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How Estudiantes nearly became a test site for private sports corporations in Argentine football
This is the third in a series exploring the controversial issue of whether Argentina should allow football clubs to form private sports corporations. Click the links to read the first and second installments. Just months ago, it seemed all but...

Uruguay Showcases Upcoming Releases at Iberseries, Including Pics from Daniel Hendler, Andrés Varela, Cinevinay and Cimarrón
The 5th edition of Iberseries & Platino Industria hosted Uruguay’s presentation of its upcoming releases that include the latest from Daniel Hendler whose “27 Nights” opened the San Sebastian Film Festival in September. “These upcoming titles...

Last OVUM rated the ‘Event of the Year’ in Uruguay
In November 2024, OVUM – the Latin American Poultry Congress – took place for the first time in Punta del Este, Uruguay. As I blogged last year, this was particularly meaningful, as it was held in this small and peaceful country with the lowest...

Political Consultative Meeting Between Mongolia and Uruguay Held in Montevideo
Ulaanbaatar, October 3, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Second Political Consultative Meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay took place on September 30, 2025, in...

Uruguay's wool sector is going through a boom
Thursday, October 2nd 2025 - 09:00 UTC The sheep meat market is also holding strong Despite a long-term decline in flock size, Uruguay's wool and sheep sector is going through a boom driven by record-high international prices. Wool prices have...

Bright Side Stories: Youth from 40 Countries Join Financial Security Olympiad in Russia
The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security opened at Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with 600 students from 40 countries, including BRICS, CIS, SCO, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Moscow...

Uruguay expands solar energy as electricity demand increases
With an electricity mix fed by approximately 94% renewable sources, Uruguay is already a decarbonisation pioneer. But while 46% of those sources are hydropower, 27% comes from the wind and 19% is sourced from biofuels, only 2% is provided by...

NGE acquires Uruguayan partner
NGE has announced that it is acquiring Saceem, the Uruguayan civil engineering and concession company that has been NGE’s partner in the Central Railway public-private partnership (PPP) project to upgrade the 264km line from Montevideo to Paso de...
Youth from 40 countries gather in Krasnoyarsk for Financial Security Olympiad
Moscow [Russia], October 2 (ANI): The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security has officially opened at the Siberian Federal University, welcoming around 600 schoolchildren and students from 40 countries, including CIS,...

World News | Youth from 40 Countries Gather in Krasnoyarsk for Financial Security Olympiad
Moscow [Russia], October 2 (ANI): The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security has officially opened at the Siberian Federal University, welcoming around 600 schoolchildren and students from 40 countries, including CIS,...

Uruguay’s Acting AG Attacked at Home After Marset-Linked Bust
Attackers targeted Uruguay’s acting Attorney General at her home following a major drug seizure linked to the country’s most-wanted trafficking suspect, Sebastián Marset, in a sign of the rising influence of violent criminal organizations in...

Uruguay’s Industrial unions deplore layoffs
“The situation is worrying and threatening. We lost more than 2,000 jobs between February and July, and if we add indirect and informal jobs, we’d have around 5,000 people,” the union’s president, Daniel Dardano, lamented. He announced that the...

My Cousin’s Departure from Cuba
From Cuba to Suriname to Uruguay By Lien Estrada HAVANA TIMES – My eldest cousin’s only son leaves today for Havana. Next Sunday, he and his partner will travel to Suriname. From there, they will continue on to Uruguay, where they plan to live for...

LONG READ: The GEMIs, the Global Emerging Markets' interlocking institutions
The international order is breaking up as the Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) build a raft of new non-Western interlocking international institutions to run their vision of a new multipolar world order. At the same time the incumbent...

Illinois Grain Tour examines state of soybean industry amid international trade war
Soybean farmers in Illinois continue to face uncertainty amid the ongoing agricultural trade war between the United States and China. Participants in the 2025 Illinois Grain Stop Tour at the Illinois Soybean Association in Bloomington said the...
A look at the global race for free trade agreements since Trump's return
US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: Go Nakamura US President Donald Trump's tariffs have unleashed an unprecedented burst of free trade agreements and negotiations towards them by partners seeking to offset potential lost exports to the...

International Olympiad on Financial Security opens in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk
The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security has opened in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, bringing together about 600 schoolchildren and students from 40 countries, including CIS, BRICS, and SCO states, according to a local media...
Factbox-The global race for free trade agreements since Trump’s return
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have unleashed an unprecedented burst of free trade agreements and negotiations towards them by partners seeking to offset potential lost exports to the United States....
MercadoLibre Launches B2B Unit to Capture Expanding Latin American Market
MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) is one of the 12 Stocks with Consistent Growth to Invest In. The company launches a new B2B unit following a strong second quarter. MercadoLibre Launches B2B Unit to Capture Expanding Latin American Market On...