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Marcelo Bielsa · Montevideo

Uruguay On Brink Of 2026 FIFA World Cup Berth, Chile Out

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Uruguay edged closer to qualification for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Venezuela on Tuesday as Chile's elimination was confirmed with defeat to Bolivia. ...See the Story

Fire · Montevideo

Four Inmates Killed in Uruguayan Prison Fire

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Four inmates were killed Monday in a Montevideo jailhouse riot resulting in a fire, Uruguay's Interior Ministry confirmed. The casualties at the Santiago Vázquez Prison (Formerly known as Comcar) were aged 23, 27, 34, and 47, respectively, the authorities also acknowledged. The crisis started at approximately 1 pm when a fire broke out in a cell in Module 11 of Unit 4 following a confrontation between prisoner groups in nearby cells.See the Story

Signal · Montevideo

Preview: Uruguay vs Venezuela - Prediction, Team News, Lineups

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Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - South America clash between Uruguay and Venezuela, including predictions, team newsSee the Story

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General Assembly Paid Tribute to Fernández Faingold - Diario La R

The General Assembly of the Legislative Power held a ceremony to pay tribute to former Vice President of the Republic and leader of the Colorado Party, Hugo Fernández Faingold, who died on 22 May. The President of the Republic, Yamandú Orsi, ex-mandator Julio María Sanguinetti and his wife, Marta Canessa, the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Juan Castillo, were present at the ceremony. Also, and relatives of the honoree were present. Taba…Montevideo · MontevideoSee the Story

Uruguay's Blue Helmets in Congo with Return Date - Noticias Prensa Latina

Montevideo, 20 Jun (Latin Press) Around 200 members of the Uruguayan Blue Helmets contingent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will return to their country in July, reported here today. The post Uruguayan Blue Helmets in Congo with return date first appeared on News Prensa Latina.Montevideo · MontevideoRead Article

Opposition Calls Civil Minister to Parliament for Deaths of Street People

The Minister of Social Development, Gonzalo Civila, will be summoned in the next few days to Parliament by legislators of the opposition, with the aim of explaining the response of the State to the recent deaths of people in the street situation in the context of the arrival of winter. The initiative was promoted by the deputy of the National Party Fernanda Auersperg, former director of Social Protection of the Mides, who will request that Civil…Montevideo · MontevideoRead Article

Third Death in the Street in Three Weeks: Man Died in Plaza Del Diveo

A 56-year-old man who lived in a street situation was found without life in a square in the Buceo neighborhood, in Montevideo, at the intersection of Santiago Rivas and Thiebaut streets. It is the third death of a person in a street situation registered in the country in the last three weeks. The man had recently been admitted to the Hospital de Clínicas due to health problems, but decided to leave the center without receiving medical discharge.…Montevideo · MontevideoRead Article

Election of Rector in the Udelar Was Blocked Due to Lack of Votes: There Will Be a New Vote in Less than 15 Days - Diario La R

The General Assembly of the Cloister (AGC) of the University of the Republic (Udelar) failed to reach the necessary votes to appoint the new rector at the session last Wednesday, June 18, so the electoral process will have to be repeated within a maximum of 15 days. In this first instance, none of the four candidates —Gregory Randall, Héctor Cancela, Fernando Miranda and Nicolás Wschebor — managed to gather the two thirds of the votes required t…Montevideo · MontevideoRead Article

Nicolás Martínez: “I Am Very Happy About This Game. We Closed It Well and We Stayed with the Point in a Very Complicated Court. The Ideal Is to Continue Achieving Short Goals” - 970 Universal

Nicolás Martínez, player of Larranaga, spoke with Pica La Naranja after the triumph in front of Marne. “I am very happy with the game. We closed it well and we stayed with the point in a very complicated court. The ideal is to keep getting short goals,” “The past games I was playing little to take care of the injury I had. Yesterday I returned more time and I was very happy,”“I’m adapting to the change of position. It’s not the same thing to pla…Montevideo · MontevideoRead Article

Heber: “I Disagree Very Much with Cabildo’s Legislators, but the Coalition Is Not Jail” - 970 Universal

Full interview https://970universal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20.06-Luis-A-Heber.mp3 The senator and candidate to chair the Honorable Directory of the National Party, Luis Alberto Heber, referred in dialogue with 970 News, to the adoption of the Bill on Accountability that received half a sanction, including articles promoted by the Broad Front, referring to the cost of drugs in Asse and the increase of the debt ceiling, and that had the su…Montevideo · MontevideoRead Article

Book of Driving by Points Will Begin to Rule in the First Semester of 2026, Announced the President of Unasev

The president of the National Road Safety Unit (Unasev), Marcelo Metediera, confirmed that the point driving license system will be operational during the first half of 2026. The implementation was recently endorsed by the Congress of Mayors, which was described by Metediera as “a very good political message.” The leader stressed the importance of the support being expressed by the current constitution of the Congress, as it is the group that wo…Montevideo · MontevideoRead Article

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