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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 22:41:00 GMT
South Atlantic area of global contention? US Coast Guard off to South America to patrol for IUU fishing
The following piece by Gidget Fuentes in USNI News offers an account of the mission of USCGC (WMSL/758) Stone, fresh from Shipyard and Quarantine, and which departed Mississippi on 22 December for Southern Atlantic Patrol:

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:30:00 GMT
Uruguayan Legislative approves limitation of right to assembly until 10 January
The Uruguayan parliament passed a bill limiting the constitutional right of assembly and closing the borders, both temporarily as part of a package of measures to help contain a spiked of the coronavirus virus.

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:55:00 GMT
Uruguay closes borders from 21 December to 10 January to help contain its Covid-19 first wave
Uruguay announced it will regulate the constitutional right to assembly when a sanitary emergency, lockdown access to the country from 21 December to 10 January, limit the number of passengers in long range transport, and have ...

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:49:00 GMT
Argentina takes over the Mercosur chair for six months next 16 December
Uruguay will hand to Argentina next 16 December the pro tempore chair of the South American trade bloc Mercosur. The ceremony as happened six months before with Paraguay will be virtual given the coronavirus pandemic, according...

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 09:05:00 GMT
Uruguay's twice president Tabare Vazquez dies: kilometers of vehicles followed the funeral procession
Two times former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez died early morning Sunday in Montevideo at the age of 80 after suffering from lung cancer and pancreatic metastasis. By early afternoon and following on the family's wishes ...

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:30:00 GMT
Uruguayan ex-president Tabaré Vázquez has died
Former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez died on Sunday morning aged 80 from lung cancer, which he had been suffering from since 2019, in the final stretch of his second presidency. His successor, President Luis Lacalle Pou,...

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 10:34:00 GMT
Record Covid-19 infections in Uruguay: 1825 active cases
Uruguay detected 284 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, reaching the record number of 1825 active cases, a few days after the barrier of a thousand cases was overcome and the government of Luis Lacalle Pou announced restrictive mobi...

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:23:00 GMT
Uruguay/Google Tannat cable system links with Brazil and Argentina
The Tannat cable system connecting Uruguay and Brazil by sea has now been officially extended to Argentina. The cable is co-owned by Uruguay’s state-run telco Antel and by Google. Active since 2018, the 2,000km system links M...

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 08:00:00 GMT
Cavani apologizes for a social media message thanking a supporter but which was interpreted as racist
Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani apologized for the social media message he posted after his match-winning performance at Southampton. The Uruguay international-inspired United's comeback 3-2 Premier League victory over...

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:50:00 GMT
Mercosur/EU trade deal: “time is pressing,” cautions Uruguay
Uruguayan foreign minister Francisco Bustillo leaves this week for Spain the first of a round of European countries ahead of the coming Mercosur summit to be held next month, under the presidency of Uruguay. Finalizing the Merc...



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