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This Uruguayan Runner Just Made History — & Her Reaction is Everything
Julia Paternain just made history, and she did it in the most surprising way. Paternain placed third in the women’s marathon in Tokyo, claiming Uruguay’s first medal in World Athletics Championships history. And she did it in just her second...

WCT Sports Show: A rivalry renewed at Hodapp Field
The midway point of the prep football season is here already. In this installment of the WCT Sports Show, Tom Elliott, Joe Brown and Michael Lyne discuss the Week 4 slate of games. Here are the standings through three weeks: Tom: 11-2 last week,...

USMNT’s 2026 World Cup prep includes Tampa match against Uruguay
The US Men’s National Team (USMNT) following its third consecutive Concacaf Nations League title win on March 24, 2024. Credit: ussoccer.com As they prepare for next year’s home turf World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) has plans to...

New faculty strengthen USC Dornsife’s social and natural sciences departments
Twelve new faculty members join the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences this fall, including 10 in the social sciences and two in the natural sciences. Their research areas include how governments build infrastructure, how infants’...


Darwin Nunez's one-word reaction on social media as he sends reminder to Liverpool
Darwin Nunez’s dream start to life with Al-Hilal continues – and he’s making sure everyone knows it. The Uruguayan forward left Liverpool in the summer in a £46.2m move to Saudi Arabia. Nunez, 26, opened his goalscoring account over the weekend as...

Alex Badolato says Young Socceroos motivated to build on Asian Cup success at the World Cup
One of the key members from the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025™ winning squad back in March, Alex Badolato admits the team is determined to leave their mark at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025™. The CommBank Socceroos qualified for the tournament...

Cultural heritage digital preservation training program launches
On the morning of September 16, the Cultural Heritage Digital Preservation Training Program successfully commenced during the Cultural Heritage Digitalization Forum of the 2025 World Internet Conference. This marks the first training initiative...
Paraguayan Cuisine Continues To Impress With Alfajor Among World’s Best
The world-renowned food magazine TasteAtlas has ranked an alfajor with a Paraguayan seal as the 17th best in the world. The results from the industry’s leading experts have been published recently on their website and social media. In the top 20,...

Paraguay Launches First Global Alliance For Sustainable Forest Management
Paraguay has taken a historic step with the signing of its first global governmental alliance to promote sustainable forest managemen. This agreement commits the country to higher environmental standards, improved governance, and greater...
World : Uruguay To Showcase Halal Beef At MIHAS 2025
By Noor Bakhtiar Ahmad & Nur Atiq Maisarah Suhaimi KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Fresh from securing Malaysian halal certification for its abattoirs, Uruguay is bringing its world-renowned beef to the Malaysia International Halal Showcase...

Soccer-Nunez, Hernandez lead Al-Hilal to Champions League win over Al-Duhail
(Reuters) -Al-Hilal newcomers Darwin Nunez and Theo Hernandez scored in the second half as the Saudi Pro League side fought back to beat Al-Duhail 2-1 in their Asian Champions League Elite opener in Riyadh on Tuesday. The Qataris had taken a...

Girls swimming and diving: Minnewaska/Morris ties Montevideo
MONTEVIDEO — Minnesota/Morris and Montevideo wound up tied 93-93 in a West Central Conference girls swim meet Tuesday night. It came down to the 400-yard freestyle relay. Minnewaska/Morris won it in 4 minutes, 7.64 seconds to beat Montevideo’s...

Sports minister Donyamali meets Uruguay ambassador to Tehran
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth, Ahmad Donyamali, met with Ambassador of Uruguay to Tehran, Beraldo Roque Nicola Flaniguen, on Tuesday at the Iran’s ministry’s headquarters. In the meeting, Donyamali expressed his happiness at...

Uruguay: Economy grows 2.1% in 2Q of 2025
Tuesday, September 16th 2025 - 09:21 UTC Oddone stressed that the government's expectations for the next five years were “feasible” Uruguay's economy grew by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to a...

10 best crossers in EA FC 26 (Ranked)
With EA Sports announcing the official player ratings, the best crossers in EA FC 26 have also been revealed online. Based on player ratings, some of the most popular names in men's and women's present-day football possess the best crossing...

Cultural ballet group arrive ahead of festival
A Rapa Nui cultural dance group from Easter Island arrives in Tauranga on Friday, offering a rare opportunity to see them perform or to participate in their ballet workshop this weekend. Organisers of Tauranga’s first Latin American Spring...

Estaba denunciado, secuestró a sus hijos y los mató: cómo un caso de violencia vicaria en Uruguay reavivó un debate urgente
Por Angela Reyes, CNN en Español “Por favor. Estoy desesperada. Necesito que me ayuden”. Con estas palabras, Micaela Ramos, madre de Alfonsina y Francisco, hacía días atrás un llamado urgente a su comunidad en una ciudad del interior del Uruguay...

A world class experience and a big win in Uruguay
I first want to say a big thank you to everyone that reached out last week after telling the story about the internet bully that has been ongoing for two years. The conversations were so heart-warming and so incredibly positive. I also want to...

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...