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El Salvador and Guatemala have joined eight Latin American countries, including Paraguay, in a joint declaration supporting the government of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz amid protests and roadblocks that have lasted 11 days. The group rejects destabilizing actions and calls for dialogue, while Bolivia launches a military operation to clear the roads.
boliviarodrigo-pazDoctors at the Villa Elisa hospital successfully performed surgery to remove a 3.830 kg fibroid from a 42-year-old patient. The woman has been discharged and is recovering at home.
villa-elisaParaguay reversed a deficit and posted an $84.2 million surplus between January and April, with exports growing 14.6% led by the soy complex. Beef declined, while the pork and maquila sectors advanced. Digital payments surged, with QR Code dominating transactions.
maquilaJorge Alexandro Berdaberry Rotela, 22, was detained in Ciudad del Este for attempted theft and linked to a fatal accident on Route PY07 in Presidente Franco that killed Ysidro Paiva Santander, 64. Alcohol test was positive.
ciudad-del-estepresidente-francoSenator Esperanza Martínez denounces resistance from the ruling party to the creation of a special commission to investigate up to 2,500 suspected university degrees, following the scandal of former senator Hernán Rivas that exposed a possible fraud network that may have benefited public office holders, including within the justice system.
hernan-rivasesperanza-martinezjemIn the early hours of Sunday, 56 women deprived of liberty were transferred from the Regional Penitentiary of Misiones to the Emboscada Prison Complex, as part of Operation Threshold 2.5, under heavy police and military escort.
Jennifer Snaider, Paraguay's first tea sommelier, has been confirmed as a judge for the World Yerba Mate Championship, taking place from June 5 to 7 at the Mate Museum in Buenos Aires. The event brings together 35 experts from nine countries and over 200 samples evaluated blind.
yerba-matejennifer-snaidersommelierbuenos-airesOver the weekend, the National Police of Paraguay transferred women deprived of liberty from six mixed-gender penitentiaries to the Emboscada Women's Prison Complex as part of Operation 'Umbral 2.5'. The transfer occurred without incidents, with support from the Armed Forces and police escort in stages. The Ministry of Justice has not yet disclosed the exact number of detainees transferred.
emboscadaA 42-year-old woman was detained in Ypané after allegedly assaulting her husband and two young daughters, spreading gasoline inside the house, and threatening to set it on fire. Police intervened after neighbors called 911.
ypaneCristian Martín Peralta Peralta, alias Pachigua, was recaptured by the National Police in the Obrero neighborhood of Asunción, after having escaped from the General Hospital of Luque on May 12. The alleged drug trafficker was under the custody of prison officer Héctor Raúl Rojas Rolón, who was arrested and charged. The recapture occurred without resistance.
hospital-de-luqueThe business delegation that accompanied President Santiago Peña to Taiwan returned with concrete agreements to open the Taiwanese market to Paraguayan chicken meat, sell carbon credits, and set up bus and solar panel factories in Paraguay.
Scientists debate whether humanity should eradicate the mosquito species responsible for 760,000 annual deaths. While some advocate for selective elimination, others warn of gaps in ecological knowledge and the risks of genetic interventions.
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