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

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

Four Inmates Killed in Uruguayan Prison Fire

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

Uruguay and Venezuela Agree to Resume Consular Services

Secretary of State · Montevideo

Uruguay and Venezuela Agree to Resume Consular Services

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Uruguay and Venezuela agreed Thursday to resume consular services in both capitals, nearly a year after diplomatic relations deteriorated following Caracas' expulsion of Uruguayan diplomats alongside those of six other countries (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, and the Dominican Republic) for failing to recognize Nicolás Maduro's reelection as announced by the National Electoral Council (CNE) on July 28.See the Story

Winter fires prompt warnings

An increase in heater-related fires has sparked a warning from authorities for residents to check their winter appliances and use […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content.Balaklava · Balaklava See the Story

Uruguayan Troops Returning From Congo on July 3

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The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi arranged with the United Nations (UN) that the peacekeeping troops from the South American country, numbering between 190 and 200, would be returning from their mission in Congo on July 3, Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced Friday in Montevideo.United Nations · Montevideo See the Story

Uruguay reports high homicide rate in prisons

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‟Deaths in custody continue to rise, and the rate of homicides in custody is considerably higher than the rate of homicides in prison,” he told the publication Caras y Caretas. Statistics confirm that prison is a breeding ground where risk factors are exacerbated and minimum decent living conditions are not met, he noted. ‟It’s striking, but prisons should be the safest places because they exist to deprive criminals of their liberty and provide …Montevideo · Montevideo Read Article

Demand for shelters in Uruguay due to low temperatures

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Gonzalo Civila, who heads the Ministry of Social Development (Mides) that they have expanded capacities and opened new shelters. There are more than two thousand requests per day, he said when commenting on the death of a 56 year old man who lived in such conditions and whose body was discovered by neighbors in the Buceo neighborhood of the capital. He is the fourth homeless person to die since May 24. Civila also informed that there are more th…Montevideo · Montevideo Read 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 · Montevideo Read 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 · Montevideo Read 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 · Montevideo Read 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 · Montevideo Read Article

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