Uruguay

• Friday, November 11th 2022 - 20:17 UTC

  Slight drop in Uruguayan President's approval

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou of the Multicolor coalition and Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse of the opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) were both shown to have a 47% approval rating, according to a survey from the Equipos Consultores firm. Disapproval of Lacalle's administration went up from 32% to 36%, it was also reported.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Montevideo is the most expensive city in Latin America, according to study by Argentine university

  

  The Torcuato Di Tella University together with Zonaprop, a real estate website, prepared a real estate report in which they made a ranking of the most expensive cities to live in Latin America, in which Montevideo appears as the most expensive of all.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

  Lawmaker criticized that Argentine national team travels to Qatar with Uruguayan yerba mate

  

  Argentine opposition Congressman Luis Mario Pastori of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), a party forming the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition, Tuesday noted on social media that the Argentine national football team taking part in the upcoming World Cup finals in Qatar had not prioritized home-made products.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

  Brazil and Uruguay manage significant seizures of cocaine bound for Europe

  

  Brazil and Uruguay have been quite active in their combat against the drug trade. In Brazil in the northeast of the country, the state of Pará, Federal Police seized 2,75 tons of pure cocaine bound for Europe, which has been considered one of the largest drug seizures in a port.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Former St Helena sea link, turned into “floating paddock” for Extreme E competitions visiting Uruguay

  

  A completely refurbished former RMS St Helena, which sailed between the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, (occasionally Ascension Island) and Cape Town in South Africa until 2018, is currently in Uruguay although under a new purpose.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 20:14 UTC

  CFK too smart to run for President again, says Pepe Mujica

  

  Former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica said Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) is too smart to run for the Casa Rosada next year, according to an interview published by Montevideo's El Observador.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Uruguayan beef makes successful presentation in Shanghai

  

  An Uruguayan team has successfully persuaded would-be buyers at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai of the benefits of a healthy diet containing beef from the South American country.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguay's advantages for technology development “to attract talent,” Lacalle said

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday underscored during an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) event in Punta del Este his country's advantages for investments to keep flowing in.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Uruguayan exports fall for the 2nd month in a row

  

  Uruguayan exports in the month of October 2022 totaled US$ 842 million, which represented a 6% year-on-year drop, it was reported Tuesday in Montevideo.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 22:10 UTC

  Ancap workers resume jet fuel supply at Uruguayan airports

  

  Fancap union leaders representing workers of Uruguay's state-run oil company Ancap Tuesday agreed to lift the strike they were staging following a meeting early Tuesday at the Labor Minister (MTSS) in Montevideo, it was announced.