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Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:57:00 GMTUruguay does not sign joint declaration at Mercosur Summit
Uruguay stood out for its dissenting stance at the 59th Summit of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) Friday after President Luis Lacalle Pou refused to sign a joint declaration.
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:20:00 GMTParaguay insists civil servants must wear clothes made of traditional fabric
The Government of Paraguay has issued a decree whereby civil servants are encouraged to wear clothing made of the ancestral ao po'i fabric on Fridays to promote and protect the country's heritage.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:34:00 GMTWeather prevents meeting between presidents of Brazil and Paraguay
The Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay, Jair Bolsonaro and Mario Abdo Benítez, were to meet Monday at the Paraguayan town of Carmelo Peralta to lay the cornerstone of a new international bridge, but mainly to go on discussing I...
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:55:00 GMTTwo border crossings between Argentine and Paraguay to reopen Monday
Road links through the San Ignacio de Loyola bridge between Puerto Falcón (Paraguay) and Clorinda (Argentina) and river crossings between Alberdi and Puerto Formosa are to reopen after almost two years when only goods could go...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:04:00 GMTParaguay decrees tax cut to boost sales to foreign residents in bordering cities
Paraguayan authorities have decided to cut down the Value Added Tax (VAT) by 1% until March 2022 in a move to boost across-the-border trade. The measure applies to goods imported through the so-called Tourism Regime and include...
Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:12:00 GMTInflation once again brings on increase in poverty throghout Paraguay
Analysts foresee official data for the year 2021 will show an increase in poverty for the second straight year in Paraguay and will reach almost 30% due mainly to increasing inflation, analysts said Tuesday.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:08:00 GMTGerman families seek shelter in Paraguay from vaccines and lockdowns
German citizens who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or put up to harsh mobility restrictions have fled their country and sought shelter in a community within Paraguay, it was reported.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 09:31:00 GMTArgentina pays Paraguay part of the US $ 45 million of overdue Yacyretá energy
Argentina Friday paid Paraguay US $ 19 million for overdue Yacyretá energy, Nicanor Duarte Frutos, head of Paraguay's side within Yacyretá's Binational Entity (EBY) announced.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 09:01:00 GMTPresidents of Paraguay, Brazil to meet this month
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday confirmed he would meet with his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro on December 13 on the construction site of the bridge between Carmelo Peralta and Porto Murtinho. Both leaders ...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:10:00 GMTAmnesty International warns against increasing child pregnancies in Paraguay
Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday launched an alert in the light of an increasing number of child pregnancies all across Paraguay, which has reached "epidemic" levels, it was reported.