Uruguay

Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Extratropical cyclone already causing damage in Maldonado, Uruguay

One tree was reported fallen among other damages caused by the extratropical cyclone hitting the Uruguayan Department (province) of Maldonado where the exclusive beach resort of Punta del Este is located.
Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 09:15 UTC
Uruguay appoints acting Foreign Minister: Diego Escuder

The Uruguayan government on Thursday appointed Diego Escuder as acting foreign minister, following the resignation earlier this week of Francisco Bustillo, who was embroiled in a scandal over the issuance of a passport to known drug trafficker Sebastián Marset.
Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 10:34 UTC
Uruguayan Foreign Minister resigns amid scandal involving well-known drug trafficker

Francisco Bustillo Wednesday turned in his resignation as Foreign Minister of Uruguay after audios of a conversation he had with then Deputy-Foreign Minister Carolina Ache about internationally-wanted drug trafficker Sebastián Marset went viral, it was reported in Montevideo. President Luis Lacalle Pou is on an official trip to the United States as this crisis unfolds.
Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Avian flu keeps killing seashore mammals along South Atlantic shores

Health authorities in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina are increasingly concerned over the appearance of hundreds of dead sea lions presumably killed by avian flu, it was reported.
Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 10:34 UTC
Cruise season kicks off with four Antarctic ships in Montevideo

Four Antarctic ships have been reported to be docking in the Uruguayan port of Montevideo as the 2023/2024 cruise season is already underway.
Tuesday, October 31st 2023 - 10:27 UTC
12 occupants rescued as Argentine sailboat sinks off Colonia

All 12 occupants of an Argentine sailboat that eventually sank into the La Plata River off the port of Colonia were rescued by the Uruguayan Navy and local volunteers, it was reported Monday.
Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Alberto Fernández and Pepe Mujica discuss Argentina's crisis

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica and incumbent Argentine head of state Alberto Fernández got together Friday at the former's farm in Rincón del Cerro to discuss the currency exchange crisis in South America's second-largest country and, with it, the future of the region.
Thursday, October 26th 2023 - 10:21 UTC
Uruguay doing its best to help Hamas-held hostage

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou explained Wednesday that the South American country's Foreign Ministry was engaged in the ongoing talks for the release of the hostages in the hands of the pro-Palestine terrorist group Hamas.
Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 10:06 UTC
Former Uruguayan President Lacalle under home hospitalization after stroke

Former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, father of the current head of state, is under home hospitalization after suffering an ischemic stroke on Sunday, which is now in remission, it was reported in Montevideo.
Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 09:57 UTC
Uruguayan Supreme Court ruling leaves Member of Parlasur on the brink of extradition

A ruling this week by Uruguay's Supreme Court left Argentine Member of Parlasur Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón on the verge of extradition to his country, where he is wanted for influence peddling and other crimes allegedly committed during the presidency of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), it was reported in Montevideo.