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Uruguay
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:16:00 GMTChickenpox ruled out in President Orsi after return from official China trip
Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi tested negative for chickenpox after undergoing screening prompted by a confirmed case within the official delegation that returned from a trip to China, the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) s...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:37:00 GMTTunnel under Montevideo’s historic district foils bank raid plot, raises regional crime links
According to the Interior Ministry, the plot relied on a commercial premises leased in mid-2025, from which an access point was allegedly opened into the sewers to advance toward a nearby financial institution. The broader inve...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:46:00 GMTTaiwan protests Uruguay–China statement calling the island an “inalienable” part of China
Taiwan’s government issued a “strong protest and condemnation” after a joint statement released in Beijing by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and China’s President Xi Jinping reiterated Montevideo’s adherence to t...
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:41:00 GMTPope Leo XIV set to visit Peru later in 2026, bishops say, as planning advances
Peru’s Catholic bishops say preparations are under way for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Peru in November or the first week of December, a trip that would take the first U.S.-born pontiff back to a country where he served as a bi...
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:12:00 GMTUruguay’s peso the most "overvalued" currency as it tops Big Mac index ranking
Uruguay’s peso has been labelled the world’s most “overvalued” currency against the U.S. dollar on a GDP-per-capita-adjusted basis, according to the latest Big Mac Index published by The Economist and cited by Uruguayan...