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Paraguay

  • Tuesday, November 19th 2024 - 21:15 UTC

    Paraguayan President says he is okay after Monday's hospitalization

    Peña shifted the spotlight from his health crisis onto sporting events

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Tuesday shared a video message on social media saying he had fully recovered from Monday's health crisis that had him hospitalized while attending the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Tuesday, November 19th 2024 - 08:14 UTC

    Paraguayan President hospitalized during Rio G20 with chest pains

    An ECG test showed some alterations so Peña will remain at the medical facility for now

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was admitted into Rio de Janeiro's Hospital Samaritano Monday while attending the G20 Summit as a guest. The 46-year-old South American leader will remain at the healthcare facility pending the outcome of a series of medical tests after feeling chest pains, Vice President Pedro Alliana said on social media.

  • Monday, November 18th 2024 - 09:18 UTC

    Presidents of Bolivia and Paraguay arrive in Rio for G20 guest appearances

    It will be the first G20 for Paraguay's and Bolivia's Arce

    Presidents Luis Arce Catacora of Bolivia and Santiago Peña of Paraguay landed Sunday night in Rio de Janeiro to participate as a guest of the G20 Summit, to be held between Nov. 18 and 19 in the former Brazilian capital.

  • Monday, November 18th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

    La Niña threatens this year's soybean crop in Paraguay

    Some rain has fallen but still below average so the deficit remains

    Paraguayan soybean producers warned this weekend that the La Niña weather phenomenon may affect this year's crop while the 2023/24 harvest is expected to reach a record in tons produced and exported, it was reported in Asunción.

  • Thursday, November 14th 2024 - 04:21 UTC

    Paraguay records US$ 57 million foreign trade surplus in October

    Imports went up and exports went down last month

    Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) foreign trade (Comex) report released Wednesday in Asunción showed a US$ 57.1 million surplus last month after exports amounted to US$ 13.6649 billion against imports worth US$ 13.6077 billion. In other words, sales fell 4.5% yoy while purchases grew 5.1%.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 09:30 UTC

    Fall in unemployment reported in Paraguay

    The INE also found that people on a salary outnumbered those self-employed

    Paraguay's Labor Ministry confirmed this week a fall in unemployment after nearly 57,000 people found new jobs during this year's third quarter. Between April and June, there were 2,849,766 registered workers and the number went up to 2,906,475 between July and September, the Labor Observatory pointed out. Of the 56,709 new jobs, around 41,000 stemmed from the private sector.

  • Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 10:09 UTC

    German Consul in Asunción killed in multiple-car crash

    At the time of impact, Consul Blumenröther was in the car's back seat with her 4-year-old son in her arms

    Germany's Consul General in Asunción (Paraguay) Kristin Blumenröther was killed Sunday in a multiple-car crash on the Luque-San Bernardino road known as Ecovía in which her husband and one of the children also perished. The couple's other child survived the accident and is hospitalized. The Paraguayan administration of President Santiago Peña extended its condolences to Blumenröther and the German Government.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

    Paraguay joins Lula's Global Alliance Against Hunger

    Asunción will henceforth focus on “Zero Hunger in Schools” to support family farming and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, among other undertakings

    The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña Friday announced the South American country's “formal and voluntary” adherence to the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative fostered by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his current G20 rotating leadership.

  • Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 21:25 UTC

    World leaders congratulate Trump on his win - still not Harris

    Trump declared victory early Wednesday and announced that America's golden age lay ahead

    While leaders from the world over have congratulated Republican candidate Donald J. Trump on his electoral win on Tuesday which has earned him a second 4-year term at The Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris is yet to acknowledge defeat, as is customary in these cases. Perhaps Trump himself was the only one to break that tradition four years ago when rumors of vote count-rigging still gave him hope against Joseph Biden.

  • Monday, November 4th 2024 - 09:07 UTC

    Paraguay recalls yellow fever vax mandates are still in force

    The vaccines need to be applied 10 days in advance

    Paraguay's National Secretariat of Tourism (Senatur) recalled Sunday that the measure requiring a certificate attesting to the traveler's vaccination against yellow fever was still in force in cases of high-risk destinations.