Peru
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Nearly 500 Peru gov’t officials secretly vaccinated against COVID-19, president saysInterim President Francisco Sagasti said the officials' names are being turned over to prosecutors as the growing scandal over unequal access to vaccines rattles the government.WorldFeb 16
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Montreal man charged in plot to bring cocaine from Peru to VermontCourt records say Georges Yaghmour was arrested in Florida last month and was charged with conspiring to distribute more than 11 pounds of cocaine.CanadaDec 28, 2020
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Peru becomes 5th Latin American country to surpass 1 million coronavirus casesPeru has struggled to contain the virus in spite of closing its airports for almost six months and ordering most of its residents to stay at home.WorldDec 23, 2020
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B.C. couple in final bid to bring children of their missing daughter back to CanadaThe children's father is accused of killing their mother, and remains a fugitive. The children are currently living with the man's mother in Peru.CrimeDec 3, 2020
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Congress in Peru selects centrist lawmaker to be new presidentPeople waved the nation's red-and-white flag and blared horns outside the gates of Congress as Francisco Sagasti of the centrist Purple Party was selected the legislature's new president.WorldNov 16, 2020
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Peru’s interim president resigns after protests over ousted leaderThe decision came after a night of unrest in which dozens of protesters were injured from blunt force, tear gas or projectiles that rights groups say came predominantly from police using excessive force to quell the protests.PoliticsNov 15, 2020
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Peru’s president removed from office after 2nd impeachment attemptThe president announced he would not try to fight the ouster, while analysts called the action by legislators an overt and risky power grab.WorldNov 9, 2020
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Peru’s president survives impeachment vote, but turmoil expected to remainDespite dodging the impeachment attempt, President Martin Vizcarra is still dealing with one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks and a sagging economy as his reputation dims.WorldSep 18, 2020
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Peru’s president faces impeachment threat for alleged ties to suspected fraudsterThe move risks plunging the country further into crisis as it battles one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks globally amid its deepest recession in decades.WorldSep 11, 2020
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13 killed in Peru during escape from police raid on club flouting coronavirus rulesThe public prosecutor's office said on Sunday that 11 of the 13 dead tested positive for COVID-19.HealthAug 23, 2020
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