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(Bloomberg) -- A bill to help poor Peruvians afford basic food items was changed by congress to also eliminate a tax on luxury products such as pheasant and fillet steak, according to the prime minister. Lawmakers modified the bill to add products including goose, guinea fowl and ravioli, Prime Minister Anibal Torres said. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Peru's leftist president survived the second attempt to impeach him in four months, sparing the politically volatile nation another crisis -- at least, for now. "During these eight months, all we've seen from one group is impeachment motions and destabilization", said Katy Ugarte, a member of congress for Castillo's Peru Libre party, speaking to reporters outside congress. [Extracted from the article]

After a marathon eight-hour debate, 55 of 128 lawmakers voted on Monday night for impeaching President Pedro Castillo, short of the 87 needed. (Bloomberg) -- Peru's leftist president survived the second attempt to impeach him in four months, sparing the politically volatile nation another crisis -- at least, for now. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Peru's leftist president survived the second attempt to impeach him in four months, sparing the politically volatile nation another crisis -- at least, for now. After a marathon eight-hour debate, 55 of 128 lawmakers voted on Monday night for impeaching President Pedro Castillo, short of the 87 needed. [Extracted from the article]

Peru's previous elected president, Martin Vizcarra, was also impeached, and his predecessor, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned when he was facing his second impeachment vote. (Bloomberg) -- Peru's leftist president survived the second attempt to impeach him in four months, sparing the politically volatile nation another crisis -- at least, for now. [Extracted from the article]