New lives: Russian war exiles bring banyas and blinis to Buenos Aires
LUCINDA ELLIOTT and MIGUEL LO BIANCO, of Reuters, report on the wave of migrants who have left Russia for Latin American nations after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine…
“We have a problem”: Surging cocaine violence has Uruguay clamouring for DEA help
GABRIEL STARGARDTER and LUCINDA ELLIOTT, of Reuters, report…
Storm claims 16 lives in Argentina and Uruguay
Reuters The death toll from a severe electrical storm that struck Argentina over the weekend has risen to 16 people in Argentina and the neighboring country of Uruguay. Uruguay’s meteorological agency said two people were killed as strong wind gusts swept in from the south-east early Sunday morning, according to a statement posted on the […]
Essay: Fifty years after the Uruguay coup, why so few people have been brought to justice for dictatorship crimes
Latin American scholar FRANCESCA LESSA, in an article first published on The Conversation, says that despite very limited justice for dictatorship-era atrocities in Uruguay, hope may be on the horizon…
Uruguayans pray for rain as capital reservoir left with 10 days of water
Montevideo, UruguayReuters Uruguayans in the capital Montevideo are praying for rain amid a historic drought that has left the main reservoir for the city with only ten days of water left. Low rainfall and high temperatures across the southern region of South America have triggered a severe drought over the last year, affecting crops in […]
Snapshot: Rolling hills in Uruguay
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Bird flu kills sea lions and thousands of pelicans in Peru’s protected areas
Reuters Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region. Peru recorded its first case of the virus in November in birds in the north of the country. Since then it […]
Colombia’s highest court legalises abortion up to 24 weeks
Updated: 11.15am (AEDT)Bogota, ColombiaReuters Judges on Colombia’s constitutional court voted on Monday to decriminalise abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, the court said in a statement, in a victory for abortion rights groups which sued to have the procedure removed from the penal code. The decision adds Colombia to a list of Latin American countries […]
SNAPSHOT: WATERFRONT SUNSET IN COLONIA DEL SACREMENTO, URUGUAY
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