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Uruguay returns to the left in the wake of Pepe Mujica
Il Manifesto
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November 28, 2024
Yamandú Orsi, the candidate of the leftist Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition, won the runoff on Sunday, November 24, and was elected president of Uruguay. Orsi got 49.8 percent (1,196,798 votes), beating center-right candidate Álvaro Delgado,...
Uruguay’s left returns to presidency as govt vows friendly transition
Stabroek News
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November 25, 2024
MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, official results showed yesterday, with 99% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected to be closely...
Uruguay Votes For Next President In Razor-Sharp Election
NDTV
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November 24, 2024
Montevideo: Voters in South America's laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized marijuana and stability, will head to the polls on Sunday in a second-round presidential race between moderates that closes out a bumper year of elections....
Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America
Forward
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November 27, 2024
Yamandu Orsi, the presidential candidate of left-wing coalition Broad Front, delivers a speech after winning the presidential election in Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov. 24, 2024. (Nicolas Celaya/Xinhua via Getty Images) By Juan Melamed November 27,...
Uruguay’s new president-elect is left wing, yet not anti-Israel
The Times of Israel
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November 27, 2024
JTA — Like many of his fellow Latin American leaders, Uruguay’s new president-elect is left wing. But Yamandu Orsi, who narrowly won a runoff election on Sunday, stands out in at least one way: He has never attacked Israel. Gustavo Petro in...
Tourism in Argentina plummets after Milei's fiscal adjustment
Radio Habana Cuba
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November 28, 2024
Of the tourists who arrived in the South American nation, 340,800 were excursionists. Photo: Comercio y Justicia Buenos Aires, November 28 (RHC)-- Last October, tourism in Argentina showed a significant drop. According to the National Institute of...
Uruguay exit polls show leftist Orsi ahead in presidential runoff
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) -Exit polls in Uruguay suggested that center-left candidate Yamandu Orsi was leading the second runoff of the presidential vote in the laid-back South American nation on Sunday night, after pollsters...
Uruguay opposition leftist Orsi wins in presidential runoff, official results show
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Ori secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 97% of votes tallied, in a second-round race that pollsters expected...
Uruguay, the small country, has a big lesson for the democracies of Brazil and USA
The Week
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By the US standards, the Uruguayan election campaign was boring. No polarization, no hate speeches, no fake news, no lies, no attacks against the election system, no threats to challenge electoral outcome, no vulgar language and no abusive...
Uruguay election: opposition centre-left figure Yamandu Orsi wins presidential runoff
Maize n Brew - Michigan
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November 25, 2024
Centre-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 97% of votes tallied, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making the South American nation the...
Tourism does disservice if ‘urban myths’ not tackled – government
Portugal Resident
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November 26, 2024
Urban myths described as ‘over-tourism; lack of qualifications/ low wages’; immigrants taking jobs Portugal’s secretary of state for tourism has said in Faro that the sector must combat “urban myths” related to over-tourism, lack of qualifications...
Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi becomes country’s new president
Winnipeg Sun
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November 25, 2024
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Author of the article: Published Nov 24, 2024 • 5 minute read Article content By Nayara Batschke MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandu Orsi, became the country’s new president in a...
Uruguay votes for next president in closely fought runoff race
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Voters in South America's laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalized marijuana and stability, will head to the polls on Sunday in a second-round presidential race between moderates that closes out...
‘Sefcovic committed to travel to Ireland’ – Minister Burke
Agriland.ie
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February 10, 2025
The EU Commissioner for Trade, Maros Sefcovic, has “committed to travel to Ireland” to discuss the Mercusor trade agreement with Irish stakeholders, according to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke. In response to...
Quintessentially Helps Ensure Hassle-Free, Personalized Luxury Travel
Forbes
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Quintessentially can help secure impossible-to-get concert tickets. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management The average time spent on travel planning is 17 hours and 42 minutes, according to a survey by Go City, a leading sightseeing and attraction...
Cuba present at the Milan Tourism Fair Bit 2025
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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February 9, 2025
The representation of the Caribbean nation is chaired by the Cuban ambassador in Rome, Mirta Granda, and includes officials from the Ministry of Tourism, representatives of hotel chains, travel agencies and national companies, as well as Yanet...
Has travel industry turned its back on smoke-free promises?
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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February 13, 2025
If you think your next trip will be smoke-free, think again. On a visit to a five-star hotel in New Jersey, Cindy Montgomery checked into a room that reeked of cigarette smoke, which aggravated her asthma. Within minutes, she was gasping for air....
Barriers to Travel: Latin America’s Passport Problem
Nearshore Americas
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February 12, 2025
Latin Americans are finding that their passports are growing weaker, with most advanced nations viewing the region through a lens of high crime rates and migration risk. Except for Chile, no Latin American country has visa-free access to the U.S....
Uruguay votes for president in closely fought run-off
Yass Tribune
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November 24, 2024
Voters in South America's laid-back Uruguay, known for its beaches, legalised marijuana and stability, are heading to the polls in a second-round presidential race between moderates that closes out a bumper year of elections.
Highlights and goals: Uruguay 3-4 Argentina in CONMEBOL U20 Championship
VAVEL
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February 8, 2025
7:31 PM5 hours agoEND OF TRANSMISSION We're off! This has been the coverage of the match between Uruguay and Argentina. 7:29 PM6 hours ago90'+5 END OF THE MATCH Argentina defeated Uruguay 4-3 in the U20 South American Championship 7:25 PM6 hours...