Tag: Peru

Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Thousands of Venezuelans rush into Peru ahead of tougher migration laws

Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to cross into Peru in a bid to beat the introduction of tougher migration laws. From midnight local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, Venezuelans will need to have a valid passport and visa to enter Peru.
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Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Colombia and Peru call on the world to face the massive migration of Venezuelans

Colombia and Peru on Monday called on the international community to commit more aid to help them cope with an influx of around three million Venezuelans who have migrated to the two countries in recent years.
Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia disputing rights over the .amazon domain

The presidents of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia criticized a recent decision by the organization that manages internet protocol to grant global retailer Amazon the rights to the .amazon domain.
Sunday, May 26th 2019 - 10:26 UTC
Peru: magnitude of 8.0 struck the Amazon jungle

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 struck the Amazon jungle in north-central Peru early Sunday, the U.S. Geological survey reported.
Saturday, May 18th 2019 - 08:17 UTC
Peru wants China to help finance a railway to the heart of South America

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra told news agency Reuters on Friday that China could partner with Bolivia and Peru on a massive intercontinental railway project that Peru once dismissed as too costly when pitched by China nearly three years ago.
Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:52 UTC
Ex Lima mayor jailed after admitting benefiting from the Odebrecht corruption network in Peru

A Peruvian judge on Tuesday sentenced former Lima mayor Susana Villaran to 18 months' preventive detention for accepting illegal campaign funds from Brazilian construction firms Odebrecht and OAS. The Odebrecht bribery scandal, which has washed through Latin America, runs deep in Peru, where the country's last four presidents are accused of receiving illegal payoffs.
Saturday, April 20th 2019 - 08:37 UTC
Alan Garcia in suicide note denies all charges: “I leave my body as a sign of my contempt for my opponents”

Peru's late former president Alan Garcia left a suicide note denying the corruption charges against him before taking his own life, one of his children revealed on Friday. Garcia, who was 69, died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head when police came to his home to arrest him over allegations of money laundering during his time in office.
Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Ex Peruvian president Alan Garcia shoots himself in the head

Former Peruvian President Alan García was reported to have died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head minutes before a warrant for his arrest was to be executed. Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez, 69, was president of Peru from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He also served in Congress.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 15:36 UTC
Alan García dies after shooting himself before being arrested

Perú’s former president, Alan García, died in a hospital on Wednesday at noon after shoting himself in the head when he was to be arrested by the police at his home in Lima.
Wednesday, April 17th 2019 - 13:19 UTC
Former ex-president Garcia shoots himself when police tried to arrest him

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia shot himself early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, a police source said.