PARAGUAY

Paraguay is regional leader in hemp industrialization

Published on: May 25, 2023
17:36

By: Oraily Madruga Rios

Asuncion, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay is currently considered one of the leading nations in the successful development of industrial hemp, according to experts from the Latin American Industrial Hemp Association (LAIHA), which is committed to the promotion of this sector in the continent.

Paraguay strengthens sanitary barriers to contain avian flu

Published on: May 23, 2023
16:07

By: Oraily Madruga Rios

Asuncion, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan authorities are on Tuesday strengthening sanitary barriers to both contain the spread of avian flu, and protect industrial poultry breeding from catching it, since three outbreaks of that disease have been reported, in addition to forecasts of others in the country.

Paraguayan Electoral Justice releases video on general elections

Published on: May 14, 2023
11:53

By: Martin Hacthoun

Asunción, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan media released today a recording of the Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice (TSJE) on the elections of April 30, in view of the complaints of demonstrators on an alleged fraud initiated since the beginning of May.

Paraguayan president-elect wins 42.74 percent of votes

Published on: May 1, 2023
12:14

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Asunción, May 1 (Prensa Latina) After Sunday´s general elections, the Paraguayan people began on Monday with a new president-elect Santiago Peña who won the ballots with a 42.74% of votes.

Paraguay:Clashes between Colorado Party and opposition open elections

Published on: April 30, 2023
09:50

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Asuncion, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The Paraguayan general elections opened today at 07:00 local time in 12,259 polling stations, with clashes between supporters of the ruling Colorado Party (PC) and the Concertation for a New Paraguay.

Paraguay reaches 125 mpox cases nationwide

Published on: April 17, 2023
17:40

By: Pavel López Lazo

Asuncion, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan health authorities on Monday informed the country has already reported 72 cases of mpox in this year, a figure which, in addition to 53 cases registered in 2022, brings total to 125 patients.

Cuba thanks Paraguay for medical supply donation

Published on: April 5, 2023
16:55

By: Pavel López Lazo

Havana, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday thanked Paraguay for sending a seven-ton medicine and supply donation.

Paraguay reports over 13k chikungunya cases, 60 deaths

Published on: March 24, 2023
16:51

By: Pavel López Lazo

Asunción, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) The chikungunya fever epidemic in Paraguay has reached 60 deaths and 13,010 confirmed cases during the last three weeks, health authorities reported Friday.

Paraguay: Specialists experiment with nutrients for chikungunya pain

Published on: March 3, 2023
14:11

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Asuncion, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan specialists are experimenting with nutritional components that alleviate some symptoms of the arboviral disease (transmitted by mosquitoes) chikungunya, a scholar on the subject said.

Paraguay: 20 percent of indigenous children suffer from malnutrition

Published on: February 27, 2023
13:14

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Asuncion, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) Some 20 percent of Paraguay's indigenous children are malnourished, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), the UltimaHora newspaper published on Monday.

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