Tag: Peru

Wednesday, September 8th 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Peru to produce Sputnik V vaccine locally starting in 2023

Peru's President Pedro Castillo has announced a plant to manufacture the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 locally will be set up in the country, for which the government has allocated US $ 705 million worth of funding.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Ecuador wants to become full member of the Pacific Alliance

Ecuador has requested to become a full member of the Pacific Alliance, an issue that was discussed by the country's president Guillermo Lasso during a recent visit to his Mexican peer Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico allegedly announced its full support for Ecuador to join the four countries, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile block, considered the most dynamic of the Americas.
Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Peru's cabinet survives Parliamentarian vote of confidence

The Government of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo and Prime Minister Guido Bellido has survived a vote of confidence motion at the national single-House Legislature controlled by the right-wing opposition.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 07:03 UTC
A billion people suffering hypertension live in low and middle income countries

The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases – live in low and middle-income countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Wednesday has revealed.
Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Peru extends sanitary restrictions until September 5 while new set of measures is devised

Peru's authorities have extended the current COVID-19 sanitary restrictions until September 5, it was announced Sunday.
Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Investors wary of South American debt in local currencies

South American debt in local currency has become a painful experience for international investors, with little signals of relief and reversal of the situation.
Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Former Peruvian Foreign Minister back in office

Peruvian former Foreign Minister Óscar Maúrtua has been appointed again for the job to replace Héctor Béjar, who resigned earlier this week after just 19 days in office.
Friday, August 20th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Peru's Parliament falls short of declaring Evo Morales persona non grata

Peruvian Congress turns down motion to declare Evo Morales “persona non grata”
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Peru's FM resigns over comments regarding Navy's involvement in bomb attacks in the 1970s

Peru's Foreign Minister Héctor Béjar Tuesday handed in his resignation to President Pedro Castillo, which was accepted. “I am free again!” posted the departing official on social media.
Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 07:21 UTC
Peruvian foreign minister, three weeks in the job, resigns

The Peruvian foreign minister Hector Bejar resigned on Tuesday following some controversial statements about the origins of terrorism in his country, thus becoming the first loss in the cabinet of president Pedro Castillo who took office in July.