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Fri, 09 Apr 2021 10:54:00 GMT
Brazil Vice-President dubs Argentina “an eternal beggar”
In a statement supporting the government's proposed fiscal adjustment, Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao Thursday labelled Argentina an “eternal beggar,” which might spark another diplomatic incident, of which the adm...

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 10:50:00 GMT
Uruguay: The second highest population-related covid-19 deaths in South America in the last week
Following the latest death toll from covid-19 in Uruguay (238 in the last seven days), the country moved up to second place in South America in terms of the number of deaths from the disease relative to its population (3.5 mill...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 09:44:00 GMT
Argentina complains of Uruguayan acquiescence to RAF transport aircraft
Argentina filed a formal complaint Tuesday before Uruguay for allowing a British Royal Air Force transport aircraft serving the Falkland Islands to refuel at Montevideo on April 4, it was reported.

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Uruguay formally requests meeting with Argentina to work on Mercosur's flexibilization
Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Monday submitted a formal request to the Argentine government to hold a meeting to discuss the flexibility of Mercosur, it was reported.

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:04:00 GMT
Argentina says Uruguay is authorised to dredge Montevideo port to 13 metres only
In 2020, the Uruguayan government agreed on a framework agreement for the dredging and widening of the access channel to the port of Montevideo, which provoked criticism from neighbouring Argentina. Now the Argentine government...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:51:00 GMT
Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines
Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Lacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMT
Mercosur has no raison d’être if members go rogue according Argentine Foreign Ministry top official
In the aftermath of Friday's presidential clash between Alberto Fernández and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou over the Mercosur's alleged lack of “flexibility,” Argentine Foreign Ministry's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Chaves said ...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:23:00 GMT
Presidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur t...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:44:00 GMT
Covid-19: Health situation in Uruguay worsens amid successful vaccination campaign
Although a few weeks ago we talked about Uruguay as a milestone in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, with very few daily cases and a lower mortality rate than any other country in the region, the country of 3.5 million i...



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