Residents of Itapé, in the Department of Guaira, claim that the sugar company Azucar Paraguaya SA (AZPA) dumps waste into the Tebicuarymí River, killing fish. 

Five active fires in La Pampa to the south and west of the Greater BA area involve thousands of hectares. 

The mysterious collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization has been attributed to a variety of factors, but in recent years the theory of prolonged, extreme drought has been gaining ground among the scientific community. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged billions of investment dollars for Latin America over the next five years as part of a drive to boost China’s influence in the region. 

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be travelling to Beijing to return the visit from her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping last July, when the bilateral relation was upgraded to a “comprehensive strategic association.” 

It is expected that relations between the two countries, marked by cooperation in the past, will continue to improve. 

In an interview with El Heraldo and La Tribuna, the highest U.N. official spoke of the challenges facing the region and Honduras. 

Now that emotions are settling down, it is clear to some observers that there are both threats and opportunities in the resumption of U.S.-Cuban relations, but there is no doubt that “it won’t be easy.”  Things are off to a promising start with the release of the Cuban dissidents. 

Among the goals that the Foreign Trade Ministry wants to pursue is an agreement between the Mercosur bloc and the European Union. 

Major international news agencies couldn’t help but notice the “frosty” atmosphere in the meeting between the Presidents of the United States and Mexico.