Tag: Paraguay

• Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Argentina opens an official inquiry into Sunday's massive blackout

  

  Argentina has opened an inquiry into what caused a massive blackout that left nearly 50 million people without power, Energy Minister Gustavo Lopetegui said on Monday.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Paraguayan president will visit Bolivia and sign a dozen cooperation accords

  

  The first bi-national Bolivia-Paraguay partnership scheduled for this week will result in at least twelve cooperation agreements between the two nations, announced Paraguayan Ambassador in La Paz Terumi Matsuo.

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Bolsonaro and Macri announce the EU/Mercosur trade deal is “imminent”

  

  The presidents of Argentina and Brazil said on Thursday that an agreement is imminent on a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina's Mauricio Macri expressed confidence that the deal would soon be signed as they met in Buenos Aires for talks.

• Monday, May 13th 2019 - 13:29 UTC

  Floods in Paraguay: some 40.000 people displaced

  

  The Government of Paraguay reported that approximately 40,000 people have been displaced since March as a consequence of the recent floods in the country.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  Pompeo praised Paraguay's support for Venezuela's Guaidó and its role in the Lima Group

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks on Saturday with Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez as part of a four-nation tour of Latin American allies focusing heavily on Venezuela and countering China's economic reach.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Heavy rains with flash floods in northeast Brazil and in Paraguay

  

  Civil defense officials have reported that heavy rains in northeastern Brazil have killed at least three people and displaced 3,600, while apparently unrelated flooding far to the south in Paraguay has forced some 20,000 people from their homes.

• Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay re-launch bid for 2030 World Cup

  

  Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay re-launched their bid to host the 2030 World Cup following a meeting of their presidents in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The four national presidents committed to creating a local organizing committee with a representative from each country to coordinate with CONMEBOL, South American football's governing body.

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Bolsonaro pays tribute to Brazilian and Paraguayan military rulers

  

  Jair Bolsonaro paid tribute to the former dictators of Brazil and Paraguay this week at a ceremony to celebrate the Itaipu hydroelectric dam. The Brazilian president, who has spoken previously of his admiration for the military dictatorship that ruled his nation from 1964 to 1985, praised former Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner as a “man of vision.”

• Saturday, January 19th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Extreme wet January displaces thousands and floods farmland in Mercosur member countries

  

  Intense rainfall in northeast Argentina and neighbouring areas in Mercosur members has caused devastating floods, amplifying the economic burdens of Argentina's recession. Over 5,000 people have evacuated the region, and millions of hectares of crops have been sent underwater.

• Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 18:12 UTC

  Paraguay breaks relations with Venezuela on the day of the Maduro’s takeover

  

  Mario Abdo Benítez, president of Paraguay, announced on Thursday the rupture of diplomatic relations with Venezuela after threats from the Venezuelan president in response to the repudiation of his new mandate by the Lima Group, of which Paraguay is a member.