Paraguay

Breaking Barriers

Berta Rojas | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Travel, A Day and a Half, Día Y Medio, Paraguay, Music, Argentina, Music for the Soul, Classical Guitar, Latino Voices News
Berta Rojas

It was May 17, 2002. I was home in Paraguay, on my way to the countryside, getting ready to begin my very first guitar tour in my homeland. Having done many outside of Paraguay, I was very excited to begin my journey.

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Paraguay Embraces Easter With Processions And Pomp

Sam Wolson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Easter, Travel, Colombian, Jesus, Slidepollajax, Jesus Crist, Spanish, Guaraní, Paraguay, Travel News
Sam Wolson

Mostly active in rural Paraguay, this short, hairy and incredibly ugly imp is said to create all kinds of mischief, including stealing eggs, scaring cattle and impregnating women by running between their legs.

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Borders Were Made To Be Crossed

Rebecca Tinsley | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Drc, Smuggling, Border, Goma, Zaire, Argentina, Graham Greene, Cuidad Del Este, Gisenyi, Brazil, Passport, Congo, Paraguay, Rwanda, Travel News
Rebecca Tinsley

Cuidad del Este is a bustling city on the Paraguayan side of the Rio Parana. It forms the triple frontier with Brazil and Argentina, but it couldn't be more different from its orderly neighbors.

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Paul McCartney Snubs Paraguay's President

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Former Beatles, Video, Paul Mccartney Snub, Paul McCartney, Paraguay, Beatles, President Fernando Lugo, Mccartney Paraguay, Paul McCartney Concert, Paraguay President, Fernando Lugo, Entertainment News

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paul McCartney has turned down the offer for a presidential tour of Paraguay's government palace in the capital of Asuncion...

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Brazil Declares War on Teen Smoking

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Big Tobacco, Chemical Dependence, Smoking, Brazil, Paraguay, Cancer, Mercosur, Latin America, Cigarette Smuggling, Brazil Smoking Ban, Brazil Smoking Regulation, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Efforts to prohibit teen smoking throughout the region escalates the conflict between governments who seek to legislate behavior and businesses and some politicians who view tobacco as a question of economics.

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Uncontacted Tribe Discovered In Paraguay

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: South America, Video, Iniciativa Amotocodie, Survival International, Ayoreo Tribe, Paraguay, Paraguay Ayoreo, Paraguay Indians, South America Indians, Ayoreo Indians, World News

The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians can’t claim six degrees of separation from any individual outside of their tribe, and they would prefer to keep it ...

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Paraguay Awaits Lugo's Exit

AP | By PEDRO SERVIN and MICHAEL WARREN | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: South America, Latin America, International Monetary Fund, Asuncion, Paraguay, Imf, South American Politics, Fernando Lugo, World News

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Paraguay's congress closed its doors last week for more than two months of paid vacation, showing no interest in giving Presiden...

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U.S. Donates $1 Million To Help Fight Guerilla Band

AP | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Paraguay Guerilla Warfare, US Donation, Guerilla Band, Paraguayan People's Army, Paraguay Guerilla Band, Paraguay, Guerilla Warfare, US Paraguay, World News

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- The U.S. government is giving Paraguay more than $1 million in equipment and training to help it combat a small guerrilla band i...

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Astoria Characters: The Sister to the World's Women

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Good Shepherd Volunteers, Sri Lanka, Peeksill New York, Sisters of St. Joseph, Thailand, Providence House, Haiti, Paraguay, Peru, Crown Heights, New Jersey, Handcrafting Justice, Maureen McGowan, Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Irish Step Dancing, Statues, Madagascar, Long Island, Un, Social Worker, Yeshiva University, Star of Bethlehem, Fair Trade, Philippines, Kenya, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Maureen McGowan is the director of Handcrafting Justice, a Sisters of Good Shepherd project that sells handmade goods made by impoverished women in the developing world. This is no mom-and-pop charity.

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In Paraguay, Hotel With Ugly Nazi Past Lives On As Quaint Tropical Escape

Worldcrunch | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Paraguay, Hotel Del Lago, World News

Experiencing the Nazi legacy in South America costs just $40. This is the rate to spend a night in the best room of the Hotel del Lago, founded in 188...

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Paraguay Arrests Alleged Drug Lord

AP | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Paraguay, Alexander Mendes Da Silva, Brazil Drug Lord Arrested, Brazil, Drug Lord, Brazil Drug Lord, Drug Lord Arrested, Brazil-Shantytowns, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro state authorities say one of Brazil's most-wanted drug lords has been arrested in neighboring Paraguay. State public...

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Time for Innovation in Job Creation

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Jobs, Fundacion Paraguaya, Job Training, Job Creation, Training, Paraguay, Employment, American Job Creation, Job Creation Ideas, U.S. Job Creation, Creating New Jobs, Impact News
Alison Craiglow Hockenberry

We hear a lot these days about innovation and job creation. But when people talk about innovation and jobs, they're usually talking about innovations that may produce jobs -- as opposed to innovations in the way we increase employment.

