Uruguay

Friday, September 20th 2024 - 23:24 UTC
Lacalle Pou has 45% approval, study shows

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou was found to have a 45% approval rating according to a study by pollsters Cifra conducted during the month of August and released Thursday in Montevideo. The head of state who is nearing the end of his five-year term also had a 40% negative image, the survey showed.
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Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 10:23 UTC
Mercosur should work together to reach FTA with China, says Yamandú Orsi

Uruguayan presidential hopeful Yamandú Orsi told Argentine businessmen in Buenos Aires on Wednesday that he remains “skeptical” about the possibility of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), but insisted that it must remain united to reach such an understanding with China. He also admitted before the Inter-American Council for Trade and Production (CICyP) that “Mercosur is malfunctioning”.
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
Uruguayan Air Force C-130 back from firefighting mission in Paraguay

A Uruguayan Air Force (FAU) Hercules C-130 four-engined turboprop aircraft landed back in Montevideo Monday after participating in a firefighting mission in Paraguay. The cooperation consisted mainly of dropping firefighting boxes in the northern Paraguayan Chaco where over 180,000 hectares were engulfed by the flames.
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Saturday, September 14th 2024 - 22:24 UTC
Success of Falklands delegation two weeks visit of Uruguay

The Falkland Islands close relations and bonds with Uruguay were again confirmed this year by the delegation that spent a couple of weeks in the country visiting farms, agriculture research centres, plus promoting trade, tourism, science, education and the wonderful support from the British Hospital in Montevideo caring for our patients.
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Friday, September 13th 2024 - 09:17 UTC
Uruguay: Astesiano granted parole

Former Uruguayan Presidential Chief Bodyguard Alejandro Astesiano has been released from jail given his good behavior and other reasons that led Judge Noelia Gutierrez to understand that his social insertion was favorable. The Prosecutor's Office now has six days to appeal the measure.
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Tuesday, September 10th 2024 - 19:04 UTC
Uruguayan authorities arrest 14-year-old terrorism suspect

A Uruguayan 14-year-old student who spoke fluent Arabic and whose dangerousness had been tipped to local authorities by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Israeli Secret Service (Mossad) has been arrested in the rural town of Lascano in the southeastern department (province) of Rocha.
Monday, September 9th 2024 - 09:19 UTC
First UN Tourism thematic office for Latin America and the Caribbean inaugurated in Uruguay

The first thematic office of United Nations Tourism covering the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, and focusing on legal issues was opened in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Uruguayan Senator calls for Cardama deal for new Ocean Patrol Vessels to be dropped

Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) Senator Sandra Lazo insisted Friday that Uruguay should backtrack on its decision to purchase two newly-built Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) from Spanish shipyard Cardama, a company at risk of bankruptcy that has not yet commenced building the units ordered in mid-2023. The Spanish shipyard is still unable to obtain the collaterals required by the contract with the Uruguayan authorities.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Falklands delegation at Expo-Prado strengthens relations with Uruguay

The Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce the safe arrival of the Falkland Islands delegation to Uruguay on Sunday September First 2024, marking a significant opportunity to strengthen our long-standing relationship and explore new avenues of cooperation.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
Former Uruguayan President Mujica hospitalized for a third time in 10 days

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica (2010-2015) was admitted Thursday for the third time in 10 days at a Montevideo sanatorium to go on with his cancer treatment. Mujica's head physician Raquel Pannone said the case affecting the 89-year-old leader was not particularly serious despite the recurrent hospitalizations.