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Alberto Fujimori, Peru's controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning in which thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima to visit the politician's casket. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte saluted the...
Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori and granted him a state funeral despite his convictions for human rights abuses and corruption. Fujimori, who governed the South American...
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was...
Buenaventura: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
LIMA, Peru (AP) — LIMA, Peru (AP) — Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $70.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Lima, Peru-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share. ...
Pacasmayo: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
LIMA, Peru (AP) — LIMA, Peru (AP) — Cementos Pacasmayo SAA (CPAC) on Monday reported earnings of $9.8 million in its second quarter. The Lima, Peru-based company said it had profit of 12 cents per share. The cement provider posted revenue of $122.2 million in the...
Mexico's most dangerous city for police suffers simultaneous attacks that kill 2 more officers
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two police officers were shot to death in the embattled Mexican city of Celaya amid a wave of targeted attacks that authorities said Thursday were likely carried out by a drug cartel. A total of 18 Celaya police officers have been shot to death so far this year,...
