SANTA CLARA: Paraguay boosted their chances of reaching the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Turkiye on Friday, despite playing much of the match with 10 men. The crucial win keeps Paraguay’s qualification hopes alive while also confirming that co-hosts the United States will finish as winners […]
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Alicia Pucheta to become Paraguay’s first woman president
Paraguay will have a woman president for the first time in its history, at least temporarily, after outgoing leader Horacio Cartes stepped down Monday ahead of schedule. Vice President Alicia Pucheta, 68, will complete Cartes’s mandate after he resigned to become a senator. On August 15, fellow conservative Mario Abdo Benitez, elected in April 22 […]