Peru extends state of emergency over extortion gangs

Peru extended its state of emergency on Sunday by 30 days over a wave of killings linked to extortion gangs. The country has been in a state of emergency since mid-March, with soldiers deployed to help police crack down on gangs. Under the state of …

Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru

Nobel Prize-Winning Novelist, Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, Dies at 89

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, who enchanted readers with his intellectual rigor and lyrical prose for five decades and nearly became president of his country, died on Sunday aged 89. He died in the country's capital Lima surrounded by his family …

Peru: President laments death of Mario Vargas Llosa

A message on Presidential Office social media accounts emphasized that Vargas Llosa's intellectual genius and his vast body of work will remain an enduring legacy for future generations. "President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra and the Government …

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Gabriel Rimachi holds an issue of the literary magazine he directs, dedicated to Peruvian Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, after the announcement of the writer's death at the age of 89, in front of his home in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 13, …

Nobel Literature Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Dies In Peru

Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network X. Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of …

Peru: Nobel Prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa dies

The acclaimed man of letters passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones, his son Alvaro Vargas Llosa reported via social media. Likewise, the son shared a letter signed by himself and his siblings, Morgana and Gonzalo, stating that no public …

Peru's president avoids impeachment over 'Rolexgate' scandal

A congressional committee in Peru has dismissed an investigation into President Dina Boluarte over allegations she accepted Rolex watches as bribes. The decision by the subcommittee means Boluarte - whose approval ratings are in single digits - is shielded …

Peru’s Dina Boluarte Disapproval Rises To 94%

Peru’s president, Dina Boluarte. Photo: EFE/ John Reyes Mejía April 13, 2025 Hour: 1:46 pm The disapproval of the president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, rose to 94% and skepticism about the appointment of the new minister of the interior, Julio Díaz, in a …

China’s Cosco weighs legal action after Peru sets price controls at megaport

Chinese ports operator Cosco Shipping could kick off legal proceedings in Peru after the local regulator determined that prices at Cosco’s Chancay megaport must be controlled, the firm said in a statement sent on Friday. Cosco stressed that it offered …