Paraguay

Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Paraguayan mayor in critical condition after taking 7 shots

The 53-year-old mayor of the Paraguayan town of Pedro Juan Caballero was in critical condition early Wednesday following his assassination attempt Tuesday afternoon.
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Monday, May 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay is Paraguay's gateway to the world, both Presidents agree

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Sunday stressed his country needed Uruguay's help to secure a sovereign presence to have a way out to the sea so that its exports can reach the world and that Montevideo “has always been a port of exit.”
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Monday, May 16th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Murdered Paraguayan Prosecutor laid to rest

Paraguayan anti-drug and organized crime Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, who was murdered in cold blood last week while honeymooning in an exclusive beach resort in Colombia, was laid to rest at Asunción's Recoleta Cemetery Sunday.
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Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Lacalle arrives in Asunción to discuss Mercosur issues

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou landed Friday evening at Asunción to discuss a series of proposals to modernize Mercosur with his hosting colleague Mario Abdo Benítez.
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Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 08:22 UTC
Colombian police suspect “someone close” was behind Pecci's murder

Sleuths investigating in Colombia the murder of Paraguayan special anti-drug Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci suspect someone “very close” to the victim was behind Tuesday's lethal attack on the honeymooning official, it was reported.
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Friday, May 13th 2022 - 19:50 UTC
Paraguay braces for slight increase in coronavirus cases

Paraguayan Health authorities Friday announced they were expecting a slight rebound in the number of COVID-19 cases, based on local data and on that from neighboring countries.
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Friday, May 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Google's translating tool adds Guarani, Aymara and Quechua to its menu

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced the company will add 24 new languages to its widespread translating tool, including Guarani, Aymara and Quechua, which are spoken by native communities in South America.
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Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 20:32 UTC
Colombian media say international terrorism had to do with prosecutor's killing

Two Lebanese nationals and a Brazilian citizen are suspected of having been involved in the murder of Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci while he was honeymooning in Colombia with his wife Claudia Aguilera earlier this week, it was reported.
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Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 21:55 UTC
Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor shot dead while honeymooning in Colombia

Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, whose area of expertise was the fight against drug trafficking, has been shot dead Tuesday while on a honeymoon trip on the Colombian island of Baru near the city of Cartagena, it was reported.
Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Paraguayan FM, US Ambassdor to Asunción discuss security issues

Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Julio César Arriola and US Ambassador Marc Ostfield Monday held a meeting in Asunción to discuss strengthening the fight against corruption, the mutual quest for security, and “promoting mutual and inclusive economic prosperity.”