Paraguay
World of photos, August 30, 2024
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‘Not easy to explain’: Sharp drop in South America’s COVID infections stuns experts
A few weeks ago COVID was ravaging the continent. Now new infections have fallen in nearly every nation as vaccination rates have ramped up.
- by Ernesto Londoño, Daniel Politi and Flávia Milhorance
The country with the most fresh water on the planet has lost 15 per cent of it
The Brazilian scientists were sceptical. They ran different models to check calculations, but they all returned the same startling result.
- by Diane Jeantet
German authorities bust child porn site with 400,000 users
The site included forums where members from around the globe exchanged images and videos showing children being sexually abused.
- by Melissa Eddy
Argentina demands explanation for deaths of two 11-year-old 'rebels'
They were killed in Paraguayan security operation that brought criticism of rightist President Mario Abdo Benitez's government from human rights organisations.
- by Daniela Desantis and Maximilian Heath
'So what?': Brazil's neighbours worry about laissez-faire virus response
President Jair Bolsonaro has dismissed the gravity of his country's death toll having passed China's, but his neighbours are taking steps to curb the spread.
- by Almudena Calatrava
'I never imagined I would go through something like this': Ronaldinho breaks silence
Ronaldinho and his brother were held in jail for 32 days before being released on $1.6 million bail.
Ronaldinho to remain behind bars in Paraguay over fake passport claim
The former Brazilian international star Ronaldinho Gaucho and his brother were ruled a flight risk after allegedly entering the country with falsified documents.
Mass escape in tunnel jailbreak at Paraguayan prison
Paraguay's Justice Minister says the operation would have taken days and it was obvious that the escape was a "paid plan".
Trust in single power line played role in Argentine outage
A single, repeated fault, shut down the entire grid and left tens of millions of people across three countries without power.
Paraguay changed its mind on Jerusalem. Israel reacted swiftly
Most countries do not recognise Israeli sovereignty over the entire city and say its final status should be set in peace talks.
- by Ali Sawafta & Daniela Desantis
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