Uruguay

• Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 21:38 UTC

  Uruguayan judge who halted vaccination under scrutiny

  

  Uruguay's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) has launched an inquiry against Judge Alejandro Recarey for his July 7 decision to halt vaccination against COVID-19 of children aged 5 to 13 to determine which course of action to take regarding the magistrate's future.

• Tuesday, August 9th 2022 - 08:13 UTC

  Political turmoil making Uruguay investment alternative option for Chilean business people

  

  Uruguay is becoming a growing option for Chilean business people and investors given the political climate and favorable economic scenario of the Mercosur member, while conditions in the Pacific nation are rapidly deteriorating under political stress and adverse conditions for business, according to Santiago economic media.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 21:04 UTC

  Punta Shopping mall waiting for technical reviews to decide when to reopen

  

  Managers at the Punta del Este shopping mall (Punta Shopping) that went down in flames over the weekend said they were waiting for a technical assessment before deciding when to reopen and which parts.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Uruguay confirms second case of monkeypox

  

  Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) confirmed Saturday the second case of monkeypox had been detected in the country while other three possible infections were under study.

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Punta del Este shopping mall gripped by devastating fire

  

  A shopping mall in the most exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este caught fire Saturday in what Interior Minister Luis Alberto Heber dubbed “a disgrace.”

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentina and Uruguay potential customers of South Korea's military equipment

  

  Located in a part of the world with numerous and evolving security challenges not least North Korea, an aggressive neighbor with nuclear weapons and the largest per capita standing army in the world, South Korea has earned a solid reputation as a high quality military equipment manufacturer for land, air, sea and space, and could in a near future have the Argentine Air Force as one of its clients..

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Brazil's Lower House passes bill to donate arms to Uruguay's Army

  

  Brazilian defense authorities are moving ahead with their plans to donate military equipment to Uruguay consisting of M108 howitzers and Urutu vehicles after the Lower House passed a bill in that regard which has now been sent over to the Senate.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Joint bid to host 2030 football World Cup launched

  

  Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile have announced a joint bid to co-host the 2030 football World Cup finals under the motto “Together 2030.” The intended 2030 tournament will feature 48 teams and some 80 matches will be played in 14 stadiums. The last World Cup to be held in South America was ”Brazil 2014

• Thursday, August 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  No Uruguayan troops involved in DRC killings

  

  Defense Minister Javier García Wednesday brought peace of mind to the relatives of Uruguayan troops deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO).

• Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Uruguay: Lacalle admits to changing his mind over retirement age

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday admitted he had defaulted on one of his campaign promises of not raising the retirement age, because “it was impossible” not to modify it.