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topix.net | 15-May-2012 20:08
Emir and PM greet Paraguay president
Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable of greetings to the President of the Republic of Paraguay on the occasion of his country's National Day.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 20:08
Recent Study: Luis Cassanello SAICECA (CAS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Luis Cassanello SAICECA is a publicly traded Paraguay based company. The company is principally engaged in buying, selling, and manufacturing medicinal products.
topix.net | 14-May-2012 23:32
Statement by an IMF Article IV Staff Mission to Paraguay
An International Monetary Fund mission visited Paraguay during May 2-11, 2012 for discussions with government officials and the private sector, as part of the IMF's annual Article IV consultations with its member countries.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 00:35
Communist ban lifted in Paraguay after 66 years
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- The communists are legally back in action in Paraguay, 66 years after dictator Alfredo Stroessner banned the party as a Cold War threat.
topix.net | 09-May-2012 10:11
North Burnaby resident new honourary consul of the Republic of Paraguay
Burnaby resident and Capilano University business instructor Luis Villalba has been appointed honourary consul of the Republic of Paraguay to British Columbia.
topix.net | 05-May-2012 02:01
Paraguay: 1,000 evacuated from Asuncion floods
Via Prensa Latina: Mil evacuados por lluvias en AsunciA3n mientras sigue crisis en Chaco .
topix.net | 30-Apr-2012 07:52
Norwegian driver's wrong turn leads to AZ prison
A Norwegian man who took a wrong turn onto a one-way street in an Arizona town and plowed into a street festival has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.
topix.net | 27-Apr-2012 18:50
Demi Lovato - Demi Lovato Mobbed Onstage In Paraguay
Demi Lovato faced a security scare on Thursday after a scrum of hysterical fans stormed the stage at her concert in Paraguay.
topix.net | 27-Apr-2012 14:35
Red Cross Helping Survivors of Floods in South America
Heavy rains over the past few months have produced severe flooding and landslides in several countries in South America, including Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and most recently Peru.
topix.net | 26-Apr-2012 23:06
No socialist union position for Malema
EMBATTLED ANC Youth League president Julius Malema has decided not to stand for the vice-presidency of the International Union of Socialist Youth due to "domestic challenges". "The league did not accept the nomination for any position in the presidium of IUSY as we need to focus on the domestic challenges we face.
topix.net | 23-Apr-2012 11:09
In Paraguay, history, nature, and engineering on display
ASUNCION, Paraguay - On a map of South America, Paraguay looks a little like the tucked-away footnote, no mountains or ocean coastline.
topix.net | 22-Apr-2012 11:11
Paul McCartney Turns Down President In Paraguay
Paul McCartney has turned down the offer for a presidential tour of Paraguay's government palace in the capital of Asuncion.
topix.net | 20-Apr-2012 07:02
People,Places and Things
Police find guitars stolen from rock star CULVER CITY, Calif. - It was a heartbreaker for Tom Petty and the band when someone stole five of their precious guitars from a soundstage, but it was music to their ears when police in Southern California announced Tuesday that the instruments had been recovered.
topix.net | 18-Apr-2012 11:41
Paul McCartney turns down president in Paraguay
Paul McCartney has turned down the offer for a presidential tour of Paraguay's government palace in the capital of Asuncion.
topix.net | 17-Apr-2012 21:18
McCartney rumor: On the Run Tour to visit U.S. soccer stadiums?
Paul McCartney resumes his On the Run Tour Sunday with a schedule of six shows in the next 10 days, all south of the U.S. border.
topix.net | 14-Apr-2012 03:17
Infant found alive in Argentina morgue after doctors thought her dead
Twelve hours after doctors at a hospital in Resistencia, Argentina had told the mother of a premature infant that her child was stillborn , the baby was discovered alive in a refrigerated morgue, according to reports published on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by CTV News , Sky News , The Independent , and other global media sources.
topix.net | 13-Apr-2012 23:12
Petroleos Paraguayos - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - new company profile report published
Petropar is engaged in import and distribution of petroleum fuels. The companys major product offering includes gas oil, fuel oil, naphtha, gas, alcohol, kerosene and biodiesel.
