Paraguay
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Paraguay fears dictatorship as president moves to amend constitutionAfter months of behind-the-scenes preparations, a senator steamrolled through the changes that could allow Horacio Cartes to be re-elected in 2018
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Live Q&A: In 2017, how can Latin America regain momentum for progress?Join an expert panel on Thursday 2 February from 2-3.30pm GMT to discuss how the region can challenge inequality and thrive in 2017
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'The Pantanal is national heritage': protecting the world's largest wetlandsSpanning Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia and home to 4,700 species, the Pantanal wetlands are under threat from deforestation and agriculture. But local people are taking on the challenge to protect this unique region
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Generation of hope: the girls challenging misogyny in the heart of rural ParaguayParaguay has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the region, but a rural school is teaching girls about their rights, and more radically, sex education
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La esperanza de la generación: las chicas desafiando la misoginia en el centro rural de ParaguayParaguay tiene uno de los índices de embarazo de mujeres adolescentes más altos en America del Sur, pero una escuela rural está educandolas sobre sus derechos
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Che Guevara era closes as Latin America's oldest guerrilla army calls it a dayThe Farc’s peace deal in Colombia marks the effective end of a wave of rebel movements inspired by the Cuban revolution, with just a few small groups left
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Paraguayans lose faith in justice system that values land over lawThe convictions of small farmers accused in a clash over land rights has raised concern about the strength and independence of Paraguay’s judicial system
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Argentina's last military dictator jailed for role in international death squadReynaldo Bignone sentenced to 20 years in prison for his part in running Operation Condor in 1970s and 80s
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Miss Chubby pageant defies stigmas faced by overweight women – videoThe overweight women who participate in the Miss Chubby pageant credit the contest with giving them new confidence
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'Not your typical pageant': Miss Chubby contest embraces plus-size beautyContestants are paired with a nutritionist, psychologist and image consultant to teach them how to improve eating habits and be comfortable with their body
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Paraguay battles over land rights in the courts and across the airwavesAs soya companies appropriate land in Paraguay, many small-scale campesino farmers are forced out to cities. For those who stay to fight for their land, the conflict can turn bloody
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Zika virus spreads across Americas - in picturesThe Zika virus, spread by the mosquito species Aedes aegypti, could be bigger global health threat than Ebola, say health experts as more countries across the world confirm cases
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Disappearing world: Paraguay's Ayoreo people fight devastating land salesAn Ayoreo group in the Chaco whose ancestral land was sold to international ranchers in 2012 is battling for its return – and to hang on to their way of life
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From Paraguay to the US, Australia to Spain, El Niño brings Christmas chaosThe extreme weather events around the world over Christmas has lent yet more weight to the idea that the world’s climate is changing
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In Paraguay's remote north guerrillas are still at large, armed and dangerousThe Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP) have killed more than 50 people in the last two years but some wonder if the government is really trying to defeat them
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An insider's guide to Asunción: Super-relaxed, upbeat and carefreePope Francis fever, oil drum cellos and a defunct train workshop bar contribute to the laid-back fusion fueling Paraguay’s capital city
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The junk orchestra: making music out of a landfillFrom Paraguay’s largest landfill, children in the Recycled Orchestra have inspired others across the world to create music from trash
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Pope Francis visits Paraguay slum to hear impoverished residents' storiesPontiff says area belongs to the people amid dispute over municipal land
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Pope laments 'gangrene' of corruption plaguing 'all peoples of the world'Pontiff rails against graft in a speech in the Paraguayan capital of Asuncion and also condemns the problems caused by ideologies
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Paraguay deploys anti-narco top guns to combat economic need for weedLed by a man whose Danger Zone ringtone belies his background as a hardened military campaigner, Paraguay has adopted slash and burn tactics to tackle cannabis growers. But there is a growing realisation that measures are required to help smallholder farmers find better ways to support themselves
'A coup has been carried out': Paraguay's congress set alight after vote to let president run again