Portal:Peru/News/2008

December


 * December 23 Peru alters foreign inmate rules. BBC
 * December 22 As boom slows, Peru scrambles to gin up economy. Reuters
 * December 20 Soccer-FIFA lifts bans on Peru, Samoa and Kuwait. Reuters
 * December 17 'Ancient city unearthed' in Peru. BBC
 * December 12 Peru: Shining Path expands role in cocaine trade. Reuters
 * December 8 Peru's Garcia announces $13 bln stimulus package. Reuters
 * December 8 Peruvian chefs serve up world's largest ceviche. Reuters
 * December 7 Peru aims for zero deforestation. BBC
 * December 5 "Shining Path" leader seeks new trial. Reuters
 * December 5 Peru appoints new army chief, replaces Donayre. Living in Peru
 * December 1 Chileans angry over Peru general's 'body bag' remark. CNN

November


 * November 27 Peruvian jungle ambush leaves four policemen dead. Reuters
 * November 25 FIFA ban Peru over government interference. CNN
 * November 23 Bush leaves Peru without date for trade deal. Reuters
 * November 20 China and Peru agree trade deal. BBC
 * November 18 Peru steps up APEC security on fears about rebels. Reuters
 * November 7 Soccer-Peru loses under-20 tournament over domestic dispute. Reuters
 * November 5 State of emergency declared in Peru province. CNN
 * November 3 'Peruvian Songbird' Yma Sumac dies. CNN

October


 * October 15 Peruvian soldiers die in ambush. BBC
 * October 12 Peru's Garcia names leftist governor as new PM. Reuters
 * October 10 Oil row brings down Peru cabinet. BBC
 * October 10 Peru rebels launch deadly ambush. BBC
 * October 10 Peru stock trading halted; central bank intervenes. Reuters
 * October 7 Oil contract scandal shakes Peru. BBC

September


 * September 30 Chef Acurio brings Peru's food boom to the poor. Reuters
 * September 30 Peru cenbank works to keep Sol stronger than 3/dlr. Reuters
 * September 25 Fire burns ancient sites near Peru's Machu Picchu. Reuters
 * September 19 'Rebel leader' rejects surrender. BBC
 * September 10 Archaeologists find pre-Inca sacrificial tomb near Sacsayhuaman. Associated Press

August


 * August 8 Power blackouts hit swaths of Peru's capital. Reuters

July


 * July 24 Peruvian congressmen wants jail for nude woman who used flag as saddle. Reuters
 * July 21 Logging threatens tribes in Peru's Amazon. Reuters
 * July 14 Peru's new finance minister an IMF veteran. Reuters
 * July 14 Standard & Poor's raises Peru's foreign currency rating to investment grade. MSNBC
 * July 11 Peru central bank raises benchmark rate to 6 pct. Reuters
 * July 10 Anti-government protests hit Peru. BBC
 * July 8 Magnitude 6 quake rattles Peru. CNN
 * July 7 Peru mining strike ends after nearly one week. Reuters
 * July 6 Pre-Columbian Moche tomb unearthed near Ucupe. BBC
 * July 1 Peru leader accuses Bolivia's Morales of meddling. CNN

June


 * June 30 Peruvian mines hit by nationwide strike. Reuters
 * June 30 Spy chief defends Peru's Fujimori. BBC
 * June 25 IADB signs $800 million loan contracts for Peru gas. Reuters
 * June 24 Group denies misleading media over Amazon tribe. Reuters
 * June 18 Peru police hostages freed by mine protesters. Reuters
 * June 17 Peru mine protesters seize police. BBC
 * June 17 Forlan scores hat-trick in Uruguay rout of Peru. Reuters
 * June 17 Peru's 'copper mountain' in Chinese hands. BBC
 * June 17 Peru's economy grows 13 percent in April. CNN
 * June 15 Peru held by Colombia in World Cup qualifier. Reuters
 * June 13 Peru sends fuel as mining protests isolate cities. Reuters
 * June 12 Peru's Aerocondor ordered to suspend 737-200 flights. Flight Global
 * June 12 Peruvians seek relatives in mass grave. BBC
 * June 12 Thousands block roads in Peru to pressure president. Reuters
 * June 6 Machu Picchu ruin 'found earlier'. BBC
 * June 6 Peru's Fujimori tongue lesion cancerous: daughter. Reuters
 * June 4 Peru to protect isolated tribes. BBC News
 * June 2 Peru evaluating timing of World Bank, IADB payment. Reuters

