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Montevideo, November 10th 2025 - 14:51 UTC

Uruguay

  • Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 - 11:00 UTC

    Uruguay: PepsiCo opens new storage plant in Colonia complex

    “This venture is everything that is right in terms of investment for Uruguay,” Oddone said

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi participated on Tuesday in the inauguration of a new PepsiCo beverage concentrate storage plant in the Colonia free-trade zone after an investment of over US$100 million. The facility, which has been in continuous operation since 1993, will supply 24 markets in Latin America and other regions.

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 19:10 UTC

    Uruguay signs Council of Europe’s Global AI Treaty

    The treaty was signed in Strasbourg by Montevideo's Ambassador to Paris, Enrique Emilio Loedel Soca

    Uruguay signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring that the use of AI systems is fully consistent with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:22 UTC

    Verizon departs Uruguay, leaving 265 unemployed

    Uruguayan unions and authorities are seeking solutions for the people left without a job

    Telecommunications multinational Verizon's decision to shift its Uruguayan operations to Chile has resulted in the layoff of 265 workers hired by Alorica, a third-party provider handling customer services for the US giant from a free trade zone in Montevideo.

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    Judge bans public playing of Karina Milei's audios

    It remains to be seen whether those audios involving Karina Milei will be released through a Uruguayan broadcaster

    Following a complaint from the Government of President Javier Milei, a court has ordered the immediate removal of audio recordings attributed to Presidential Secretary (and sister) Karina Milei, in which she allegedly holds private conversations at the Casa Rosada (the presidential palace).

  • Monday, September 1st 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Researchers find wreck of former Uruguayan Navy's ROU 01

    The mission will explore the seabed off the Uruguayan coast until September 10

    The “Uruguay Sub200” scientific expedition, aboard the research vessel Falkor, has discovered the shipwreck of the destroyer ROU-01 Uruguay - formerly the USS Baron - at a depth of 1,160 meters off the coast.

  • Friday, August 29th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

    Uruguay and Brazil sign across-the-border health agreement

    Lustemberg and Padilha praised the two countries' decision

    Health Ministers Cristina Lustemberg of Uruguay and Alexandre Padilha of Brazil have signed an agreement to create a binational health commission to improve healthcare services in their border regions.

  • Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    Uruguay: Falkor resumes mission after repairs

    We will announce on social media when the scientific team can resume live broadcasts,” the Udelar said in a statement

    The Uruguay Sub200 expedition has resumed its study of the Uruguayan continental seabed after a technical fault forced its research vessel, the Falkor, to return to the port of Montevideo. By late Tuesday, the Falkor was due in Punta del Este.

  • Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 09:21 UTC

    Research vessel Falkor (too) halts Uruguay expedition after technical failure

    The ship’s return to Montevideo aims to secure the A-frame and allow the expedition to continue “with minimal impact”

    The Falkor (too), research vessel of the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI), returned to Montevideo on Monday after suffering a malfunction in the early days of its “Visualizing the Deep off Uruguay” (Uruguay SUB200) expedition.

  • Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 09:37 UTC

    Uruguay marks centenary of Legislative Palace with new LED lighting

    Cosse explained that the new system is permanent, programmable, and adaptable to different national and international events

    Montevideo inaugurated on Friday a modern lighting system for the Legislative Palace as part of the celebrations marking the building’s 100th anniversary. More than 250 LED lights have been installed on the exterior, featuring energy-efficient technology and automated control.

  • Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    Uruguayan fishing boats set sail after long union conflict

    The National Union of Sea Workers (Suntma) intends to further negotiate guidelines with the Broad Front government

    After an 80-day conflict between labor groupings and Uruguayan businesspeople, some fishing boats set sail on Thursday, with one captain stating that his crew consisted of “trusted personnel” who were not part of the union's online recruitment effort, as the PIT-CNT unions issued a statement affirming that work would resume with the usual crews.