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Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:54:00 GMTUruguayan hotels 70-90% full during Carnival weekend
Occupancy at Uruguay's hotels has been between 70 and 90% during Carnival weekend, which represented a recovery from a bad Summer season for the leisure industry.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:06:00 GMTFormer VP Lucía Topolansky resigns seat on Uruguayan Senate after 22 years
Former Uruguayan Vice President Lucía Topolansy Wednesday turned in her resignation to her seat on the Senate through a letter after 22 years of Parliamentarian services.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:13:00 GMTUruguayan President still has 51% of approval after two years
At least 51% of Uruguayans still approved of President Luis Lacalle Pou's management of the country, according to a survey by Opción Consultores published Tuesday.
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMTUruguayan children skip 2nd vaccination appointment
One out every four Uruguayan children scheduled for the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine has missed their appointments over the past three days, leaving a sizable number of Pfizer units on the brink of expiration, it was reporte...
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:45:00 GMTUruguay endorses OAS statement against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Uruguay Sunday chose to join the list of Organization of American States (OAS) countries opposing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine after Friday’s initial decision not to sign the declaration in that regard.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:08:00 GMTUruguayan fish processing plants blame unions for the dismantling the industry
The Uruguayan Fishing Industry Chamber, CIPU announced one of its associates had been forced to send 80 workers to unemployment insurance because it run out of fish to process, as a result of the conflict in fishing vessels. Th...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:01:00 GMTRescuing juvenile Magellan penguins along the Uruguayan coast
Uruguayan marine life protection organizations have come across an unexpected number of juvenile penguins on their annual transit to less frigid waters in neighboring southern Brazil.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMTUruguay's FM condemns use of force in Ukraine and calls for diplomatic channels to be resumed
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE) of Uruguay called on Thursday for the parties involved in the conflict unleashed after Russia's attack on Ukraine “to return to the path of negotiations, to full compliance with the Min...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:56:00 GMTFormer Uruguayan President finds Putin very much like Hitler
Former two-time President of Uruguay Julio María Sanguinetti (1985-1990 / 1995-2000) Thursday said Russia's actions in Ukraine look “a lot like Hitler's initial invasions.” The Colorado Party leader added that there was ...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:16:00 GMTNo more caps for parties in Uruguay, if attendees are vaxxed
Uruguayan health authorities Wednesday said they favored no more capacity caps for parties and indoor events for fully vaccinated people. Health Minister Daniel Salinas said his office "recommends allowing the development of al...