Tony Blair and Yamandú Orsi discuss child poverty, artificial intelligence, and drug trafficking in Montevideo

Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 19:46 UTC The former British Prime Minister met with Uruguay’s President at Torre Ejecutiva to strengthen cooperation between the government and the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Uruguayan President Yamandú...

How Global Study Tours Spark Innovation in US Schools

Public school districts across the country are facing declining enrollment and shrinking budgets. This reality is forcing district leaders to make difficult decisions about how to use limited funds. It’s more important than ever for these leaders...

"In Uruguay, varietal development has concentrated on new mandarin varieties"

The National Institute for Agricultural Research (INIA) has focused on developing new mandarin varieties adapted to Uruguay's climate and agricultural production conditions. After thirty years of partnership with the Faculty of Agronomy at the...

State of politics needs to be repaired

In the British elections of 1831, the borough of Dunwich elected two members to the House of Commons. Funny thing, though: Over the centuries, Dunwich had pretty much been swallowed by the North Sea. So by the 1800s, the members were essentially...

Loudoun Wine Growers Gain Camaraderie, Expertise from Uruguayan Exchange

As Loudoun’s winegrowers processed the fall harvest this month, they had some extra hands—and expertise—working with them. And it won’t be long before the public gets a chance to taste the results. The wine community on Friday wrapped up a Sister...

Ultra-luxurious ship kicks off Uruguay's cruise season

Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 10:00 UTC The “six-star” ship, known for her luxury suites Uruguay officially launched its cruise season with the arrival of one of the world's most luxurious vessels, the Scenic Eclipse, at the Port of Montevideo....

Tony Blair in Montevideo: will meet President Orsi this Wednesday

Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 10:42 UTC Uruguayan president Yamandu Orsi last week was in Rome addressing the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO Uruguayan president Yamandu Orsi will receive this Wednesday midday at the Executive Tower,...

Uruguay ex navy man gets 2nd life term for desaparecidos

A 78-year-old former Uruguayan navy commander on Tuesday received a second life sentence for the kidnapping and murder of three Italo-Uruguayan citizens as part of the Condor Plan in 1976 and 1977, following a life term handed down earlier this...

Goals and Highlights: Monterrey 4-2 Juarez in Liga MX

⏱️95' End of broadcast It's over! After a lively duel at the BBVA stadium, the Monterrey squad managed to secure another victory for the final stretch of the 2025 Apertura. Juárez tried to rally, but it wasn't enough to tie the score. ⚽ 92' Goal,...

Nin Nova takes office as Uruguay's Ambassador to Brazil

Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 00:21 UTC Nin Novoa has served as Foreign Minister between 2015 and 2020 under Tabaré Vázquez Former Uruguayan Vice President and Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa officially presented his credentials as...

Italian Judge Hands Second Life Sentence to Uruguayan Torturer

Jorge Nestor Troccoli (C)., 2022. X/ @REDUYnet October 21, 2025 Hour: 12:27 pm On Tuesday, Rome Criminal Court Judge Antonella Capri sentenced former Uruguayan military officer Jorge Nestor Troccoli to a second life term for the murder of three...

True South: The Rise of Latin American Art

In 1943, the Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres-García sketched a map of South America with the continent turned upside down, so that its southern tip was at the top, marked “South Pole.” Titled América Invertida, the drawing was intended as a...

Cumbre política y de negocios: Trump, María Corina Machado y líderes de todo el mundo reunidos en Miami

Gentileza: America Business Forum. Una cumbre política y de negocios reunirá en Miami a líderes de todo el mundo la primera semana de noviembre. El America Business Forum: Miami se llevará a cabo el 5 y 6 de noviembre en el Kaseya Center, donde se...

Uruguay Votes for Euthanasia: How a Leftist Government Turned Doctors into Executioners

Uruguay, once a conservative pillar in Latin America, has crossed a tragic threshold. Its Senate has voted to legalize euthanasia, turning the nation’s medical profession into an instrument of state-sanctioned death. After eight years of debate...

Exhibition to mark Uruguay’s bicentennial of independence

Doha, Qatar: The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara, in collaboration with the Embassy of Uruguay in Qatar, will host an art exhibition titled “South Wind” to mark the Bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence of the Oriental Republic of...

Euthanasia in Uruguay: A civil achievement that redefines the limits of individual freedom

According to the “welfare state” typology, Uruguay is an exceptional country. While many of these policies were consolidated during the progressive era, they are not exclusive to it. In fact, since the early 20th century—when the prevailing...

Brazil’s refugee crisis legal rights economic challenges and racial labor inequality

Brazil’s refugee crisis legal rights economic challenges and racial labor inequality Brazil is increasingly emerging as a key destination for the world’s asylum seekers. Between 2015 and 2024, the country received over 454,000 asylum applications...

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World

TOPSHOT - Three birds fly past a wind farm near the city of Florida, about 100 km north of Montevideo, as a storm darkens the sky in the afternoon on February 8, 2018. (Photo by Mariana SUAREZ / AFP) (Photo by MARIANA SUAREZ/AFP via Getty Images)...

Argentina: Milei’s political and financial crisis

Argentinian President Javier Milei’s position is looking increasingly unstable, as his government’s drawn out financial and political crises are picking up steam. The government’s panic is palpable as they stare down the gauntlet to the key...

Paraguay seeks greater influence in divided MERCOSUR as trade with the EU gains traction

by Peter Marko Tase In 1991 the Governments of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay established MERCOSUR with the signing of the Treaty of Asuncion, making it South America’s largest multilateral agreement assigned to tackle the commercial,...