Staff Writer
In ‘My KGB Nanny’, the writer explores the multiple identities of the Spanish woman who directed Moscow’s South American regional espionage network from Montevideo, where she cared for the author and other children
The era of scarcity: Climate change threatens the future of food
Laura Caorsi |
Food shortages are worsening, and although a more cooperative social and scientific vision offers hope, if the crisis is comprehensive and global, the measures to counter it must be as well
José Mujica’s left returns to power in Uruguay
Yamandú Orsi defeated the conservative candidate Álvaro Delgado in a race marked by civility. The outcome bucks the populist, conservative trend on display elsewhere in the Americas, from Milei in Argentina to Trump in the US
José ‘Pepe’ Mujica: ‘I dedicated myself to changing the world and I didn’t change a damn thing’
At 89-years-old, the former president of Uruguay has beaten cancer. In this interview with EL PAÍS, conducted at his home on the outskirts of Montevideo, where he is still recovering from the after-effects of treatment, he discusses life and death, resentment, happiness and his political legacy
‘Society of the Snow,’ the spirit of Numa Turcatti and the soccer team named after him
The club, once led by the young man, was founded in 1966 as Loyola FC. Five of the founders were victims of the Andes tragedy and one of them did not board the plane to Chile because his university exam had been changed
Political scandal rocks Uruguay after passport issued to ‘dangerous and influential’ drug trafficker
The Uruguayan Prosecutor’s Office has summoned several senior officials to testify over issuance of the documentation to Sebastián Marset, who is a suspect in the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci
Montevideo is dying of thirst
The Paso Severino Dam reservoir – the main source of drinking water for the capital of Uruguay – only has 2% of its reserves left
Vicente Muñiz, the Mexican ambassador who gave refuge to 400 people during the Uruguayan dictatorship
Half a century ago, the diplomat provided shelter in Montevideo to those in peril following the coup, and his memory lives on today for those he saved
Uruguay debates the fate of a Nazi eagle raised from the wreckage of the ‘Graf Spee’
President Luis Lacalle Pou had announced that the swastika-wielding bird of prey would be melted down and turned into a dove of peace but was forced to backtrack in the face of opposition
Five inspiring cities and their exemplary efforts to deal with the silent urban killers
Mayors from around the world gathered in London to share public health strategies at the Summit of the Alliance of Healthy Cities: ‘There are lives that can be saved’
Why the Three Kings won’t visit Uruguay this year
Catholic Church wants the highly secular nation to recognize religious origin of January 6 holiday
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