May


 * May 29 Peru signs free-trade pacts with Canada, Singapore. Reuters
 * May 27 Peru's poor left behind as growth soars. BBC News
 * May 27 Peru 'dog-killer' MP investigated. BBC News
 * May 26 Peru recovers mass grave bodies. BBC News
 * May 23 Rifts threaten to overshadow South American union. Reuters
 * May 22 Peru environment czar wants balance with miners. Reuters
 * May 16 Food prices focus at Peru summit. BBC News
 * May 16 Biofuels, trade dominate EU-Latin American summit. Reuters
 * May 16 EU, Latin American leaders meet on trade, climate. Reuters
 * May 14 Peru sets up environment ministry. BBC News
 * May 14 Food prices center stage at EU-Latin America summit. Reuters
 * May 9 Peru government backs away from Suez gas pipeline. Reuters
 * May 6 Peru unions say ready for nationwide mining strike. Reuters
 * May 5 Chinese miner to develop Toromocho copper project. Reuters
 * May 5 Peru putting human rights at risk, groups say. Reuters

April


 * April 30 Peruvians ditch the dollar, move savings to soles. Reuters
 * April 29 Peru's main port being expanded by Dubai Ports. Reuters
 * April 25 Peru to protest Europe on terrorism. CNN
 * April 18 Peru's army gives food to poor as Garcia struggles. Reuters
 * April 15 As other staples soar, potatoes break new ground. Reuters
 * April 15 Peru's economy surges 11.9 pct in February. Reuters
 * April 14 Doe Run Peru says strike has cut output 25 pct. Reuters
 * April 13 Peru rescues seven miners trapped by landslide. Reuters
 * April 10 Companies propose pipelines in southern Peru. Reuters
 * April 10 Peru's central bank raises key rate to 5.5 percent. Reuters
 * April 10 Tourists die in Peru plane crash. BBC News
 * April 9 Death squad members convicted in Peru. CNN
 * April 5 Workers strike at Peru's Doe Run smelter facility. Reuters
 * April 4 Peru's Garcia: markets trump the left. Reuters
 * April 3 Economy not overheating: Peru finance minister. Reuters
 * April 2 Excavation turns up oldest gold jewelry in the Americas. CNN
 * April 2 Fitch elevates Peru rating to investment grade. Reuters

March


 * March 31 Peru's booming pension funds eye mortgages, ports. Reuters
 * March 28 Peru central bank may clamp down again. Reuters
 * March 28 Shougang looks to double Peru iron output in 2010. Reuters
 * March 27 JP Morgan: Sell Turkey, Argentina debt; buy Peru. Reuters
 * March 24 Peru tribe battles oil giant over pollution. BBC News
 * March 24 Police officer killed, six wounded in Peru ambush. Reuters
 * March 23 Peru eyes trade deal with China. CNN
 * March 22 Peru police, indigenous group clash at Pluspetrol. Reuters
 * March 19 Peru seizes two FARC rebels with tip from Colombia. Reuters
 * March 17 Japan urges fair trial for Peru's Fujimori. CNN
 * March 17 Peru accuses Venezuela's Chavez of meddling. Reuters
 * March 15 Pre-Inca temple uncovered in Peru. CNN
 * March 14 Peru to allow Amazon explorations despite protests. Reuters
 * March 12 Copter crashes in Peru with 10 aboard. CNN
 * March 12 Peru meteorite may rewrite rules. BBC News
 * March 11 Peru bets on desalination to ensure water supplies. Reuters
 * March 6 Bolivia and Peru defend coca use. BBC News
 * March 6 Peru 'Little Mermaid' walks at first day of school. Reuters
 * March 5 U.S. court awards $37 million in 1985 Peru massacre. Reuters
 * March 1 Peru police arrest seven ahead of global summits. Reuters

February


 * February 28 Congress extends Andean trade benefits 10 months. Reuters
 * February 28 Peru declares emergency in areas hit by flooding. Reuters
 * February 28 Witness changes story on Fujimori. BBC News
 * February 26 Archeologists find 5,500-year-old plaza in Peru. Reuters
 * February 22 Chinese miner to move Peru town of 5,000 people. Reuters
 * February 18 Peruvian police arrest 15 suspected guerrillas. Reuters
 * February 15 Grief haunts Peru quake survivors. BBC News
 * February 14 Peru's Aje beverages to sell juices in Mexico. Reuters
 * February 5 Peru's gas exporting project gets World Bank loan. Reuters
 * February 8 Draft law sparks protests in Peru. BBC News
 * February 8 Peru's potato passion goes global. BBC News

January


 * January 25 Fear grows with violence in Peru's cocaine trade. Reuters
 * January 21 Peru stock market has biggest drop since 1995. Reuters
 * January 19 Fujimori accused of kidnap plot. BBC News
 * January 17 Chile-Peru spat over sea border. BBC News
 * January 16 Peru ups bank deposits on inflows of foreign cash. Reuters
 * January 14 Spain's Repsol finds gas in Peru. Reuters
 * January 10 Peru's central bank raises key rate to 5.25 pct. Reuters
 * January 4 Peru reporter says Fujimori's guards abducted him. Reuters

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