Paraguay
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMTParaguayan President off to Miami, his sister in law among the Champlain Tower dead
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday announced he would be traveling to Miami in the United States after the bodies of close relatives of his wife were retrieved from the ruins of the Surfside Champlain Towers which ...
Sat, 10 Jul 2021 07:53:00 GMTFourth case of Delta variant in Brazilian state of Paraná concerns Paraguayan authorities
Paraguayan authorities Friday voiced their concern over the appearance of four cases of the coronavirus Delta variant in the Brazilian neighboring State of Parana due to the daily crossing of people through the Friendship Bridg...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:58:00 GMTUruguay swears allegiance to Mercosur, but will negotiate independently with third countries
On the eve of Thursday's Mercosur summit, Uruguay informed its partners that it will proceed with negotiations, expecting to reach trade agreements with third parties or blocks, outside of the four founding members group.
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 11:12:00 GMTParaguay's inflation reaches 0.4% in June
Paraguay's inflation in June stood at 0.4%, according to a Central Bank report issued Friday in Asunción. The new data showed a slight improvement, compared to May's 0.6%, for a total of 1.5% in the first half of the year 202...
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:50:00 GMTParaguay passes emergency bill as downspouts hinder river navigation
Paraguay's Lower House Wednesday passed an emergency bill on river navigation and authorized dredging works at the Paraguay, Paraná and Apa rivers as downspouts prevent normal navigation. The document now goes to the Executive...
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 05:30:00 GMTGlobal meat processor moves into Paraguay: plans an abattoir that handles 1,200 cattle per day
Brazil's global meat processor, Marfrig has purchased land to build a major abattoir in Paraguay. Landlocked Paraguay is a full member of Mercosur, who together with partners Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, has become the world'...
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:53:00 GMTAnvisa green-lights sale of 480 tons of medical oxygen to Paraguay
Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) had agreed to allow the sale of 480 tons of oxygen for medical purposes.
Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:53:00 GMTUruguay makes donation of 12,000 AstraZeneca vaccines to Paraguay
Uruguayan health authorities Friday made a donation to Paraguay of 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anticovid-19 vaccine, some of which are due to expire June 28 and the rest by the end of August, it was announced.
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMTArgentina still resists drive to make Mercosur more flexible
A top official from the Argentine Government spoke yet again against a bid from Brazil and Uruguay to make Mercosur more flexible and allow members to broker one-on-one deals with other countries or blocs.
Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:42:00 GMTParaguay needs additional medical oxygen from Brazil
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday reached out to his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro to negotiate the purchase of medical oxygen above the current quota because it is not enough, according to health authoritie...