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Financial Tribune
April 29, 2018
Those two companies were London-listed Tullow Oil and AziLat Petroleum, a South America-focused oil and gas exploration company. Tullow Oil is currently operator of the offshore Area 15, which it won in the previous Round 2, and its partners in that block are Norway's Statoil and Japan's Inpex. UruguayÃâà...
AllGov
April 29, 2018
President Donald Trump has chosen an old crony of President George W. Bush to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Uruguay. Kenn George is a Dallas businessman who grew up in Midland, Texas, with George W. Bush. Although George has no apparent connection to or knowledge of Uruguay, hisÃâà...
OilPrice.com
April 28, 2018
Uruguay's first oil auction in seven years that had offered 17 offshore blocks didn't attract any bids by the April 26 deadline, Uruguay's state-run oil company ANCAP said. Although two companies submitted documents to qualify for the Round 3 oil auction in Uruguay's offshore, none of them expressedÃâà...
ETEnergyworld.com
April 27, 2018
Uruguay's first oil auction in seven years draws zero bids -source Montevideo: There were no bids on any of the 17 offshore blocks that Uruguay offered up in its first oil auction in seven years on Thursday, but the government might sweeten terms next year, a source with state-run oil company Ancap said.
ETEnergyworld.com
April 26, 2018
An unprecedented wave of free-market energy reforms is gaining traction across the region, including in Uruguay's neighbors, Brazil and Argentina. Recent auctions of exploration and production rights in Mexico and Brazil attracted participation by oil majors and some $110 billion in investment pledges.
LatinFinance
April 13, 2018
Uruguay flexed its muscle in the bond market on Thursday, printing $1.5bn in 2055s without need for a scheduled, publicized roadshow. The sovereign's strong reputation among investors showed on a day where three other LatAm issuers raised debt. One bond buyer also claimed Uruguay's fundamentalsÃâà...
FIFA.com
April 13, 2018
For the first time since Italy 1990, Diego Forlan is preparing to cheer Uruguay on at the FIFA World Cup™ as a supporter, a situation that will no doubt take some getting used to for a player who represented La Celeste at each of their world finals appearances since then. Currently playing in Hong Kong,Ãâà...
QSR magazine
April 12, 2018
Starbucks arrived in Uruguay, with its first store opening in Montevideo Shopping mall in the capital city Wednesday. The store has a unique design and offers a wide range of Starbucks beverages and food, including Starbucks 100 percent arabica coffees from Latin America and around the world.
Gazette Review
April 11, 2018
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have now agreed on the host cities for the 2030 World Cup bid. The three countries confirmed yesterday that Argentina will have eight host cities while Uruguay and Paraguay will each have two. The tournament currently has one proposed bid but a few others are said toÃâà...
Light Reading
March 30, 2018
OSLO -- Conax, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD:S) company and a leader in total service protection for pay-TV and digital entertainment services worldwide, announces first Latin-American deployment of Conax GO Live secure OTT multiscreen solution by Uruguay leading cable pay-TV operator Montecable.
Prensa Latina
March 30, 2018
Montevideo, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health( PHM) in Uruguay will begin next Monday a vaccination campaign in the 2 thousand 379 ... The Minister emphasized Uruguay has a vaccination good coverage, although there are most vulnerable sectors like teens or preteens, so it is veryÃâà...
Xinhua
March 30, 2018
MONTEVIDEO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez admitted on Thursday that the Celeste lack options on the left side of defence as he runs the rule over candidates for his World Cup squad. A calf injury to Lazio's Martin Caceres meant Tabarez was forced to use Diego Laxalt at left-backÃâà...
The Cannabist
March 29, 2018
Uruguay doesn't have medical cannabis, which is often the precursor to U.S. adult-use laws; it has only two authorized cultivators; the federal government sets price and purchase restrictions; and sales are limited to citizens. Additionally, the law has exclusivity provisions under which a citizen must chooseÃâà...
The Economist
March 29, 2018
AFTER long recessions, Brazil and Argentina still cheer when good economic news comes out. In tiny Uruguay, sandwiched between them, it is old hat. On March 22nd the central bank reported that GDP grew by 2.7% in 2017, bringing the country's growth streak to 15 years, the longest expansion in itsÃâà...
Belarus News (BelTA)
March 22, 2018
MINSK, 21 March (BelTA) – Belarus aims to seek new ways to intensify cooperation with Uruguay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Argentine with concurrent accreditation to Uruguay Vladimir Astapenko said as he presented his credentials to President Tabare Vazquez ofÃâà...
Stuff.co.nz
March 22, 2018
A 30-year-old woman from Uruguay has been charged with trying to import 4.3kg of cocaine into New Zealand. The first time visitor to New Zealand was questioned and her luggage examined after arriving at Auckland airport on Wednesday. Airport Customs found the class A drug hidden in twoÃâà...
