Uruguay
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:11:00 GMTQatar 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 betwe...
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:44:00 GMTUruguay to launch new COVID-19 vax campaign only for some people
Uruguayan health authorities have launched a recommendation during the weekend that immunocompromised patients and anyone over the age of 50 should take their fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:41:00 GMTWomen take to the streets in a new November 25 against sexual and gender-based violence
Dozens of cities in Latin America and around the world were the scene where thousands of women marched on a new International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, better known as 25N.
Sat, 26 Nov 2022 09:48:00 GMTUnions halt import of Argentine-brewed beer into Uruguay
Unions have saved Uruguayan brewery workers from calamity after their actions prevailed in stopping FNC from importing domestic brands from Argentina, where production costs around half as much due to the currency exchange scen...
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:12:00 GMTBrazilian conglomerates dominate the Uruguayan meat industry export complex
The Brazilian conglomerate Minerva Foods is moving to complete a further overseas acquisition, this time a state of the art abattoir and meat packing plant in Uruguay which once the deal is completed will mean over 50% of the c...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:53:00 GMTDBRS ups Uruguay's credit rating
Canadian rating agency DBRS Morningstar upgraded Uruguay's foreign currency sovereign debt score from BBB Low to BBB as a result of Montevideo's “substantial improvement” in the country's fiscal outlook, it was reported Tue...
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:50:00 GMTUruguay confident in EU-sponsored sustainable energy matrix program
Uruguay's Industry Minister Omar Paganini highlighted the AL-Invest Verde program for its ambitiousness regarding sustainable development which will position the South American country as a regional innovation hub.
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:37:00 GMTUruguay: ex-presidential custody chief used to offer State spying system; opposition warned of “bribes”
Alejandro Astesiano, the former custodian of President Luis Lacalle Pou, offered the use of El Guardián, the telephone tapping system of the Interior Ministry, which can only be accessed with judicial authorization. The prosec...
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:13:00 GMTUruguayan Defense Minister reviews troops in Middle East
Uruguay's Defense Minister Javier García reviewed the South American country's peacekeeping mission in Sinai 40 years after its deployment.
Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:26:00 GMTLacalle Pou to seek Uruguay's joining TPP
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced his country would apply to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, in a move to have access to more competitive tariffs, which has caused a stir with Mercosur and could jeopardize othe...