Uruguay
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:54:00 GMTUruguayan peso gets stronger against US dollar
Uruguay's currency keeps growing stronger against the US dollar, it was reported Wednesday in Montevideo after it closed at a rate of UR $ 43 / US $ 1.
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 23:38:00 GMTThousands of Venezuelan migrant fans were present in the stands at Montevideo’s Centenario stadium in a football match
The Uruguayan national won on Tuesday afternoon against Venezuela for the 16th date of the South American qualifiers in search of a qualifying place in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Venezuelan national team, although away and w...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:36:00 GMTUruguayan exports in January grow 31% annually
Uruguay's exports grew 31% in January of 2022 when compared to the same month last year, it was announced Tuesday in Montevideo. Beef topped the list of products sold abroad, reaching US$ 207 million.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMTBritain helping the Pasteur Institute of Montevideo with a Covid-19 genome-sequencing project
The British government and the Pasteur Institute of Montevideo, Uruguay, have announced they will be working jointly in an agreement that will help advance the genome-sequencing of Covid-19 project, through techniques under dev...
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 09:47:00 GMTUruguayan women denounce "rape culture"
Thousands of Uruguayan women marched Friday down the streets of Montevideo to protest against what they called the "rape culture" and urged the Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou to take measures aimed at protecting them.
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:28:00 GMTUruguay and Chile, the least corrupt “in a corrupt continent”
Corruption in Latin America is one of the most notorious problems on the region's agenda after a decade of major judicial operations that exposed corruption schemes involving governments and companies alike. According to Transp...
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:55:00 GMTOver 50% of Uruguayans have received a booster dose of vaccine
Uruguay's Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado Tuesday encouraged more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Health Ministry announced 50.08% of the population has already taken a third dose immunizer against th...
Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:59:00 GMTCubans keep flocking into Uruguay seeking asylum
The number of Cubans entering Uruguay through the land crossings from Brazil is noticeably on the rise, it was reported Tuesday. According to press reports, so far this year 135 people of that nationality have crossed through t...
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:40:00 GMTSeize order for Crystal Symphony because of unpaid fuel
The cruise vessel Crystal Symphony that was supposed to dock in Miami sailed to the Bahamas instead after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel.
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:45:00 GMTBuquebús workers stage protest at Buenos Aires port
The Argentine union of maritime workers SOMU Friday staged a protest at the Buquebús terminal in the port of Buenos Aires to keep ships from sailing off to Uruguay in demand of a due wage increase of 23% agreed upon last year.