political risk in the economies of Chile, Colombia, and Peru
The economies of Chile, Colombia, and Peru are showing resilience even as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, but their political environments...
August 20, 2021
Peru declares emergency in public education, with empty classrooms since 2019
A campaign pledge of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, the measure has been adopted for one year, until the second semester...
August 20, 2021
Peru to ask Chile to extend Alberto Fujimori’s extradition authorization to include new charges
The Peruvian government will ask the Chilean justice system to extend the extradition charges against former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000)...
August 19, 2021
Covid-19: Peru organizes its fifth “vacunatón” to immunize 600,000 people
Peruvian Ministry of Health announced a fifth "vacunatón", an uninterrupted vaccination day, in Lima and 16 other regions of the...
August 18, 2021
Peru’s foreign minister resigns after controversial remarks on navy and terrorism
Peruvian Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar resigned Tuesday after earlier remarks in which he accused the navy of initiating "terrorism" in...
August 17, 2021