Uruguay

Saturday, April 25th 2015 - 04:52 UTC
Chilean volcano ashes reach Uruguay and will cover the whole territory

Uruguay's emergency system, Sinae confirmed on Friday that the ashes from Chile's Calbuco volcano eruption have reached the country and on Saturday will cover the whole of the territory, with some dust precipitations linked to the phenomenon expected.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 09:05 UTC
“Overfishing and overfished stocks at all times low” in US fisheries

The number of United States domestic fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing has dropped to an all-time low since 1997, when NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) began tracking stock status, according to the 2014 Status of U.S. Fisheries report to Congress.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:34 UTC
British embassy in Montevideo awards scholarships to young football players

A football player doesn’t only depend on their sporting attributes on the pitch, but also needs to have the skills to be competitive out of the stadium. For those who start playing football, English can be the key to access to new opportunities, or to put it another way, it can be like a Goal to the Future.
Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:01 UTC
An Apple iPad from Pope Francis fetched 30.500 dollars at auction in Uruguay

An Apple iPad which belonged to Pope Francis has fetched 30,500 dollars at auction, with proceeds going to a school in a poor neighborhood in Uruguay, the local auction house selling the item said.
Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 10:03 UTC
Intellectual icon of Latin America's left in the seventies and eighties dies in Montevideo

Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano, whose The Open Veins of Latin America became a classic text for the left in the region and propelled the author to fame, died on Monday at age 74. Galeano had been ill with lung cancer for several months.
Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:17 UTC
Uruguay/Brazil meeting to attempt an advance in Mercosur/EU trade talks

Uruguay and Brazil foreign ministers Rodolfo Nin Novoa and Mauro Vieira will be meeting this week in Brasilia in yet another attempt to push forward the stalled negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, according to the minutes of a meeting of the Uruguayan official with members of the Foreign Affairs committee.
Sunday, April 12th 2015 - 08:06 UTC
Obama announces Brazilian president Rousseff visit to Washington on June 30

US President Barack Obama announced that Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington on June 30, almost two years after she cancelled a trip over a US spying scandal. Obama made the announcement during a bilateral meeting with Rousseff, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in Panama City.
Saturday, April 11th 2015 - 05:38 UTC
Uruguayan president meets Obama; UNHCR will provide Guantanamo detainees with homes

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, will provide homes to six former detainees of the US military prison in Guantanamo who have struggled to resettle in Uruguay, the country`s President said on Friday.
Friday, April 10th 2015 - 03:06 UTC
Uruguay considering extending length of oil exploration contracts

Uruguay is considering extending the length of its oil exploration contracts with foreign companies drilling in its waters in order to shore up investment at a time of plunging crude prices, it said on Wednesday. BP, BG Group, Total, a joint venture of Tullow Oil and Inpex, and a consortium of YPF, Royal Dutch Shell and Galp all have exploration agreements and have invested around $2 billion to date.
Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 08:05 UTC
Public-private partnership to rehabilitate Uruguay's most transited highways

Spanish construction company Sacyr joined Uruguay's Grinor in a consortium bidding for a contract to recover and maintain highways in the Mercosur member country.