Tag: Uruguay

• Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 11:09 UTC

  Fossils discovered in Uruguay could derail America’s population-origin theory

  

  Recent excavations in Uruguay to uncover and begin researching fossilized remains estimated to date back 29,000 years could shoot down the theory that the populating of the Americas came via the Bering Strait some 12,000 years ago, Uruguayan scientists said.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 06:28 UTC

  Uruguay readies for its 15th Copa de America next Sunday in Buenos Aires

  

  Liverpool striker Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat Peru 2-0 to reach the Copa America final, where it will try for a record 15th South American soccer championship.

• Monday, July 18th 2011 - 08:35 UTC

  Uruguay’s former president turned dictator Bordaberry (83) dies under home arrest

  

  Juan Maria Bordaberry, the elected president who turned dictator in 1973 by supporting a military coup and opening the way for twelve years of military rule, died Sunday while under house arrest.

• Sunday, July 17th 2011 - 01:12 UTC

  Uruguay: “The spoiler beat the favourite”

  

  Uruguay broke Argentina's hearts, beating the hosts 5-4 on penalties to book a Copa America semi-final with Peru after Carlos Tevez missed the crucial spotkick.

• Saturday, July 16th 2011 - 17:16 UTC

  World’s oldest and fiercest derby in South American football history

  

  The Argentine province of Santa Fe will be the coliseum for South America’s oldest and fiercest derby when the locals meet Uruguay in the quarter finals of the Americas Cup. Both teams arrive with an unsatisfactory record in the current competition and are expected to make the most to ensure they reach the finals.

• Thursday, July 14th 2011 - 22:01 UTC

  Fitch upgrades Uruguay ratings on improved external and fiscal solvency ratios

  

  Uruguay had its foreign currency issuer default rating raised to BB+ from BB by Fitch Ratings, which cited improved external and fiscal solvency ratios. The rating outlook was revised to stable from positive.

• Friday, July 8th 2011 - 15:09 UTC

  EU waiting for farm-impact assessment to advance in trade talks with Mercosur

  

  The European Union and Mercosur concluded Friday in Brussels the sixth round of negotiations for a cooperation and trade agreement without any formal exchange of proposals but with the commitment to continue discussions.

• Friday, July 8th 2011 - 15:05 UTC

  Punta Arenas fans charter DAP plane to support Chile in match against Uruguay

  

  Early Friday morning a DAP aircraft with over fifty passengers left Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, on a chartered flight for Santiago and then Mendoza, Argentina to be present at this evening’s Chile-Uruguay match for the Copa America.

• Thursday, July 7th 2011 - 18:24 UTC

  Former banker praises Uruguay’s handling of “Argentine debacle” in 2001/2002

  

  European policymakers grappling with problems in Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Spain should follow the path set by the Uruguayan government a decade ago, dealmaker William Rhodes told CNBC on Thursday.

• Thursday, July 7th 2011 - 17:00 UTC

  Uruguay praised by WHO as pioneer in combating the global tobacco epidemic

  

  The World Health Organization, WHO praised Uruguay and Canada as pioneers on legislation demanding large graphic health warnings on package of tobacco, on the release of its third periodic report on the global tobacco epidemic.