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Supporters of presidential candidate Pedro Castillo gather near a ballot counting site, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Peruvians on Tuesday were still waiting to learn who will become their president next month as votes from Sunday’s runoff election continued to be counted and the tiny difference between the two polarizing populist candidates narrowed. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peruvians wait to learn who will be president

Jun. 08, 2021 03:16 PM EDT

Presidential candidate Pedro Castillo celebrates partial election results with supporters at his campaign headquarters in Lima, Peru, Monday, June 7, 2021, the day after the runoff election. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Peru's presidential runoff election too close to call

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 07, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

A voter arrives to a polling station guarded by police in Tacabamba, Peru, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Peruvians vote Sunday in a presidential run-off election to choose between Pedro Castillo, a political novice who until recently was a rural schoolteacher, and Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
2 polarizing populists vie in Peru's presidential runoff

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 06, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

Shamans hold a photo of presidential candidate Pedro Castillo of the Free Peru party, as they perform a good luck ritual ahead of the presidential runoff election, at the Cerro San Cristobal in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The June 6 runoff pits Castillo against Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 03, 2021 09:25 AM EDT

A health worker conducts a COVID-19 swab test on a resident as they monitor cases at a village in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday, May 31, 2021. The president of the Philippines recently warned he will jail village leaders and police officers who don't enforce pandemic lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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By The Associated Press May. 31, 2021 01:13 AM EDT

Peru to investigate 'empty syringes' vaccination scandal

May. 11, 2021 08:03 PM EDT
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Health Ministry said Tuesday it is investigating nurses who are accused of trying to inoculate patients with empty syringes during the...

Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo cooks breakfast for his family in his home in Chugur, Peru, Friday, April 16, 2021. Castillo, a rural teacher, who has proposed rewriting Peru's constitution and deporting all immigrants living in the country illegally who commit crimes, will face rival candidate Keiko Fujimori in the June 6 presidential run-off election. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Students' struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president

By Franklin Briceño And Regina Garcia Cano Apr. 18, 2021 09:47 AM EDT

Voters wait for the opening of a polling station during general elections in Lima, Peru, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoff

By Regina Garcia Cano And Gonzalo Solano Apr. 12, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

Guillermo Lasso, presidential candidate of Creating Opportunities party, CREO, celebrates after a presidential runoff election at his campaign headquarters in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sunday, April 11, 2021. With most of the votes counted Lasso, a former banker, had a lead over economist Andres Arauz, a protege of former President Rafael Correa.(AP Photo/Angel Dejesus)
Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote

By Regina Garcia Cano And Gonzalo Solano Apr. 11, 2021 12:00 AM EDT

Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, representing the Creating Opportunities party or CREO, flashes a thumbs up at a campaign rally in Cayambe, Ecuador, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Lasso, a former banker, and rival Andres Arauz, a protege of former president Rafael Correa, will compete in a second-round vote this coming Sunday, April 11. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic

By Regina Garcia Cano And Mauricio Muñoz Apr. 09, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

A doctor prepares a dose of China's Sinopharm vaccine during a priority COVID-19 vaccination of health workers at a public hospital in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Peru received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Amid scandal, Peru says 487 officials vaccinated secretly

By Franklin Briceño Feb. 15, 2021 02:40 PM EST

Doctor Oscar Zuniga, 61, who lost three brothers and two nephews to COVID-19, and who survived the virus himself and hospitalized for two weeks, shows vials of China's Sinopharm during a priority vaccination campaign of health workers at the Santa Rosa de Lima public hospital where he is the director in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Peru received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peru's foreign minister quits over secret vaccination

By Franklin Briceño Feb. 14, 2021 11:37 PM EST

Javier Casana leaves flowers on the portrait of his uncle Jorge Luis Casana, 62, a doctor who died from COVID-19, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The Peruvian Medical College reported that at least 11 doctors have died during the first days of 2021. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Peru doctors on hunger strike over pandemic work conditions

Jan. 20, 2021 05:31 PM EST

Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (Remo Casilli/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Japan's daily virus cases rise above 3,000

The Associated Press Dec. 12, 2020 01:08 AM EST

A group of Peruvians residing in South Florida demonstrate in front of the Consulate General of Peru on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Coral Gables, Fla., after the interim president of Peru, Manuel Merino, resigned. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Peru's interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation

By Franklin Briceño And Christine Armario Nov. 15, 2020 12:22 AM EST

Police move in on protesters to keep the road clear in front of the Justice Palace where people who are refusing to recognize the new government marched to protest, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. On Tuesday, Peru swore in Manuel Merino as president, after Peru’s legislature booted President Martin Vizcarra from office on Monday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Peru ouster throws nation's anti-corruption drive into doubt

By Christine Armario And Franklin Briceño Nov. 11, 2020 03:22 PM EST

Supporters of former President Martín Vizcarra run from tear gas fired by police keeping them from reaching Congress after lawmakers there swore-in Manuel Merino, head of Peru's legislature, as the new president in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Congress voted to oust Vizcarra over his handling of the new coronavirus pandemic and unproven allegations of corruption years ago. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Peru's swears in new leader as political turmoil hits nation

By Franklin Briceño And Christine Armario Nov. 10, 2020 12:04 AM EST

A man holds a sign reading in Spanish "Rotten Congress" during a protest against Congress decision to oust President Martin Vizcarra in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Peruvian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday night to remove Vizcarra from office, expressing anger over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and citing alleged but unproven corruption allegations. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Congress votes to oust Peru's president amid pandemic crisis

By Franklin Briceño And Christine Armario Nov. 09, 2020 10:22 AM EST

A piece of street art shows three chimps dressed in suits and a spray painted message that reads in Spanish: "Long live politics!" in Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Peruvian President Martin 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 new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

By Christine Armario And Franklin Briceño Sep. 18, 2020 11:36 PM EDT

Police officers test a woman who was detained at a disco where thirteen people died during a stampede, for COVID-19 in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Officials said the stampede happened at a disco after a police raid to enforce the country's lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
13 die in Peru disco stampede after police lockdown raid

By Franklin Briceño Aug. 23, 2020 08:28 AM EDT