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SLS Launches First Branded Residences in Uruguay
Situated in an enviable position on Playa Brava overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, SLS Punta del Este offers 314 luxurious one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses. The ambitious project, which will also incorporate an 80-room hotel,...

Swapping New York for Uruguay
CNN — They’d been friends for years, but everything changed for Austin Mullins and Jack Richards, both from the US, when they took a trip to New York’s Fire Island together back in 2020. Returning to NYC very much a couple, the pair moved in...

‘We love it here’: Why this American couple swapped New York for Uruguay
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — They’d been friends for years, but everything changed for Austin Mullins and Jack Richards, both from the US, when they took a trip to New York’s Fire Island together back in 2020. Returning to NYC very much...

How Brazil won the 1962 World Cup: With Garrincha coming to the fore after Pele injury
This is the seventh in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. The previous six articles have looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and Italy again in 1938, before Uruguay won it for a second time in 1950....
Advocacy for the Reform of Maternity Health Insurance
Haiti - Politic : Advocacy for the Reform of Maternity Health Insurance 13/01/2025 05:47:11 A dozen employers’ and civil society organizations are advocating for reform of Haiti’s health laws to ensure that all Haitians have access to adequate...

The Undisputed Superpower Of The Seas
Daniel Aritonang graduated from high school in May, 2018, hoping to find a job. Short and lithe, he lived in the coastal village of Batu Lungun, Indonesia, where his father owned an auto shop. Aritonang spent his free time rebuilding engines in...

Argentina to blend Montevideo diplomatic missions into one
Friday, January 17th 2025 - 08:57 UTC The measure seeks to cut annual spending by about 2 million US dollars Argentine President Javier Milei's “chainsaw” policies reached the South American country's diplomatic efforts: After recalling Ambassador...

SLS Launches First Branded Residences in Punta del Este, Uruguay
SLS Punta del Este Residences will offer the ultimate in coastal luxury living with 314 lavishly designed private residences. Located in an enviable position on Playa Brava overlooking the glittering Atlantic Ocean, SLS Punta del Este offers 314...

SVG Receives Vital Vegetable Seed Donation From Uruguay
St. Vincent’s Ministry of Agriculture received a donation of vegetable seeds from the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), facilitated by technical specialist Mr. Michael Dalton. The Uruguayan government supplied the...
Germany reports first foot and mouth disease outbreak in 35 years
Germany Cow The national reference laboratory at the FLI has detected the FMD virus serotype O in a water buffalo infected with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from the district of Märkisch-Oderland. Closely related FMD viruses are found in the...

President Trump announces 30% tariffs against Mexico, EU to begin Aug. 1
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trade...

One Point One signs term sheet to acquire US Healthcare firm for $45 million
One Point One Solutions Limited (ONEPOINT), an Indian business process management company, announced today it has signed a term sheet to acquire an unnamed US-based healthcare company specialising in Revenue Cycle Management for $45 million,...

One Point One Solutions to acquire US healthcare co for $45M to boost global expansion
One Point One Solutions Limited (OPO), a business process management company, has agreed to acquire a US-based healthcare firm specialising in revenue cycle management for $45 million, including earnouts, to expand its global presence and service...

One Point One Solutions to acquire US-based healthcare company for $45 mn
Mumbai-based IT services firm One Point One Solutions Limited (OPO) has announced a move to expand its global footprint by signing a term sheet to acquire a US-based healthcare company specialising in Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) for $45...

Minors still at the crossroads of gun violence in Uruguay
Five people were hit by gunfire during an attack in the Ituzaingó neighborhood of the capital. According to the primary police report, a five-year-old boy was shot in the left shoulder and transported to Pereira Rossell Hospital. In this national...
Sanders statement on the FDA’s 'weak' proposed front-of-package nutrition labels
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) today released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new...
Sanders criticizes FDA’s proposed front-of-package nutrition label rule
Senator Bernie Sanders has expressed strong criticism of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent proposal to introduce front-of-package nutrition labels on most packaged foods and beverages. As the Ranking Member of the Senate Health,...

Uruguay: Warnings About Child Victims of Drug Trafficking
Cocaine Seized by the Uruguayan Authorities, Oct 2024 Photo: @OnDemand_News October 15, 2024 Hour: 5:56 pm Several candidates for the 27 October elections expressed dismay at the tragic event, and repeated campaign promises regarding public...

Vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 and RSV in Uruguay
The immunization will be done with the drug Comirnaty JN.1, a vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and adapted to the Omicron JN.1 subvariant of the virus. In the first instance, risk groups will be considered, including older...

Former President of Uruguay admired for his humble lifestyle, dedication to serving his people
(MENAFN) José Mujica, the former President of Uruguay, has long been admired for his humble lifestyle and dedication to serving his people, not through policies and speeches alone but by living among them and embracing a modest life. Born on May...