Uruguay

Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 19:30 UTC
Moderna says updated vaccine available to Uruguay has stronger antibody response

The Moderna laboratories Tuesday reported that their two bivalent Omicron-targeting new messenger RNA (mRNA) technology booster vaccines (mRNA-1273.214 and mRNA-1273.222) have a superior antibody response compared to a booster dose of the basic RNA vaccine.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Uruguayan Former Vice President Danilo Astori resigns from his Senate seat

Former Economy Minister Danilo Astori informed the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) party on Monday that he will resign his seat in the Senate on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Uruguay's Vaccine Committee summoned to rule on need for new Covid booster dose

Uruguayan Health Minister Daniel Salinas Monday announced the Vaccine Committee had been convened to decide on a possible booster against COVID-19. He also reviewed his plans to leave his post next year.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 22:09 UTC
Bachelet, Duhalde, Mujica and other Latin American leaders ask Maduro to restore Unasur

A group of former South American presidents, foreign ministers, high-ranking officials, lawmakers, and intellectuals Monday sent a letter to Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro inviting him to join their initiative to relaunch the Union of South American Nations (Unasur for its Spanish name).
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 13:19 UTC
South American Corporation to bid for 2030 World Cup created

The governments of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay Friday launched the Corporación Juntos 2030, a body to jointly bid for the hosting of the 2030 football World Cup.
Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:41 UTC
Argentina's prices too difficult to match, Uruguayan president admits

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday insisted his country could not compete with Argentina's prices due to the difference in currency exchange rates and pledges to advance new measures to help businesses in bordering areas heavily affected by residents doing their shopping on the other side.
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.