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Montevideo, November 16th 2025 - 00:58 UTC

Argentina-US deal shakes up Uruguay

“We don't have to take any position,” Lubetkin said

The recent announcement by Washington and Buenos Aires of a joint trade agreement has generated controversy in Montevideo, where it is perceived as a violation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) rules, so the government of President Yamandú Orsi will monitor the c...

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Chile under electoral silence ahead of Sunday's presidential contest

Jara (R) and Kast are projected to advance to the Dec. 14 runoff

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Bolivian President describes country's state as a “sewer of extraordinary proportions”

Paz insisted that key positions must be filled by qualified people, not just political allies

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Former Argentine minister incarcerated in train crash case

De Vido's request for house arrest is to be ruled upon in the coming days

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After violent storms, Brazil faces ongoing cyclone threat — severe weather also forecast in Argentina

A cyclone is a vast area of low atmospheric pressure that can span thousands of kilometers

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The incident is a commercial dispute, not a diplomatic conflict, but many cows have died in the meantime

Uruguayan cows stranded off Türkiye due to certification issues

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The Army confirmed that the victim was “stable, conscious, and out of danger”

Chilean Army NCO wounded by accidental gunshot on Peruvian border post

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Cholera was declared eliminated in Haiti in February 2022, but new infections re-emerged months later

Dominican Republic boosts border security as cholera resurges in Haiti

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The collapse of the Fundão Dam killed 19 people

Mining company accountable for dam collapse in Brazil

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