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Saturday Feb 6 | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

PHS grad seeks books written in Spa.....

Betsy Curry, a 2003 graduate of Parkersburg High School, is trying to help South American children by collecting books written in Spanish.

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Related Topix: Parkersburg, WV, South America, World News, Wood County, WV

Thu Feb 04, 2010

Daily Democrat

Farmington woman off to Paraguay in Peace Corps posting

Anybody speak Guarani, or know where someone can get a decent cup of terere in this town? These are the questions one might expect to be asked by a visitor to Farmington from the South American country of Paraguay, and by 2013, Nicole Levesque will be able to assist.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Farmington, NH, New Durham, NH

Wed Feb 03, 2010

The Miami Herald

Paraguay's Lugo sees last paternity claim dissolve

Elizabeth Edwards stood faithfully by her husband even after she learned he had an affair on the campaign trail while she battled cancer.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Wedding, US Politics, US News, John Edwards, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Florida

Tue Feb 02, 2010

Newswatch 50

Paraguay's Lugo sees last paternity claim dissolve

ASUNCION, Paraguay a " President Fernando Lugo's headaches over multiple paternity claims stemming from when he was a Roman Catholic bishop are apparently clearing up.Hortensia Damiana Moran, one of three women who came forward last year and accused Lugo of fathering their children, withdrew her request for a DNA test on Tuesday, according to the ...

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Roman Catholic Church, Religion

Sat Jan 30, 2010

B'nai B'rith

Latin American Communities Hold Holocaust Remembrance Events

Latin American Communities Hold Holocaust Remembrance Events Several communities across Latin America commemorated the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp with Holocaust remembrance events hosted by Ba nai Ba rith on Jan.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Costa Rica, Central America

Thu Jan 28, 2010

Inter Press Service

PARAGUAY: Afro-Descendants Affirm Their Identity

ASUNCION, Jan 28, 2010 - Black communities have for the most part remained out of sight and out of mind in Paraguay, but now they are organising and claiming equal economic and social rights, while building an Afro-Paraguayan identity.

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Related Topix: South America, World News

Wed Jan 13, 2010

Arizona Daily Star

Around the world

AMSTERDAM a ' Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager's diary, died Monday, the Anne Frank Museum said.

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Mon Jan 11, 2010

CBS News

Paraguayan Kidnap Victims' Family Donates Cattle

The brother of a wealthy rancher abducted in northern Paraguay said Monday that his family is giving 30 cattle to the poor on orders from the kidnappers.

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Sun Jan 10, 2010

Prensa Latina

Alerts on Coup Plan against Paraguay''s President

Asuncion, Jan 10 The United Space Popular Congress described the Congress and the Judicial Power as enemies of the people and declared itself on alert before a plan against Fernando Lugo''s government, highlighted on Sunday press media.

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Internet Archive

PARAGUAY

National Archives and Records Administration PARAGUAY U.S. Information Agency. ARC Identifier 47001 / Local Identifier 306.137. Documentary: On the people, culture, industry and agriculture of Paraguay.

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Fri Jan 08, 2010

Salon.com

Paraguay president has prostate surgery

Paraguayan officials say President Fernando Lugo has undergone a successful prostate surgery and will be recovering for several days.

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Thu Jan 07, 2010

Hartford Courant

West Hartford: Kingswood-Oxford Welcomes Two Students From Tobati, Paraguay

Submitted by Sonya Adams on 2010-01-07.   Chris Troianello Visitors to Kingswood-Oxford from Paraguay, Ever Dario Aguayo and Matias E. Ortega Esquivel, second from right, eat lunch with K-O students Jordan Barlow, Chris Macca and Jake Van Loon.

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Related Topix: South America, Travel, World News, Paraguay Travel, New York, Windsor, CT

Wed Jan 06, 2010

Pan-African News Wire

Coup Plot Exposed in Paraguay

Havana January 5, 2010 Coup plot exposed in Paraguay ASUNCION, January 4. - Paraguayan parliamentary deputy DesirA©e Masi today accused former general Lino Oviedo of orchestrating plans for a coup d'A©tat against the government of Fernando Lugo, PL reports.

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Mon Jan 04, 2010

Prensa Latina

Paraguay Denounces Plans to Stage a Coup

Asuncion, Jan 4 Paraguayan deputy Desire Masi accused the former general Lino Oviedo of orchestrating a plan against the government of president Fernando Lugo.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve

Thu Dec 31, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 5, the 5th day of 2010. There are 360 days...

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 5, the 5th day of 2010. There are 360 days left in the year.

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Related Topix: Richmond, VA, Richmond Metro, South America, World News, Israel, Religion, Orthodox Church, Boat Disaster

Tue Dec 29, 2009

Forbes Autos

Paraguay, Venezuela Face Off Over Mercosur

Conservative Paraguayan congress looks to block Venezuela's entry into regional economic group.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Hugo Chavez, Autos

Sun Dec 27, 2009

People's Daily Online

Drug dealer arrested in Paraguay

Policemen escort drug dealer Jarvis Chimenes Pavao to custody in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, Dec.

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Fri Dec 25, 2009

Prensa Latina

Free Health Care in Paraguay

Asuncion, Dec 25 Free Health Care in Public Health begins today its application in Paraguay after the disposition of Fernando Lugo''s administration.

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Wed Dec 23, 2009

Inter Press Service

PARAGUAY: Bottled Water Scare Exposes Threat to Groundwater

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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Tue Dec 22, 2009

Prensa Latina

Paraguay Recalls Find of Terror Files

Asuncion, Dec 22 Several Paraguayan institutions headed by the Judicial Power will mark, on Tuesday, the 17 years of the find of the Terror Files, which contain information on human rights violations during the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship .

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