Peru

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Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon river. At 1.28 million km², Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.

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Latin America and the Caribbean surpass Europe's number of coronavirus cases A skyrocketing case count in Brazil and heavy outbreaks in Peru, Chile and Colombia have been the main contributors.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:10Published 3 hours ago


Excessive sugar intake linked with unhealthy fat deposits Sugar consumption is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart and in the abdomen, which are risky for health, finds a new study. Excess sugar consumption is a worldwide problem. The six.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:25Published 5 days ago

Peru COVID-19 outbreak: Health workers demand more protection Peruvian healthcare workers protest against a lack of protective gear as the country faces the worst coronavirus outbreak in South America. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:34Published 2 weeks ago

Peru's low income families, hardest hit by coronavirus, attack poor healthcare standards Peru's number of COVID-19 cases overtook Italy's this week.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:00Published 2 weeks ago

Tension in Peru amid coronavirus lockdown A day after Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra called the coronavirus outbreak "a most serious crisis in our history," street vendors clashed with riot police who tried to remove them amid a nationwide.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:29Published 3 weeks ago

Peru hospitals run out of oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients The president has issued an emergency decree ordering factories to increase production. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:30Published on June 6, 2020

Experts say Latin America coronavirus death toll under-reported Latin America has become a global epicentre for the pandemic, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile recording high numbers. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:30Published on June 3, 2020

Peru doctors warn they cannot cope with coronavirus infections Doctors and nurses in Peru say hospitals cannot cope with the rising number of coronavirus infections and are demanding more government help. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:30Published on May 30, 2020

Peru coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 Latin America has overtaken the US and Europe in new daily coronavirus cases for three days now becoming the new epicentre of the pandemic. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:14Published on May 22, 2020

Ecuador Indigenous community fears extinction from coronavirus Dozens from the Siekopai nation along Ecuador-Peru border flee to the Amazon for shelter. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:49Published on May 8, 2020

Top brewer AB InBev sees worse ahead, but hope in China The world's biggest brewer, AB InBev, says it sees signs of a rebound in China, but warns the next quarter will still be worse overall. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:16Published on May 7, 2020

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Peru overtakes Italy in total cases of coronavirus Peru topped 240,000 total cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing hard-hit Italy, government data showed, even as the pace of infections has begun to moderate in the South American nation. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
A Peruvian driver delivers ashes of the dead as coronavirus toll mounts Héctor Orellanqui, 65, wearing a white overcoat and mask, has a painful duty to carry out: delivering the ashes of those who have died from COVID-19 to families who can in most cases no longer carry.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Peru extends protracted national lockdown until end of June Peru on Friday extended its state of emergency and a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic until the end of June, marking one of the longest periods of mandatory isolation in the world. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020

Peru coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 as demand sends drug prices soaring Peru's number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 104,000, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday, as the outbreak puts pressure on the demand for medicines, whose prices have soared in.. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020
Peru's confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 100,000: health ministry Peru's number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 100,000, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on May 20, 2020
Regional health body warns of COVID-19 spread in Amazon tri-border area The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Tuesday that new coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the tri-border area of the Amazon between Brazil, Colombia and Peru and threatens to infect.. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020

Peru extends nationwide lockdown until May 24 as coronavirus cases rise Peru has extended a nationwide lockdown by two weeks until May 24, President Martin Vizcarra said on Friday, the fourth extension of the isolation period amid a sharp rise in cases of COVID-19 in the.. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020
Peru's Keiko Fujimori to be freed from prison during graft investigation Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori will be released from prison while she is under investigation for money laundering, her lawyer said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020
Peru's leader says to propose comprehensive pension reform Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday rejected a bill approved by Congress earlier this month that would have let people withdraw up to 25% of their holdings in private pension funds and.. Reuters - Published on April 29, 2020
Death toll in Peru prison riot over coronavirus demands rises to nine Nine inmates have died after a prison riot in Peru over demands for better sanitary measures and coronavirus medical care, the country's prison authority said on Tuesday, Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020

