Paraguay
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:14:00 GMTParaguay is a haven for international crime, Congressional report finds
According to a report from Paraguay's Congressional Bicameral Investigative Committee (CBI) released Tuesday, the country has become "a logistic corridor for international crime," CBI Chairman Senator Jorge Querey told reporter...
Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:39:00 GMTMan falls from footbridge at Iguazu Falls
Authorities in the Argentine Province of Misiones have launched a search and rescue operation after a man was reported to have fallen off the walkways at the Iguazú falls.
Sat, 08 Oct 2022 09:56:00 GMTParaguayan VP's brother sacked from Navy Chief post
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benìtez reshuffled the country's Armed Forces brass before leaving for Montevideo Friday. Among those relieved from duty was Navy Chief Admiral Carlos Dionisio Velázquez, brother of Vice Presid...
Sat, 08 Oct 2022 00:12:00 GMTHistoric Paraguayan embassy in Montevideo reopened
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday met with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou during the reopening of the historic embassy in Montevideo after refurbishing work.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 14:51:00 GMTBrazil, with Mercosur partners, plans to become a global rice exporting hub
As India, the world leader in exports restricts rice shipments, Brazil signaled at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that together with Mercosur partners, it is ready to expand exports and help with global food security.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:55:00 GMTParaguay in the process of switching Taiwan for the Chinese market?
Is Paraguay about to dump Taiwan for China? Landlocked Paraguay and a leading exporter of soybeans and beef, plus an ample surplus of hydroelectric energy, is the only country in South America, and Mercosur member, that still h...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:03:00 GMTOne official dead as Paraguay's Electoral Court HQs go down in flames
One person was killed in Asunción as the headquarters of Paraguay's Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice (TSJE) went on fire Thursday two and a half months before the primaries. Thousands of electronic ballot boxes were also...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:46:00 GMTMercosur partners concentrate most of Paraguay's foreign trade
Paraguay's foreign commerce of manufactured and agro-industrial goods reached US$ 3,383 million during the first eight months of 2022, with a clear predominance of Mercosur partners, points out the country's Ministry of Industr...
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:33:00 GMTAbdo tells Biden US is a strategic partner of Paraguay
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez and his US colleague Joseph Biden Thursday agreed on the importance of "democratic values" during their meeting in New York.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:37:00 GMTDrilling in search of oil in Paraguay to continue
Despite previous comments that there was no commercial oil available in Paraguay's soil, President Energy is to drill its third well in the Chaco region, it was announced Thursday.