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Uruguay suspends cooperation with Hebrew University over Gaza war
Al Mayadeen
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August 17, 2025
Uruguay has frozen its cooperation agreement with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in response to "Israel's" operation to occupy Gaza City. Uruguay has suspended a newly launched cooperation agreement between its National Research and Innovation...
Uruguayan Government and Broad Front align on Budget Bill
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 17, 2025
A recent meeting of legislators with Vice President Carolina Cosse, Secretary of the Presidency Alejandro Sanchez, and Broad Front President Fernando Pereira outlined the strategy for the legislative legislation, the proposal for which will be...
Vietnamese, Uruguayan foreign ministries hold fifth political consultation
Vietnam News
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August 20, 2025
HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang and his Uruguayan counterpart Valeria Csukasi Cabrera co-chaired the fifth political consultation between the two ministries on Tuesday, during which they discussed measures for further...
Vietnamese, Uruguayan foreign ministries hold 5th political consultation
VietnamPlus
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August 20, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang and his Uruguayan counterpart Valeria Csusaki Cabrera co-chaired the 5th political consultation between the two ministries on August 19, during which they discussed measures for...
Việt Nam, Uruguay hold potential for stronger cooperation
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Uruguay and Việt Nam see vast potential to deepen cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and culture, according to Uruguayan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valeria Csukasi, who is in Hà Nội to chair the fifth deputy foreign...
Vietnam, Uruguay hold potential for stronger cooperation
VietnamPlus
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August 20, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Uruguay and Vietnam see vast potential to deepen cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and culture, according to Uruguayan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valeria Csukasi, who is in Hanoi to chair the fifth deputy foreign...
Uruguay’s lower house passes euthanasia bill
Buenos Aires Herald
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August 13, 2025
Uruguay’s Lower House approved a Dignified Death Law legalizing euthanasia for those who face specific forms of terminal illness early Wednesday morning. Almost the entirety of the Frente Amplio (FA) bloc, along with sponsors of the initiative...
Uruguay's Salto more expensive than Argentina's Concordia across the border
MercoPress
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Wednesday, August 13th 2025 - 20:48 UTC The UCU's research found the gap to have grown again, albeit still far from previous years' sharp differences A study by the Catholic University of Uruguay's (UCU) Economic Observatory on the Salto Campus...
Science Stories with Joe Johnson: Meteorite Strikes and the Return of Flesh-Eating Flies
Radio Catskill - New York
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August 13, 2025
Our resident science guy Joe Johnson has a fascinating update on three very different science stories: the subtle changes in Earth’s rotation, a rare meteorite impact in Georgia, and the resurgence of the screwworm fly in Central America and...
Puerto Rico faces hurdles in adopting next-gen technologies like agentic AI
News is My Business
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August 18, 2025
Agentic AI will catch on as more companies want to automate more complex workflows, especially in logistics and services. (Credit: Twoapril Studio | Dreamstime.com) An unstable power grid, insufficient digital infrastructure, talent shortages and...
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...
Mike Trewick jumping into new role as Montevideo's AD
St. Cloud Live - Minnesota
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August 15, 2025
MONTEVIDEO — Mike Trewick always wanted to be an athletic director. After more than 30 years in coaching, he gets the opportunity at Montevideo. He started Aug. 11 as the Thunder Hawks' AD, coming over to the West Central Conference school after a...
States Move Swiftly to Regulate Self-Driving Cars as Technology Advances
Governing
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August 14, 2025
Self-driving vehicle technology continues to advance, prompting a wave of liability and safety regulations from state lawmakers. This year, lawmakers in Arizona, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada and the District of Columbia enacted legislation to...
Innovative technologies for controlling Aedes aegypti: countries of the Americas receive training in Mexico and Brazil
Pan American Health Organization
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August 14, 2025
Washington, D.C., 14 August 2025 - To strengthen national capacities for implementing innovative vector control strategies, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and partners held an international workshop on the operational use of sterile...
Uruguayan scholar impressed by Vietnam’s economic integration
People's Army Newspaper
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Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency, Prof. Bartesaghi said Vietnam’s dynamic integration within the Southeast Asian region, particularly through its role in ASEAN, as well as its key partnerships with the U.S. and Europe, have enabled the country...
Tribune Notebook: New Montevideo AD jumps into new role
West Central Tribune - Minnesota
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August 12, 2025
MONTEVIDEO — Mike Trewick always wanted to be an athletic director. After more than 30 years in coaching, he gets the opportunity at Montevideo. He started Monday as the Thunder Hawks' AD, coming over to the West Central Conference school after a...
Steep US tariffs prompt India to speed up global tech ties
Coingeek
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August 13, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Steep US tariffs prompt India to speed up global tech ties The imposition of a 50% tariff on Indian exports to the United States by President Donald Trump has jolted India into action, triggering an urgent reassessment...
Annobón, the African island that wants independence... or to be part of Argentina
El País
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August 30, 2025
Orlando Cartagena, 59, sits unobtrusively in a café in northern Madrid on a Sunday morning. No one around him knows who he is, where he comes from, or what he went through to get there. Just a month ago, Cartagena led the celebrations at the...
Former LA Tech guard to play for USA in FIBA Men’s AmeriCup
Crescent City Sports - Louisiana
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August 11, 2025
(Photo: Tom Morris) RUSTON – Former Louisiana Tech Men’s Basketball great Kenneth ‘Speedy’ Smith is one of 12 athletes slated to compete for USA Basketball in the 2025 FIBA Men’s AmeriCup, set to take place Aug. 22-31 in Managua, Nicaragua. Smith...
President Orsi endorses Uruguay's new euthanasia bill
MercoPress
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Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 10:02 UTC Orsi conditioned the measure to all guarantees being taken Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi announced he was in favor of the revised “dignified death” bill about to be voted on in the House of Representatives....