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Keiko Fujimori part of a Peruvian political dynasty

Keiko Fujimori is no stranger to high office.

04/06/2016

World News

At least 12 dead in Peru bus crash

At least 12 people have been killed in Peru when a coach in which they were travelling crashed in the northern province of Viru. Nearly 30 others

15/05/2016

Musica

Juan Diego Flórez: singing for Peru's disadvantaged children

Juan Diego Flórez is giving disadvantaged children a bright future through the power of music. Inspired by Venezuelan music network “El Sistema” the

12/05/2016

World News

More than 1,000 kilos of cocaine confiscated in Peru

Peruvian police have put on display more than 1,356 kilos of cocaine confiscated throughout the country in the first week of May. Peru is the world’s

12/05/2016

Colombia

Peru's most wanted man is deported from Colombia

Colombia police have handed over an alleged Peruvian drug lord to the Peruvian authorities. Gerson Galvez, known as Caracol or The Snail, and who has

02/05/2016

World News

Fujimori likely to face Kuczynski in Peru presidential run-off

Centre-right candidate Keiko Fujimori has won the first round of Peru’s presidential election. Early official results with around two-fifths of votes

11/04/2016

World News

Keiko Fujimori 'wins Peru's presidential first round'

Centre-right candidate Keiko Fujimori has won the first round of Peru’s presidential election. Exit polls have given her about 40 percent of the

11/04/2016

World News

Electorate split ahead of Peru presidential vote

Peru is set for presidential elections on Sunday. Polls show front-runner Keiko Fujimori is short of the fifty percent of votes needed for an

09/04/2016

World News

Violent clashes between police and protesters in Peru over unopened university

The clashes in the country's southwest left some 20 people, mostly police officers, injured

02/04/2016

World

Direct flights from London to Lima soon to come

Euronews spoke at Berlin’s ITB to Sandra Doig Alberdi, Incoming Tourism Deputy Director at Prom Perú, about how Peru tries to improve its

10/03/2016

World News

Peru sends in army to deal with floods blamed on El Niño

The authorities in Peru are sending the military to help areas affected by floods that have afflicted several parts of the country. Scientists blame

01/03/2016

World News

Bull running festival in Peru leaves eight injured

An annual bull running festival in Huancavelica in Peru’s Cusco province went badly wrong when the animals began charging spectators and running into

05/01/2016

World News

Police in Peru raid and destroy illegal Amazonian gold mines

Peruvian police have destroyed dozens of illegal gold mining camps close to the Amazonian nature reserve. Peru raids illegal gold mines #video

18/12/2015

World News

Peru opens museum to remember victims of armed conflict

The country's president has officially opened a memorial museum in Lima called the Place of Memory

18/12/2015

World News

World Travel Market 2015 interview – Elisabeth Hakim, Peru

04/11/2015

Economy

IMF and World Bank annual meeting underway in Lima

The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank is getting underway in Lima, Peru, with the global economy on perhaps the

09/10/2015

Economy

IMF downgrades global growth forecast

IMF director Christine Lagarde has been drawing inspiration from some of Peru’s attractions as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank hold

06/10/2015

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Intrepid penguin goes for a wander in Peru

27/08/2015

World News

Thousands of Peru coca growers hit by anti-cocaine drive

A family of coca growers in Peru try to salvage their damaged crops after their plot was destroyed by a government eradication campaign. Thousands

18/08/2015

World News

One dead and 50 hurt in clashes between police and strikers in Peru

In Peru clashes between police and striking miners left one person dead and around 50 more injured. Activity at the La Oroya complex,185km west of

12/08/2015