PERU CRISIS (UPDATES TEXT
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Politics
Peru’s congress scraps plan to advance polls as political turmoil drags on
Lima, Jan 27 (EFE).- Peru’s congress has rejected a proposal to move up elections to this year and pull the…
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Conflicts & War
Clashes, attacks on infrastructure in 2nd day of protests in Lima
Update 1: Adds details, complete rewrite including new headline, lede Lima, Jan 20 (EFE).- Anti-government protests in Lima on Friday…
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Conflicts & War
17 protesters die in the bloodiest day of Peru protests
(Update 2: Updates figures, adds new details, edits throughout, corrects name of news outlet in par 3, changes head and…
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Conflicts & War
Renewed clashes between Peruvian protesters, security forces leave 14 dead
(Update 1: Updates figure, lede, headline, adds details, edits throughout) Lima, Jan 9 (EFE).- At least 14 people died Monday…
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Conflicts & War
Peru protests death toll climbs to 22
Lima, Dec 16 (EFE).- At least two more protesters died on Friday in clashes with the police in Peru’s central…
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Politics
9 protesters die on Day 1 of Peru’s national emergency, toll rises to 17
Lima, Dec 15 (EFE).-At least nine protesters were killed on the first day of Peru’s national emergency on Thursday, raising…
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Conflicts & War
State of emergency imposed in Peru unrest areas after 2 die in protests
(Update 1: Adds details, edits throughout, new headline, lede) Lima, Dec 12 (EFE).- Peru’s president in the early hours of…
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Conflicts & War
Protest against curfew leads to violent clashes in Lima
(Update 2: Adds details of riots, changes headline, lede, edits throughout) Lima, Apr 5 (EFE).- A protest on Tuesday in…
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Politics
Peruvian president lifts controversial curfew in capital
Lima, Apr 5 (EFE).- Peru’s embattled leftist president reversed course Tuesday on the controversial – and possibly unconstitutional curfew he…
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