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Uruguayan anti-feminist activist accused of double femicide and kidnapping in Argentina
Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 09:25 UTC In Uruguay, Laurta was known as a spokesperson for “Varones Unidos” (United Men), an anti-feminist group that opposed gender policies and questioned the existence of gender-based violence Uruguayan national...

Panama celebrates joining MERCOSUR as an Associate State
President Jose Raul Mulino signed on Monday the decree on the country’s entry into the bloc, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, a decision previously approved unanimously by the plenary session of the National Assembly...

Mercosur magazine reflects on Cuba's nature tourism
Havana, Oct 13. - The Mercosur Travel and Tourism Magazine today featured the landscape of Topes de Collantes in central Cuba through a report that highlights this setting. A report by Uruguayan journalist and director of the publication, Julio...

Goals and Highlights: Uzbekistan 1-2 Uruguay in Friendly Match
Thank you all very much Thank you all very much for joining us for our live coverage of the friendly match between Uzbekistan and Uruguay. We wish you all a pleasant evening and invite you to stay connected to VAVEL.com. END OF THE MATCH The match...

EU offers new protections for farmers as it seeks to build support for Mercosur trade deal
The deal between the EU and the five Mercosur countries — Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia — would progressively remove duties on almost all goods traded between the two blocs over the next 15 years. Provided it is ratified by both...

Uzbekistan vs Uruguay Prediction and Betting Tips | October 13th 2025
Uzbekistan will square off against Uruguay at the Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, in a friendly on Monday. This is the final scheduled friendly match of the year for the White Wolves, while La Celeste will play two friendlies next month. The White...

Uruguay’s Thousands-Strong March Demands Justice for Palestinians in Gaza Amid Genocide C...
On October 9, 2025, thousands of Uruguayans took to the streets in a historic protest calling for justice for Palestinians suffering in Gaza amid ongoing violence. This large-scale demonstration, spanning all 19 departments of Uruguay with its...

Mercosur, Canada resume free trade agreement negotiations
Mercosur and Canada continue free trade agreement talks this Friday (Oct. 10) in Brasília. Chief negotiators and technical teams from Canada and the four Mercosur member countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay) are meeting at the...

Iberia Economy & Business Class 10% To 60% Award Sale For Travel October 13 – December 31, 2025 (Book By November 16)
Iberia has launched an excellent economy and business award sale for travel between October 13 and December 31, 2025, across most of its network (routes to Asia excluded). The discount varies between 10%, 30% and 60%, and most transatlantic...

Uruguayan Artist Jorge Drexler Talks Creative Process and Gets Personal
Uruguayan singer-songwriter, Jorge Drexler, has earned countless accolades over the years, including multiple Latin Grammy wins. On this episode, which first aired in 2023, he talked to our host Maria Hinojosa about some key moments in his life...

Haji Wright nets pair as USMNT edges Australia 2-1
Original article can be found here. Despite losing star midfielder Christian Pulisic to a possible injury, the U.S. men’s national team defeated Australia 2-1 in a friendly Tuesday in Commerce City, Colo., behind two goals from Haji Wright. The...

Uruguayan President Orsi holds talks with Michelle Bachelet
Thursday, October 9th 2025 - 10:30 UTC Bachelet is in Montevideo to participate in a forum on women in politics Former two-time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met on Wednesday in Montevideo with Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi as part of her...

Sintana, Challenger merger would create southern Atlantic Margin E&P specialist
Sintana Energy has reached an agreement to acquire Challenger Energy under an all-shares offer valued at about £45 million ($60.2 million). Challenger is an AIM-quoted E&P company holding interests in two exploration blocks offshore Uruguay: AREA...

Uruguay Brand Pastiche Brings A Relaxed Touch To Unisex Streetwear
Look by Pastiche pastiche From striped puffer jackets to retro checkered sweaters, Pastiche started out as an art project by two Uruguyan sisters in 2014. Florencia and Lucia Ottonello have always had a passion for vintage finds and unique style,...

Mercosur trade deal: Brussels adds ’emergency brake’ to reassure EU farmers
Brussels – Regular checks with six-monthly inspections together with Member States, and the possibility of re-introducing import tariffs as soon as imports rise sharply or prices for European producers fall too low: the European Commission...

Arsenal Have Viktor Gyokeres Problem Mikel Arteta Knew Before Transfer
When Arsenal splashed out £63.7million to sign Viktor Gyokeres, many thought the Gunners' problems were over and that a run of three straight runners-up finishes in the Premier League would end with Mikel Arteta leading his team to the title. That...
Interview: Beijing women's conference gave world platform for women's rights, Uruguayan delegate says
by Gerardo Laborde MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Thirty years after the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, Uruguayan teacher and journalist Lucy Garrido still recalls the sense of uncertainty that came with traveling to China...

Ireland urged not to follow New Zealand in changing methane targets
Climate experts have urged Ireland not to follow New Zealand’s footsteps, after it announced significantly weaker methane targets for agriculture based on a new goal of “no additional warming”. New Zealand is the first country in the world to...

Starry ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ sinks fangs into deep subjects
When Bill Condon made Dreamgirls in 2006, he cast an unknown Jennifer Hudson opposite well-known costars Eddie Murphy, Jaime Foxx, and Beyoncé. She emerged from the experience a star and an Oscar winner. Now, in the writer-director’s latest...
World Misses Forest Protection Targets by Wide Margin, New Study Shows
Global efforts to halt deforestation by 2030 are falling dramatically short, with world leaders 63% off track from their own commitments, according to a comprehensive assessment released Monday. The findings arrive as a stark warning ahead of...