At least three inmates dead after Peruvian prison riot over coronavirus At least three inmates died following a Peruvian prison riot over the demand for better sanitary measures and coronavirus medical care, the country's prison authority said late on Monday. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020
Peru indigenous warn of 'ethnocide by inaction' as coronavirus hits Amazon tribes Indigenous tribes in Peru's Amazon say the government has left them to fend for themselves against the coronavirus, risking "ethnocide by inaction," according to a letter from natives to the United.. Reuters - Published on April 24, 2020
Coronavirus cases accelerate in Peru to top 20,000, government extends quarantine Peru's reported coronavirus cases rapidly increased this week and topped 20,000 on Thursday, doubling in nine days, as President Martin Vizcarra extended a national quarantine in the world's No. 2.. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020	Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade Countries around the world have spent billions of dollars bailing out businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Peru's coca farmers, who grow the bushy plant used to make cocaine, say they want.. Reuters - Published on April 22, 2020
Masks reused and bodies mount as Peru strains under coronavirus Peru's hospitals are straining to deal with a rapid rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, with bodies being kept in hallways, masks being repeatedly reused, and protests breaking out amongst.. Reuters - Published on April 22, 2020	Coronavirus cases in Peru top 15,000, second highest in Latin America Peru reported over 15,000 cases of coronavirus on Sunday, the second-highest tally in Latin America, as the disease continues to ravage the economy of the world's No. 2 copper producer. Reuters - Published on April 19, 2020
COVID impasse: Bolivian and Peruvian migrants trapped at Chilean border More than a thousand mainly Bolivian migrants are stranded near Chile's northern border after informal labor sources in their host country dried up but they were unable to return home because of.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020	Peru will emerge from 'economic hibernation' by May, elections date safe: president Peru hopes to gradually emerge from the economic hibernation aimed at halting the spread of the novel coronavirus and return to "more or less" normal levels of productive activity in 2021, President.. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020
Two Peruvian women diagnosed with COVID-19 give birth to healthy babies - doctor Two pregnant women diagnosed with the new coronavirus in Peru have given birth to babies who have tested negative for the disease, a hospital in the capital Lima said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on April 8, 2020	Gender divide: Peru, Panama limit men and women to alternate days out to stall virus Peru and Panama both started on Thursday limiting the times men and women can leave their homes in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters - Published on April 2, 2020
Peru calls up 10,000 army reserves to enforce quarantine Peru's government has called up around 10,000 army reservists to return to barracks to help patrol the country's streets and enforce a coronavirus quarantine, due to the high number of people failing.. Reuters - Published on April 1, 2020	Death toll in Peru hits seven as coronavirus spreads The death toll from coronavirus in Peru hit 7 on Tuesday after a 38-year-old man died after he contracted the disease while on a trip to Canada, the country's Ministry of Health said. Reuters - Published on March 25, 2020
Canadian man, 38, dies of coronavirus in Peru A 38-year-old Canadian man has died in Peru after contracting Covid-19 from a colleague in his home country, the country's Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on March 24, 2020	U.S. judge orders release of Peru ex-president on bail due to coronavirus outbreak A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the release of Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo on bail from a California jail, where he has been held pending extradition proceedings, citing insufficient safeguards.. Reuters - Published on March 20, 2020
Brazil restricts land borders with neighbors due to coronavirus Brazil decided on Thursday to restrict entry of foreign visitors at land borders with Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Suriname and French Guiana due to the coronavirus pandemic, the.. Reuters - Published on March 19, 2020	Peruvian president announces nighttime curfew as coronavirus spreads Peru´s President Martin Vizcarra on Wednesday announced an immediate restriction on overnight movement across the country in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus. Reuters - Published on March 18, 2020
Military roadblocks, curfews: Latin America tightens coronavirus controls Countries around Latin America tightened restrictions further on Monday to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, with Peru deploying military personnel on the streets, Costa Rica closing.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020	Peru deploys military to slow coronavirus spread; Chile closes borders Peru's government deployed masked military personnel to block major roads in Lima on Monday, while police restricted the movement of people, as the country rolled out a state of enforced "social.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020
Argentina, Bolivia, Peru curb travel, public gatherings over coronavirus fears Argentina, Bolivia and Peru announced stricter measures to seek to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in the region on Thursday, including halting flights to and from Europe, curbing the issuance.. Reuters - Published on March 12, 2020	Panama, Peru order school closures due to coronavirus Panama's government ordered the temporary closure of all schools due to the fast-spreading coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday, making it the second Latin American country to do so after Peru took.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020
El Salvador shuts classes in all schools on coronavirus fears Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Wednesday that all schools in El Salvador will be closed for three weeks due to coronavirus concerns, after governments in Panama and Peru took similar actions.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020	Master, president, god? On the trail of Peru's mysterious new political power broker In Peru's capital, a group dressed in biblical-style robes, veils, and sandals gathered one recent Sunday night to celebrate an unlikely victory: their congregation had overnight become a major force.. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020
Peru records first confirmed case of coronavirus, President Vizcarra says Peru recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus, President Martin Vizcarra said in a televised statement on Friday, as the disease begins to spread around South America. Reuters - Published on March 6, 2020	Former U.N. Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar dies aged 100 Former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the Iran-Iraq war of 1980 to 1988, died on Wednesday at his home in Lima aged 100. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020
119 evacuees from Japan cruise ship quarantined at Indian Army Facility in Manesar The 114 Indian nationals include nine females and 105 males, while the foreign nationals include one from Nepal, two from Sri Lanka, one from Peru and another one from South Africa. The evacuees will.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 27, 2020	119 Indians, 5 foreigners from coronavirus-hit Japan cruise ship land in Delhi on Air India flight A special Air India flight carrying 119 Indians and five nationals from Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru, who were on board the coronavirus-hit quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, landed.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 27, 2020
Latam nations hosting Venezuelan migrants could get international backing: Peruvian minister Latin American countries who are hosting the most Venezuelan migrants could in future receive financial support from an international fund, Peru's foreign minister said on Monday. Reuters - Published on February 24, 2020	Peruvian LGBTQ couples call for marriage equality in symbolic wedding LGBTQ couples in Peru took part in a symbolic wedding ceremony on Friday in an annual event aimed at calling for marriage equality in the conservative South American nation. Reuters - Published on February 15, 2020
'Death with dignity': Peruvian woman sues to end her life After spending months in a hospital's intensive care unit four years ago to treat her incurable and debilitating illness, Ana Estrada decided that at some point she would want to die before it got.. Reuters - Published on February 9, 2020	Peru's Keiko Fujimori vows to 'end her silence' as she is jailed again As Peruvian authorities detained opposition leader Keiko Fujimori on Tuesday night for a new 15-month jail term, the politician published a pre-recorded video alleging "persecution" and vowing to "end.. Reuters - Published on January 29, 2020
Peru judge orders Keiko Fujimori to return to jail for 15 months A Peruvian judge on Tuesday ordered that opposition leader Keiko Fujimori return to jail for 15 months as prosecutors continue a money laundering investigation against her, part of a corruption case.. Reuters - Published on January 28, 2020	'Stunning defeat': Fujimori's ghost fades in Peru after legislative gamble Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra took a gamble last year when he shuttered Congress after a bruising battle over a corruption crackdown with opposition lawmakers allied to the powerful Fujimori.. Reuters - Published on January 27, 2020
Peru elects deeply split Congress with right-of-center tilt Peruvians elected a fractured Congress with no clear leadership on Sunday, split among 10 parties with a center-right party grabbing the most seats with a tally of 24 out of 130, an Ipsos count of vote.. Reuters - Published on January 27, 2020	Gas truck explodes in Lima, killing two and injuring dozens A truck carrying natural gas exploded on Thursday in Peru's capital, killing at least two people and injuring 48 in an accident that Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra labeled a "tragedy." Reuters - Published on January 23, 2020
Peru to deport tourists for allegedly damaging, defecating at Machu Picchu Peruvian police said on Tuesday they would deport five tourists and prosecute another after they allegedly damaged stonework and defecated among the ruins at Machu Picchu, an Incan citadel that is one.. Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020	Peru's top court says Vizcarra's closure of Congress was legal In a win for Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra, the country's top court ruled on Tuesday that his dissolution of Congress amid a long-running standoff with lawmakers was legal. Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020
Highway crash in Peru kills 16, including two Germans At least 16 people, including two Germans, died in a crash in southern Peru on Monday after a bus collided with other vehicles and rolled over, local police said. Reuters - Published on January 6, 2020	Peru president vows tougher sanctions for labor accidents after McDonald's deaths Peru's President Martin Vizcarra said he will seek to strengthen labor laws to take more "concrete action" against companies involved in workplace accidents after two teenaged employees died in a.. Reuters - Published on December 19, 2019
McDonald's Peru operator shuts restaurants for inspection after employee deaths All 29 McDonald's Peru locations will remain closed until its local operator Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc completes inspections following the deaths of two teenaged employees at the weekend, the.. Reuters - Published on December 18, 2019	Peruvian prosecutor investigating deaths of two McDonald's employees A Peruvian prosecutor's office said it was investigating the death of two teenaged employees in a McDonald's-branded restaurant in Lima, in an incident that has spurred protests against the fast-food.. Reuters - Published on December 18, 2019

