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Mexico, Paraguay to meet in November friendly
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Mexico will meet Paraguay in a November friendly as both teams prepare for next year's FIFA World Cup, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) said on Wednesday. The match will be played at the Alamodome in San...

Paraguayan Doctor Elected First Female President Of Latin American Kidney Health Advocates
Lourdes Carolina Vázquez Jiménez, a professor at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the National University of Asunción and the Hospital de Clínicas, has been elected as the first female president of the Latin American Society of Nephrology and...

Milei highlights contrast between Argentina's decline and Paraguay's progress
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 20:04 UTC “I can't help but think about what my country can learn from” Paraguay, Milei stressed Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay's economic progress and highlighted the political alignment between...

Mexico's national soccer team is coming to San Antonio for a pre-World Cup exhibition game. Here's when tickets go on sale.
Mexico will take on Paraguay in the international friendly ahead of next summer's World Cup. SAN ANTONIO — The FIFA World Cup may not be coming to San Antonio, but South Texas soccer fans will soon have a chance to catch Mexico's national team in...

Milei praises slain US activist Kirk at Paraguay rightwing conference
ASUNCION: Argentina’s President Javier Milei honoured assassinated US activist Charlie Kirk during a South American conservative conference on Tuesday. Milei urged right-wing supporters to persevere in their ideological struggle during the...

U.S. Army Soldiers Compete at International Handgun Championships in South Africa
Two U.S. Army Soldiers will compete at the 2025 International Practical Shooting Confederation World Shoot Handgun Championships in South Africa September 22-27. Sgt. Aaron Eddins and Staff Sgt. Jacob Hetherington, both instructors/competitive...

Paraguay Congress Approves New Investment Laws: What Is The Impact?
Looking forward to modernise the maquila regime, update tax incentives and promote local electronics assembly, three new investment laws were approved in Paraguay by the Congress on 2 September, 2025. The reforms are intended to attract...

Mexico, Paraguay national soccer teams to face off at the Alamodome
Mexico will face Paraguay at the Alamodome this November. (MexTour) SAN ANTONIO – The national soccer teams of Mexico and Paraguay are heading to San Antonio for a friendly match, according to a news release. The match will be held at 7:30 p.m. on...

Milei and Peña stand for “Western values” at conservative event in Asunción
Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:10 UTC Also on Tuesday, the like-minded Peña and Milei had a one-on-one meeting at the presidential López Palace Argentine President Javier Milei defended his fiscal adjustment policies and “Western culture” in...

Trump and Infantino: How a friendship is shaping the World Cup
WASHINGTON – The plan started coming together inside a luxury box at MetLife Stadium. As the Premier League's Chelsea was on its way to a shutout victory at the Club World Cup final in July, President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni...

Milei rejects ‘moderate option’ as he hails Charlie Kirk at CPAC Paraguay
President Javier Milei once again paid tribute Monday to murdered United States conservative activist Charlie Kirk, warning against “third way” options in what he described as a battle between the right and socialism. “I want to begin by...
Paraguay, United States to meet in November friendly
ASUNCION, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Paraguay and the United States will meet in a friendly as part of their preparations for next year's FIFA World Cup, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) said on Saturday. The match will be played in Philadelphia...

Oscars International Race Takes Shape as Academy Asks Voters to Save In-Person Screenings
More than 50 countries have announced their submissions in the Oscar race for Best International Feature Film, putting that category on track to reach the 85-90 films that have typically qualified in recent years. The entries with the highest...

Milei's presence in Paraguay triggers mixed reactions
Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 09:23 UTC The Argentine president was dubbed ”a puppet of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)” by protesters objecting to his presence Argentine President Javier Milei landed in Asunción early Tuesday to...

Government increasingly concerned about criminals using international waters and drug flights over Guyana -says President Ali
President Irfaan Ali today said he has taken note of the rising tension between United States (US) and Venezuela, the possible implications for the Caribbean Region as a zone of peace, and the stark warning issued to both Guyana and Trinidad by...

S’pore to buy $76.4m worth of nature-based carbon credits from projects in Ghana, Peru and Paraguay
SINGAPORE - Singapore on Sept 16 made headway in contributing to nature conservation globally by establishing contracts for carbon credits generated from nature restoration and protection projects in Ghana, Paraguay and Peru. This is the first...

Accelerating Bitcoin 2025: Forging A Future Of Finance And Freedom In Paraguay
Inspired by vision and passion, Accelerating Bitcoin 2025 – Paraguay’s first Bitcoin-Only event – opened on 15 September in Asunción. The event, running for two days until 16 September, is held at Paseo La Galería in Asunción. The conference...

Uruguay’s green hydrogen plans raise ecological concerns in Argentina & at home
Communities in the Argentinian town of Colón worry that an upcoming major green hydrogen project on the Uruguay River will affect local ecosystems, as well as local tourism. The Paysandú e-fuels facility is one of Uruguay’s major hydrogen...

Former Tabasco security minister arrested in Paraguay on organized crime charges
Hernán Bermúdez Requena, a former security minister in the state of Tabasco who is accused of heading up a crime organization, was arrested in Paraguay on Friday, Mexican and Paraguayan authorities said. The Public Ministry of Paraguay said in a...

Men’s soccer plays to scoreless draw in home opener
Story by MAYAN PAZ Photos by PARKER NISBETH Tiger Media Network FHSU men’s soccer opened the home slate of their schedule against one of the best teams in the nation, No. 3 CSU-Pueblo, on Thursday. This top-25 matchup lived up to the billing as...