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Paraguay's Ministry of Public Health offers annual influenza and RSV vaccines to reduce complications. Respiratory consultation demand rose 10% in the last week, and hospitalizations increased 11%. There have been 72 deaths from respiratory viruses in 2026.
influenzaAt least five cars parked on Antequera Street in downtown Encarnación were found missing their windshield wipers on the night of May 18. Police are investigating.
encarnaciontoyota-ractissubaru-trezioParaguayan soprano Alejandra Meza, based in Rome, will offer a free lyric singing masterclass at the Ateneo Paraguayo in Asunción on Friday, May 22, 2026.
alejandra-mezamasterclassateneo-paraguayoThe Paraguayan artist's exhibition, curated by Albán Martínez Gueyraud, opens Saturday, May 23 at Matices Art Gallery, part of the 12th Noche de Galerías. The show proposes a reflection on memory and interconnectedness through the hidden structures of trees.
felix-toranzosla-memoria-de-los-arbolesmatices-art-gallerynoche-de-galeriasParaguay's exchange houses posted a profit of G. 27,388 million (US$ 4.2 million) in the first quarter, down 18.1% from the same period in 2025. The guarani's appreciation against the dollar reduced the valuation margin by 35.7%, according to consultancy Mentu.
guaranimentuOfficials from Minna and Codeni removed 42 indigenous children and adolescents from the streets of Ciudad del Este, but a lack of structural solutions causes families to return to begging within weeks.
minnaciudad-del-estecodeniParaguay’s Chamber of Deputies, in its session of May 19, 2026, buried the possibility of intervention in seven municipalities, including Lima, Emboscada, Tomás Romero Pereira, Yby Yaú, Ñemby, Ybyrarobaná, and Juan León Mallorquín. The decision comes less than three weeks before the internal party elections of June 7, shielding mayors seeking reelection who face allegations of corruption, phantom public works, and embezzlement.
Volunteer firefighters and the Asunción city government inspected fire hydrants at Mercado 4 and confirmed the water system is operational. However, the administration acknowledged that the fire-fighting infrastructure of the new building, funded by Itaipu, is unfinished and that the market suffers from decades of neglect.
mercado-4Data from the 2025 Social Security Statistical Bulletin show that at IPS, the average benefit for retirees exceeds the average salary of active contributors, while other funds, such as Cajubi and Bancária, maintain high replacement ratios but below 100%. The Ferroviária fund has the lowest rate, at only 21.7%.
ipsmtesscajubiProsecutor Marlene González confirmed that she is investigating the traceability of funds moved by Banco do Brasil and Banco Continental, both involved in the FIFAgate scandal. The focus is on a complex circuit of international transfers and trusts, while Conmebol, chaired by Alejandro Domínguez, maintains a passive stance.
fifagatemarlene-gonzalezconmebolalejandro-dominguezDelegations from Mercosur countries and associates met in Asunción to discuss updating travel documents, information exchange, and document security, with Bolivia absent.
mercosurGoogle launched Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni, faster and multimodal AI models, along with the Spark agent that operates 24 hours on cloud virtual machines. The company also announced price reductions on its subscription plans.
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