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  At least 18 dead, 48 injured as double-decker bus plunges off road in Peru

  World | July 26, 2025 11:20 IST

  The double-decker bus belonging to the company “Expreso Molina Líder Internacional” reportedly went off the road and fell down a slope in the district of Palca, Junín region.

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  Biden, Xi Jinping to hold last meeting in Peru as Trump vows to slap 60 per cent tariff on China

  World | November 14, 2024 10:33 IST

  Both Biden and Xi Jinping will discuss "a range of global hot spots," including the heightened tensions in relations between Washington and Beijing.

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  Alberto Fujimori, Peru's former President convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86

  World | September 12, 2024 6:57 IST

  Fujimori, who was Peru's president from 1990 to 2000, was sentenced to 25 years in jail in 2009 for ordering the killings of 25 Peruvians during the bloody war with Maoist rebels in the 1990s. He was pardoned last year in light of his ill-health, including a tumour.

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  Peru becomes first South American country to adopt UPI technology, signs agreement with NPCI

  Business | June 05, 2024 18:50 IST

  Julio Velarde, Governor of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru calls it a significant step towards strengthening and modernising the Peruvian payments system by expanding access to digital payments.

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  Seventh round of India-Peru trade negotiations concludes, both nations pledge closer economic ties

  India | April 11, 2024 23:33 IST

  Around sixty delegates together from both sides participated in the negotiations. In the last two decades, the trade between India and Peru has increased from US$ 66 million in 2003 to around US$ 3.68 billion in 2023.

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  Peru man claims to be OLDEST person on earth, reveals secret to his vitality on 124th b'day I VIDEO

  World | April 10, 2024 13:39 IST

  Peruvian authorities are currently helping Abad apply to the Guinness World Records for independent verification. If it comes true, it would make him by a distance the oldest living person and even the oldest ever independently verified human.

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  Peru: 27 dead in gold mine fire tragedy | DETAILS

  World | May 08, 2023 7:33 IST

  Peru: Police confirmed that the fire that broke out inside the La Esperanza 1 mine in the Arequipa region of Peru, was caused by a short circuit.

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  Strong earthquake kills at least 14 in Ecuador, 1 in Peru | DETAILS

  World | March 19, 2023 8:40 IST

  Earthquake news today: The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second-largest city. One of the victims died in Peru, while 14 others died in Ecuador.

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  At least 13 dead in anti-government protests in Peru

  World | January 10, 2023 9:18 IST

  Nationwide, protests were reported in about 13% of Peru's provinces, with many of them consisting of roadblocks making it impossible for truckers to deliver produce to market.

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  Peru’s first female president fails to quash violent protests despite invoking Emergency

  World | December 17, 2022 9:42 IST

  Peru protests: Almost since the moment last week when Dina Boluarte took over from the ousted leader Pedro Castillo to become Peru’s first female president, she has appealed for calm and a chance to govern, insisting that the caretaker job came to her out of circumstance, not personal ambition.

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  Peru’s new government gives military new power amid protests

  World | December 14, 2022 23:37 IST

  Peru’s new president, Dina Boluarte, pleaded for calm as demonstrations continue against her and the Congress that ousted her predecessor. Answering demands for immediate elections, she suggested they could be held a year from now, four months before her earlier proposal, which placated no one.

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  7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Peru, no injuries reported

  World | May 26, 2022 23:24 IST

  The quake swayed some buildings in La Paz, the capital of neighbouring Bolivia, where people fled into the streets.

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  It's not just Sri Lanka, several other countries are facing an economic meltdown

  World | May 12, 2022 21:12 IST

  The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have pushed debt levels for many countries to alarming levels.

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  Peru: 7 killed when plane on Nazca lines tour crashes

  World | February 05, 2022 7:13 IST

  Brigadier Juan Tirado, a firefighter with the 82nd Fire Company in Nazca, said the plane went down near an airfield in the city. The Nazca lines themselves were not damaged.

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  Earthquake of 7.5 magnitude jolts Peru’s Barranca

  World | November 28, 2021 17:02 IST

  This comes hours after an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 28 km west of Callao at 06.32 GMT on Sunday.

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  At least 20 dead in bus accident in Peru

  World | April 13, 2021 16:58 IST

  At least 20 people were killed and 14 others injured in Peru after an interprovincial bus skidded and overturned in Sihuas province in the northern Ancash region, authorities said on Monday.

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  Bus plunges into ravine, killing 10 in Peru

  World | November 25, 2019 8:18 IST

  The bus appeared to have skidded off the road some 500 meters from the Carpish Tunnel on its way from Huancayo in Junin to Pucallpa in northeast Ucayali, the Xinhua news agency reported.  

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  James Rodriguez returns to Colombia squad after four-match absence

  Football | October 30, 2019 14:11 IST

  Colombia coach Carlos Queiroz announced his squad of 34 players on Tuesday for matches against Peru in Miami and later against Ecuador in New Jersey.

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  Luis Abram's 85th minute goal helps Peru shock Brazil 1-0

  Football | September 11, 2019 14:02 IST

  Peru shockingly pulled out only its second win over Brazil in 21 matches after Luis Abram nodded home from a Yoshimar Yotun's free-kick.

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  2019 Copa America: Peru upset Chile to set up final showdown against Brazil

  Football | July 04, 2019 9:04 IST

  Peru put three past Chile to reach the final of the Copa America, where they will meet hosts Brazil.