Egypttoday
March 22, 2018
CAIRO – 21 March 2018: Uruguay's national team arrived in China on Tuesday to participate at China Cup International Football Championship that will be held between March 22 and ... Uruguay open their participation at the World Cup against Egypt on June 15 before meeting Saudi Arabia on June 20.
P.M. News
March 22, 2018
Uruguay arrived in Nanning on Wednesday ready to prepare for their China Cup match against the Czech Republic. The South Americans arrive in China on the back of underwhelming results in friendlies in November 2017 and coach Oscar Tabarez's men want to build crucial momentum ahead of theirÃâà...
Brookings Institution
March 21, 2018
Uruguay is the first country to legalize and regulate its domestic non-medical cannabis market. In light of this pioneering role, the choices and experiences of Uruguayan authorities hold important lessons for other jurisdictions that may consider whether and how to regulate cannabis. Uruguay'sÃâà...
Business News Americas
March 20, 2018
Members of Uruguay's association of notaries public, Escribanos, issued warnings over looming changes to payment rules. Under the rules, which come into ... Subscriber-Only Content. BNamericas develops thousands of news articles, analyses and features every month, always concentrating on how toÃâà...
Goal.com
March 20, 2018
The Montreal Impact have signed Uruguay international Alejandro Silva on a permanent transfer from Argentine club Lanus, the MLS side announced Monday. Montreal used targeted allocation money to secure the 28-year-old attacking midfielder, who has signed a three-year contract with the club.
Seattle Times
March 20, 2018
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A prosecutor in Uruguay is asking for formal charges against a former vice president of the South American country. Lawmakers accepted Raul Sendic's resignation last year amid corruption accusations involving his tenure as head of state oil company ANCAP. It was theÃâà...
Euromoney magazine
March 20, 2018
Credit growth in Uruguay had been impressive, with banks expanding their loan books by more than 20% in 2013 and 2014. Yet when the global commodity price shock in 2015 hit the country's commodity-dependent economy and Argentina and Brazil both slipped into recession (dragging down Uruguay'sÃâà...
Curbed
March 20, 2018
Uruguayan studio MAPA Architects nestled a series of 13 cabins into a vineyard landscape that sits at the base of Eastern Uruguay's rolling hills. The rectangular prefab cabins, manufactured in a Montevideo factory in less than 10 weeks then transported 125 miles to the countryside, perch atop aÃâà...
Sunday Business Post
March 18, 2018
A Dublin company has landed a deal with the international snack and beverage giant Pepsi, a contract which will see it supply its labelling machines to the multinational's operations in Uruguay. Please Subscribe or Log in to continue reading. Please Subscribe or Log in to continue reading. SubscribeÃâà...
Xinhua
March 18, 2018
MONTEVIDEO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez said Saturday he will have a wealth of midfield options during the four-nation China Cup beginning on Thursday. Among midfielders included in his 23-man squad for the tournament in the southern Chinese city of Nanning are SampdoriaÃâà...
BMWBLOG (blog)
March 18, 2018
formula e uruguay 02 830x553. In the sixth race of the season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team narrowly missed out on points. … In the sixth race of the season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team narrowly missed outÃâà...
Catholic News Agency
March 18, 2018
Marta felt in her heart that God was asking her to fight abortion and save babies when she got back to Uruguay. However, she did not see a clear path forward at the time, because she was working and supporting her family. Nevertheless, she felt God telling her, “You take care of my things and I'll take careÃâà...
F1i.com
March 17, 2018
The FIA has issued new guidance to Formula E teams ahead of this weekend's race in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The new instructions relate to pit stop procedures. It comes after a member of Techeetah's pit crew was knocked over during the previous ePrix in Mexico. The race was only the second toÃâà...
The Drinks Business
March 13, 2018
On 24-26 February, Uruguay hosted nine Masters of Wine who traveled with the aim of learning about its viticulture, about which they previously knew very little. They were invited by Wines of Uruguay (the association that reunites the exporting wineries of Uruguay) and INAVI (National Wine and ViticultureÃâà...
Marijuana Business Daily
March 13, 2018
(Part of Marijuana Business Daily's ramped-up coverage of the global cannabis market includes a series examining recent marijuana legalization and business developments worldwide. Part I focused on Chile and Argentina.) Last year was historic for Uruguay's marijuana industry, as the country usheredÃâà...
StreetArtNews (blog)
March 12, 2018
The first idea by Damian Ibarguren Gauthier was to paint the altarpiece of the old church which was done by David de la Mano and Dani Pez called “Impermanencia, la muerte”. The second proposal was to choose a space and intervene it. The artist did it using dry plants with abandoned objects in theÃâà...
Belarus News (BelTA)
March 12, 2018
The consultations were held during the visit of Belarusians to Uruguay. The two national delegations were headed by Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevgeny Shestakov and his Uruguayan counterpart Ariel Bergamino, respectively. The sides touched upon a wide range of matters, includingÃâà...
