Peru

Peru has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening disaster risk management and climate resilience across its World Heritage sites, as growing environmental threats increasingly endanger the country’s cultural and natural heritage.…
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Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died on Wednesday. He was aged 86. Close colleagues…
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At least 13 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, causing structural damage to multiple homes, schools and medical centers. "All the ministries are activated and…
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Peru on Tuesday announced a curfew in the southern Puno region in a bid to suppress violent protests, a day after 18 people were killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Prime Minister Alberto Otarola said the three-day…
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