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Results 1 - 20 of 174 in Paraguay

  1. PARAGUAY: Bottled Water Scare Exposes Threat to GroundwaterRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Inter Press Service

    It all started with a warning on the quality of bottled water in Paraguay. But concern has now spread about the extent of pollution of the country's underground water reserves.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News

  2. Paraguay Recalls Find of Terror FilesRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Prensa Latina

    ... 22, 1992 in Lambare city. They contain all written correspondence between police authorities and officers from Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay during the ruling military dictatorships between 1970 and 1980, aimed at repressing the ...

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  3. South America: New Map Outlines Guarani Territory

    Tuesday | Inter Press Service

    Some 100,000 Guarani people live in the area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay converge, according to a new map drawn of the indigenous group's ancestral territory, which also highlights the threats, such as expanding soy cultivation, to their natural surroundings.

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  4. HistoryRead the original story

    Monday | ESPN

    Team Profile: Paraguay GettyImages Paraguay are in their fourth consecutive finals Appearances at finals: 1930 - First round 1934 - Withdrew from competition 1950 - First round 1958 - First round 1986 - Second round 1998 - Second round 2002 - Second round 2006 - Second round Overall record at finals: Played 19, Won 6, Drawn 7, Lost 9. Best ...

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    Related Topix: FIFA Soccer, Paraguay, Sports, World Soccer, More Sports, America

  5. Genealogy Query - DIAZ : JARA : PETRONA : PRICERead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Cousinconnect.com

    ... ieve I am the third child of my birth mother. Her first name is Stella then Petrona, Diaz Jara. Associated Regions: Paraguay

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  6. Accor Plans Ibis, Pullman Hotels For ParaguayRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Hotels

    French hotel chain Accor Hospitality has announced that it will return to Paraguay with its Ibis and Pullman hotel brands in 2010.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Travel/Tourism

  7. World datelinesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Deseret Morning News

    ... was found outside a hospital and a fifth - whose hands and feet were bound - was found dumped near a gas station. Paraguay: Hydro ASUNCION - It's been nearly five months since the presidents of Brazil and Paraguay agreed on a breakthrough deal to ...

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    Related Topix: Cuencame, Mexico, World News, Mexico, South America, New York

  8. Accused cocaine trafficker captured in Paraguay

    Wednesday Dec 16 | North Jersey Media Group

    An alleged cocaine trafficker who disappeared into the Meadowlands in Ridgefield last summer as authorities were closing in has been captured in his native Paraguay, after crossing the border from Brazil, authorities said.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, South America, World News, Ridgefield, NJ, Newark, NJ

  9. 6 Employees arrested for embezzling from Paraguayan phone co.Read the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | TMCnet

    ... it has been operating under that name since last year in several Latin American countries. It established itself in Paraguay in mid-2005 under the name of CTI Movil after buying Porthable from the Hutchison Wampoa consortium. EFE lb/bp Discussions: ...

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  10. Paraguay absolves ex-prez with Swiss bank accountRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | Clover Herald

    An appeals court in Paraguay has overturned the corruption conviction and prison sentence for a former president, drawing criticism from the current government.

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  11. Paraguay leader withdraws anti-terrorism billRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | WHP-TV Harrisburg

    President George W. Bush meets with Paraguay President Fernando Lugo in the Oval Office of the White House on October 27, 2008.

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  12. Paraguay, Chile Presidents Talk in La MonedaRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Prensa Latina

    Santiago de Chile, Dec 9 Presidents Fernando Lugo, Paraguay, and Michelle Bachelet, Chile, plan to sign cooperation agreements Wednesday, after a private meeting at La Moneda Palace.

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  13. Bishop-turned-president tested in Paraguay

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Newsday.com

    MICHAEL WARREN ASUNCION, Paraguay a ' When he was a Roman Catholic bishop, Fernando Lugo taught liberation theology to uplift the poor.

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  14. Amy Black's coffin is carried into St Augustine's church, HedonRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | This is Hull

    ... for Placido Domingo in Qatar while, in 2002, she gave a solo recital at the British Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. She never forgot her home town, helping to raise thousands of pounds for Hedon's St ...

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    Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Hedon, England, United Kingdom, East Riding of Yorkshire County, England, Mozart, Classical

  15. Genealogy Query - MCCANNRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Cousinconnect.com

    I am searching for my birth parents. I was adopted in Asuncion, Paraguay. Born: April 4, 1989.

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  16. MERCOSUR to Run 29th SummitRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Inside Costa Rica

    Delegations of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Venezuela are heading to the 29th MERCOSUR Summit that opens Monday in Uruguay with the meeting of ministers for Foreign Affairs and Economics.

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  17. Everybody loves to love Steve NashRead the original story

    Oct 30, 2006 | Canada.com

    ... guy?" Well, yeah. Pick a time, pick a place and everyone loves the guy, from his hometown of Victoria to Asuncion, Paraguay -- where his foundation helped open the country's only facility for infants recovering from heart surgery -- to Italy, where ...

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  18. Paraguay coach confident after World Cup drawRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Newkerala.com

    Cape Town, Dec 5 : Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino was confident after the World Cup draw landed his team in Group F, with Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia.

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  19. MERCOSUR Summit to Talk Future IntegrationRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 5 | Prensa Latina

    ... host the coming meeting of presidents of the institution on January 8 that is integrated by Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay before the meeting of Economy ministers and Chancellors of full members and associate countries. Fernandez referred to the ...

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  20. Lippi wary of taking group too easilyRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | NEWS.com.au

    ... the Azzurri's draw. Italy were grouped alongside debutants Slovakia, outsiders New Zealand and South Americans Paraguay in Group F. While that looks to be one of the weakest pools in the whole draw, Lippi warned that it would be dangerous to start ...

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