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Traveler Debate: South America or South East Asia? (Reimagined with Innovations and Insights)
The Good Men Project - California
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August 29, 2025
— South America and South East Asia remain two of the world’s most captivating travel regions. Whether drawn by awe-inspiring landscapes, vibrant cultures, or modern solutions to travel challenges, travelers often must choose between them or...
Uruguay and Brazil sign across-the-border health agreement
MercoPress
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Friday, August 29th 2025 - 09:52 UTC Lustemberg and Padilha praised the two countries' decision Health Ministers Cristina Lustemberg of Uruguay and Alexandre Padilha of Brazil have signed an agreement to create a binational health commission to...
Chile Surges Ahead as Latin America’s Fastest-Growing Tourism Market
The Rio Times
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August 29, 2025
(Analysis) Official data from national tourism ministries and central banks show that Latin America’s tourism industry split into fast risers and laggards in 2024. Chile recorded the region’s highest growth in arrivals and receipts, while Mexico...
The 7 best things to do in Montevideo, Uruguay
Lonely Planet
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In Montevideo, a sophisticated city can’t escape the influence of the rural campo (countryside). The result is a metropolitan center with an irresistibly not-so-fast-paced urban pulse. Once a fortified citadel, the Ciudad Vieja (old city) is today...
Dominican Republic: LatAm Leader in Tourism Arrivals Per Capita
Dominican Today
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August 28, 2025
By Joachim Bamrud Miami (Latinvex): – The Dominican Republic has become the leader in Latin America in tourist visits per capita, according to a new analysis by online publication Latinvex based on statistics from UN Tourism and the Dominican...
JMU football team kicks off season with visits to Rockingham County schools
WHSV-TV - Virginia
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August 30, 2025
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Football season is here, and to celebrate, JMU football players visited both Montevideo Middle School and Mountain View Elementary School on Friday ahead of the Dukes’ home opener against Weber State. Montevideo...
Uruguay and Việt Nam: 200 years of independence, strengthening friendship and future cooperation
Vietnam News
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August 26, 2025
Ambassador of Uruguay to Việt Nam Raul Pollak Giampietro wrote to Việt Nam News on the 200th anniversary of Uruguay's Independence Day. Anniversaries always invite us to reflect on the past, the present and the road ahead. Two hundred years of...
Uruguay Embassy celebrates 200th anniversary of nation's independence
The Peninsula
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August 26, 2025
Sheraton Hotel illuminates with the colours of the Uruguayan national flag. Doha, Qatar: To mark Uruguay’s 200th Independence Day, three of Doha’s most iconic landmarks — the Sheraton Hotel, National Museum of Qatar and The Torch Doha were...
Key Biscayne Saturday bites
Islander News - Florida
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Start the long Labor Day weekend in style with a delicious meal worthy of Saturday at any of our #tasteofkeybiscayne partner restaurants, and make this August 30 special. KEBO Spanish Restaurant Award winning authentic Spanish restaurants offering...
Minnesota State Fair's Christmas exhibit gets you in the holiday spirit
CBS 4 - Minnesota
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Even in the summer, a lot of Minnesotans are thinking about the holidays, and at the Minnesota State Fair there's no better place to get into the holiday spirit than at the Christmas tree exhibit in the Agriculture building. The exhibit has been...
Uruguay marks centenary of Legislative Palace with new LED lighting
MercoPress
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Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 09:37 UTC Cosse explained that the new system is permanent, programmable, and adaptable to different national and international events Montevideo inaugurated on Friday a modern lighting system for the Legislative...
Canadian passport ranked more powerful than the U.S., Indian passport records largest jump
The Link
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August 30, 2025
Canadian passport has secured 8th rank in the global passport index ranking, ahead of the United States in a global index. However the bad news is that looking at the past decade of global ranking Canadian passport has fallen 4 places. U.K.-based...
Red Meat Prices Remain High in Morocco Despite Government Measures
Morocco World News
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August 30, 2025
Rabat – Despite the many measures Morocco’s government has taken in recent months to control commodity costs, prices of red meat have continued to rise in the country. These steps included suspending the ritual of sacrificing animals last Eid Al...
Armenian PM congratulates Uruguay on Independence Day
Public Radio of Armenia
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August 25, 2025
Home | All news | Politics | Armenian PM congratulates Uruguay on Independence Day Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has extended a congratulatory message to President Yamandú Orsi of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on the occasion of the...
Pashinyan congratulates President of Uruguay on Independence Day
Arminfo
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ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to President of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi on the occasion of the country's Independence Day. The message, as reported by the Prime Minister's press service, reads: "On behalf of the...
Uruguayan fishing boats set sail after long union conflict
MercoPress
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Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:14 UTC The National Union of Sea Workers (Suntma) intends to further negotiate guidelines with the Broad Front government After an 80-day conflict between labor groupings and Uruguayan businesspeople, some fishing...
Celtic close in on Uruguay full-back as Brendan Rodgers backs players to beat Kairat
The Herald (Scotland)
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August 23, 2025
The Scottish champions’ fans unfurled banners protesting about the lack of transfer activity this summer and chants of “Sack the board” rang out around the ground intermittently during the course of the 90 minutes. Read more: The Celtic manager...
Uruguay and Ecuador sign cooperation agreements
MercoPress
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August 19, 2025
Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 19:48 UTC Noboa (L) and Orsi agreed to focus on common interests beyond ideological differences Presidents of Ecuador and Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay on Tuesday signed two bilateral agreements in Montevideo, increasing...
Uruguay announces economic measures to boost growth
MercoPress
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Tuesday, August 19th 2025 - 11:18 UTC Uruguay will focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, Oddone explained Uruguay's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has announced a new set of measures to “prioritize” and “streamline” investment to...
The nine books our critics couldn't put down in August
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 29, 2025
Welcome to the ABC Arts wrap of the best new releases. This month, we bring you a nine-book bonanza, including the latest novel from a much-admired Australian author, an exploration of motherlessness by an Instagram poet-turned-novelist and a...