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Taiwan says helping ally Paraguay to buy COVID-19 vaccines 17 PM TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is helping its sole diplomatic ally in South America, Paraguay, to buy COVID-19 vaccines, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said, after protests in the country over the Paraguayan government's handling of the health crisis. Thousands of Paraguayans have protested in the capital Asunción over the lack of medicine and intensive care beds amid a spike in coronavirus cases and calls to impeach President Mario Abdo. Vaccines have been slow to arrive. Only 15 countries have formal diplomatic relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, and Taipei has long been nervous...
