News: Uruguay

We have started to collect the most important news related to Uruguay in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Uruguay – overview

• 1. by date ↓
• 2. by title ↑

• December 17th 2009 – October 16th 2009
• October 15th 2009 – November 14th 2008
• November 12th 2008 – September 2nd 2007
• July 11th 2007 – November 17th 2006
• October 24th 2006 – March 21st 2006
• March 18th 2006 – November 16th 2005

Uruguay: news

Uruguay moves to allow abortion

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 11:52

Uruguay's Senate votes to decriminalise abortion in the first 12 weeks but the president is set to veto the measure.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Argentina and Uruguay's tango row

Saturday, August 16th 2008, 11:03
related countries: Argentina

Daniel Schweimler looks at the mystery of tango legend Carlos Gardel's disputed birthplace.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Uruguay in gas field find claim

Thursday, June 26th 2008, 13:37

Uruguay says it may have found a natural gas field that would change it from an importer to an exporter of gas.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Oil spill threatens Buenos Aires

Thursday, June 5th 2008, 14:39
related countries: Argentina
related places: Buenos Aires

Workers battle to dissolve an oil spill heading towards the coast of Argentina after two ships collide off Uruguay.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Uruguay head sacks six ministers

Monday, February 11th 2008, 18:56

Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez replaces half his cabinet, including defence and foreign ministers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Uruguay backs gay civil unions

Wednesday, December 19th 2007, 11:55
related countries: United States
related places: Congress

Uruguay's Congress approves a bill which could make it the first Latin American country to allow civil unions.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Argentines in pulp mill protest

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 4:17

Thousands of Argentines march to the Uruguay border to protest as a pulp mill prepares to start work.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Argentina-Uruguay row at summit

Friday, November 9th 2007, 23:10
related countries: Argentina, Chile

A row between Argentina and Uruguay over a paper mill erupts anew at a 22-nation summit in Chile.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Uruguay buys first $100 laptops

Monday, October 29th 2007, 19:10

Uruguay becomes the first country to place an order for the low-cost children's laptops.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Argentine-Uruguay row heats up

Sunday, September 2nd 2007, 23:56
related countries: Argentina

Hundreds of Argentines protest against a paper pulp mill in Uruguay, the latest round in a row over the mill.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

December 17th 2009 – October 16th 2009October 15th 2009 – November 14th 2008November 12th 2008 – September 2nd 2007July 11th 2007 – November 17th 2006October 24th 2006 – March 21st 2006March 18th 2006 – November 16th 2005