Uruguay
France and Spain swelter as Cyclone Yakecan wreaks havoc in South America
Analysis: Another week of extremes with peaks pushing 40C in Spain and a rare subtropical cyclone in Uruguay and Brazil
Matt Andrews for MetDesk
21, May, 2022 @5:00 AM
The Last Matinee review – carnage in the aisles in cinema-set giallo-style horror
Maximiliano Contenti’s slasher flick attempts to unpick voyeurism but lacks the sophistication of others in the genre
Phil Hoad
05, Dec, 2021 @9:27 AM
Uruguay accused of squandering early Covid success amid deadly surge
Country has highest death rate in Latin America after centre-right government abandoned social restrictions
Quique Kirszenbaum and Peter Beaumont
24, Jun, 2021 @9:00 AM
‘Pray for Myanmar’: Miss Universe pageant gets political
Thuzar Wint Lwin, in dress of besieged Chin minority, highlights brutal repression since coup in Myanmar
Rebecca Ratcliffe
19, May, 2021 @1:14 PM
Lionel Messi helps obtain 50,000 Covid vaccines for South American players
Messi sent three autographed tops to the Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac to help the deal brokered by Uruguay’s president Luis Lacalle Pou
Uki Goñi in Buenos Aries
14, Apr, 2021 @6:56 PM
Granta names world’s best young Spanish-language writers
List celebrating authors under-35 includes Cubans for first time and more authors of colour
Sam Jones in Madrid
07, Apr, 2021 @6:47 PM
Uruguay players' union calls on FA to overturn Cavani's three-match ban
The Uruguayan players’ union has called on the Football Association to overturn Edinson Cavani’s three-game ban for using the word “negrito”
Ed Aarons
04, Jan, 2021 @3:01 PM
‘We’re suddenly drowning in people’: Argentinians flock to Uruguay amid pandemic
About 15,000 to 20,000 Argentinians are estimated to have moved to Uruguay since the pandemic began
Uki Goñi
20, Sep, 2020 @9:00 AM
Operation Condor: the cold war conspiracy that terrorised South America
The long read: During the 1970s and 80s, eight US-backed military dictatorships jointly plotted the cross-border kidnap, torture, rape and murder of hundreds of their political opponents. Now some of the perpetrators are finally facing justice
Giles Tremlett
03, Sep, 2020 @5:00 AM
Linda Cristal obituary
Actor best known for her portrayal of the fiery Victoria Cannon in the American television series The High Chaparral
Anthony Hayward
14, Jul, 2020 @3:40 PM
Uruguay and Paraguay buck Latin America coronavirus trend
Despite sharing borders with Brazil, small countries can claim victory against virus
Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires and William Costa in Asunción
25, Jun, 2020 @9:00 AM
As the pandemic cancels flights, Uruguay turns its airport into a drive-in
Entertainment-starved Uruguayans can enjoy a socially distanced movie from their own vehicle with snacks just a WhatsApp away
Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires
29, May, 2020 @8:00 AM
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