According to a study by consultants Uruguay XXI released Friday in Montevideo, exports from the South American country -duty-free zones included- totaled US$ 1.027 billion in August, which represented a 17% year-on-year drop.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/09/02/uruguayan-exports-suffer-17-yoy-drop?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

A short film by well-known Australian documentary maker Max Uechtritz – himself born in Rabaul, and a founding member of the Montevideo Maru Committee – was shown, which saw many of the victims’ descendants weeping throughout.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/australians-honoured-for-solving-shipwreck-mystery-that-haunted-the-king-of-norway-20231105-p5ehoc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

At least ten cases of dead animals have appeared on the coasts of Montevideo, Canelones, and Maldonado.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/09/06/first-case-of-sea-lion-dying-of-avian-flu-confirmed-in-uruguay?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is due in Montevideo on Wednesday after attending the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) in Buenos Aires.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/01/23/uruguay-s-fta-with-china-would-endanger-mercosur-vieira-says?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

It all concerned the fate of Japan’s converted military transport ship, the Montevideo Maru, as it sailed in the waters north of the Philippines on the night of June 30, 1942.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/australians-honoured-for-solving-shipwreck-mystery-that-haunted-the-king-of-norway-20231105-p5ehoc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

“Montevideo has a very long history -more than 30 years- in the defense of human rights, women's rights, and the fight against violence,” she said.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/03/22/montevideo-hosts-mercociudades-convention?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

On Sunday, Argentine President Alberto Fernández said that “in Montevideo, they open the faucet and no water comes out.”

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/07/11/water-crisis-uruguay-accepts-argentina-s-help?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

The 2024 edition, taking place from January to May, will bring the competition to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and Montevideo (Uruguay), followed by independent tournaments in Germany and Poland for men and women, respectively.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1142618/rugby-sevens-challenger-world

The Montevideo Maru has been discovered off the coast of the Philippines 80 years after it was sunk, killing about 980 Australian troops and civilians.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12001195/Wreck-Montevideo-Maru-sank-killing-nearly-1-000-Aussies-discovered-80-years.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Until the facility is completed, Bormann and other staff will work from a community office space located at 202 North 1st Street in Montevideo.

Source: https://marshallradio.net/montevideo-community-meets-new-veterans-home-administrator/

Uruguayan authorities Thursday confirmed the arrival in Montevideo of a desalination plant bought in the United States to fight the water crisis hitting the country.

Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/07/28/uruguay-desalination-plant-arrives-from-united-states-to-fight-the-water-crisis?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss

When the vessel was damaged in one of the first major naval battles of World War II, its commander scuttled the ship in the Plata River shortly after stopping at Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/world/americas/uruguay-nazi-eagle-dove.html