Politics

Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 09:06 UTC
New beneficiaries of Taiwanese scholarships announced in Asunción

Taiwan's Embassy in Asunción launched this week the 2022 edition of the program for Paraguayan students willing to pursue their educational goals on the Asian island.
Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 08:43 UTC
Paraguay's VP has a change of mind: will not resign

After announcing last week that he would resign, Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez conveyed to reporters Thursday his decision to remain in office until proof against him is submitted.
Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 08:01 UTC
On Humanitarian Day, UK will fund £36 million to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria

The UK has announced £36 million (approx. US$ 42 million) in UK humanitarian funding to help people in Ukraine, East Africa, and Syria.
Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 07:50 UTC
HMS Scott, in four weeks, has record scanned an Atlantic Ocean area similar to that of Portugal

The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Scott is on course to smash her record scanning the oceans after just the first four weeks of an epic 15-month deployment.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 22:20 UTC
China under yellow alert over drought

Chinese authorities have declared a yellow alert as the country continues to be hit by a persistent drought following weeks of high temperatures that have dried up parts of the Yangtze river, it was announced. On Beijing's scale of alerts, yellow is two notches below the most severe warning.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 20:40 UTC
Nicaraguan authorities raid Catholic curia

Nicaraguan police Friday raided the home of the Catholic Bishop Matagalpa, Rolando Alvarez, who has been under house arrest for the past two weeks for being overly critical of President Daniel Ortega, whose regime he was accused of trying to “destabilize.”
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Superminister Massa says unemployment in Argentina is 6.7%

Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa said Thursday during an event at the Council of the Americas that unemployment had fallen to 6.7%. He added that his country had an enormous amount of resources, but it was not rich, although it was full of rich people.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Chilean lawmakers to be tested for drug consumption

Chile's Lower House passed an internal regulation whereby Deputies will have to submit a hair sample for a toxicology test and drew lots for the first 78 of the 150 of them who will have to abide by the new indication.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Peruvian forces hit Shining Path rebels, many killed

Peruvian regular forces gunned down between 10 and 15 members of the Shining Path rebel group during an “Operation Patriot” deployment in which the rebels' leader Víctor Quispe Palomino, also known as “Comrade José”, managed to escape despite being wounded.
Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Foreign ministers of Chile, China highlight bilateral ties and FTA

While Europe plans to take steps to rebuild its ties with Latin America after Moscow and Beijing sneaked in as the region's new most important partners, the Foreign Ministers of China and Chile held a telephone conversation earlier this week, it was reported.