Today's breaking news from Uruguay, People

News Uruguay » People: Uruguay: Happy, Prosperous People Who Perhaps Lack a Future?

News channel or source: https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2026/10/19/uruguay_happy_prosperous_people_who_perhaps_lack_a_future_1212236.html

Published on: Sunday 18 October 2026

I recently visited Uruguay. It’s full of surprises. It’s the richest state in Latin America, without any - even superficially - held religious beliefs, in a Catholic-dominated contine ...

News Uruguay » People: Study: Blacks in Uruguay still suffering under systemic racism

News channel or source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/13116726

Published on: Saturday 19 December 2020

A study by the World Bank shows Afro-Uruguayans are victims of racism, are being excluded and earn much less than the rest of the country.

News Uruguay » People: Uruguay: A Chance to Show Leadership on Support and Care Policies

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/12/uruguay-chance-show-leadership-support-and-care-policies

Published on: Wednesday 12 March 2025

Now that Yamandú Orsi, who won Uruguay's presidency takes office, he has an opportunity to make history by focusing on strengthening the country's policies to support people with disabilities and ...

News Uruguay » People: Ancient DNA gives new insights into 'lost' Indigenous people of Uruguay

News channel or source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220511123507.htm

Published on: Tuesday 10 May 2022

The first whole genome sequences of the ancient people of Uruguay provide a genetic snapshot of Indigenous populations of the region before they were decimated by a series of European military ...

News Uruguay » People: DNA offers link to ancient Indigenous people of Uruguay

News channel or source: https://www.futurity.org/indigenous-uruguay-genome-sequences-ancestry-2741102-2/

Published on: Wednesday 18 May 2022

The first whole genome sequences of the ancient people of Uruguay provide a genetic snapshot of Indigenous populations of the region before European military campaigns decimated them. “Our work shows ...

News Uruguay » People: Uruguay: More Support Needed for Independent Living

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/25/uruguay-more-support-needed-independent-living

Published on: Tuesday 24 September 2024

Uruguay is among the first countries in the Americas to provide personal assistance for people with disabilities in their care system, but has yet to provide services for everyone who require them for ...

News Uruguay » People: URUGUAY: The People Cheered

News channel or source: https://time.com/archive/6770672/uruguay-the-people-cheered/

Published on: Monday 02 March 2026

When a democratic nation scraps democratic processes, it may be because the machinery merely needs overhauling. Uruguay’s trouble was a constitutional “reform” dreamed up in 1934 to keep the ...

News Uruguay » People: Uruguay: Thousands of spaces filled in shelters for vulnerable people

News channel or source: https://www.plenglish.com/news/2026/05/12/uruguay-thousands-of-spaces-filled-in-shelters-for-vulnerable-people/

Published on: Tuesday 12 May 2026

Montevideo, May 11 (Prensa Latina) In recent days, 9,232 spaces have been filled in Uruguay to assist people experiencing homelessness, it was revealed. These figures were released by the National ...

News Uruguay » People: Ancient DNA gives new insights into ‘lost’ Indigenous people of Uruguay

News channel or source: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2022/05/ancient-dna-gives-new-insights-lost-indigenous-people-uruguay