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Paraguay and the United States signed a memorandum for cooperation in civil nuclear energy, aiming to prepare the country to eventually adopt small-scale reactors and explore its uranium reserves, seeking to meet the growing energy demand projected for the next decade.
In a rare move, Brazilian media outlets published a joint editorial rejecting gambling house advertising, voluntarily renouncing a revenue source.
Paraguay's Ministry of Education is creating a blockchain-based cryptographic diploma registry following an internal scandal that revealed hundreds of forged documents.
Twenty-five organizations launched the Network for the Right to the City to transform Asunción, which faces historical neglect of plazas, loss of green areas, flooding, and an inefficient transportation system, also denouncing a technical, financial, and moral crisis in the municipality.
Paraguay initiates a study in partnership with Japan to test the effectiveness of an ecological bio-larvicide in combating the Aedes aegypti mosquito, transmitter of dengue.
The Asunción Zoo recorded the birth of three capybara pups, raising its captive population to ten animals, which are monitored 24 hours a day and kept without direct contact with visitors for their welfare.
IPS began its restocking plan with the arrival of 124 medicines, which will reduce the shortage rate from 28% to 19% in the next 15 days and is expected to cover demand for two months.
The daughter of Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner lost an appeal in Brazil against the recognition of a half-brother as heir, in a dispute over a fortune spread across several countries.
The Embassy of Taiwan granted 76 scholarships to Paraguayan youth for undergraduate, graduate, and Mandarin language courses, in a ceremony with officials from both countries who highlighted the initiative as a strategic investment in Paraguay's future.
Paraguay and the US signed a nuclear agreement to explore uranium, but experts and a senator warn the country lacks the institutional foundations for a safe program and question its need given the mostly renewable energy grid.
Paraguay reaches the milestone of 200 aeromedical transfers while preparing for the arrival of storms and a cold front with strong winds and a sharp drop in temperature.
The administration of Mayor Luis Bello faces criticism in the City Council over plans to rent trucks and the lack of public transport, while the municipality announces free festivities for Asunción's 489th anniversary.
Former Finance Ministers warn that Paraguay's tax capacity has reached its limit and that the growing fiscal deficit may be a structural problem, advocating for greater efficiency in public spending.
A court ordered parents in Presidente Franco to vaccinate their three children after months of refusal, and the children were immunized in compliance with the judicial order.
Paraguayan tourism associations have asked the civil aviation authority, Dinac, to intervene due to repeated flight cancellations and delays by Paranair, which have already led to administrative actions against the airline.
An official study by Paraguay's Ministry of Health reveals that 24% of the population over 50 suffers from some form of visual impairment, affecting approximately 236,000 people, with cataracts being the leading cause of blindness.
A pro bono legal program at the Catholic University has completed 14 years in Paraguay, handling more than 800 cases for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
Experts warn that only 31.3% of Paraguayan infants under six months receive exclusive breastfeeding, one of the lowest rates in the region, during World Breastfeeding Week, which also highlights national efforts to reverse the trend.
Paraguay's Ministry of Health is urging continued prevention measures against dengue, zika, and chikungunya, even though confirmed cases are low, with only four in the last three weeks and 290 for the year.
The Center for Judicial Studies launched a campaign warning that prison overcrowding in Paraguay, where 60% of inmates await trial, is worsening a health crisis with an increase in diseases like tuberculosis.
The president of Paraguay's Social Security Institute (IPS), Isaías Fretes, warns of an irreversible crisis at the institution after 100 days of management, marked by severe financial challenges, medicine shortages, and a "perfect storm" caused by reduced working hours for health professionals.
Paraguay's Ministry of Health is preparing a large-scale operation with 500 professionals, 42 fixed posts, 44 ambulances, and five mobile clinics for the World Rally Championship in Itapúa in August 2026, centered on the region's General Hospital.
Paraguayan engineer José Salinas creates free Nugon app that sends SMS or internet alerts in under three seconds for health emergencies, working even with the phone locked.
Paraguay's first multidimensional poverty map, released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), reveals extreme disparity between districts, with Puerto Pinasco reaching 82.2% of its population in this condition and Fernando de la Mora registering only 0.9%.