Montevideo, May 7 Uruguay plans to set in motion an agreement with Brazil before the end of the year to trade in local currency instead of US dollars.

Montevideo, May 6 The Uruguayan government will set up this month a Commission on Climate Change to coordinate actions oriented to confronting the visible effects of this phenomenon, official sources informed.

MONTEVIDEO: BHP Billiton, Portugal-based GALP, Venezuela's PDVSA, Petrobras, Repsol and YPF have expressed interest in Uruguay's offshore licensing round and will proceed to the next qualification step.

Montevideo, May 5 The March 26th Movement said that if the Uruguayan presidential elections on October 25 go to a second round, with the Frente Amplio and National Party they will not vote for any candidate.

Montevideo, May 3 Former Tupamaro guerrilla Jose Mujica and ex President Luis Alberto Lacalle are leading party vote intention in their bid for presidential nomination in Uruguay.

Date : Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:54:01 +0500 RA MINISTER OF DIASPORA GIVES ARMENIAN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS TO ARMENIAN PUPILS OF URUGUAY NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY APRIL 29, 2009 YEREVAN RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian received senior pupils of Nubarian-Manukian college of Armenian General Benevolent Union of the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, ...

MONTEVIDEO: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah left Uruguay on Monday at the end of their five-day state visit.

From Abdul Aziz Harun MONTEVIDEO, April 27 -- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah today began their state visit to Uruguay.

Travelling to Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay? Conde Nast Traveller's April issue suggests looking beyond the pleasures of Rio, Buenos Aires and Montevideo to experience the beaches.

Montevideo, May 10 A score of organizations are preparing the largest march in Uruguayan history on Monday to demand the release of five Cuban antiterrorists held in US prisons.

Vietnam is set to become one of Uruguay's leading Asian partners, said Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez when he met with Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan in Montevideo on May 11.

Montevideo, May 12 The Uruguayan society applauded the request of the United Nations Human Rights Council to abolish the Expiry Law, which gave amnesty to those responsible for crimes committed during the 1973-1985 dictatorship.

Montevideo, Apr 24 Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez'' statements against the Expiry Law were happily welcomed by human rights figures, organizations and the local media.

Montevideo, May 13 Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez expects to carry out an extensive two-day visit to Paraguay on an invitation by his peer Fernando Lugo.

El Al Airlines has begun flying nonstop to Brazil three times a week. El Al is operating a Boeing 700-220 on the new route between Israel and Sao Paulo with connecting flights to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.

Having grown up in a beach area in South Carolina, I am always keen on visiting beaches around the world.