Deforestation Wiped out 8% of Amazon in 18 Years: Study
Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area bigger than Spain from 2000 to 2018, wiping out eight percent of the...
December 8, 2020Topic
Peru
Peru President Hit by Resignation of Second Interior Minister
Peru's new President Francisco Sagasti suffered the second resignation of an interior minister in a week as Fernando Aliaga quit...
December 8, 2020
Despite Political Turmoil, Peru Joins Group of Countries Issuing Debt Maturing in 100 Years
Peru has joined a select group of countries issuing debt that matures in 100 years, as investors looked beyond the...
December 8, 2020
Peru Economy Minister Sees Room to Upgrade 2021 Growth Forecasts
Peru expects to raise its economic growth projection for 2021 from the current forecast of 10% as coronavirus cases fall...
December 7, 2020
Peru Allows Cinemas, Theaters, Gyms, and Casinos to Reopen at 40% Capacity
The Peruvian Government has authorized the reopening of activities at cinemas, theaters, gyms, casinos, and slot machine halls at 40%...
December 6, 2020
Mine Ponds Cause Toxic Mercury Pollution in Peruvian Amazon
According to the scientists, the proliferation of these ponds has dramatically altered the landscape and increased the risk of mercury...
December 6, 2020
Peru Farmworkers Block Pan-American Highway Again in Pay Dispute
Striking Peruvian workers temporarily erected new blockades on the Pan-American Highway on Saturday, a day after they had ended a...
December 6, 2020
Peru Repeals Farm Law After Days of Road Blockades
Peru's Congress on Friday, December 4th, repealed a farming law that had triggered days of roadblocks and other protests by...
December 5, 2020
Peru Mine Workers Join in Rrotests, Cutting off Some Major Highways to Lima
Workers from the Doe Run mine complex in Peru joined a growing group of farmworkers in blocking major highways throughout...
December 4, 2020