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Montevideo, December 24th 2024 - 03:46 UTC

Paraguay

  • Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Paraguay backtracks on DEA cooperation breakup

    Cibar Benítez admitted that the 2022 agreement had been overlooked

    The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña reversed its decision to stop all cooperation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, citing an agreement signed in 2022 during Mario Abdo Benítez's administration, of which nobody seemed to have been aware.

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  • Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 09:52 UTC

    Paraguayan President discusses energy and business with Chubut Governor

    Torres and Peña met at the latter's Presidential residence in Asunción

    Paraguay's President Santiago Peña met Tuesday with Ignacio Torres, Governor of the Argentine Patagonian Province of Chubut, at the Mburuvicha Roga Residence in Asunción to discuss bilateral issues. The Argentine official also held encounters with local businessmen.

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  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 07:29 UTC

    Paraguay soybean production reaches 11 million tons in 2023/24

    The total crop works out at an average yield of 3.000 kilos per hectare, according to the Paraguayan Chamber of Grain and Oilseed Exporters and Traders, Capeco.

    The 3.65 million hectares of soybeans planted in Paraguay, produced 11 million tons of the oil bean during the 2023/24 harvest season generating some US$ 4 billion for the landlocked country economy, which is among the top producers and exporters in the world.

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  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 22:36 UTC

    Hamas wants Paraguayan Embassy out of Jerusalem

    Peña underlined that Israel was Paraguay's “sister nation”

    The terrorist organization Hamas Friday demanded Paraguay once again relocate the Embassy in Jerusalem to Tel Aviv after Thursday's reopening. “We call on the Paraguayan government to reverse this decision, and to side with the values of humanity, justice, and legality, and support our oppressed people,” the Islamist group said. Hamas also considers the embassy move a “violation” of the right of Palestinians to their land and a violation of UN resolutions recognizing East Jerusalem as Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Argentina: Senator Kueider under arrest in Paraguay expelled from Parliament

    Kueider said that his expulsion violated basic “constitutional principles such as the constitutional right to legitimate defense”

    Argentina's Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to expel the Peronist Edgardo Kueider from Entre Ríos, who was arrested in Paraguay with US$ 200,000 of undeclared money in addition to pesos and guaranis. Giving Kueider the thumbs down were the opposition Unión por la Patria (Peronism), the Radical Civic Union (UCR), the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of President Javier Milei, and part of former President Mauricio Macri's Propuesta Republicana (PRO).

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

    Football: 2030 World Cup opening game to be played in Montevideo

    “Football is what unites the world,” Infantino stressed

    World football's governing body FIFA confirmed Wednesday that the opening game of the 2030 World Cup will be played at Montevideo's Centenario Stadium, which also hosted the 1930 edition that launched the series of one of the most successful events in contemporary history.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 08:54 UTC

    Peña announces reopening of Paraguay's Embassy in Jerusalem

    “We understand very well what is currently happening here,” Peña said

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Wednesday told Israel's Parliament (known as the Knesset) in Tel Aviv that his government's decision to relocate the Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem meant that the South American country “will not abandon Israel.” Peña plans to reopen the building on Thursday.

  • Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 21:00 UTC

    Paraguay's antidrug agency parts ways with DEA

    “The results will be seen over time,” Abdo warned

    Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) decided to break off from its partnership with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), according to a note sent by Minister Jalil Rachid on Dec 6, which went public Tuesday in Asunción. Rachid said the move stemmed from the need to optimize resources and strengthen operational areas.

  • Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 09:37 UTC

    Record soybeans output reported in Paraguay

    Paraguay was to export some 7.8 million tons, mostly to Argentina, but also to Brazil and Russia

    The Paraguayan Chamber of Grain and Oilseed Producers and Exporters (Capeco) announced Monday that the South American country produced nearly 11 million tons of soybeans during the 2023-24 season, which generated revenues of around US$ 4 billion up to last month, a significant progress from the previous US$ 3.5 billion.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:36 UTC

    Water levels at Yacyretá grow after heavy rains

    Bad weather is expected until Tuesday

    Paraguayan authorities reported an increase in the water levels at the Yacyretá hydroelectric dam this weekend following heavy rains in recent days. Yacyretá's Hydrology Department issued a warning indicating that inflows had increased as a result of the rainfall recorded in the contributing basin and in Brazilian territory.

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