Paraguayan president cleared of cancer
January 28th, 2012 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Jan 28 (IANS) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo who was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 2010 has overcome the disease, his doctors said."Medical examinations confirm the complete remission of ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha Speaker heads MPs team to South American nations
January 14th, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation on a week-long official visit to Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay for an interaction ... Read more...
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‘Two more Latin American presidents will get cancer’
January 5th, 2012 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 5 (IANS/EFE) The fact that six former or current presidents in Latin America have or had cancer shows that the region was the victim of an "evil ... Read more...
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US calls Chavez cancer comment horrific
December 30th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's comment that Washington may have been involved in the cancers of South American leaders are "horrific and reprehensible", the US State Department ... Read more...
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Paraguayan president hospitalised
October 4th, 2010 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Asuncion (Paraguay), Oct 4 (IANS/EFE) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, who has lymphatic cancer, was urgently transported from capital city Asuncion to a hospital in Brazil, after doctors detected a blood clot in ... Read more...
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Tests negative in paternity suit against Paraguay’s president
September 24th, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Asuncion (Paraguay), Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) All three blood tests conducted to determine the paternity of a boy whose mother had a relationship with Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo came back negative, the head ... Read more...
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Paraguay president undergoes chemotherapy
September 4th, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Asuncion (Paraguay), Sep 4 (IANS/EFE) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo underwent a chemotherapy session at a hospital here to treat the lymphatic cancer he is suffering from, a minister said.
The head of state, ... Read more...
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Paraguay’s president takes paternity test
August 25th, 2010 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Asuncion, Aug 25 (IANS/EFE) Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo had a paternity test as ordered by a court following scandals caused by paternity lawsuits that shook his government during his first year in ... Read more...
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Paraguayan president diagnosed with cancer
August 7th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Asuncion (Paraguay), Aug 7 (IANS/EFE) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, his doctors have said.
Lugo, 59, will travel to Brazil Tuesday for more tests, Health Minister Esperanza Martinez ... Read more...
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Paraguay Bans Smoking
April 11th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Paraguay, Apr 11, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Smoking in every closed public place, including business meetings held in private places has been banned in Paraguay. The order has been put to action ... Read more...
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Former guerrilla takes oath as Uruguay’s new president
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Montevideo, March 2 (IANS/EFE) The new president of Uruguay, one-time guerrilla fighter Jose Mujica, said upon assuming office that his aim at the country's helm will be to seek consensus with the ... Read more...
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Paraguayan president released from hospital after surgery
January 10th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Asuncion (Paraguay), Jan 10 (IANS/EFE) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo was released from a hospital in this capital after a prostate operation, officials said.
Lugo, 58, was taken Saturday from a private hospital in ... Read more...
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Two killed in Honduras anti-coup rally (Lead)
July 6th, 2009 - 7:04 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 6 (DPA) At least two people were killed and two others were injured Sunday in clashes between soldiers and hundreds of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya at Toncontin ... Read more...
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Ousted Honduran president’s plane not allowed to land
July 6th, 2009 - 4:36 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 6 (DPA) The Honduran government installed after last week's coup Sunday prevented the return to the country of democratically elected Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
Alfredo San Martin, head of Honduras' Civil ... Read more...
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Honduras suspended from Organisation of American States
July 5th, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (DPA) The Organisation of American States (OAS) voted to suspend Honduras from the group late Saturday as diplomatic efforts failed to overturn a coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya ... Read more...
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OAS could suspend Honduras after post-coup leaders balk
July 5th, 2009 - 3:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 5 (DPA) The General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) was meeting Saturday to discuss suspension of troubled Honduras just hours after the unrecognised post-coup government said it ... Read more...
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Paraguayan president fined for traffic violation
May 17th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Asuncion, May 17 (IANS) Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, who hogged the headlines recently by admitting to have fathered a child while he was a bishop, has now been fined for violating the ... Read more...
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Paraguay’s Lugo not to resign after paternity case
April 25th, 2009 - 7:26 am ICT by IANS
Asuncion, April 25 (EFE) Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo has said he won't resign from office after a woman claimed that he hid information about their love child to avoid scandal.
"In no way ... Read more...
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Paraguayan president faces third paternity claim
April 23rd, 2009 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Asuncion, April 23 (EFE) A third woman has claimed that Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has fathered her 16-month-old boy and demanded the former Catholic bishop to acknowledge paternity.
The claim comes just days ... Read more...
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Another woman says Paraguay president fathered her child
April 21st, 2009 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
Asuncion, April 21 (EFE) A week after Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo admitted to fathering a illegitimate child while he was a Catholic bishop, another woman claimed that she had a child from ... Read more...
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World Social Forum ends in Brazil
February 2nd, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Belem (Brazil), Feb 2 (IANS) The World Social Forum, which was attended by about 100,000 people from around the world, concluded in this Brazilian city with some South American leaders protesting against ... Read more...
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Latin American leaders congratulate Obama
January 21st, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 21 (Xinhua) Latin American leaders have hailed the new US administration of Barack Obama.Mexican President Felipe Calderon said he wished Obama "the biggest success" and reaffirmed his commitment to ... Read more...
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Obama has responsibility to solve financial crisis: Lula
November 8th, 2008 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 8 (DPA) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that US president-elect Barack Obama could lose the political capital he has gained if the financial crisis ... Read more...
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Chavez assures Paraguay to meet all its oil need
August 17th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
San Pedro de Ycuamandiyu (Paraguay), Aug 17 (IANS) In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has assured Paraguay to supply it all the oil it needs to meet ... Read more...
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Venezuela slams EU immigration laws, threatens to suspend oil supply
June 20th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Caracas, June 19 (Xinhua) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has strongly criticised the new immigration laws of the European Union (EU) and threatened to suspend oil supplies to European countries if the laws ... Read more...
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Former bishop wins election in Paraguay
April 21st, 2008 - 11:08 am ICT by admin
DPA
Asuncion (Paraguay), April 21 (DPA) Centre-left candidate Fernando Lugo, a former Roman Catholic bishop, won a historic election Sunday in Paraguay, according to exit poll results released after the end of voting. ... Read more...
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