Peru

Country in South America

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Peru overtakes Italy in total cases of coronavirus

A Peruvian driver delivers ashes of the dead as coronavirus toll mounts

Peru extends protracted national lockdown until end of June

Peru coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 as demand sends drug prices soaring

Peru's confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 100,000: health ministry

Regional health body warns of COVID-19 spread in Amazon tri-border area

Peru extends nationwide lockdown until May 24 as coronavirus cases rise

Peru's Keiko Fujimori to be freed from prison during graft investigation

Peru's leader says to propose comprehensive pension reform

Death toll in Peru prison riot over coronavirus demands rises to nine

At least three inmates dead after Peruvian prison riot over coronavirus

Peru indigenous warn of 'ethnocide by inaction' as coronavirus hits Amazon tribes

Coronavirus cases accelerate in Peru to top 20,000, government extends quarantine

Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade

Masks reused and bodies mount as Peru strains under coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in Peru top 15,000, second highest in Latin America

COVID impasse: Bolivian and Peruvian migrants trapped at Chilean border

Peru will emerge from 'economic hibernation' by May, elections date safe: president

Two Peruvian women diagnosed with COVID-19 give birth to healthy babies - doctor

Gender divide: Peru, Panama limit men and women to alternate days out to stall virus

Peru calls up 10,000 army reserves to enforce quarantine

Death toll in Peru hits seven as coronavirus spreads

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U.S. judge orders release of Peru ex-president on bail due to coronavirus outbreak

Brazil restricts land borders with neighbors due to coronavirus

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Argentina, Bolivia, Peru curb travel, public gatherings over coronavirus fears

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