Uruguay

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:01:00 GMT
Orsi evaluating candidates for Buenos Aires Embassy
Uruguay's future government to be inaugurated on March 1 is evaluating candidates for the Embassy in Buenos Aires. According to local media, former Assistant Presidential Secretary Diego Cánepa seems to be the leading candidat...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:38:00 GMT
Uruguay's exports post 6% yoy increase
Uruguay's exports last month totaled U$S 912 million, according to a report released earlier this week in Montevideo by the Uruguay XXI Institute. Beef, cellulose, dairy products, and rice were the main items behind this achiev...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT
Boric meets in Montevideo with Lacalle Pou, Orsi, Mujica, and Topolansky
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed in Montevideo Monday in what is his first visit to Uruguay since taking office. He held meetings with like-minded President-elect Yamandú Orsi and former head of State José Pepe Muj...

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:24:00 GMT
G7 members condemn Rwanda backed offensive in East Congo and attack on UN peacekeeping effort
Seven foreign ministers gave a statement condemning the Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capture of Minova, Saké and Goma, endangering civilians and attacking UN peace keeping for...

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 20:07:00 GMT
Orsi not moving to Presidential residency post inauguration
Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi announced that he will not be occupying the Suárez y Reyes Residence after taking office on March 1 but would rather stay at his current domicile in Salinas. “With my family, we alread...

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:47:00 GMT
Autopart makers Yazaki leaving Uruguay
Japanese autopart makers Yazaki announced the closure of its two plants in Uruguay citing rising costs, leaving thousands jobless, it was reported in Montevideo. Some 1,200 workers have been affected by the measure. The plants ...

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:07:00 GMT
Financial scandal in Uruguay: Conexión Ganadera and the model that ended up as a Ponzi scheme
The collapse of Conexión Ganadera, one of Uruguay's leading cattle investment firms, has left hundreds of savers in suspense after it was revealed that its financial model operated as a Ponzi scheme. This was stated by account...

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:32:00 GMT
New Uruguayan airline launched
The company to pick up the baton from Pluna as Uruguay's flag airline was launched Tuesday during a press conference at Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport. SUA (Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviación) intends to position the a...

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT
Uruguayan gov't records a cyberattack every 30 minutes in 2024
Uruguay's National Computer Security Incident Response Center (CERTUY) issued a report Monday in Montevideo stating that 14,264 attacks were reported last year, a significant increase from the 4,968 incidents in 2023. Most case...

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:34:00 GMT
Uruguayan peacekeeper killed in DRC as rebels seize Goma
Various UN peacekeeping troops were killed this weekend in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the rebel M23 made territorial gains. One Uruguayan was among the dead and another was reported stable, albeit in a critical c...

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