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Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:24:00 GMTOrcas sighted off Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este
The Uruguayan large-circulation daily El País has reported the sighting of orcas off the coast of Punta del Este.
Sat, 03 Apr 2021 08:55:00 GMTOver 25 million cases of Covid-19 reported in Latin America, Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean have altogether exceeded 25 million covid-19 infections amid an unprecedented advance of the pandemic which has led to the most severe restrictive measure by some countries, it was reported Frida...
Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:05:00 GMTFalklands warn of difficulties in medical evacuation to Chile and Uruguay
The Falkland Islands Government has urged people in the islands to “take extra care” in undertaking high-risk activities due to the Covid-19 situation in Chile and Uruguay making it “extremely difficult” to arrange the ...
Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:04:00 GMTArgentina says Uruguay is authorised to dredge Montevideo port to 13 metres only
In 2020, the Uruguayan government agreed on a framework agreement for the dredging and widening of the access channel to the port of Montevideo, which provoked criticism from neighbouring Argentina. Now the Argentine government...
Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:56:00 GMTLacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.
Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:18:00 GMTUruguay: Health system on the verge of saturation due to Covid-19
In Uruguay, 35.6% of operational intensive care beds (ICBs) are occupied by Covid-19 patients, reported the Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI). Medical specialists warn that this is a limit that could lead to p...
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMTMercosur has no raison d’être if members go rogue according Argentine Foreign Ministry top official
In the aftermath of Friday's presidential clash between Alberto Fernández and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou over the Mercosur's alleged lack of “flexibility,” Argentine Foreign Ministry's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Chaves said ...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:23:00 GMTPresidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur t...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:00:00 GMTUruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol dies of Covid aged 63
Charismatic Uruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol passed away Thursday at the age of 63 after a battle with the covid-19 disease that lasted for about three weeks. His son Alejandro posted on social media “Dad doesn't suffer ...
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:34:00 GMTUruguayan Air Force helicopter carrying Pfizer vaccines crashes: total losses
An Uruguay’s Air Force helicopter carrying two boxes of Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 crashed on Thursday morning in the Eastern state of Rocha and the 3-member crew was taken to a local hospital with non-serious injuries....