topix.net | 10-Apr-2012 17:30
Julio Iglesias kicks off concert tour in Chile
Spanish singer Julio Iglesias will give four concerts in Chile to promote his latest album "1", part of a tour that will take him later this month to Argentina and Paraguay.
topix.net | 08-Apr-2012 08:35
Lat Am Unasur Bloc Supports Argentina's Claim To Falklands
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY, April 3 - Latin Unasur bloc Secretary General Maria Emma Mejia met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday and delivered a statement from its 12 members supporting Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands.
topix.net | 03-Apr-2012 06:58
Argentina's Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the Real April Fool
Many have attempted the colossal feat of making the Southern Cone nation the laughing stock of the world, and finally, the widow of the former president, being La Presidenta in her own right, has succeeded! The buildup has been anticipated and therefore comes as no surprise.
topix.net | 02-Apr-2012 06:05
Jungle fever hits Paraguay
An indigenous Ayoreo woman, who lives in the Chaco forest, in the village of Chaidi, near Filadelfia, Paraguay, Feb.
topix.net | 01-Apr-2012 01:18
Think Your Parks Look Good? Thank This Eagle Scout.
At 17 years old, Nick Oliva has done more volunteer work than many people two or three times age.
topix.net | 27-Mar-2012 19:08
Paraguayan forests fall before ranchers
Tribes of hunter-gatherers face decimation as farmers feed their hunger for land by razing the Chaco thorn forest, where new species are still being found The Chaco thorn forest, a domain so forbidding that Paraguayans call it their "green hell", covers an expanse about the size of Poland.
topix.net | 26-Mar-2012 01:21
Flamengo attempt to close transfer of Libertad's Caceres
The Brazilians will be in Paraguay shortly for a Copa Libertadores fixture, and will take advantage of the trip to attempt to complete the signing of the midfielder Flamengo's Paulo Cesar Coutinho has revealed his club's plans to try and seal negotiations with Libertad star Victor Caceres, as the vice-president prepares to travel to Asuncion and ... (more)
topix.net | 24-Mar-2012 00:52
Secrets of a Giant
Brazilian soldiers in Ponta Pora, on the border with Paraguay, where journalist Paulo Rocaro was killed in February.
topix.net | 22-Mar-2012 17:44
Peru Cancels British Warship's Visit To Support Argentina's Falklands Claim
In a display of Latin American support for Argentina's legitimate rights, the Peruvian government announced its decision to render void the visit of a British frigate - HMS MONTROSE - scheduled to dock in a Peruvian port this week.
topix.net | 20-Mar-2012 11:42
Latin Unasur Bloc Reiterates Support For Argentina's Falklands Claim
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY, March 19 - Foreign ministers from the 12-nation Union of South American Nations reaffirmed their support for Argentina over the Falklands-Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute at the annual meeting here over the weekend.
topix.net | 19-Mar-2012 06:35
Paraguay calls for 'reflection and dialogue' over import restrictions
Paraguay Foreign Affairs Minister, Jorge Lara Castro speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the Union of South American Nations foreign ministers meeting in on March 17, 2012 in Asuncion.
topix.net | 18-Mar-2012 04:43
Paraguay senator uses movie mansion as campaign HQ
The mansion was ordered built in 1969 by its first owner, the late millionaire Manuel Battilana.
topix.net | 13-Mar-2012 23:38
Paraguay senator uses movie mansion as campaign HQ
Chairs used for a political meeting clutter the lawn of Paraguayan Sen. Juan Carlos Galaverna's re-election campaign headquarters; a mansion modeled on the antebellum home featured in the U.S. civil war movie "Gone With the Wind," in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday March 12, 2012.
