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November 17, 2020 at 12:38 pm

Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru swore in its third president in just over a week Tuesday in a televised ceremony that residents of the fraught...

A caravan of demonstrators on motorcycles ride as they wait for news on who will be the country’s next president, in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Manuel Merino announced his resignation following massive protests, unleashed when lawmakers ousted President Martin Vizcarra. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ABD109 ABD109

November 15, 2020 at 9:23 pm

Peru’s Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leader VIEW

The Latin American nation’s political turmoil took a chaotic turn Sunday when interim leader Manuel Merino quit and Congress couldn’t decide on his replacement. That...

November 14, 2020 at 10:23 pm

Peru’s interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s interim president resigned Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests unleashed...

November 11, 2020 at 12:22 pm

Peru ouster throws nation’s anti-corruption drive into doubt VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — When Peru’s legislature voted President Martín Vizcarra from office this week, they may have done more than just oust a popular...

November 9, 2020 at 9:04 pm

Peru’s swears in new leader as political turmoil hits nation VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru swore in a new president Tuesday who is unknown to most and was recently accused of trying to secure the...

November 9, 2020 at 4:27 pm

Congress votes to oust Peru’s president amid pandemic crisis VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday night to remove President Martín Vizcarra from office, expressing anger over his handling of the coronavirus...

November 6, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Nations long targeted by US chide Trump’s claims of fraud

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Demands to stop the vote count. Baseless accusations of fraud. Claims that the opposition is trying to “steal” the election. Across...

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November 6, 2020 at 3:39 pm

Nations long targeted by US chide Trump’s claims of fraud

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Demands to stop the vote count. Baseless accusations of fraud. Claims that the opposition is trying to “steal” the election. Across...

Nation & World

October 24, 2020 at 12:11 pm

Opposition activist leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Prominent opposition activist Leopoldo López has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years of frustrated efforts...

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Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez welcomes Indigenous demonstrators to Bolivar square after they marched there to protest the government in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. The leaders of Indigenous communities say they are mobilizing to reject massacres, assassinations of social leaders, criminalization of social protest, to defend their territory, democracy and peace, and plan to stay in the capital for a nationwide protest and strike on Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) COFV129 COFV129

October 19, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America VIEW

Latin America is home to half the 10 countries with the world's highest case totals, a consequence of weak public health systems, social factors like...