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Montevideo, October 18th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

Health & Science

  • Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 10:03 UTC

    Brazilian health experts underscore benefits of Covid-19 vax for pregnant women

    The experts highlighted a decreasing vaccination rate in Brazil this year

    Brazilian health experts echoed this week the findings of a study presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics Congress. Led by researcher Nikan Zargarzadeh of Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital in the United States, the study analyzed more than 200 primary studies between 2021 and 2023, gathering data from approximately 1.2 million pregnant women.

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 20:48 UTC

    LATAM places orders for 24 Embraer E195-E2 jets

    Over 200 units of the Embraer E-195 E2 have been delivered as of 2025

    LATAM Airlines placed orders this week for the purchase of up to 74 Brazilian-built Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets to expand its network of regional destinations.

  • Saturday, September 20th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Pilots recount deep-sea mission off Uruguay with Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ROV SuBastian

    The expedition also highlighted international cooperation, with scientists from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Germany working side by side

    After nearly a month at sea, the research vessel Falkor (too) returned to Montevideo, closing the Uruguay SUB200 expedition with unprecedented footage and discoveries from the country’s deep ocean. Central to the mission was SuBastian, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) piloted in 12-hour shifts by a small team of specialists.

  • Friday, September 19th 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Foul weather forecast for the weekend in Uruguay

    Noticeable improvements are not expected at least until Monday

    An extratropical cyclone is expected to bring severe storms and heavy rainfall to Uruguay this coming weekend. According to meteorologist José Serra and the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology (Inumet), this is a “natural and normal situation” for this time of year.

  • Friday, September 19th 2025 - 09:21 UTC

    Starmer and Trump sign key bilateral deal

    They disagreed, however, on the UK's intentions to recognize a Palestinian State

    US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a major “technology prosperity deal” on Thursday, focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and civil nuclear energy. The agreement is expected to bring over US$205 billion in investment from US tech giants to the UK.

  • Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 19:52 UTC

    New study links squid abundance around Falklands to ocean conditions

    Researchers Dr. Tobias Buring, Dr. Alastair M. Baylis, and Dr. Paul Brickle combined extensive oceanographic datasets with advanced modelling techniques

    A new study has developed an innovative model to forecast the abundance of Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) in the Falkland Islands region, highlighting how environmental variability drives key fluctuations in this vital resource.

  • Friday, September 12th 2025 - 20:12 UTC

    PAHO reports measles cases up 34-fold in 2025

    The Fiocruz expert insisted on the need to increase vaccination

    According to the latest Pan American Health Organization's (PAHO) report on the issue, a 34-fold increase in the number of measles cases was detected last month against 2024 figures.

  • Wednesday, September 3rd 2025 - 13:07 UTC

    Brazil and Paraguay join forces against syphilis

    “Syphilis is detected, treated, cured” was the gathering's motto

    Brazilian experts joined Tuesday a working meeting in Asunción between local representatives of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Paraguay's National Program for the Control of HIV/AIDS and STIs (Pronasida), and the General Directorate of Health Surveillance to further discuss the elimination of congenital syphilis and acquired syphilis through a project called Cooperation Among Countries for Health Development (CCHD).

  • Tuesday, September 2nd 2025 - 19:38 UTC

    Brazilian health officials urge people to update Covid-19 vaccination

    Healthy individuals aged five to 59 are advised to receive one dose per annum

    According to the latest InfoGripe Bulletin from the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), there has been an increase in cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to Covid-19 in four Brazilian states: Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, Amazonas, and Paraíba. While the overall number of severe cases remains low and is not yet significantly impacting hospitalizations, health officials are urging people to keep their vaccinations up to date.

  • 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.