Peru seeks 6,000 volunteers for China vaccine trial
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Wednesday began registering volunteers for clinical trials of a Chinese vaccine against the coronavirus.…
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13 dead in crush at Peru party raided over coronavirus violations
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 13 young people suffocated in a crush during a raid on a nightclub…
6 years ago
Peru, Argentine economies post huge falls
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's year-on-year GDP fell by 30 percent in the second quarter of 2020 as it…
6 years ago
Defying virus, Latvian ocean rower plans next adventure
by Imants LIEPINSH Agence France-Presse RIGA, Latvia (AFP) — After spending 140 days rowing across the ocean without seeing another…
6 years ago
More than 220 police dead from COVID-19 in Peru, 15,000 infected
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 223 police officers in Peru have died after contracting the coronavirus while enforcing one…
6 years ago
Machu Picchu July reopening ruled out over fears of virus spread
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will not reopen in…
6 years ago
Peru frees 1,500 inmates out of fear of COVID-19
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru has freed 1,500 inmates over the past two months to ease overcrowding in prisons that…
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Peru surpasses 200,000 coronavirus infections: health ministry
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru emerged as a global COVID-19 hotspot on Tuesday as the health ministry registered more than…
6 years ago
Peru hits 5,000 coronavirus deaths
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru hit 5,000 coronavirus deaths Thursday, according to the country's health ministry, as hospitals faced a…
6 years ago
Peru passes 100,000 COVID-19 cases, 3,000 dead
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru has become the second Latin American country after Brazil to reach 100,000 coronavirus cases, according…
6 years ago
Peru’s opposition leader Fujimori released from prison
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori was released on Monday from a 15-month pre-trial detention on corruption…
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Peru saves bats blamed for coronavirus
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Authorities called Wednesday for worried Peruvians to stop killing bats after rescuing 200 that was going…
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