URUGUAY

Power outages affect thousands in Uruguay after storm

Published on: March 21, 2024
13:07

Montevideo, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's state-owned electric company, UTE, informed that thousands of customers lack electricity after a storm that hit most of the country on early Thursday.

Storm damages Uruguayan city, bad weather continues

Published on: March 20, 2024
12:24

Montevideo, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) The city of Florida, capital of the department of the same name, in the center south of Uruguay, is assessing the damage caused by a strong storm on early Wednesday.

Uruguay’s PIT-CNT says criminal US blockade against Cuba must end

Published on: March 20, 2024
09:56

Montevideo, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's trade union PIT-CNT demanded that the US blockade that causes hardships to the Cuban people should end.

Uruguay reveals info on cyber-attacks against YouTube leftist outlets

Published on: March 19, 2024
16:31

Montevideo, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) The multimedia publication Caras y Caretas revealed on Tuesday similarities in the hacking it suffered in January, and the one denounced this week by the Prensa Latina News Agency, venued in Havana.

Uruguayans express solidarity with Cuba

Published on: March 19, 2024
12:32

Montevideo, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Chapter of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity Capitulo on Tuesday expressed its solidarity with the Cuban people.

Unusual increase in meningococcal disease reported in Uruguay

Published on: March 19, 2024
11:00

Montevideo, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) today warned of an unusual increase in cases of meningococcal disease in recent days.

US firm repeats as appropriator in hacking to Prensa Latina

Published on: March 19, 2024
10:10

Montevideo, Mar 19 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan publication Caras y Caretas and Prensa Latina have in common the hacking of their Youtube channels, and a US company called MicroStrategy appears as an appropriator in both cyber-attacks.

Former Uruguayan presidents urge for clean electoral campaign

Published on: March 18, 2024
17:36

Montevideo, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) Former Presidents Jose Mujica, Luis Alberto Lacalle and Julio Maria Sanguinetti urged on Monday for a clean electoral campaign, particularly on social media.

Uruguay’s Caras y Careta expresses solidarity with Prensa Latina

Published on: March 18, 2024
11:53

Montevideo, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan magazine Caras y Caretas on Monday expressed its solidarity with the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina, whose YouTube channel was hacked and its contents disappeared when it was in the process of expansion.

People continue to be evacuated in Uruguay due to rains

Published on: March 18, 2024
10:25

Montevideo, Mar 18 (Prensa Latina) More than 1,500 people continue to be displaced by floods caused by heavy rains, which could be repeated this week.

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