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Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:20:00 GMT
Face masks stay but all other COVID-19 measures lifted in Paraguay
Paraguayan authorities Tuesday announced all COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted except facemasks and vaccination.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:28:00 GMT
Paraguay's Interior Minister sacked over alleged links to Brazilian drug trafficker
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday decided to sack Interior Minister Arnaldo Giuzzio for the latter's alleged ties with a Brazilian drug trafficker, it was announced. He will be replaced by Federico González.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Paraguay could be forced to import soybeans because drought has halved production
The South American drought that has extended to several Argentine provinces and Brazilian states has also hit hard Paraguay, the world's fourth exporter of soybeans. In effect, crops are suffering and the processing industry is...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:13:00 GMT
Fretes becomes Paraguay's Supreme Court Chief Justice for the 5th time
Paraguay's Supreme Court has elected Antonio Fretes with 8 votes as Chief Justice for the fifth time, it was announced Wednesday. He has already chaired one of the country's branches of Government in 2005/2006, 2009/2010, 2013/...

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Paraguay greenlights use of Taiwanese COVID-19 vaccine
Paraguayan health authorities Monday issued an emergency clearance for the use of the Taiwanese-developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine, it was announced.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:33:00 GMT
Paraguay to require yellow fever vax when travel includes risk areas
In times when controversies over COVID-19 vaccination mandates keep mounting worldwide, Paraguay's authorities Friday announced a proof of immunization against yellow fever will be required to travelers arriving from or leaving...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:24:00 GMT
Fuel goes up in Paraguay, but tanking up in Argentina not an option
The state-run oil company Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) has announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps effective Saturday, Feb. 12, despite previous announcements that there would be no changes until the end of the ...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 11:44:00 GMT
Paraguayan Central Bank reports inflation in Jan. 2022 reached 1.5%
Paraguay's Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew 1.5% in the month of January of 2022, for a yoy inflation of 7.9%, which surpassed the 6.8% recorded in the last month of 2021. It was also significantly above the same period of the ...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:51:00 GMT
Lawmakers seek impeachment of Paraguayan Interior Minister
Paraguayan Liberal lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach Interior Minister Arnaldo Giuzzio, whose performance has been questioned over the past few days following a shooting during a festival, in which two people were killed...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:47:00 GMT
Paraguay foresees worst soybean harvest in 25 years
The Union of Production Guilds Paraguay Wednesday said it foresaw 2022 will be a tough year for the agricultural sector due to the current drought which will mean, among other setbacks, the worst soybean harvest in the last 25 ...



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