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Uruguay Suspends COVID Vaccinations for Children Under 13 after Court Ruling
Judge Alejandro Recarey gave rise to the appeal for protection presented by the lawyer Maximiliano Dentone and suspended the vaccination against covid-19 in children under 13years of age, as long as a series of conditions are not met, according to the sentence. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) will abide by the decision, but will appeal, it has 3 days to do it.
The magistrate ordered “the...
Uruguayan Deputy Sheds Light on Decades-Long CIA Backed Espionage
A massive CIA-backed espionage network operated for decades in Uruguay, deputy Gerardo Nunez, chairman of the parliamentary commission investigating the plot has told Sputnik, unveiling the details of systematic leaks of classified information that took place in the Latin American country after the end of the dictatorship.
The disclosure of a three million-page archive shed light on the immense power...
Obama Makes Last Ditch Effort To EMPTY GITMO Before Leaving Office
This has nothing to do with America’s national security, it’s all about Obama. Closing Gitmo was one of his campaign promises to his base, so he feels like he has to deliver. There’s also a certain element of this which has do with tying Trump’s hands before he even takes office.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
The Midnight Push to Empty Out Guantanamo
With less than a month remaining in...
Uruguay takes over rotating chairmanship of the UN Security Council
United Nations, (Prensa Latina) Uruguay took over on Friday (01) the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, in a global scenario marked by conflicts such as Syria, Yemen and Burundi.
Monday, the body of 15 members set its monthly program of work, which no doubt will occupy important places mentioned above trying to solve the crisis and find the actions possible to find a political solution.
The...
Dozens of dead penguins found on coast of Uruguay
Dozens of penguins have been found dead over the course of the past three days on the coast of Uruguay.
A government official announced on Thursday that the penguins were found in two separate locations.
Graciela Fabiano, an official from the National Directorate of Water Resources, told local media that the issue of the dead penguins was not an uncommon occurrence.
Some of the dead penguins were...
Uruguay’s president Mujica steps down
Newly sworn-in Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez (R) receives the ceremonial sash from outgoing President Jose Pepe Mujica (2-R) in Montevideo on March 1, 2015.
Uruguay’s president, Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former guerrilla who lives on a farm and gives most of his salary to charity, is stepping down after five years in office, ending his term as one of the world’s most popular leaders...
Explosive device found near Israel embassy in Uruguay
Security forces stand guard near Montevideo’s World Trade Center, January 8, 2015.
Uruguayan security staff have reportedly found and dismantled a small improvised explosive device (IED) near the Israeli embassy in the capital, Montevideo.
According to media reports, police dogs discovered the device which was placed in a grocery bag some 100 meters from Montevideo’s World Trade Center complex,...
Thousands rally in Chile hoping to legalize marijuana
A march in support of marijuana legalization united thousands of Chileans, who walked through downtown Santiago on Sunday. The capital saw people openly smoking joints, citing the example of neighbor Uruguay, which officially legalized pot in May.
The demonstrators demanded the legalization of marijuana, decriminalization of consumption, including the right to grow marijuana for personal use.
The...
Uruguay’s president nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana
The president of Uruguay has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. According to his advocates, José “Pepe” Mujica’s much talked-about marijuana legalization is in fact “a tool for peace and understanding.”
For the second year in a row, the Drugs Peace Institute, which has supported Mujica’s marijuana legalization drive since 2012, insisting that the consumption...
After legalizing marijuana, Uruguay seeks to regulate alcohol and Media in 2014
After attracting the attention of world public opinion in 2013 with the legalization of marijuana, the Uruguayan government intends to continue its reform agenda on contentious issues. In his last year in office, Uruguay President José Mujica is expected to approve new controversial projects such as the ban on “happy hour”.
In his last year in office, Uruguay President José Mujica is...
Uruguay marijuana move breaks international law
View of Uruguay’s lower house during the debate of a bill that legalizes marijuana.
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has criticized Uruguay’s decision to legalize marijuana, saying the move violates international law.
On December 10, the Latin American nation’s parliament passed a bill to legalize and regulate marijuana after Uruguayan President Jose Mujica championed the measure...
Uruguay legalizes sale and production of marijuana
Members of Uruguayan Legislative Palace approve a law legalizing marijuana on December 10, 2013.
Legislators in the tiny Latin American nation of Uruguay have approved a measure to legalize and regulate marijuana, emerging as the first country in the world to permit both the sale and production of the addictive drug.
The country’s parliament passed the bill by a vote of 16 to 13 on Tuesday evening...
Germany, Brazil enlist 19 more countries for anti-NSA UN resolution
Twenty-one countries, including US allies France and Mexico, have now joined talks to hammer out a UN resolution that would condemn “indiscriminate” and “extra-territorial” surveillance, and ensure “independent oversight” of electronic monitoring.
The news was reported by Foreign Policy magazine, which has also obtained a copy of the draft text.
The resolution was proposed earlier this...
Uruguay parliament passes bill on production, distribution of marijuana
View of Uruguay’s lower house during the debate of a bill that legalizes marijuana, Montevideo, July 31, 2013.
Uruguay’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that legalizes for the first time the production and distribution of marijuana by the government.
The legislation was approved on Wednesday with 50 lawmakers out of 96 voting in favor of it following 14 hours of tough discussion.
The...
US spy agencies threaten Latin America's sovereignty: WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks
The founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks says the US spy agencies pose a threat to the sovereignty of Latin American nations as the countries depend on US-based telecommunication technologies.
Julian Assange said speaking via videoconference at Uruguay’s University of the Republic that Latin America’s reliance on hardware...