Uruguay

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

  Uruguayan labor unions staging nationwide strike

  

  Uruguay's Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores (PIT-CNT) general labor union has called for a 24-hour general strike Thursday to protest against wage cuts, high costs and social security reform.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Uruguay going through “2nd energy transition,” minister says

  

  Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini Tuesday said during the traditional rural Expo Prado fair in Montevideo that his country was going through a second energy transition.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 19:55 UTC

  Uruguay creates record of suicide attempts to monitor patients

  

  Uruguay's Health Ministry authorities have announced the creation of a suicide attempt registry whereby all those who unsuccessfully try to take their own life will be monitored to avoid a recurrent event.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 10:33 UTC

  Uruguayan President signs book of condolences over Queen's death

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday went over to the residence of the United Kindom's Ambassador in Montevideo Faye O'Connor to sign the book of condolences for the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

• Monday, September 12th 2022 - 19:09 UTC

  Uruguay's Carrasco Airport gains momentum as more services are offered

  

  LATAM Airlines has announced an increase in its number of flights between Montevideo and Santiago de Chile starting in September and growing steadily through December as the Uruguayan capital's Carrasco International Airport picks momentum worldwide.

• Sunday, September 11th 2022 - 23:59 UTC

  Argentina rejects Falklands’ “illegitimate stand” in Montevideo; British authorities responded

  

  Argentina rejected on Saturday the presence of a stand of the “illegitimate government” of the Falkland Islands, for which it maintains a sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom, at the agro-industrial fair Expo Prado, held in Montevideo, according to a statement released by the Argentine Foreign Ministry.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 07:43 UTC

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry joins global sympathy over Queen's death

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Thursday issued a statement expressing the South American country's sympathy over the passing of the British monarch at Balmoral Castle.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 03:00 UTC

  Lacalle participates in events boosting Uruguay's economy

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday attended the celebrations of Laboratorio Industrial Montevideo's 75th anniversary. The 100% national company is specialized in food and electrical analysis, supporting exporting companies.

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Uruguayan FM headed for Berlin talks

  

  Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Wednesday met with French authorities in Paris before flying on to Berlin, where he will hold talks with his German colleague Annalena Baerbock.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Uruguayan Lower House committee okays euthanasia bill

  

  The Health Committee of Uruguay's Lower House has passed a bill approving euthanasia. The body is now to debate the issue in a plenary session, probably next month, it was reported in Montevideo.