Paraguay

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.”

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 20:18 UTC

  Paraguay turns down Venezuelan oil – climate change “an absurdity”

  

  Paraguay is making a statement as its stances on certain issues are being raised above circumstantial conditions that would advise against holding on no matter what to one's convictions.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Asunción City Hall declares local species to be animals of value

  

  The City Hall of Paraguay's capital has this week declared the weasel, also known locally for its Guarani name mykurẽ, as an animal of value and importance.

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Paraguayan left picks presidential candidate

  

  As the ruling Colorado Party still needs to work out the differences between incumbent President Mario Abdo Benítez and his predecessor Horacio Cartés who both endorse separate candidates, Paraguay's left has already picked their nominee - former Health Minister María Esperanza Martínez (2008-2012).