Paraguay
Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:49:00 GMTArgentina takes over the Mercosur chair for six months next 16 December
Uruguay will hand to Argentina next 16 December the pro tempore chair of the South American trade bloc Mercosur. The ceremony as happened six months before with Paraguay will be virtual given the coronavirus pandemic, according...
Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:30:00 GMTChina competes in the dredging of Paraguay/Parana Waterway which handles 90 million tons of grains
A Chinese company entered the competition to manage a section of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, joining four European companies seeking to win the concession to deepen the draft and provide maintenance on approximately 1,238 ki...
Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:22:00 GMTParaguay admits transexual lawyer into bar after a five-year dispute
Paraguay's Supreme Court Chief Justice Alberto Martínez Simón Monday took the oath from female transexual lawyer Kimberly Ayala to enter the professional registry after being denied her right twice on the grounds that her ID ...
Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:53:00 GMT“Why all the fuss about Malvinas and not a word on Formosa which Argentina should return to Paraguay?”
“Why all the fuss about the Malvinas, all the indoctrination which starts at school claiming the Islands, and not a word about the province of Formosa which should be returned to Paraguay and we took as spoils of the Triple W...
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 09:50:00 GMTDrought and wildfires devastating South America's wetlands and forests
Experts say the wildfires in a region that spans Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay – especially the region between the Paraguay, Parana, and Uruguay rivers – have become critical in 2020.
Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:48:00 GMTDecomposed human remains found in a fertilizer container in Paraguay
The decomposed remains of seven people, believed to be undocumented migrants, have been discovered in a fertilizer container in Paraguay, officials said. It set off from Serbia on 21 July.
Thu, 08 Oct 2020 08:49:00 GMTChile exports beef to China, and imports from Paraguay for domestic consumption
Chilean beef exports reached 16,673 tons between January and August 2020, a 35.7% over the same period last year according to data from the Bovine Meat Bulletin released by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Office of Agricultural...
Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:55:00 GMTParaguay declares national emergency as forest fires rage across Chaco
Paraguay’s Congress declared a national emergency as forest fires raged, burning vast swaths of the Chaco dry forest, home to sprawling cattle ranches, jaguars and many indigenous tribes.
Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:15:00 GMTMercosur hosts World Tourism Day 2020 official celebrations
For the first time in the history of World Tourism Day, the 2020 official celebration will be hosted by a group of countries and not a single UNWTO Member State. The cross-border cooperation of Mercosur Member States (Argentina...
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:19:00 GMTEcological disaster: fires destroying Brazil's wetlands suffering the worst drought in 47 years
Fires are raging in the wetlands of west-central Brazil, leaving behind a vast swath of charred ruins in a paradise of biodiversity. The enormous fires have destroyed nearly 12% of the world’s largest tropical wetland, partia...