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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Asuncion - The regularity of the appearance of Paraguay's national football team at international competitions over the past 20 years is no fluke, but rather the consequence of well-planned, goals- oriented work within stable structures. That is why ...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguayan authorities say 1,500 people have escaped a fire that destroyed a supermarket on the outskirts of the capital, killing two people.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Human rights activists gained access Wednesday to a dictatorship-era military archive that appears to contain long-held secrets about Paraguay's persecution of opponents during Alfredo Stroessner's 1954-1989 rule.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Three police chiefs imprisoned for torture have finally have been fired after collecting their salaries from behind bars since 1995, Paraguay's interior minister said Tuesday.
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My Buenos Aires Travel Guide (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, the International Buenos Aires Festival (Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires -FIBA) , will take place between October 5th and 18th, 2009 . This year the festival features a program that combines theatrical plays and shows from Argentina and other from cities around the world, such as: Ajaccio (France), Asunción del Paraguay...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Asuncion, Paraguay - Paraguay beat Argentina 1-0 in Asuncion to secure a berth in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and complicate Argentina's chances of qualifying. Nelson Haedo Valdez scored the lone goal Wednesday in the 29th minute after a pass ...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Asuncion - Paraguay beat Bolivia 1-0 Saturday in Asuncion and are very close to securing a place in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. As things stand, Paraguay need only three points at most from the three last rounds of qualifiers to formally get ...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- It's a gruesome tradition in Paraguay that gets results, at least from leftist priest-turned president Fernando Lugo. A half-dozen protesters have hammered long nails through their hands and tied themselves to crosses or laid in coffins in an appeal for land.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguay's Supreme Court has upheld the original prison sentences given to the owners of a supermarket that caught fire five years ago, killing 420 people.
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Latin America News Review (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia (L) and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil walk to the group photo session at the Mercosur leaders summit in Asuncion July 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno (PARAGUAY POLITICS) TOP STORY - Mercosur summit calls for Zelaya's return (Inter Press Service) Brazil - The rise of Lula, a film review (FictionThatMatters.org) Brazil - Silva wants Brazil's poor to go to cultural...
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Maritime News (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
The South American Common Market (Mercosur), a regional trading bloc, signed an agreement with South Korea to strengthen trade and economic ties. Mercosur signed the agreement at its 37th summit that was held on July 23-24 in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay. Under the agreement, Mercosur will strengthen economic and commercial ties with South Korea by creating a [...]
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Asuncion, Paraguay - The remains of two victims of Paraguay's military dictatorship under Alfredo Stroessner have been found on the site of a police barracks near the capital, the Interior Ministry said. Interior Minister Rafael Filizzola said Thursd...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Asuncion, Paraguay - The Latin American trade association, Mercosur, is holding its annual summit Thursday and Friday in Asuncion, with swine flu, the dollar and a dispute between Brazil and Paraguay over a dam expected to top the agenda and bilatera...