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Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:49:00 GMT
Uruguayan meat processing plant may resume shipments to China after labelling incident in April
The Uruguayan BPU meat processing plant has been cleared to resume exports to China as of July 1 after it was banned April 9 due to a mislabelled shipment, it was announced Thursday.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Unemployment crosses double-digit psychological threshold in Uruguay
Uruguay's unemployment rate rose from 9.7% in April to 10.2% at the end of May, which marked a return of the index to double-digit figures, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics ...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:16:00 GMT
With no budget by Thursday, UN peacekeeping missions to be frozen
United Nations has instructed peacekeeping missions "to make contingency plans" to leave since no agreement has been reached for the financial year beginning July first, and which could lead to a freeze of activities, diplomats...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:19:00 GMT
Falklands English with a Uruguayan flavor, “Chay”
By Yliana Rodríguez (*) – An English variety with an Uruguayan flavour Falkland Islands English has called my attention for more than a decade since my dear friend George Stewart once told me about the Spanish words used dow...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:38:00 GMT
Lacalle Pou replaces Uruguay's Livestock Minister
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Sunday announced he shall be appointing current National Meat Institute head Fernando Mattos as the country's new Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries instead of Carlos María Ur...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions
The Government of Uruguay Friday announced public shows, parties, social events, food courts, cinemas and amateur sports competitions may resume as of July 5, provided they comply with the anticoronavirus protocols in force.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:45:00 GMT
"Why Uruguay lost control of COVID," as reported in Nature magazine
By Luke Taylor – Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why Uruguay, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 02:19:00 GMT
With passenger traffic not back to normal, Uruguayan port of Colonia undertakes improving its facilities
Managerial authorities of the Uruguayan port of Colonia have reached an agreement for renovation works over the next year at a cost of around UY $ 80 million (US $ 1,840,800), it was announced.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Eastern lands at Carrasco, Copa adds flights to/from Montevideo
Montevideo's Carrasco international airport welcomed a new operator this week and more flights from an old one, as Uruguay's reopening to the world gains momentum in the current pandemic scenario.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Nicaragua says Uruguayan government is “a dictatorship” in OAS forum
Nicaragua's Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Alvarado, Wednesday described Uruguay as a “dictatorship,” prompting a diplomatic rift with his colleague from the South American country.



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