Uruguay

• Monday, April 19th 2021 - 10:20 UTC

  Biden administration says Uruguay sets an example others should follow

  

  After Special Envoy Juan Gonzales rounded up his South American tour last week, the administration of US President Joseph Biden concluded the world needed more places like Uruguay, it was reported by White House sources.

• Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:07 UTC

  Uruguayan President seizes Pfizer vaccines Argentine neglected, press reports

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou successfully carried out a personal negotiation with the Pfizer laboratory in Buenos Aires in December as talks between the Argentine government and the manufacturers of the vaccine began to stall, it was reported.

• Friday, April 16th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Uruguay's GDP expectations lowered amid pandemic

  

  Uruguay's Center for Economic Research (CINVE) Thursday submitted its latest report, which showed a projected Gross Domestic Product lowered from previous expectations, given the economic consequences of measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  Argentina to receive over 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca; Denmark stop giving that vaccine

  

  The Argentine government has announced a shipment of 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anti-covid-19 vaccine is due at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport onboard a KLM flight this coming Sunday morning.

• Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 06:53 UTC

  Uruguayan Presidential Secretary recovering “well” following emergency surgery

  

  Uruguayan Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado was recovering “well” and hoped to be discharged from the hospital Thursday, following an emergency appendix surgery on Wednesday, it was reported.

• Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Uruguayan duty free shops seek ways to cut down losses amid anti-covid-19 restrictions

  

  Uruguayan duty-free shops in the Brazil bordering location of Rivera Tuesday hoped a solution will be found soon to their need to reopen their businesses after a meeting with federal authorities.

• Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:03 UTC

  Prince Philip's death in times of virtual life and social media

  

  The death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing popularity of social media and online contact, has led to a scenario completely different from the one seen at the last royal funeral, King George VI's in 1952.

• Thursday, April 8th 2021 - 10:50 UTC

  Uruguay: The second highest population-related covid-19 deaths in South America in the last week

  

  Following the latest death toll from covid-19 in Uruguay (238 in the last seven days), the country moved up to second place in South America in terms of the number of deaths from the disease relative to its population (3.5 million) in the last week. A study shows that the behaviour of the population in the face of the pandemic during 2020 has changed in the last weeks, resulting in more mobility amid record daily cases and a progressive vaccination program.

• Thursday, April 8th 2021 - 10:42 UTC

  Lacalle: Virtual schooling in Uruguay to go on until May but ruled out stricter measures

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced virtual schooling in his country would continue until at least May 3, amid soaring numbers of covid-19 infections.

• Thursday, April 8th 2021 - 00:51 UTC

  Fede Álvarez, Uruguayan filmmaker: “The best possible story with what is at hand”

  

  By Nicolás Medina (*) - Back in 2009, a young Uruguayan director caught the attention of millions of people from all over the world by broadcasting the short film ¡Ataque de pánico! (Panic attack!)