FloRugby
March 11, 2018
But Saturday in Vancouver, Friday was forced, somewhat, to do that. With Maka Unufe unable to go due to injury, Friday was losing scrumhalf options, and so put Isles into that position. The result, after a few penalty hiccups not related to Isles or Baker, was a 45-0 shutout of Uruguay at the Canada 7s at BCÃâà...
larongeNOW
March 11, 2018
VANCOUVER — A convincing 47-5 win over Uruguay wasn't enough to move Canada into Cup competition at the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby Saturday. Canada finished the opening day of competition with a 1-1-1 record for third place in Pool A. The top two qualifiers from the four pools advance toÃâà...
Rugby.com.au
March 11, 2018
Four tries from Australian men's sevens skipper Lewis Holland helped the Aussies to a 50-17 win over Uruguay in their second match on Day One of the Canada 7s in Vancouver on Sunday. Holland took his tally of tries on the world series to 90 with two in the first half and then a quick double after the breakÃâà...
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
March 11, 2018
There is a distance of 126 miles between the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, and the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. During a recent cruise, our ship sailed across the estuary of the River Plate at night so there was not much to see on the short journey. But I was on the alert for any sound of scrapingÃâà...
Global Times
March 9, 2018
The Uruguay Embassy in Beijing held a wine and beer tasting event at the ambassador's residence on February 28, during which delivered a speech on the history and businesses of Uruguayan wine and craft beer. Guests from China Association for Importers and Exporters of Wine and Spirits and otherÃâà...
Xinhua
March 9, 2018
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay will finalize their World Cup preparations with an international friendly against Uzbekistan in June, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) said on Friday. The match will be played at estadio Centenario in Montevideo on June 7, just two days before theÃâà...
Brookings Institution
March 9, 2018
As the first country to legalize and regulate non-medical cannabis, the case of Uruguay holds important lessons for other jurisdictions that may consider regulatory approaches to cannabis instead of persisting with prohibition. The stated goals of the December 2013 law regulating cannabis in Uruguay were to reduceÃâà...
FIFA.com
March 7, 2018
With Uruguay set to host the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup later in the year, the teams lining up in this month's South American U-17 Women's Championship have ... NB: if Uruguay finish in the top two of the final four-team phase, the third-placed side in the competition will progress to the world finals.
NutraIngredients-usa.com
March 7, 2018
Finally, Uruguay is reportedly reviewing a new version of its draft of regulations for dietary supplements, which covers a definition and an accepted list of ingredients. In a nut shell, dietary supplement components must be approved as food ingredients, but safety studies are not required if the componentsÃâà...
Prensa Latina
March 7, 2018
Montevideo, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) Gender violence allegations in Uruguay increased 14 percent last year, however the number of fatal victims did not ... She added in Uruguay a gender violence allegation is reported every 14 minutes, however, almost 70 percent of these women had not denounced thisÃâà...
Hawkesbury Gazette
March 6, 2018
Uruguayan Hawkesbury City Football Club members Allen Yuletian and dad Gustavo, with new recruit Joaquin Veliz. Picture: Geoff Jones. HAWKESBURY City Football Club has done it again, bringing a fresh face into the fold of the team all the way from Uruguay. Joaquin Veliz has been in Australia forÃâà...
Sounder At Heart
March 5, 2018
Nicolas Lodeiro has been called up for a pair of Uruguay's friendlies during the China Cup in late March. Aside from the wear and tear that comes with a flight to the other side of the world, though, it shouldn't be too much of a problem for the Seattle Sounders as they have a league bye that weekend and theÃâà...
ESPN
March 4, 2018
Uruguay have got it all to play for, and last week they put Chile to the sword more so than we did the week before. The atmosphere will also be quite volatile, but from what I have seen from the U.S. players, and their composure, we should be able to handle it, and the experienced players who have beenÃâà...
Government Computing Network
February 28, 2018
The South American state of Uruguay has chosen, together with Canada, to join the D5 group of digital nations, thus creating the D7. And at the next summit, it is understood, two further nations, Mexico and Portugal, are set to be welcomed into the growing digital fold. We know something about Canada'sÃâà...
SBS
February 28, 2018
When Uruguay and Argentina battled out the first World Cup final in 1930, few people would have foreseen how massive the tournament has become almost 100 years later. With the century milestone fast approaching, international football organisation FIFA is warming to the idea of both nations hostingÃâà...
FIFA.com
February 18, 2018
Cameroon and Ghana became the last two teams from Africa to qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 after defeating Nigeria 3-3 on away goals on aggregate and Djibouti 19-0 on aggregate, respectively. The headline from the day in Africa came when Cameroon denied NigeriaÃâà...
UN News
December 31, 1999
Uruguay is one of over 120 countries working with the United Nations to help keep the peace around the globe. Whether military, police or civilian personnel, they share a common purpose: the protection of vulnerable communities and the provision of support to countries struggling to move from conflict toÃâà...
