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Gustavo Alcides Diaz, an Argentine fisherman and hunter from a river island community, is at home on the water. The Parana…

The giant Itaipu hydroelectric power plant, wedged between Paraguay and Brazil on the Parana River, is facing an energy crunch amid record low river and rainfall levels that experts say could last into next year.

USA-IMMIGRATION/BRAZIL (INSIGHT, PIX):INSIGHT-As Brazilians flock to the U.S. border, an alleged smuggler cashes in

By Gabriel Stargardter

In the wake of El Salvador's dramatic move to make bitcoin a legal tender, a world first, the internet has been buzzing with rumors that another Latin American country may be set to follow in its footsteps: Paraguay.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Paraguay to work with its diplomatic ally Taiwan to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, after protests in the South American country over the government's handling of the health crisis.

7/19/2021 By Daniela Desantis ASUNCIÓN, July 19 (Reuters) - Latin American and Caribbean countries, especially big food producers in South America, will join forces to defend the regions livestock production at a United Nations food summit this month amid concerns over the sectors environmental impact. Paraguays farming and livestock minister, Santiago Bertoni, said in a video-conference that the main focus was to counter criticism of animal farming, especially cattle farming for beef, in poli...

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – At 49 years old, Juana Villalba will leave Paraguay for the first time. But it is a trip she never wanted to make. Juana, who resides in a small rural town about 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of capital city Asuncion, will leave for the United States on Saturday in search of news of her only daughter, Leidy Luna, who disappeared in the rubble of the building that collapsed last week in Miami. Juana will travel with Lourdes Luna, Leidy’s cousin....

By Syndicated Content Jun 28, 2021 | 4:00 PM ASUNCION (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it will donate one million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Paraguay, offering relief to the South American country whose immunization program is moving slowly amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases. State Department official Victoria Nuland announced during an official visit to Asuncion that the vaccines should arrive in Paraguay “in a few weeks.” “We...

Reuters 1/2 Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are pictured in a vaccination centre in Geneva, Switzerland, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Read More ASUNCION, June 28 (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it will donate one million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech (PFE.N), coronavirus vaccine to Paraguay, offering relief to the South American country whose immunization program is moving slowly amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases. State Department official Victoria Nuland ann...