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• Peru agency says cause of dolphin deaths unsolved

  -- Peru's Sea Institute says in its final report on the mass die-off earlier this year of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises that the cause remains unknown.The report released Tuesday rules out viral and bacterial infections and speculates that biotoxins or   Read more »

• Peru's president says mining project viable

  -- Peru's president says the country's biggest mining project, which has been on hold due to protests, is viable and will meet environmental requirements.President Ollanta Humala said on Friday that residents near the Conga gold- and copper-mining project   Read more »

• Official: Dolphin deaths in Peru still a mystery

  a virus," he said. "There are scientific articles about the incidence of morbillivirus, a type of distemper, in cetaceans in Peru, and that can be ruled out or proven next week."He said officials don't believe the dolphins' deaths are related to seismic oil   Read more »

• 3 dozen kidnapped workers freed by rebels in Peru

  Karlstrom said in a statement.He thanked Peruvian authorities and the company's client, consortium Transportadora de Gas del Peru, for their cooperation.Such mass abductions are rare in Peru.The Shining Path, which is financed by the cocaine trade, is a small   Read more »

• Obama wants to show he's serious about trade

  of the market has declined over the past decade. China, in particular, is surpassing the U.S in trade with Brazil, Chile, and Peru.In the United States, labor is already restive over a trade deal with Colombia that is awaiting final certification. The Colombian   Read more »

Around the web

• Peru Minister: Talks With Mine Protesters Could Start This Week

  development projects, but they now want the mine closed altogether, alleging that its operation contaminates rivers. On Monday, Peru's government declared a state of emergency to gain control over the protests, which resulted in two death and dozens of injuries. 11:16 AM from FOX Business Read more »

• Peru's Cabinet Unveils Changes To Private Pension Funds

  receive." The private pension funds have posted robust returns in recent years, gaining alongside breakneck growth in Peru's economy. The most aggressive fund managed by the AFPs returned a real 121% in the six-year period between April 2006 and April this 10:58 AM from FOX Business Read more »

• First Reloadable Prepaid Card Program for the Unbanked Launched in Peru

  stated Anabel Perez, NovoPayment's co-founder and CEO. "Together with our partners, we are pleased to bring this offering to the Peruvian market and to provide another working example of how prepaid can provide the on-ramp to financial inclusion and a vehicle 5/30/12 from MarketWire Read more »

• EU strikes trade deals with Colombia, Peru

  - European Union trade ministers approved a free trade deal with Colombia and Peru on Tuesday that will put the 27-nation bloc on the same trade footing as the United States. A statement said the ministers approved the signature and provisional application 5/30/12 from EUbusiness Read more »

• Aid agency demands release of Peruvian partners over mines protest

  Clashes resulted in police opening fire on protestors with two people being killed. The protests at the Xstrata mine led the Peruvian government to declare a 30-day state of emergency from Tuesday (May 29). The Catholic Church, through the Vicariate of Sicuani, 7:34 AM from Ekklesia Read more »