Peru

Happy Valentine’s Day, you’re under arrest! Two Peruvian women accused of drug trafficking got more than they bargained for on Wednesday when a romantic gesture turned out to be a police raid leading to their arrests. Police footage…
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Peru plans to open an embassy in the UAE after several years of delays. Peru’s Foreign Ministry published a decree on Friday announcing the new embassy in Abu Dhabi. The Latin American country is currently represented by a consulate in…
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A pair of “alien mummies” that mysteriously turned up at the airport in Peru’s capital last October have entirely Earthly origins, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday. The two small specimens were described as humanoid…
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The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi met with the Australian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mark Donovan at the GCC’s headquarters in Riyadh on Tuesday. The meeting aimed to discuss ways to enhance…
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A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. The US Geological…
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Peruvian archaeologists have discovered some 30 pre-Inca era graves in a cemetery belonging to the Chancay people, a group who inhabited valleys of Peru’s central coast from 1000 to 1500 AD. The newly found 800-year-old graves have…
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Peru’s Congress on Friday rejected a move to bring forward elections as deadly protests left thousands of tourists stranded in the gateway city to Machu Picchu. Protesters are demanding the release of ousted president Pedro Castillo, the…
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Peru's consumer protection agency is suing Spanish oil firm Repsol over a huge oil spill which blackened beaches off the coast of Lima in January. The spill, which Peru called the worst ecological disaster around Lima in…
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Australia qualified for a fifth straight World Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in their intercontinental playoff on Monday. The teams failed to score in regulation and extra time at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, and goalkeeper…
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Peru intends to impose mandatory chemical castration on people convicted of raping minors, President Pedro Castillo announced Saturday. "Enough violence. The government will not tolerate sexual crimes against children, and perpetrators…
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