URUGUAY

Uruguay pays tribute to Amelia Sanjurjo

Published on: June 6, 2024
16:33

Montevideo, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Amelia Sanjurjo, a detainee disappeared by the Uruguayan dictatorship (1973-1985), was buried on Thursday exactly one year after her corpse was found in a military barracks.

Flu cases increase in Uruguay, authorities call for vaccination

Published on: June 5, 2024
13:07

Montevideo, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Flu cases continue to increase on Wednesday in Uruguay, where an rise in the number of contagions of the AH3N2 type, considered one of the most dangerous, has been reported.

Tony Avila made Uruguayan audience dance

Published on: June 4, 2024
11:41

Montevideo, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) Singer-songwriter Tony Avila spread Cuban music, guaracha, son and verses in a warm concert in the Cuban Embassy in Uruguay, where he is preparing new performances on Tuesday.

Uruguayan police mount raids after multiple homicide

Published on: June 1, 2024
09:15

Montevideo, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan Interior Ministry unfolded on Saturday that the police made five arrests for the quadruple homicide in the capital's Macarana town, where security forces have mounted several raids.

Multiple murders bring concern over insecurity in Uruguay

Published on: May 31, 2024
15:09

Montevideo, May 31 (Prensa Latina) Atrocious murder committed in Uruguay´s capital of four people, including three minors, brings deep concern and debate about insecurity and the governmental work.

Cold weather affects the mosquito and dengue takes a break in Uruguay

Published on: May 31, 2024
10:34

Montevideo, May 31 (Prensa Latina) Low temperatures affect the Aedes aegypti mosquito and in the last few days dengue took a break in Uruguay, with no records of new infections, it was reportedly stated. The Ministry of Public Health (MPH) informed of zero cases after 1,111 ones in the last months, 701 of them autochthonous and 410 imported.

Influenza reported at epidemic level in Uruguay

Published on: May 31, 2024
00:15

Montevideo, May 31 (Prensa Latina) Influenza is now at epidemic levels in Uruguay, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MSP).

Uruguay calls on U.S. for including Cuba on coercive SSOT list

Published on: May 29, 2024
16:17

Montevideo, May 29 (Prensa Latina) The Martin Luther King Center in Uruguay on Wednesday joined people calling for the United States to remove Cuba from its states-sponsor-of-terrorism (SSOT) list.

Uruguayan union leaders about higher unemployment in the country

Published on: May 28, 2024
08:49

Montevideo, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Union leaders warned about the growth of unemployment in Uruguay due to the closure of industrial plants, mostly owned by companies with foreign capital.

Controversy in Uruguay over gender-based violence law

Published on: May 26, 2024
10:07

Montevideo, May 26 (Prensa Latina) The proposal to modify the law on gender-based violence today provokes mixed reactions and the rejection of presidential pre-candidate, Carolina Cosse.

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