topix.net | 13-Mar-2012 23:38
Copaco abandons rumoured Cablevision tie-up; Tigo linked with USD150m bid for 80%
According to La Nacion, Paraguayan state-owned telco Copaco has distanced itself from the mooted acquisition of local pay-TV and broadband provider Cablevision, which is owned by Argentina's largest media conglomerate Grupo Clarin and offers cable broadband services under the brand name 'FiberTel'. Last month Paraguayan politician Miguel Lopez ... (more)
topix.net | 12-Mar-2012 15:27
Native language of Paraguay boasts unique staying power
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY Legislators on the floor of Congress deliver speeches in it. Lovers entwined on Asuncion's park benches murmur sweet nothings with its high-pitched, nasal and guttural sounds.
topix.net | 12-Mar-2012 09:11
Latin America Mercosur Group Has US$15 Billion Tourism Turnover Last Year
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 12 -- The Latin Mercosur group's tourism industry had a turnover of US$15 billion last year with the Brazilians providing the largest number of tourists to the group's associates.
topix.net | 12-Mar-2012 08:03
Amid tensions over Malvinas, UK changes Ambassador to Argentina
Amidst tensions between Argentina and the UK over Malvinas Islands' sovereignty, the UK Foreign Office today informed that John Freeman has been appointed new Ambassador to Argentina to replace outgoing Ambassador Shan Morgan.
topix.net | 09-Mar-2012 22:18
'Rock 'N' Roll Allstars' Tour Setlist Revealed
Comprised of musicians from some of the biggest bands in recent rock history, the Rock 'N' Roll Allstars tour will hit the road in South and Central America in April/May. 04/19 - Asuncion, Paraguay - Jockey Club 04/21 - Sao Luis, Brazil - Metal Open Air Festival 04/23 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Club Geba 04/25 - Santiago, Chile - Movistar Arena ... (more)
topix.net | 08-Mar-2012 11:46
Gulf Coast cousins still in the a Amazing Racea
The Coast's very own Stacy Bowers and Kerri Paul are still in the race -- the "Amazing Race," that is.
topix.net | 07-Mar-2012 07:39
Review: The Amazing Race, March 4
Art and JJ, and Rachel and Dave were the first teams to depart and, at the airport, they quickly discovered an early flight to Paraguay.
topix.net | 05-Mar-2012 20:33
The Amazing Race Watch: Bust Me Right In The Head With It
Last week, ten teams plowed their way through Argentina. Army vet Dave and his wife Rachel forged a friendship with Border Patrol agents Art and J.J., and worked to their mutual benefit on the Roadblock.
topix.net | 05-Mar-2012 16:27
'The Amazing Race' Recap: Stacks of Green
On this week's episode of The Amazing Race , the teams travel to Paraguay to continue their race around the world.
topix.net | 05-Mar-2012 05:53
Paraguay: An Interview on the Land Conflict in Alto Parana
Landowners are opposing review of land titles in the department of Alto ParanA "to determine if the lands are 'ill-gotten,' whose title deeds could be forged or faked or simply seized from the times of the Stroessner dictatorship" Ignacio Cirio explains.
topix.net | 29-Feb-2012 23:34
Praying for rain in Paraguay
A severe drought is threatening the livelihood of thousands of small farmers across Paraguay.
topix.net | 26-Feb-2012 17:41
Paraguay tofu fueling disaster victims
Tofu aid: A farmer checks his soybean crop at a farm near Iguassu Falls, Paraguay, in early February.
topix.net | 24-Feb-2012 18:51
Paraguay could triple soyoil output, exports in 2013
Paraguay, the world's fourth-biggest soybean supplier, could triple its production and exports of soyoil next year when two large processing plants come on line, industry analysts said on Wednesday.
topix.net | 22-Feb-2012 22:21
Not a job for the ol' dog catcher
A man in South Hero, Vt., apparently wanted to give his grandchildren pets that were a little different, so he bought three emus for them.
topix.net | 22-Feb-2012 08:56
Major soy producer apologizes in Paraguay
ASUNCION, Paraguay - The head of Paraguay's largest soy producer is scrambling to apologize for remarks that outraged women and farmworkers.
topix.net | 19-Feb-2012 20:52