United States

Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
US Chargé d'Affaires in Asunción insists his country will always be “an ally” of Paraguay

Joseph Salazar, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Asunción, Monday tweeted that his country “has been, and will always continue to be, an ally of Paraguay.”
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 18:40 UTC
Nicaragua: UK and US announce new sanctions against the country after elections

The US Treasury Department and the United Kingdom announced new sanctions against members of the Nicaraguan government in retaliation for the controversial presidential elections held on 7 November.
Friday, November 12th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Xi, Biden to hold virtual Summit next Monday

The Presidents of China, Xi Jinping, and of the United States, Joseph Biden, are to hold a virtual Summit this coming Monday to discuss bilateral issues, particularly the case of Taiwan, an independent country still considered a rogue province by the Asian giant.
Thursday, November 11th 2021 - 09:14 UTC
US, China agree to fight climate change together

China and the United States and China Wednesday agreed to work together in the fight against climate change, an announcement which was welcomed at the UN's Climate COP26 Summit in Glasgow.
Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 20:31 UTC
Biden, AMLO and Trudeau to meet Nov. 18 in Washington

US President Joseph Biden, his Mexican colleague Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will get together Nov. 18 in Washington DC for the North American Leaders Summit, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Wednesday.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 20:50 UTC
Italian pharmaceuticals to be produced in Chile with Bill Gates grant

The Bill Gates Foundation has allocated a grant to Italian company ReiThera Srl to produce Chile vaccines against COVID-19, it was announced.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Biden's administration wants vaccination to proceed despite Court's order

US Government officials of Joseph Biden's administration Monday insisted the presidential vaccination mandate should remain in force despite a federal court's issuance of a stay against it last Saturday.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
US Deputy Secretary of State visits Uruguay meets with ministers

United States Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman who arrived in Uruguay on Sunday and leaves met on Monday with Foreign and Economy ministers, in Montevideo, as part of a South American visit that also includes Peru.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 20:54 UTC
Tourists welcome again in US after 20 months

The Government of the United States Monday reopened the country's land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors who are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 19:28 UTC
Brazil donates two Bell helicopters to Paraguay

After securing new units as replacements, Brazil's Federal Police last week announced the donation of two Bell 412EP helicopters to Paraguay. The two units were built in 1995 and delivered straight to Brazil.