Peru's SIMA and Korea's HHI sign agreement on submarine technology

As Peru looks to develop a new fleet of submarines, it is working on modernising its current Angamos-class boats, such as the one pictured here. (US Navy) Peruvian state-run shipyard SIMA (Servicios Industriales de la Marina) and South Korea's Heavy …

From Peru to the papacy: Chiz Escudero hails Pope Leo XIV as voice of hope, justice

Senate President Francis Escudero joined the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics in welcoming and praying for the newly elected Pope, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has made history as the first American pontiff, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. Escudero …

Peru expects US$15.169 billion in mining investment between 2025 and 2029

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) reported that 16 mining projects, located in different regions of the country, plan to begin financial investment between 2025 and 2029, with a combined investment estimated at US$15.169 billion. According to the …

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Ceviche, or citrus-marinaded fish, is one of Peru's best known dishes and a favourite of Pope Leo

Pride and praise in Peru for Pope Leo

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025.AFP

Pope Leo XIV's time in Peru

‘Habemus papam’: from Chicago to Peru to Pope Leo XIV

History was made on Thursday, 8 May 2025, when cardinals gathered in Rome for the conclave elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the first ever pope from the United States, with his papal name declared as Leo XIV. In brief remarks after stepping out onto the …

Picture taken inside the Our Lady of Monserrat Parish, in Trujillo, northern Peru, where Pope Leo XIV was parish ...