Uruguay

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 15:15 UTC

  Uruguayan scientists for 2022-23 season arrive at Artigas Base in Antarctica

  

  An Uruguayan Air Force Hercules C-130 aircraft landed at the Artigas Base in Antarctica carrying some 40 scientists for the 2022-2023 campaign to work on 18 projects, marking the 37th anniversary of Uruguay's entry as a consultative member of the Antarctic Treaty System.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:01 UTC

  Uruguay's INE to update measuring of CPI

  

  Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) will change the way it measures inflation, starting in December 2022, it was announced in Montevideo this week. The new method means new products and services will be gauged while others are to be sidelined.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:05 UTC

  Mercosur countries “are not safe to drink the Water”, CDC advice for travelers

  

  In a long list of “countries where it is not safe to drink water”, figure all South American countries and Mercosur members with the exception of Chile.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 17:54 UTC

  World Cup: Uruguay win over Ghana not enough to stay in Qatar

  

  Two-time world champions Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 in their last Qatar 2022 football World Cup Friday, as both teams were eventually eliminated from the competition after failing to make it to the round of 16 for which Portugal and South Korea qualified from Group H.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:56 UTC

  Paraguay rules out a Mercosur breakup and calls for consensus on decisions

  

  Paraguayan Foreign Minister, Julio César Arriola, ruled out on Thursday a break up within the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and ratified that his country supports that the decisions of that integration mechanism be adopted jointly and by consensus.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Paraguayan President critical of Uruguay's plan to join other trade blocs

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Wednesday said that Uruguay's negotiating trade deals outside Mercosur were detrimental to the South American bloc's “essence.”

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 17:55 UTC

  Lacalle's bold diplomacy compromises future of Mercosur

  

  Mercosur is facing yet a new crisis stemming from Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's eagerness to join any foreign trade alliance no matter what.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:56 UTC

  Uruguay: former presidential bodyguard allegedly spied on opposition senators; Justice investigates

  

  The analysis of hundreds of WhatsApp chats recovered from the cell phone of Alejandro Astesiano, the former personal custodian of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, continues to provide investigators with crucial material in an unprecedented court case in Uruguay's political history.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Seismic activity reported in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan authorities have confirmed that the department (province) of Florida has reported its second earthquake in 18 months after tremors were felt Sunday. Residents also said loud sounds similar to thunder or explosions were heard.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 22:11 UTC

  Qatar 2022: Brazil advance, Uruguay need to beat Ghana to stand a chance

  

  Brazil edged Switzerland 1-0 Monday in their second World Cup Group G game Monday. The South Americans thus secured a berth in the round of 16, while the rest of the series is yet to be decided Friday following a 3-3 draw between Serbia and Cameroon, although the latter seems to have more of an uphill task when they take on the five-time champions.