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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 20:05 UTC

Uruguay

  • Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Uruguay: Respiratory diseases on the rise amid low vaccination coverage

    The increase in the number of cases does not entail an increase in severity, it was explained

    Uruguayan physicians reported this week that respiratory infections and emergency room visits for this type of illness are on the rise. In addition, the Health Ministry has expressed concern about the low number of pregnant women who have received the flu vaccine this season.

  • Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 18:20 UTC

    Uruguay: National Party Chairman steps down amid Penades scandal

    I have always defended the rule of law, Iturralde argued in his letter of resignation

    Uruguay's National Party Chairman of the Board Pablo Iturralde resigned his post Thursday after it was proved he had had a conversation with jailed former Senator Gustavo Penadés who is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.

  • Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 10:26 UTC

    Agricultural emergency decreed in Uruguay

    Producers still need to measure their losses, Mattos explained

    Uruguayan authorities have declared a 120-day agricultural emergency to deal with the consequences of severe floods hitting parts of the country. The weather phenomenon is a geographical continuation of the one that hit the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul killing some 175 people with several dozens still unaccounted for.

  • Tuesday, May 21st 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    France and Germany split over the EU–Mercosur trade pact

    Macron doesn't want French farmers more furious; they've already brought the country to a standstill for weeks with their protests.

    By Oliver Pieper - The free trade deal between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur could become the world's largest agreement, involving a market of a total of 780 million people. But in late March, French President Emmanuel Macron not only described it as “a very bad agreement,” he even suggested it should be “left behind” and called for “a new agreement.”

  • Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

    Uruguay purchases scientific hydrographic research vessel from the US

    Mt Mitchell is considered ideal for oceanography research such as chartering, sea bottoms studies, geophysics research, checking on submarine cable lines

    Uruguay has purchased a private scientific hydrographic vessel, from a United States company, Global Seas LLC, and has paid US$ 3,5 million, according to official information from the government.

  • Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Two more Uruguayan meatpacking plants cleared for shipments to China

    According to Torre Ejecutiva, this achievement resulted from President Luis Lacalle Pou's trip to China in Nov. 2023

    Chinese authorities have authorized additional Uruguayan slaughterhouses to ship beef and horsemeat from plants in Florida and Canelones to that country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos confirmed Friday.

  • Friday, May 17th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Uruguay creates “Residence by rootedness” legal figure for asylum seekers

    “They enter as refugees, but they are not refugees, so this limbo is generated,” Paganini explained

    Uruguayan authorities came up with the so-called “Residence by rootedness” (“residencia por arraigo”) solution to help some 20,000 migrants who had their asylum requests rejected but would otherwise need a consular visa to stay in the country, it was announced in Montevideo.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 19:34 UTC

    Uruguayan aviation looking ahead at promising developments

    Long-haul flights will be able to land at Carrasco with 150-meter visibility, it was explained

    Uruguayan authorities have reached an agreement with the company managing Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport for the installation of state-of-the-art navigation equipment which would make landings safer even under foggy weather.

  • Wednesday, May 15th 2024 - 16:40 UTC

    Uruguay has new rules for housing of street dwellers in Winter

    Minister Sciarra highlighted the importance of improving the quality of life of homeless people

    An initiative from Uruguay's ruling Multicolor coalition for the compulsory hospitalization of street dwellers has been signed into law, it was reported in Montevideo. The opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) was split when voting in the Lower House.

  • Wednesday, May 15th 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    Uruguay leads in Latin America by far in the Good Government Index

    Key LATAM highlights include Uruguay topping the region with an impressive rise from 33rd to 31st overall in 2024

    The Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) is launching the fourth edition of the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) this Wednesday, live from London with an event featuring Julia Gillard AC, Australia’s 27th Prime Minister. The performance Index shows Uruguay clearly rose in Latin America, on the “Leadership and Foresight, and Attractive Marketplace” pillars.