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Fire in gold mine kills at least 27, Peruvian officials say

Peruvian authorities say a fire broke out deep in a gold mine in southern Peru and killed at least 27 workers during an overnight shift

The Independent UK

Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela

Chile's government said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the border with Peru were repatriated to Venezuela on a humanitarian flight Sunday.

Reuters

Peru miners killed after suspected fire at gold mine

An unknown number of miners were killed after a suspected fire at a gold mine in Peru, authorities said Saturday, as police worked to recover the bodies.

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Study: China's squid fleet avoids Peru to dodge new port law

A port regulation adopted by Peru to combat illegal fishing by Chinese squid vessels appears to have driven the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet deeper into the shadows and raised the risk of forced labor

The Independent UK

Most foreigners in Peru have irregular immigration status -minister

More than half of the 1.5 million foreigners in Peru, mostly from Venezuela, are in the country under an irregular immigration status, Peru's interior minister said Wednesday.

Reuters

Peru actions in violent protests could be classified as massacre, rights group says

Peruvian authorities committed "serious" human rights violations during anti-government protests last December, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said on Wednesday, adding the violent actions could be classified as a massacre.

Reuters

Rights panel: Peru used excessive force to quell protests

The Inter American Commission on Human Rights says Peru’s military and police forces used excessive force to quell violent anti-government protests, and that they should be investigated as possible extrajudicial executions and massacres

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Ranked! The 20 best South American players of all time

The Argentines, Brazilians, Uruguayans and even Peruvians who have defined the beautiful game over over the centuries

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Chile, Peru discuss safe passage for stranded migrants

Stranded for five days under the scorching desert sun alongside a highway, Venezuelan Rosmary Morales looks on helplessly at a wall of police officers blocking her passage into Peru

The Independent UK

Peru sends military to Chile border to block undocumented migrants

Some 700 Peruvian soldiers and police officers will reinforce its southern border with Chile to prevent the entry of undocumented migrants, Peruvian authorities said on Friday, amid diplomatic tensions between the two countries over the issue.

Reuters

Migration crisis as hundreds stranded at Peru-Chile border

A migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru is intensifying, with hundreds of people stranded, unable to cross into Peru in an effort to return to their home country of Venezuela

The Independent UK

Watch live: International officials warn of dangers of crossing US-Mexico border illegally

Watch live as officials from the US, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru hold a news conference to warn about the dangers of crossing the US-Mexico border illegally.

The Independent UK

Peruvian gas firm doubles up as pre-Hispanic tomb-finder

Peruvian archaeologist Cecilia Camargo isn't your usual tomb-finder hunting for lost ruins: she works for the local gas firm.

Reuters

'We're 81-year-old best friends and we're on a mission to travel the world together'

Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby, from Texas visited Peru, Chile, Argentina, Antarctica, England, Spain, Italy, Finland, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Japan and Australia

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Ukraine Evacuates 138 Civilians from Sudan

Ukraine has rescued 138 civilians, including its own nationals and citizens of Georgia and Peru, who were trapped by fighting in Sudan, Ukraine's military intelligence said on Tuesday. The GUR military intelligence agency said that it had evacuated 87 citizens of Ukraine, who were mostly aviation specialists - pilots and…

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Ukraine evacuates 138 civilians from Sudan

Ukraine has rescued 138 civilians, including its own nationals and citizens of Georgia and Peru, who were trapped by fighting in Sudan, Ukraine's military intelligence said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Archaeologists in Peru find adolescent mummy wrapped in bundle

Peruvian archaeologists unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of the modern capital on Monday, in the latest discovery dating back to pre-Inca times.

Reuters

In surprise move, Peru's president names four new ministers

Peru's President Dina Boluarte on Sunday swore in new ministers of justice, education, work and external trade in a surprise move in the South American nation that has endured intense political infighting for years.

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Peru’s former President Toledo extradited from US to face graft charges

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was extradited from the U.S. on Sunday, and is now set to become the third former leader of the Andean nation to be currently incarcerated.

The Guardian - UK

Peru: former president Alejandro Toledo arrives to face corruption charges

Leader from 2001 to 2006 extradited from US after judge dismisses appeal

The Independent UK

Peru's ex-president returned home to face corruption charges

Former President Alejandro Toledo has arrived in Lima after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents

Reuters

Peru's Toledo returns home to join two other former heads of state in jail

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo returned on Sunday to Peru from the United States, becoming the third head of state to be imprisoned as the South American country seeks to shake off years of corruption by its rulers.

Reuters

Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future

Climate change campaigners gathered in New York's Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide planted trees and cleared trash to mark the 54th annual celebration of the environment.

The Independent UK

Sculptures, artifacts returned to Peru in LA ceremony

The United States has returned several Peruvian antiquities, including the intricate knot-work artifacts known as khipus, in a ceremony at the Los Angeles consulate

Reuters

Extradition near for Peru ex-president, nation's third jailed leader

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday, a U.S. Marshals Service official told Reuters, a day after his last-ditch bid to block his extradition to Peru over corruption charges was denied.

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