Peru elections: Castillo has copper tax deals in his sights; Chinese mining firms at risk
Peru’s presidential front-runner is taking aim at copper mining firms’ coveted tax stability agreements that freeze tariffs, and the plan...
June 2, 2021Section
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Peru elections: Thousands of Peruvians march in Lima to the cry of “KeikoNoVa”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Thousands of Peruvian citizens marched this Tuesday, June 1, through the historic center of Lima...
June 2, 2021
Peru elections: Keiko Fujimori, in spite of everything, is the model for saving the “model”
Few of the millions of Peruvians who will vote for Keiko Fujimori this Sunday, Juni 6, will do so with...
June 1, 2021
Peru elections: Pedro Castillo, the conservative rural teacher calling for radical change
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pedro Castillo is a religious and conservative rural teacher from outside traditional Peruvian politics, who...
June 1, 2021
Peru, after review, almost triples official Covid-19 death toll to 180,000
Peru on Monday revised its official COVID-19 death toll to 180,764, almost triple the previous official figure of 69,342, following...
May 31, 2021
Five keys to a very polarized Peruvian electoral campaign
With more clumsiness on the candidates than strategic successes, the polarized Peruvian electoral campaign is coming to an end, and...
May 31, 2021
Fear of communism brings together thousands of Fujimori’s voters in Lima, Peru
"Thousands of voters of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori (right) gathered this Saturday in Lima to rally for peace and democracy,...
May 30, 2021
Venezuelan opposition leader asks Peruvians not to repeat “political disaster” of his country
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López asked Peruvians on Saturday not to repeat the "political disaster" of Venezuela in the presidential...
May 29, 2021
Red Cross warns of impending pandemic health collapse in Latin America
The International Federation of Red Cross Societies (IFRC) warned Friday that the pandemic "is far from over in the Americas,"...
May 29, 2021