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Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:12:00 GMT
Uruguayan authorities tackle arsenic in drinking water
Uruguayan authorities are reviewing their options to tackle the presence of arsenic in faucet water in various towns nationwide, it was reported this week.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 10:56:00 GMT
Uruguay ranked among best places for investing in the near future
According to one of the world's leading financial magazines, Uruguay remains “a haven of stability in a volatile region.” The report featured the opinions of experts participating in a regular survey, who were asked to eval...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:19:00 GMT
Uruguay confirms 6th case of monkeypox
Health authorities have confirmed the 6th case of monkeypox in Uruguay after the initial detection dating back to late July, it was reported Wednesday. While another possible contagion is under study, 57 suspected cases have al...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:57:00 GMT
Western Uruguayans concerned over Argentina's low prices
Uruguayan mayors along the country's western border have expressed their concern to President Luis Lacalle Pou as the informal exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the US dollar renders local businesses unprofitable sin...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:58:00 GMT
Chinese sanctions on Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario lifted
Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario has been allowed to resume exports to China following a sanction on Sept. 30, 2021, that banned the meat processing plant from sending shipments to the Asian giant, Minister of Livestock, Agricult...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 09:47:00 GMT
Prince Charles visit to the River Plate and the Falklands, with a little help from Uruguay
In March 1999, King Charles III, then Prince of Wales made a three countries visit, Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. A visit which was mainly a retribution to the one then Argentine President Carlos Menem and his da...

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 10:15:00 GMT
Uruguay's economy grows 7.7% in second quarter of 2022
In its National Accounts report published Friday, the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) announced that the country's economy had grown 7.7% in the second quarter of 2022 "mainly due to the high yields achieved in the soybean harves...

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:50:00 GMT
This winter among the coldest in Uruguay's last 42 years
Uruguay's Institute of Meteorology (Inumet) released this week a report according to which the 2022 winter was the ninth coldest in the last 42 years.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:45:00 GMT
Lacalle Pou and Mujica found to be most popular politicians in Uruguay
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou (2020-2025) and ex-president José “Pepe” Mujica (2010-2015) top the list of most-liked politicians in the country, a survey by pollsters Equipos Consultores released Thursday showed.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:40:00 GMT
Uruguayan labor unions staging nationwide strike
Uruguay's Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores (PIT-CNT) general labor union has called for a 24-hour general strike Thursday to protest against wage cuts, high costs and social security reform.



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