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Uruguay’s green hydrogen plans raise ecological concerns in Argentina & at home
Communities in the Argentinian town of Colón worry that an upcoming major green hydrogen project on the Uruguay River will affect local ecosystems, as well as local tourism. The Paysandú e-fuels facility is one of Uruguay’s major hydrogen...
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Great AI Divide: Can technology bridge development gaps?
Artificialintelligence promises to revolutionize economies worldwide, but whether developing nations will benefit or fall further behind depends on choices being made today. The African Union’s historic Continental AI Strategy, adopted in July...
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New Species of “Living Fossil” Fish Found Hiding in Plain Sight After 150 Years
Reconstruction of a large mawsoniid coelacanth from the British Rhaetian. Credit: Daniel Phillips Researchers found dozens of Triassic coelacanth fossils in UK museums. The fish were once mistaken for reptile bones. The coelacanth is often called...
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Montevideo Public School District: How many students met or exceeded expectations in mathematics in 2023-24 school year?
Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.comWillie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com In Montevideo Public School District 44% of the students passed...
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Uruguay's Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone.
Uruguay’s new left-wing government plans to lower the budget deficit through tax increases early in its term to avoid politically contentious spending cuts or additional levies later on, according to Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone. The mandate...
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Girls swimming and diving roundup: Willmar earns 3 1sts in loss at Tech
ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud Tech swam past the Willmar girls swim team on Thursday night. The Tigers earned a 94-76 win for their first Central Lakes Conference dual victory. Tech improved to 1-2 in the conference and overall. The Cardinals are 0-4 in...
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Unravelling the thread from colonial England to Uruguay in Monica Perez’s art
Jasmine Haniff visited Monica Perez in her London studio to learn about wool, traces of empire, and Indigenous erasure in the Uruguayan artist’s work. When Uruguayan artist Monica Perez moved from Los Angeles to London to undertake an MA in...
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We can tell a different story about Hurricane Katrina and who we are in disasters
This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence. Authoritarians love to tell stories that make us afraid of each other, but how we respond in disasters shows that people often act with extraordinary grace and solidarity. This article...
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‘Diplomatic abuse’: Brazil minister on US revoking his 10-year-old daughter’s visa
When Alexandre Padilha’s father most needed help, the United States took him in. It was 1971, the height of Brazil’s brutal two-decade dictatorship, and Anivaldo Padilha, a young Methodist activist, had been forced to flee his homeland after...
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Uruguay secures CAF loan for dam construction
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Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:51 UTC CAF's Sergio Díaz-Granados praised Uruguay's stability Uruguay's state-owned water company, OSE, has secured a US$130 million loan from the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean to finance...
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Global rice prices likely to decline on abundant supplies despite crop loss in India, Pakistan
Rice prices in the global market will likely decline, notwithstanding the loss to the paddy crop in some regions in India and Pakistan. Analysts say this is mainly due to abundant supplies in growing countries, particularly India. Rice prices are...
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Opinion: Cambridge-based scientist Elena Villamil on ‘pseudoscience and the spread of misinformation’
By Elena Villamil We live in a city with the visible marks from the past, with its magnificent buildings and the stories that accompany the daily struggles of men and women to make it what it is today – a hub for science and technology. Cambridge...
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Draghi defends that the EU-Mercosur agreement can relieve U.S. tariffs.
Former European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi stated today that the agreement with Mercosur could provide relief to European exporters facing the 15% customs tariffs imposed by the United States. Speaking at the high-level conference...
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NASA Data, Trainings Help Uruguay Navigate Drought
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA satellite data and trainings helped Uruguay create a drought-response tool that its National Water Authority now uses to monitor reservoirs and guide emergency decisions. A similar approach could be applied...
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Viridien and Challenger leveraging seismic tech to explore in North Sea, offshore Uruguay
Challenger Energy said in a Sept. 9 operational update that it had completed the first phase of a technical work program for the AREA OFF-3 Block offshore Uruguay. Activity mostly involved reprocessing, interpreting and mapping of 1,250 sq km of...
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WIPO Global Innovation Index 2025: Switzerland, Sweden, US, the Republic of Korea and Singapore Top Ranking; China Enters Top 10; Innovation Investment Growth Slows
Geneva, September 16, 2025 PR/2025/940 Switzerland, Sweden, the United States of America (US), the Republic of Korea and Singapore top the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 ranking, followed by the...
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Space tech explores a new dimension in methane mitigation
Key takeaways The Time2Graze project leverages satellite technology to enhance sustainable pasture-based cattle farming. Satellite monitoring will enable farmers to optimize grazing and reduce enteric methane emissions, which are a significant...
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Chile vs Uruguay Prediction and Betting Tips | September 9th 2025
Chile and Uruguay bring their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign to an end when they go head-to-head on Tuesday. Marcelo Bielsa’s men, who are without a win in their last five away games in the qualifiers, will travel to the Estadio...
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Uruguayan embassy marks bicentennial with zeal, highlights stronger relations with Qatar
Ashraf Siddiqui Doha At a gala dinner hosted at the Intercontinental Doha Beach Resort to celebrate Uruguay’s 200th Independence Day, Ambassador of Uruguay to Qatar HE Marcelo Gerona highlighted the strong and complementary relationship between...
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Azerbaijan’s First Deputy Minister of Economy holds series of meetings in Uruguay
Baku, September 8, AZERTAC As part of his visit to Uruguay, Azerbaijan’s First Deputy Minister of Economy Elnur Aliyev held a series of meetings. During his meeting with Uruguay’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Valeria Csukasi,...
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