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Paraguay First, Brazil Next: The Energy Logic Behind Bitcoin Data Centers in Latin America
This is not a story about crypto hype. It’s a story about energy physics, industrial policy, and how unused electricity becomes exportable data. An Argentine operator, Cryptogranjas, is preparing to expand bitcoin mining from Argentina into...
Asunción To Host 2026 Annual Meetings Of The Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) announced that Asunción will host its Annual Meetings from 11 to 14 March 2026. The event will position Paraguay as a regional hub for economic dialogue and international cooperation. The...
Latin Evangelical Alliance condemns Uruguay’s euthanasia law, calls on churches to defend life
Sabine van Erp from Pixabay The Latin Evangelical Alliance (AEL) has strongly denounced Uruguay’s newly approved euthanasia law, calling it a “measure contrary to the gift of life” and urging Christians across Latin America to stand firm in...
Paraguay Reaffirms Its ‘Firm’ and ‘Constant’ Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Its Sahara
The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Paraguay, Raúl Luís Latorre, reaffirmed on Tuesday in Geneva his country’s “firm” and “constant” support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Southern Provinces, praising the Moroccan...
200,000 Square-Metre Palmanova Center Begins Construction In Asunción
Palmanova Center, a new 200,000 square-metre mixed-use complex, will reshape Asunción’s urban landscape starting this October. Positioned on the rapidly developing Primer Presidente Avenue in the Mbocayaty neighbourhood, the project will be a...
State Of The World 2025 Report: Paraguay Second Happiest Country In The World!
Once again, Paraguay stands out for its high level of happiness! The country ranks second globally, among the happiest countries, for emotional well-being, according to Gallup’s State of the World 2025 report. Gallup is an American multinational...
Ukraine Accuses Cuba Of Sending Thousands To Fight In Russian Army, Shutters Havana Embassy
Ukraine has announced the closure of its embassy in Havana amid escalating diplomatic tensions, especially over the accusation that Cuba has turned a blind eye recruitment of its citizens to fight for Russia in the ongoing war. The decision...
Paraguay: four investigative journalists attacked in three months as protection law stalls
Four attacks in three months On 18 September — less than a month before the attack on Aníbal Benítez — the home of journalist Carlos Benítez, director of the newspaper El Observador and presenter on Radio Ñandutí, was shot at following his...
Paraguay’s President Peña Congratulates Bolivia’s President-Elect In Diplomatic Call
On a telephone conversation on Monday 20 October 2025, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña congratulated Bolivia’s President-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira on his recent electoral triumph. Paz secured a landmark victory in Bolivia’s presidential runoff...
Paraguay Announces First National Screenplay Award To Honour Local Filmmakers
The Paraguayan National Audiovisual Institute (INAP) has announced the first National Screenplay Award (Premio Nacional de Guion), an innovative new award intended to recognise Paraguayan storytelling that is creative, identity-driven, and of...
Singapore looking to buy technology-based carbon offsets, more nature-based carbon credits
SINGAPORE - Singapore on Oct 31 made its second bid to source for carbon credits globally, with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) calling for proposals for credits from both nature-based and technological solutions. Such credits will help...
Trust Beyond Friendship: Taiwan and Paraguay’s Climate Governance MOU
When Taiwan and Paraguay signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on climate governance under the Paris Agreement in September, it marked a historic milestone. This is the first bilateral climate agreement of its kind for Taiwan, establishing a...
Paraguay Launches Archive to Preserve Guaraní and Jopará
Paraguay has unveiled one of the region’s most ambitious cultural preservation projects with the launch of Proyecto Guaraní–Revista Ysyry, a digital archive and bilingual anthology that safeguards more than 14,000 poems, songs, and writings in...
Oscars International Category Sends 86 Films to Voters
Eighty-six films have been assigned to voters in the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category, one more than qualified in last year’s race. The assignments came in emails obtained by TheWrap and sent by the Academy on Friday to members who...
Two UN Resolutions on a Nuclear-Free Middle East and the Dangers of Nuclear Weapons
The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly last night adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.اضافة اعلان The resolution was supported by 171 countries, including Jordan,...
Kchiporros Singer Roberto “Chirola” Ruiz Díaz: A Generational Voice In Paraguayan Music
The rain taps softly outside 4K, Roberto “Chirola” Ruiz Díaz’s studio in Asunción. Chirola (41) is the lead vocalist of Kchiporros, the hugely popular band that blends pop-Latin, cumbia, and Paraguayan roots, as well as La de Roberto, and a solo...
Paraguay seeks greater influence in divided MERCOSUR as trade with the EU gains traction
by Peter Marko Tase In 1991 the Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay established MERCOSUR with the signing of the Treaty of Asuncion, making it South America’s largest multilateral agreement assigned to tackle the commercial,...
Russia-Ukraine War: EU’s 19th Sanctions Package Targets 45 Entities Including Three Indian Firms with Alleged Military Links
In a significant move reflecting its unwavering stance against Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has adopted its 19th comprehensive sanctions package-a set of measures aimed at further crippling Russia’s war economy and...
Trinidad and Tobago joins US, allies in support for Bolivia's new president
News Sean Douglas 26 Minutes Ago Rodrigo Paz Periera waves a Bolivian ahead of his victory in a presidential runoff election in La Paz, Bolivia, on October 19. - AP Photo Trinidad and Tobago is endorsing the election of conservative leader Rodrigo...
Paraguay–Brazil Integration Bridge Set to Open in December 2025
Paraguay and Brazil are preparing to open the Integration Bridge (Puente de la Integración) by mid-December 2025. The long-awaited structure will connect the city of Presidente Franco in Paraguay with Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil, creating a new route...