Several injured as fans clash with police in Paraguay’s Superclasico match
Olimpia vs Cerro Porteno derby abandoned after 29 minutes as police fire rubber bullets and tear gas at fans.
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Remembering the ‘Stronismo’: How ghost of a brutal dictator haunts Paraguay
Seventy years since Alfredo Stroessner seized power, memories of his bloody legacy and a massacre in 2012 live on.
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Five grassroots climate justice movements COP28 could learn from
From Pakistan to Paraguay, these campaigns are trying to bring out changes in communities at front line of the crisis
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What we know: The number of foreigners killed, missing, abducted in Israel
Citizens and dual nationals from more than 20 countries were killed or remain missing following violence in Israel.
Morocco-Spain-Portugal to host 2030 World Cup, Saudi Arabia to bid for 2034
The first three games of the 2030 tournament will be held in South America to mark its 100th anniversary.
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Why is China so angry about Taiwan’s William Lai visiting the US?
China’s angry response to Taiwan official’s stopovers in US show relations are at all-time low, but how did we get here?
Taiwan VP says China military action to US stopover would be interference
Self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own is due to go to the polls in January with VP Lai the frontrunner.
Santiago Peña takes office as Paraguay’s president with pro-Taiwan message
The conservative politician’s election continued a nearly unbroken streak for the Colorado Party, in power since 1947.
Third-place finisher in Paraguay’s presidential election arrested
Paraguayo Cubas Colomés was broadcasting on Facebook Live when he was detained for allegedly ‘breaching the peace’.
Paraguay president-elect says will strengthen ties with Taiwan
Relations with the island loomed large in the election, after other countries in Latin America moved to cut ties.
Amid protests, authorities uphold legitimacy of Paraguay election
The Organization of American States, as well as Paraguay officials, have affirmed the legitimacy of Sunday’s vote.
