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Brazil’s Atlantic Forest still losing ‘large amounts’ of mature forest, despite legal protection
Mongabay
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August 28, 2025
Despite a federal protection law, Brazil’s Atlantic Forest lost a Washington, D.C.-sized area of mature forest every year between 2010 and 2020, with most of the deforestation occurring illegally on private lands for agriculture. The Atlantic...
Uruguayan Democracy’s House Turns 100 With Dignity and Renewed Purpose
LatinAmerican Post
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August 27, 2025
A century after crowds in wool coats tipped their hats to the sky and lined up for a first glimpse of Montevideo’s marble parliament, Uruguay’s Palacio Legislativo marks its centennial. Restored for dignity and recalibrated for the future, it...
Uruguay: Falkor resumes mission after repairs
MercoPress
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Wednesday, August 27th 2025 - 10:27 UTC We will announce on social media when the scientific team can resume live broadcasts,” the Udelar said in a statement The Uruguay Sub200 expedition has resumed its study of the Uruguayan continental seabed...
Uruguayan Government Website Suffers Cyberattack
teleSUR
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Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay was the victim of a cyberattack. Helvecia August 26, 2025 Hour: 8:37 pm The Office of Planning and Budget (OPP) of the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay was the victim of a cyberattack, according to a...
Polish President calls for preventing EU-Mercosur trade agreement
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Warsaw - Saba: Polish President Karol Nawrozki has called for preventing the signing of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. At the opening of the government session, Nawrozki said, "I declare that I am ready to form a...
Turkey rejects Netanyahu’s recognition of Armenian genocide as politically motivated
The Times of Israel
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August 27, 2025
Turkey on Wednesday rejected remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he recognized the genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks in the early 20th century. “Netanyahu’s remarks concerning the...
Sofia Opera will open new season with soloists from Uruguay, Romania and Italy
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 27, 2025
Photo: Sofia Opera and Ballet One of Puccini's most popular and beloved operas - "Tosca" - will open the new season of the Sofia Opera and Ballet. The performances are on September 26 and 28, the opera announced. Three of the most acclaimed...
Next year, Tumo Center for Creative Technologies to open in Uruguay
Finport
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ArmInfo. On August 26, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Oriental Uruguay to Armenia Silvana Lesca Barolini. As reported by the press service of the President, the meeting...
Canada, Brazil to resume Canada-Mercosur FTA talks in October
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Brazil, which now holds the rotating presidency of the South American bloc Mercosur, and Canada recently announced in Brasilia that they will resume negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA).The bloc also includes Argentina, Uruguay and...
Mercosur leaders and invited guests: (Left to right, back row) Ecuador's Vice-President María José Pinto, Panama's President José Raúl Mulino, and Chile's Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren; (Left to right, front row) Paraguay's President Santiago P…
Buenos Aires Times
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August 26, 2025
The Mercosur regional trade bloc and Canada will restart negotiations on a free-trade agreement, Brazil confirmed on Monday, as tensions rise over US tariffs that have rattled global commerce. Brasília, which holds Mercosur’s rotating presidency,...
Uruguay and Việt Nam: 200 years of independence, strengthening friendship and future cooperation
Vietnam News
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August 26, 2025
Ambassador of Uruguay to Việt Nam Raul Pollak Giampietro wrote to Việt Nam News on the 200th anniversary of Uruguay's Independence Day. Anniversaries always invite us to reflect on the past, the present and the road ahead. Two hundred years of...
News digest: Art wars in the Slovak capital
The Slovak Spectator
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August 26, 2025
Hello, and welcome to your Tuesday, 26 August edition of Today in Slovakia. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Slovakia’s top diplomat is on the phone again. Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár (Smer)...
Uruguay Embassy celebrates 200th anniversary of nation's independence
The Peninsula
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August 26, 2025
Sheraton Hotel illuminates with the colours of the Uruguayan national flag. Doha, Qatar: To mark Uruguay’s 200th Independence Day, three of Doha’s most iconic landmarks — the Sheraton Hotel, National Museum of Qatar and The Torch Doha were...
Corporate political activity of the food industry in the development of food policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: a narrative review of the current literature
Globalization and Health
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August 26, 2025
Narrative review The search provided an initial screening sample of 29,644 documents from search platforms (n = 29,611) and grey literature (n = 39). Following a title screening, 29,174 documents were excluded because they did not meet the...
Uruguayan Embassy holds independence celebrations, commemorates diplomatic ties with Korea
Korea JoungAng Daily
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August 26, 2025
Published: 26 Aug. 2025, 09:58 Uruguayan Ambassador to Korea Pablo Ernesto Scheiner Correa delivers welcoming remarks at a reception at the Four Seasons Hotel in central Seoul marking the 200th anniversary of the country‘s Declaration of...
CommentTrump gambles with global economy as he attacks Federal Reserve's independence
The National News
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Just as US stock markets have recovered from the dramatic losses caused by Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policies this year, the US President seems determined to lob another grenade at Wall Street and the already-weakened dollar. He wants to fire...
Mercosur, Canada to resume talks for free trade agreement, Brazil says
The Gazette - Colorado
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on Monday that Canada and South America's Mercosur bloc will resume negotiations for a free trade agreement. After a meeting with Canadian Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu in Brasilia,...
World News | UAE Ambassador to Argentina Meets President of Uruguay
Latestly
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August 26, 2025
Montevideo [Uruguay], August 26 (ANI/WAM): Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, UAE Ambassador to the Argentine Republic and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, met with Yamandu Orsi, President of Uruguay, in the presence of Mario...
WADPN urges ECOWAS, gov’ts to protect marginalised groups
Business and Financial Times
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August 26, 2025
The West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) and its partners have called on ECOWAS and national governments, particularly in Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, to take decisive steps toward decriminalisation and the protection of human rights for...
Geely Launches EX5 Electric SUV in Uruguay
Indian Autos Blog
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August 26, 2025
Geely Auto has officially launched the Geely EX5 in Uruguay, marking a significant step in its expansion across Latin America’s growing electric vehicle market. The launch event, held at the Hotel Cottage in Montevideo, brought together over 110...