News of uruguay

DIAGNOSIS

Uruguay's President Tabaré Vázquez: I have lung cancer

21-08-2019 08:58 The president said he feels good and has not felt any symptoms related to the disease. His wife, María Auxiliadora Delgado, died three weeks ago.

DRUG SEIZURE

Germany seizes 4.5 tons of cocaine shipped from Uruguay, worth US$1.1 billion

02-08-2019 09:36 Germany's biggest single seizure of cocaine to date, taken from container that was en route from Montevideo to Antwerp, Belgium.

María Auxiliadora Delgado

Uruguayan First Lady María Auxiliadora Delgado dies aged 82

31-07-2019 14:03 María Auxiliadora Delgado and Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez had been married since 1964.

UPM

Finland's UPM to go ahead with US$3-billion pulp plant in Uruguay

23-07-2019 13:25 The firm claims that the investment in controversial plant will create thousands of jobs, but environmentalists are concerned about the plant’s effects on nearby river.

FREE-TRADE DEAL

EU slams 'misinformation' about Mercosur trade deal

15-07-2019 16:23 Accord has raised alarm in some European countries that the continent will be flooded with beef and other agricultural imports, subjecting domestic farmers to unfair competition and consumers to unsafe food.

BLOOMBERG

Latin America and free trade score a win with EU-Mercosur deal

09-07-2019 15:22 Who knew that even as China and the United States played chicken with international trade, 31 nations with a tenth of world population and a fourth of its wealth would agree to abide by global rules and swap goods freely across the Atlantic?

by Marc Margolis

HUMAN RIGHTS

Italy court sentences 24 people to life in jail for Operation Cóndor crimes

09-07-2019 13:53 Uruguayan government confirms Italian court has sentenced 24 people to life in prison for their involvement in human rights crimes committed during the "Operation Condor" offensive.

MASSIVE POWER CUT

Government blames firm's 'faulty reprogramming' for June 16 black-out

04-07-2019 18:27 "The Argentine electrical system is robust, [but] a chain of failures led to collapse," Lopetegui said as he faced questioning over the unprecedented shutdown.

Organised Crime

Italian mobster Rocco Morabito escapes from Uruguayan prison

24-06-2019 18:12 The organised crime boss, who, along with three other inmates, escaped through the roof, was awaiting extradition to Italy.

CRIME & REHABILITATION

Uruguay prison turns inmates into entrepreneurs

22-06-2019 08:30 Punta de Rieles is an exception, not only in Uruguay but in Latin America, where penitentiary systems are synonymous with inhumane treatment, inhospitable conditions and very high recidivism rates.

Still no answers

Macri official insists: 'No chance of repeat blackout'

18-06-2019 14:07 Parts of Uruguay, all provinces in Argentina expect Tierra del Fuego and parts of Brazil were affected by Sunday's blackout.

FLOODING

Over 3,000 people evacuated in Uruguay and Entre Río province

18-06-2019 14:03 Widespread flooding in the region forces hundreds of families from their homes just days after historic blackout.

Nationwide power outage

Macri gov't officials left scratching heads after historic blackout

17-06-2019 09:42 Energy Secretary Gusavo Lopetegui: 'We still have no information about what happened'.

DEAL OR NO DEAL?

EU tells Macri, Bolsonaro: There's still work left to do on Mercosur trade deal

07-06-2019 10:19 EU officials brush off suggestions from presidents of Argentina and Brazil that a sweeping free-trade deal with the European bloc is close to being signed.

BLOOMBERG

Alberto Fernández tells markets he won't lead Argentina into default

04-06-2019 12:58 Seeking to reassure investors, presidential hopeful tells reporters he won’t lead the country into default if he wins the presidential election in October.

TORRENTIAL FLOODING

Devastating floods to shave up to US$2 billion off GDP

17-01-2019 18:30 Heavy rains could keep coming for weeks, with thousands having already been displaced by devastating flooding.

NEW ARTS FESTIVAL

Colonia del Sacramento draws emerging and established talent for new festival

02-11-2018 10:50 Names both new and old – from Argentina, Brazil, the United States and Uruguay – will be performing next weekend in Uruguay's famous cobble-stoned city.

by Holly Stanley

EUROPEAN EUPHORIA

South American sorrow as Brazil and Uruguay crash out of World Cup

07-07-2018 08:19 Belgium and France progress to semi-finals, two from Croatia, England, Russia and Sweden will join them in last four.

STATE CONTROL

54% of marijuana users in Uruguay use legal system to get drug

05-05-2018 12:29 Almost 24,000 people are registered to buy the drug in Uruguay, but the report concluded that far more people than those registered consume marijuana.

CRIME AND SECURITY

Uruguay unnerved by spike in violence

05-05-2018 09:00 The killing of two youngsters has shone a light on the growing number of murders in Uruguay. There were 147 in the first four months of the year, data shows, compared with 81 in the same period in 2017 -- an increase of more than 80%.

ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, PARAGUAY

Details emerge of tri-nation regional 2030 World Cup bid

09-04-2018 18:57 Messi and Suárez to throw backing behind bid to host centenary tournament. Argentina would host 8 of the 12 groups under preliminary plans.

sports

Argentina play out stalemate with Uruguay in World Cup qualifier

02-09-2017 08:44 Argentina were playing their first competitive match under recently appointed coach Jorge Sampaoli.