Newly-elected President Mario Abdo Benitez and his spouse (Photo: AP)According to results released by the Superior Court of Electoral Justice of Paraguay, Mr. Benitez garnered 46.47 percent of the votes, while his main rival Efrain Alegre pocketed 42.72 percent, after … [Read more...] about Mario Abdo Benitez elected as Paraguay’s President
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Canada, EU to host world’s female Foreign Ministers
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland (Source: Canada Press)Ms. Chrystia Freeland made the announcement at a foreign ministerial meeting of the G7 in Toronto. The first ever meeting will be a unique opportunity to bring all women Foreign Ministers together to … [Read more...] about Canada, EU to host world’s female Foreign Ministers
Mike Pompeo picked as US Secretary of State
Mr. Mike Pompeo (Photo: Guardian)Mr. Pompeo had faced serious opposition before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's vote. However, though earlier he did not appear to have enough votes to recommend him to the full Senate, he ended up with a slim majority after Sen. … [Read more...] about Mike Pompeo picked as US Secretary of State
Lao expands healthcare coverage
The grant, which funds the second subprogram of the Health Sector Governance Program, is in line with the government’s Health Sector Reform Strategy, which aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2025.The policy-based grant will help the Government of the Lao PDR … [Read more...] about Lao expands healthcare coverage
Building resilient, innovative ASEAN
16:57 | 24/04/2018 VGP –PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and leaders from ASEAN nations will attend the 32nd ASEAN Summit in Singapore from April 27-28 at the invitation of Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong. Earlier, from April … [Read more...] about Building resilient, innovative ASEAN