Uruguay
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:07:00 GMTUruguayan President holds meeting with the Mayor of Buenos Aires
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday welcomed Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio RodrÃguez Larreta at the Suárez y Reyes residency, in Montevideo, in a meeting during which they discussed the conditions for "updating and re...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:07:00 GMTUruguayan Defense Minister to be summoned over 747 case
Uruguayan lawmakers of the opposition Frente Amplio (FA - Broad Front) Tuesday announced they would summon Defense Minister Javier GarcÃa before Congress' Defense Committee to explain why he had banned from national airspace t...
Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:31:00 GMTArgentina had been tipped there was something strange with the Emtrasur 747
The Governments of Paraguay and Uruguay had alerted Argentina about the Iranian crew flying the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 cargo airplane now seized at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport.
Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:40:00 GMTUruguay, Brazil agree on zero-tariff for certain products
While the spotlight at the Summit of the Americas was focused on heads of state not shaking hands and some countries being excluded, the Foreign Ministers of Uruguay and Brazil agreed on a zero tariff in free trade zones and sp...
Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:58:00 GMTLacalle calls for a more connected and open world
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou made a virtual appearance at the IX Summit of the Americas after canceling his trip following a positive COVID-19 test, during which he spoke about democracy and his commitment to preserving...
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:54:00 GMTFace masks make compulsory return to some Uruguayan settings
Effective Thursday, Uruguay's health authorities have reinstated the mandatory wear of face coverings in certain indoor settings, in light of an increasing number of cases of COVID-19, it was reported in Montevideo.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:53:00 GMTUruguay's President Lacalle hits all-time high disapproval
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has reached an all-time high disapproval rating since taking office in March of 2020, according to a study from the consulting firm Cifra released Wednesday.
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 22:55:00 GMTUruguayan Air Force to help trace possible mass graves
Uruguay's Air Force (FAU) will assist the Human Rights Institute in tracing possible burials of people forcibly disappeared during the military dictatorship using state-of-the-art laser technology, Defense Minister Javier GarcÃ...
Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:18:00 GMTTwo more bodies retrieved from doomed Bariloche hotel
Rescuers have found the bodies of the two Uruguayan tourists who had gone missing after a mudslide fell on a top-class hotel in Bariloche in the Argentine province of RÃo Negro, it was announced Wednesday, bringing the death t...
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:37:00 GMTOne dead, at least 3 injured in Bariloche hotel mudslide
An avalanche of mud has left at least one person dead and three others injured Monday at the Villa Huinid Hotel on Bustillo Avenue, approximately three kilometers from downtown Bariloche, the famous Argentine mountain resort in...