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19.02.2021 / 14:50

Chinese covid vaccine secretly given to VIPs

LIMA : After Peru’s death toll from Covid-19 surged last fall, nearly 500 politically connected people, including then-President Martin Vizcarra, were secretly given a Chinese vaccine, according to Peru’s government.The revelation that government consultants, lobbyists, cabinet ministers and the former president and his family were inoculated starting in September—before the vaccine was approved by Peruvian authorities—has resulted in a roiling scandal now dubbed Vaccine Gate.Peru’s health minister and other top officials have resigned, and prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into what happened with the 2,000 undisclosed shots from a Chinese government-owned company.“I feel outraged and furious with this situation," said

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Peru awaits new president's swearing in with cautious hope

LIMA – Peruvians returned to their daily lives Tuesday as the South American nation prepared to swear in its third president in a week.Many were hoping Francisco Sagasti will be the charm.“In my 63 years I’ve never seen a good president,” said Victor Mezzarina, who works in downtown Lima exchanging the Peruvian currency, the sol, for dollars. “I hope this one is different.”The nation is emerging from its worst constitutional crisis in two decades.

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Peru now has no president as crisis takes chaotic turn

LIMA – Who is the president of Peru?That answer to that question early Monday was no one.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 left Peru rudderless and in crisis less than a week after legislators ignited a storm of protest by removing President Martín Vizcarra, an anti-corruption crusader highly popular among Peruvians.After several hours of closed-door negotiations, congressional leaders emerged in the early hours of Monday to announce that their session was recessing without any decision and would reconvene later in the day.

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Pressure mounts on Peru's president after 2 die in protests

LIMA – Pressure was mounting on Peru's interim president to resign Sunday after a night of protests in which two people were killed and the country's political turmoil deepened.At least eight of Manuel Merino's Cabinet members had resigned by early Sunday and the president of Congress scheduled an emergency session to discuss the leader's resignation.More than 5,000 protesters marched through the streets of Lima on Saturday, wearing masks and carrying signs that read, “Merino is not my president.” Authorities said two men, ages 24 and 25, died from gunshot wounds during the demonstration.Merino, a little-known politician, rose to Peru's highest office Monday after the legislature voted to oust former President Martín Vizcarra.

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Peru president's ouster sparks wave of youth-led protests

LIMA – University student Yessenia Medina was trying to concentrate on her virtual psychology class when a stunning headline popped up on her screen: Peru’s Congress had voted to oust the nation’s popular president.Furious, the 23-year-old joined the thousands of students, workers and others protesting this week, decrying Congress and refusing to recognize the new president, Manuel Merino.“I think they removed him out of their own personal interests rather than those of the people,” she said. “Legislators are supposed to watching out for the good of all.”Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to remove now ex-President Martín Vizcarra on Monday, complaining about his handling of the pandemic and accusing him of corruption.

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Peru ouster throws nation's anti-corruption drive into doubt

LIMA – When Peru’s legislature booted President Martín Vizcarra from office this week, they may have done more than just oust a popular leader — they likely put the country’s best chance at making a dent on endemic corruption on hold.The chief of state had emerged as the country’s most vocal proponent in pushing through measures to end decades of dirty politics. Vizcarra dissolved Congress last year after lawmakers repeatedly stonewalled efforts to curb graft and reform the judiciary.

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Peru president faces impeachment vote amid pandemic turmoil

LIMA – Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra’s job is on the line Friday as opposition lawmakers push through an impeachment hearing criticized as a hasty and poorly timed ouster attempt in one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.Lawmakers appeared to be far short of the two-thirds majority vote required to remove Vizcarra from office, but even if he dodged the impeachment attempt analysts warned that he would not escape the ordeal entirely unscathed.His ability to carry forward the anti-corruption agenda he has sought to make the hallmark of his short but eventful administration could be further jeopardized if Vizcarra is perceived as having engaged in influence peddling himself.“His credibility in carrying through that

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13 killed in Peru during escape from police raid on club flouting coronavirus rules

coronavirus restrictions.The public prosecutor’s office said on Sunday that 11 of the 13 dead tested positive for COVID-19. Fifteen of the 23 people detained by police who broke up the clandestine event on Saturday night also tested positive, President Martin Vizcarra said.

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'I feel completely abandoned and helpless' - The NHS worker stranded in Peru due to coronavirus

An NHS worker stuck in Peru says she has been told she will have to pay thousands of pounds for a flight home.

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Dee Snider Calls Trump’s Coronavirus Response A ‘Mockery’ Amid His Daughter Still Trapped In Peru

Rock legend Dee Snider is begging to have his daughter Cheyenne brought home to the US. The 23-year-old is stranded in Peru after she traveled alone to attend a weeklong “spiritual retreat” near the northern city of Iquitos.

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US tourists stranded abroad don't know when they'll return

Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu's complex of Inca ruins. So they were thrilled when their flight landed last Friday in the Peruvian capital.

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Twister Sister Singer Dee Snider’s Daughter Chey, 23, Trapped in Peru: ‘It’s Frightening’

As the make-up wearin’, head bangin’, heavy metal frontman for Twisted Sister, Dee Snider famously sang, “I Wanna Rock.” Now, more than anything, Dee, 65, wants to be reunited with his 23-year-old daughter, Chey. Dee’s girl is currently stuck in Peru after she traveled alone to attend a weeklong “spiritual retreat” near the northern city of Iquitos. However, five days before she was to return, Peru’s President Martin Vizcarra issued a 15-day border closure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. All flights were grounded, leaving Chey trapped and Dee furious. “I am seriously frustrated — and it’s frightening,” he told Page Six.

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