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Where 50% Of The People Are Obese And Don't Know It

Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Eating Habits, Obese, Center for Diabetes and Obesity, Unhealthy Eating Habits, Paraguay, Healthy Eating Habits, Latino Voices News

Fox News Latino: An estimated 50 percent of the population in Paraguay is obese and many of them don't even know it, the Ministry of Health said We...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Tiger Woods Caddie, NFL Concussions, Nfl Lockout 2011, Babe Didrikson, Uruguay, Copa America 2011, Paraguay, Lpga, Derek Jeter, Bob Kraft, Andrew Bynum, New York News
Len Berman

With NFL labor peace breaking out, I hope they declare a moratorium on news conferences to announce the blessed event. I can hear it now. Both sides saying how they "sacrificed" in the name of making a deal.

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Lucas Kavner

Revolutionizing Student Loans In Poverty-Stricken Countries

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Poverty, College Loans, Peru, Bangladesh, UC Berkeley, Paraguay, Greatest Person of the Day, Kushal Chakrabarti, Vittana, Good News, Student Loans, Amazon, Impact News

When L.A. native and Vittana founder Kushal Chakrabarti speaks, he tries to jam his many big thoughts into very short sentences. A computer science cl...

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WATCH: Soccer Player Suffers GRUESOME Injury

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Soccer, Francisco Arguello, Francisco Arguello Injury, Francisco Arguello Video, Paraguay, Francisco Arguello Broken Leg, Sports News

In the middle of a Copa Sudamericana tournament match last Wednesday between the Colombian team Deportes Tolima and the Bolivian club Oriente Petroler...

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PHOTO: Famous World Cup Fan Strips Down For Playboy

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larissa Riquelme, Larissa Riquelme Naked, World Cup 2010, Soccer, Paraguay, Larissa Riquelme Pictures, Larissa Riquelme Photos, Larissa Riquelme Playboy, Larissa Riquelme Nude, Sports News

Larissa Riquelme, the famous soccer fan who promised to run nude through the streets if Paraguay won the World Cup, is now naked on the cover of Playb...

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Paraguay Takes Hard Line on GMOs

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Gmos, Latin America, Industrial Agriculture, Paraguay, World News
Tracy L. Barnett

Paraguay's federal agricultural agency's dramatic destruction of more than 100 acres of transgenic corn has provoked a fiery new round here in the debate about genetically modified crops.

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Paraguay Beats Slovakia 2-0 At World Cup

AP | RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — At a World Cup lacking offense, Paraguay showed some punch. Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros each scored Sunday a...

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Italy & Paraguay Draw In World Cup Surprise

AP | ANDREW DAMPF | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Italy, Paraguay World Cup, Italy World Cup, World Cup 2010, Italy Paraguay, Paraguay Italy, Soccer, Paraguay, Sports News

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Italy fell behind, then lost its star goalkeeper for the second half. So a 1-1 World Cup draw with Paraguay should not...

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SHOCK: Gorgeous World Cup Fan ROBBED In Rio

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larissa Riquelme, World Cup 2010, Soccer, Slidepollajax, Larissa Riquelme Photos, Larissa Riquelme Robbed, Brazil, Paraguay, Sports News

Larissa Riquelme, the lingerie model whose passionate support of Paraguay during the World Cup turned heads around the world, has reportedly been robb...

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PHOTOS: Famous World Cup Fan Frolics In Brazil

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larissa Riquelme Pics, Larissa Riquelme, World Cup 2010, Soccer, Slidepollajax, Paraguay, Larissa Riquelme Pictures, Larissa Riquelme Photos, Sports News

Larissa Riquelme, the busty lingerie model whose passionate support of Paraguay earned her worldwide celebrity short of only Paul the Octopus, is goin...

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Surprise! Stunning Lingerie Model WILL Run Naked After World Cup Loss

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larissa Riquelme, Paraguay World Cup, Larissa Riquelme Naked, World Cup 2010, Soccer, Paraguay, Larissa Riquelme Pictures, Larissa Riquelme Photos, Slidepollajax, Larissa Riquelme Nude, UK Sport, Sports News

Larissa Riquelme, the captivating lingerie model who enchanted soccer fans around the world with her enthusiastic support of the Paraguayan World Cup ...

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PHOTOS: Gorgeous Lingerie Model's Nudity Pledge Ends In Heartbreak

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Larissa Riquelme Naked Pledge, Paraguay World Cup, Larissa Riquelme, World Cup 2010, Soccer, Paraguay, Larissa Riquelme Pictures, Larissa Riquelme Photos, Larissa Riquelme Nude Promise, Slidepollajax, Sports News

Larissa Riquelme, a gorgeous lingerie model who promised to run naked through the streets of Asuncion if Paraguay won the World Cup, saw her nudity pl...

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Spain Knocks Out Paraguay At World Cup

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paraguay World Cup, Video, Spain Paraguay Highlights, World Cup 2010, Soccer, Paraguay, Spain vs Paraguay, Spain, Paraguay vs Spain, Paraguay Spain Highlights, Slidefullscreen, Spain World Cup, Sports News

JOHANNESBURG -- David Villa has millions of friends in Spain these days and two pretty good ones in South Africa – the goalposts at Ellis Park. V...

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