Paraguay
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Miami sign Paraguay midfielder Gomez
Jul 20, 2023After acquiring Lionel Messi, Inter Miami began to reassemble its team on Wednesday by adding Paraguayan international midfielder Diego Gomez. The 20-year-old comes from Paraguayan club Libertad, where Miami’s new head coach Gerardo Martino spent two... -
Ronaldinho enjoys ‘golden cell’ in locked-down Paraguay capital
Apr 16, 2020With Paraguay’s capital in lockdown, former Brazil soccer star Ronaldinho is spending his second week under house arrest in an exclusive hotel in Asuncion, where a ballroom has been set up to allow him to keep... -
Paraguay to brace for a potential major epidemic of Dengue fever
Jan 19, 2020Paraguay is bracing for a potential major epidemic of Dengue fever after recording close to 7,000 suspected cases in the first two weeks of 2020, similar to levels in the severe 2013 outbreak that led to... -
Flooding in Paraguay’s capital due to heavy rain
Apr 4, 2019More than 20,000 families across Paraguay have been affected by severe flooding from two weeks of heavy rain that caused the country’s main river to burst its banks, a senior official said Wednesday as an emergency... -
Messi, Suarez to support South American World Cup host bid
Apr 10, 2018Stars Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez are set to offer their backing to a joint bid from Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay to host the 2030 centenary World Cup, bid organisers told AFP. “Messi will join us... -
Rare giant lily pads draw impressive crowds to Paraguay lagoon
Jan 9, 2018An off-the-beaten-path corner of Paraguay has become a tourist attraction this month as visitors flock to see a rare delight floating on a hidden lagoon: giant round water lilies spanning over 1.5 meters (five feet). These... -
Protester dies in Paraguay re-election clashes as Congress stormed
Apr 1, 2017News Hour: A protester was killed in Paraguay after violent clashes overnight sparked by a secret Senate vote for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election. Activists were seen arriving... -
Paraguay to implement IMF’s enhanced general data dissemination system
Mar 4, 2017News Hour: At the request of the authorities a mission from the IMF’s Statistics Department led by Ms. Medina Cas visited Asunción during January 26 to February 2, 2017, to assist with the implementation of the... -
South American Conference on Migration gets underway in Paraguay
Nov 5, 2016News Hour: The 16th South American Conference on Migration (SACM), the main regional forum for consultation and non-binding governmental dialogue on migration in South America, started yesterday (03/11) in Asuncion, Paraguay. The conference, whose Technical Secretariat... -
Government defies order to protect uncontacted tribe in Paraguay
Sep 14, 2016News Hour: The government of Paraguay has failed to act to protect a group of uncontacted tribal people, despite having been ordered to do so in February of this year. Six months ago the Inter-American Commission...
