URUGUAY

Uruguay worried about possible entry of fentanyl

Published on: December 1, 2023
14:57

Montevideo, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay is today concerned about the possibility of fentanyl entering the country, said the Minister of Social Development (Mides) Martin Lema.

Uruguayan President advocates for Mercosur-China summit meeting

Published on: December 1, 2023
14:49

Montevideo, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Lacalle Pou said he will advocate before his Mercosur peers to hold a summit meeting of the bloc's leaders with the Chinese head of State, Xi Jinping.

Uruguayan experts research alleged cases of equine encephalomyelitis

Published on: November 30, 2023
00:45

Montevideo, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan scientists are investigating alleged cases of equine encephalomyelitis, as some cases of the disease were confirmed in neighboring Argentina.

Trial with jail for military officer co-perpetrator in Uruguay

Published on: November 29, 2023
13:51

Montevideo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Judge Isaura Tórtora reportedly ordered the trial with jail for retired military officer José Ricardo Arab in the "Fusilados de Soca" case during the military dictatorship.

Uruguayan repressors sentenced to prison

Published on: November 29, 2023
12:22

Montevideo, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan justice ordered the prosecution with imprisonment of five military officers charged with the abduction and disappearance of communist dock worker Julio Correa Rodríguez in 1975, it was announced on Wednesday.

Colombia, Uruguay, and Ecuador receive OEI awards

Published on: November 28, 2023
12:11

Madrid, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science, and Culture (OEI) has awarded innovation prizes to Colombia, Uruguay, and Ecuador.

Uruguay and Cuba to strengthen solidarity

Published on: November 27, 2023
15:54

Montevideo, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Uruguay share stories of solidarity forged in accompanying the Cuban Revolution, the vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) Noemi Rabaza assured on Monday.

Uruguayan feminists in solidarity with Palestinian cause

Published on: November 25, 2023
10:49

Montevideo, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women will be commemorated here today with mobilizations called by feminist groups.

Uruguayan president advocates for open cooperation with China

Published on: November 23, 2023
16:04

Beijing, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou called on Thursday for open cooperation among China, his country, and Latin America against protectionism and favoring the Free Trade Agreement.

Uruguay’s FA expects to return to government

Published on: November 23, 2023
13:20

Montevideo, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Broad Front (Frente Amplio-FA) will win the next elections and return to the government, Carolina Cosse, a presidential candidate from the opposition coalition, said on Thursday.

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