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Protests escalate in Peru against the new government

02:07 Protesters have flooded onto the streets across Peru in a wave of demonstrations that have escalated since former president Martín Vizcarra was abruptly ousted earlier this week.

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Peru's head of Congress takes over presidency

The president of the Peruvian Congress, Manuel Merino, assumed the presidency of the South American country on Tuesday, a day after ex-President Martin Vizcarra was impeached for alleged corruption.M

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Peru president Martín Vizcarra impeached by Congress

01:43 Manuel Merino has become Peru’s interim head of congress after President Martín Vizcarra accepted Congress’s decision of impeachment. Vizcarra is accused of corruption. He says h

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13 dead in botched police raid on illegal party at Lima nightclub

A botched police raid of a nightclub in Peru's capital Lima left at least 13 people dead and another six injured as panicked clients stampeded toward the exit, authori

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Peru's president announces reforms to healthcare system

02:18 Peru marked its 199th year as an independent nation on July 28.President Martin Vizcarra has announced sweeping reforms to the country's healthcare system.CGTN's Dan Collyns repo

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Peruvian president shuffles cabinet amid pandemic

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra swore in on Wednesday his new ministerial cabinet, appointing 11 new ministers and naming attorney Pedro Cateriano as the new presid

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China pledges continuous support for Peru in COVID-19 fight

China firmly supports the Peruvian government and people in their fight against COVID-19 and will continue to offer support and help within its capability, Chinese Pre

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People are making ventilators out of car-parts

01:39 Amid a potential shortage of imported ventilators from Europe and the United States, several Latin American countries have decided to make their own. A team of Uruguayan doctors

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Michael Shifter on Peru's new congress

05:03 In a first, Peruvians voted in a legislative election held separately from a presidential ballot.President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the legislature last year, amid an anti-corru

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Peru prepares for parliamentary election

03:18 Peruvians are set to elect a new Congress on Sunday. President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the chamber last year, after accusing the opposition of stone-walling reforms against cor

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Gas truck explodes in Lima, killing two and injuring dozens

A burned car is pictured after a tanker truck carrying gas exploded in a residential area in Lima, Peru January 23, 2020. / Reuters A truck carrying natural gas exploded on Thursday in Peru's