Paraguay

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 08:00 UTC

  Longest-living woman in Argentina dies aged 115

  

  Although born in Paraguay, Casilda Benegas de Gallegos used to be Argentina's longest-living woman. She died in Mar del Plata at the age of 115, after surviving a bout of COVID-19 in 2020.

• Friday, June 24th 2022 - 00:28 UTC

  Paraguay launches probe into Emtrasur 747's Ciudad del Este stop

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez has instructed the Anti-corruption Minister René Fernández to request the Prosecutor's Office to launch a probe into the stop in Ciudad del Este in May of the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 aircraft with Iranian pilots currently held in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Paraguayan indigenous group seeks help from Spain

  

  A Paraguayan indigenous community in the Chaco region has turned to Spain for help with the supply of drinking water and other basic resources following a lack of attention from local authorities, it was reported.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 20:40 UTC

  EU diplomat warns Paraguay needs to avert becoming a narco-state

  

  The European Union's Ambassador in Asunción Monday said he feared Paraguay could end up turning into a narco-state if proper measures are not taken.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Paraná downspout better but still below historical levels

  

  According to the latest report from Argentina's National Water Institute (INA), the situation with the downspout of the Paraná River has improved significantly but it is still below historical figures.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 08:41 UTC

  Killers of Paraguayan prosecutor convicted in Colombia

  

  The killers of Paraguayan Organized Crime Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci have been sentenced to 23 years and a half in jail late on Friday after a plea bargain with Colombian state attorneys, it was announced.

• Friday, June 17th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Chilavert launches bid for president of Paraguay

  

  Former Paraguay national team captain José Luis Chilavert Thursday launched his presidential bid on behalf of the Youth Party, a movement created a few years ago.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 22:40 UTC

  Paraguay's opposition agrees to endorse joint presidential candidate

  

  Leaders of Paraguay's opposition have announced they will run together for the presidency in 2023 with a ticket yet to be defined, under what is known in local electoral law as a “concertación” (a group of various political formations).

• Monday, June 13th 2022 - 23:56 UTC

  Mercosur Summit scheduled for Asunción July 21

  

  Mercosur Foreign Ministers Monday agreed to hold the upcoming Summit of the Group in Asunción on July 21. It will be the first face-to-face encounter of all four regional leaders since all previous meetings involving all four current leaders were all held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Rains bring relief to Paraguay and Paraná rivers

  

  The Paraná and Paraguay rivers have noticeably begun their recoveries from year-long downspouts after constant rains in the past few days, Paraguayan authorities have reported.