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President under investigation over allegedly owning jewellery worth $500,000 despite earning a monthly salary of $3,320Peru’s first female president, Dina Boluarte, is embroiled in a scandal over her alleged possession of a collection of Rolex watches and luxury jewellery that has put her at the centre of a corruption investigation.The unpopular leader shook up her cabinet on Monday, swearing in six new ministers, after...

The government criticised the move, with the country’s prime minister calling it ‘disproportionate and unconstitutional’Peru’s government on Saturday criticised the raid on the home of its president, Dina Boluarte, as part of inquiries into possible illicit enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches as “disproportionate and unconstitutional”.Police broke down the door of Boluarte’s residence early on Saturday morning, television images showed, apparently...

Access to Incan site in Peruvian Andes restored after dispute over new electronic rail ticketing systemPeruvian authorities have reopened the train route to Machu Picchu, after an agreement was struck to end more than a week of protests that had blocked access to the famed Incan site and stranded tourists.PeruRail said in a statement a partial service had restarted on Wednesday and that a...

Four-year-old dog named Efruz ‘loves the sea’, according to his owner, and often perches on a surfboard to ride wavesClad in a yellow vest, little Efruz balances himself on the front of the surfboard as waves foam around him and his companion as they skim over the Pacific waters off Peru.Efruz is a four-year-old Jack Russell terrier and he is a common sight these...

Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across countryEcuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said on Wednesday that his country was “at war” with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air, in a wave of violence that has left city streets deserted.At least 10 people...