MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 2025
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Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:52 UTC
Milei celebrates official figures showing a decline in poverty
Argentine President Javier Milei Monday boasted his administration's achievement of lowering poverty from 52.9% in the first semester of 2024 to 38.1% by the end of the year, compared to 41.7% at the end of 2023. Indigence (extreme poverty) also decreased to 8.2% from higher levels earlier in the year, according to a report released Monday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec).
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Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Bolsonaro's Brazil spied on Paraguay on joint Itaipú plant
Paraguay has launched investigations into an alleged cyberattack by Brazil targeting its government systems to obtain sensitive information about the Itaipu Binacional hydroelectric power plant, Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano confirmed. He said national intelligence and the Technologies and Information Ministry (MITIC) were probing the claims, though no evidence of a breach has been found yet.
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Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:26 UTC
Panama extends former President Martinelli's safe-conduct
The Government of Panama has extended a safe-conduct for former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014), currently sheltering in the Nicaraguan Embassy since Feb. 2024 after being sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined US$ 19.2 million for money laundering.
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Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:24 UTC
World Bank Chief due in Asunción after almost 50 years
World Bank Group (WBG) President Ajay Banga is due in Asunción Tuesday for a historic visit to Paraguay, the first by a man in his position in nearly 50 years since Robert McNamara’s in 1976. Invited by Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, Banga aims to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on sustainable development, job creation, and private investment.
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Tuesday, April 1st 2025 - 10:16 UTC
Uruguay: Orsi's first tour as president will be to Panama and Honduras
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will embark on his first international trip as head of state on April 7, 2025, visiting Panama and Honduras, Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed Monday.
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