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Fujimori was freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned by ex-President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Thursday, has been convicted of ordering the deaths of at least 25 people during his presidency. Fujimori, who was extradited from Chile to Peru in 2007, was sentenced to 25 years in jail in 2018 for human rights abuses during his…
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The boundaries of the species are pushed by a whale
Scientists have come up with a visual reconstruction of the skull of a colossus whale, which was found in Peru, based on skulls of related basilosaurid species. They said that some of the details are speculative but they cautioned that some of the detail are speculative. The skull belonged to a colossus whale that roamed…
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Hundreds of tourists are stuck in the Picchu.
About 300 tourists from around the world have been stranded in Machu Picchu after Peru declared a state of emergency amid protests over the ouster of President Pedro Castillo. Trains to and from Machu Picchu were halted on Tuesday, according to a statement from PeruRail, Peru’s railway operator in the south and southeast regions of…
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A mother hopes her daughter makes it home for Christmas in a country where she’s been stuck.
About 300 tourists from around the world have been left stranded in Machu Picchu, Peru, after the country was plunged into a state of emergency following the ousting of the country’s president. Peru’s Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cuzco has been temporarily suspended. “LATAM (the Peruvian Air Lines Experiment) keeps an eye on the…
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Boluarte was sworn in as the new president.
Peru President Dina Boluarte was sworn into office on Wednesday after she was elected by her party and the country’s Congress on a motion adopted by the Supreme Court. Boluarte’s predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted after he announced plans to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government. Boluarte called for a “political truce” to install…
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President Dina Boluarte does not rule out elections after Castillo’s ousting.
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte said she will ask the country’s Congress to dissolve the Parliament and organise elections to replace her and Congress. Boluarte was sworn in as the country’s President after lawmakers chose to defy ex-President Pedro Castillo, who ordered the dissolution of Congress and hold early elections to keep his job. This came…
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The rapid descent of Pedro Castillo from President to prisoner.
Peru’s Congress on Wednesday impeached and arrested former President Pedro Castillo, making Dina Boluarte the country’s first female President. The Congress voted to impeach Castillo after he announced that he was dissolving Congress and installing an emergency government. Boluarte is a lawmaker from Castillo’s party and the first woman President in Peru’s history.