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Paraguay and Argentina are studying a $5 billion binational hydropower project on the Paraná River, with 2,880 megawatts of capacity, possible private operation, an estimated six-year construction period and the resettlement of more than 220 families, while financing, environmental impacts and the operating model remain under review.
corpus-christimisionesyacyretaThe Paraguayan Senate approved in committee a $286 million loan for an integration corridor, while opposition senators accused the Ministry of Public Works of corruption for alleged overpricing in tenders, leading to the summons of Minister Claudia Centurión to provide explanations.
mopcclaudia-centurionlider-amarillamisionesOperation in Paraguay arrests five people for a digital scam scheme that recruited victims with fake job offers and laundered over $3 million in cryptocurrencies.
misionesusdtsan-ignacioruth-karina-benitezParaguayan authorities and lawmakers coordinate actions, including the incorporation of farmers into emergency committees and the preparation of animal shelters, to face the forecasted arrival of the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to hit the departments of Misiones and Ñeembucú starting in August.
el-ninomisionesneembucuThe Paraguayan government has presented a bill to Congress to secure a $286 million loan from Japan to build the Southwest Corridor, a nearly 200-kilometer road project in the south of the country. The announcement has sparked debate over public debt priorities amid a crisis involving shortages of medicines.
neembucumisionesclaudia-centurionpedro-allianaA cold air mass is bringing the coldest nights of the week to Paraguay, with temperatures potentially dropping to 3°C in the south and a risk of frost, according to an alert from the country's Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH).
san-pedromisionescaazapaneembucuThe border crossing between Ayolas, Paraguay, and Ituzaingó, Argentina, will be temporarily closed for maintenance at the Yacyretá Hydroelectric Plant.
ayolasituzaingomisionesAlcides Riveros was elected president of the PLRA, Paraguay's main opposition party, with the support of nearly 90 percent of liberal mayors, as well as the backing of senators, deputies, and governors, aiming to strengthen the party ahead of the 2026 municipal elections and the 2028 presidential election.
alcides-riverosmisionesarnaldo-valdezThe Paraguayan Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a warning for storms with winds of up to 80 km/h, heavy rain, lightning, and hail starting Sunday, with the phenomenon affecting 14 regions of the country through Monday night.
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