Nov 11 Peru ouster throws nation’s anti-corruption drive into doubt By Christine Armario, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press When Peru’s legislature booted President Martín Vizcarra from office this week, they may have done more than just oust a popular leader — they likely put the country’s best chance at making a dent on endemic corruption on hold. Continue reading
Nov 10 Peru swears in new leader as political turmoil continues By Franklin Briceno, Christine Armario, Associated Press Merino's swearing in was met with anger, resignation and protests on the streets of Peru's capital a day after Congress voted to oust popular President Martín Vizcarra. Continue reading
Nov 09 Peru lawmakers vote to remove president over allegedly taking bribes By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press The president denied any wrongdoing but lawmakers said they didn't believe him. They also lambasted his response to the virus, pointing to rising poverty, deadly oxygen shortages and the country's misguided use of rapid antibody tests. Continue reading
Sep 18 Peru president faces impeachment vote amid pandemic turmoil By Christine Armario, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra’s job is on the line Friday as opposition lawmakers push through an impeachment hearing criticized as a hasty and poorly timed ouster attempt in one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 06 Desperate hunt for food by Peru’s poor amid virus quarantine By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Pushing a shopping cart with two children, César Alegre emerges from the large, deteriorated house near Peru's presidential palace that is shared by 45 families to search for food. The 52-year-old says his families eats only once or twice a… Continue reading
Mar 05 Two-term UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar dies at 100 By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press Pérez de Cuéllar's death ends a long diplomatic career that brought him full-circle from his first posting as secretary at the Peruvian embassy in Paris in 1944 to his later job as Peru's ambassador to France. Continue reading
Oct 04 Peru plunges into political crisis, bringing dark days for a dynasty By Christine Armario, Associated Press The dissolution of congress has plunged Peru into its deepest constitutional crisis in nearly three decades, and it may also be the start of a final, bleak chapter for the country's most prominent political dynasty. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 5:56 Peru looks for reforms after mining decimates the Amazon By Leo Schwartz In February, Peruvian authorities were sent in to the Amazon Rainforest to disrupt environmental devastation brought on by illegal gold mining. Satellite imagery now shows a 90 percent decline in new deforestation as the government and environmentalists try to initiate… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:31 Gold mining leaves heart of Peruvian Amazon a wasteland By Leo Schwartz A decade of illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has left thousands of acres of rainforest a wasteland. Unpermitted miners cleared vast sections of trees near Peru's border with Brazil and infused the land with mercury, causing an environmental… Continue watching
May 26 Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Peru early Sunday, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas but causing only one reported death. Continue reading