Peru

Fatal train accident near Machu Picchu in Peru: one dead, at least 40 injured

The Pope's Nativity Scenes: Mary as a Tennis Racket

The Christmas nativity scene in an old tin can - or in a bus that drives around Rome? The Vatican has commissioned over a hundred artists to interpret the classic Christmas scene.

Several dead in landslides in Peru – 30 missing

At least 12 people, including three children, were killed in a landslide at a river port in central Peru on Monday, with another 30 people missing.

Peru imposes state of emergency

New prison sentence for Peruvian ex-president

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is sentenced to eleven and a half years in prison for attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree in December 2022.

Peru's ex-president sentenced to 14 years in prison

Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes.

Green funds invest in blacklisted mines

Swedish funds and banks are investing in blacklisted mining projects through green funds, a new report shows. I can understand that savers feel frustrated that it is difficult to make a green fund choice, says Jakob König at Fair Finance Guide, who conducted the survey together with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.

Drugs and gold – the Amazon is threatened by criminals

The lust for drugs and gold has led to criminal gangs taking control of large areas of the Amazon. “Nature crime” has become a growing threat to the world's largest rainforest, home to thousands of endangered animals and plants.