Peru Congress asks President Pedro Castillo to resign

The Peruvian Congress asked President Pedro Castillo to step down Saturday after anti-government protests have continued since March 30.

Peru declares state of emergency on highways as protests continue | Al Jazeera

Peru has declared a one-month state of emergency to allow the armed forces to supervise its highways, as the government of President Pedro Castillo tries to stem nationwide protests over rising fuel and food prices.

Hundreds of truckers and farm workers have been blocking roads across the country for more than a week in anger over rising costs, which have spiked since Russia invaded [sp.op] Ukraine.

The decree, published in the official newspaper on Thursday, allows for the army to be deployed to clear the blockades while also suspending certain constitutional rights such as freedom of movement and assembly.

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Peru Declares Environmental Emergency in Coastal Area Fouled by Oil Spill - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.

Lambda variant pushes up death toll in Peru | COVID-19 Special

 

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Rival protests in Peru as tensions rise over presidential vote | Al Jazeera

Supporters of socialist Pedro Castillo and conservative Keiko Fujimori took to the streets by the thousands in Peru on Saturday, as tensions rose over the result of a June 6 presidential election.

Soga a soga, la impresionante renovación del último puente inca en Perú

 

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Peruvian presidential candidates' supporters fight as they await final results of election vote

 

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Deeply divided Peru awaits final results of presidential vote | Al Jazeera

Peruvians are still waiting on the final results of their country’s presidential election, as leftist union leader Pedro Castillo maintains a razor-thin edge over right-wing Keiko Fujimori days after the deeply polarised vote.

Perú quiere ponerle coto a la minería ilegal del oro | Noticias Telemundo

 

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PLUIES DILUVIENNES ET INONDATIONS AU PÉROU: 75 morts

Les pluies diluviennes causées par El Niño qui s'abattent depuis plusieurs jours sur le Pérou ont continué dimanche et provoqué inondations, avalanches et coulées de boue, dont le bilan s'établissait à 75 morts.

Flash floods take dramatic toll in Lima, northern Peru

El Niño-fueled flash floods and landslides hit parts of Lima, leaving some communities cut off from roads Saturday, as others fled rising rivers and millions fretted that they won't have drinking water.

Peru president proposes new Asia-Pacific deal after US exit TPP

Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Tuesday proposed the creation of a trade bloc between member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and other nations.

Duterte a Putin: "Los países occidentales desatan guerras pero tienen miedo de participar en ellas"

En el marco de la cumbre del Foro de Cooperación Económica Asia-Pacífico (APEC), el presidente de Filipinas, Rodrigo Duterte, aseguró este sábado durante un encuentro con su homólogo, ruso, Vladímir Putin, que "los países occidentales tratan de atacar y asustar a las naciones pequeñas, lo que pone de manifiesto su hipocresía". En este sentido, Duterte dijo que Occidente "desata guerras, pero tiene miedo de participar en ellas", informa RIA Novosti.

Manœuvre dangereuse de chasseurs suisses près d’un avion officiel russe, Moscou demande des comptes

Trois avions de combat suisses ont approché dangereusement un appareil russe avec à son bord la délégation russe qui rendaient au sommet de l’APEC, au Pérou, ce qui a indigné Moscou, qui attend des explications de la part du gouvernement helvète.

Peru's president-elect Kuczynski refuses to discuss political alliances

Peru's president-elect, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, said Friday at a press conference that it was too early to discuss whether he would make any "political alliances" in forming his government.

Weather station to track impact of El Niño in Peru

A group of U.S. university researchers are now in the Peruvian Andes to track the impact the current El Niño cycle might have on the region's ice caps.

Περού: Οι πολίτες πήραν το νόμο στα χέρια τους και λιντσάρουν

"Βιτζιλάντε" αποκαλείται ο αυτόκλητος τιμωρός που, ελλείψει αστυνομίας ή ενός δικαίου δικαστικού συστήματος, αναγκάζεται να πάρει το νόμο στα χέρια του, αποδίδοντας δικαιοσύνη κατά το δοκούν.

Tsunami Warning for Chile After 8.3 Quake

Authorities in Chile have ordered residents to evacuate the coast after a powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake and four strong aftershocks prompted a tsunami warning.

UN-Gericht zieht Seegrenzen neu: Mehr Pazifik für Peru

Selbst Gerichtspräsident Peter Tomka sprach von einem "ungewöhnlichen Fall": Es ging um einen jahrzehntealten Grenzstreit zwischen Chile und Peru im Pazifik. Der Internationale Gerichtshof der Vereinten Nationen in Den Haag hat nun entschieden und die Seegrenze zwischen beiden Ländern neu gezogen. Küstennahe fischreiche Gewässer bleiben demnach bei Chile, Peru erhält weiter draußen im Pazifik einige Gebiete hinzu. Unklar blieb zunächst, wie groß das Seegebiet ausfällt, das Peru künftig nutzen kann. Die Regierung rechnet nach eigenen Angaben mit bis zu 50.000 Quadratkilometern. Der Argumentation Chiles, wonach die Grenze durch Verträge aus den 1950er-Jahren geregelt sei, folgte der IGH nicht. 

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Ollanta Humala se muestra satisfecho tras fallo de La Haya

El presidente de Perú, Ollanta Humala, se pronunció este lunes en horas de la tarde sobre el fallo emitido por la Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya sobre el diferendo marítimo entre su país y Chile, y consideró que con este dictamen, que cubrió más del 70 por ciento de la demanada peruana, ''se puede proclamar la victoria de la paz''.
En su discurso al país, Humala expresó que La Haya "en consecuencia ha procedido al establecimiento de un límite que reconoce un espacio que en forma preliminar se puede calcular en alrededor 50 mil kilómetros cuadrados de derechos soberanos del Perú''.