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ART EXHIBITION MARKS 30 YEARS OF CHINA-URUGUAY TIES
Dubbed Uruguay in Guarani, the exhibition focuses on Guarani art in Uruguay since the 17th century... READ MORE›
THREE SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES AGREE TO JOINT 2030 WORLD CUP BID
Three South American nations Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have agreed to present a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup... READ MORE›
URUGUAY CLAIMS TITLE OF 2018 CHINA CUP INT'L FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN NANNING
Players of Uruguay celebrate during the awarding ceremony of the 2018 China Cup International Football Championship in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 26, 2018... READ MORE›
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URUGUAY, THE FIRST COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE MARIJUANA WHEREVER YOU LIKE
Legislators started bringing legal marijuana draft bills for me to look at in prison, Castilla, now 72, recalls... READ MORE›
ROBERT MUGABE MADE 'GOODWILL AMBASSADOR' BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has long faced United States sanctions over his government rsquo's human rights abuses... READ MORE›
MUGABE MAY BE STRIPPED OF CONTROVERSIAL WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION GOODWILL AMBASSADOR ROLE AFTER OUTCRY
However, the head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he is rethinking his appointment of Mr Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador... READ MORE›
ELEVEN COUNTRIES STUDIED, ONE INESCAPABLE CONCLUSION THE DRUG LAWS DONT WORK
The key finding of the report, written by Home Office civil servants, lies in a comparison of Portugal and the Czech Republic, both countries where personal use is decriminalised... READ MORE›
'RETHINKING' APPOINTMENT OF MUGABE AS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
The government of Robert Mugabe has brutalized human rights activists, crushed democracy dissidents and turned the breadbasket of Africa... READ MORE›
IN URUGUAY'S MARIJUANA EXPERIMENT, THE GOVERNMENT IS YOUR POT DEALER
A potent strain of marijuana known as Colombian Red with flowers ready to harvest at a cannabis club greenhouse in Montevideo, Uruguay, on June 22... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWEAN ACTIVISTS CONDEMN 'ABSURD'A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HONOUR FOR ROBERT MUGABE
Zimbabwean human rights activists have accused the World Health Organization of hypocrisy after it appointed Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador... READ MORE›
US FREES SIX GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
Related Stories The US government says it has released six Guantanamo Bay detainees and sent them to Uruguay for resettlement... READ MORE›
PUNITIVE DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT FAILING, SAYS HOME OFFICE STUDY
A Home Office spokesperson, responding to the evidence of the international report, said This government has absolutely no intention of decriminalising drugs... READ MORE›
THE 'POOREST' PRESIDENT'S $1M VW
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URUGUAYANS SIGN UP FOR STATE CANNABIS IN WORLD FIRST
To accompany Tuesday's launch, the government published videos online warning of the health risks of cannabis... READ MORE›
'POOREST PRESIDENT ON EARTH' RECEIVES MILLION-DOLLAR OFFER FOR CLAPPED-OUT VW BEETLE
Poorest president on earth receives million-dollar offer for clapped-out vw beetle... READ MORE›
ROBERT MUGABE: WHO RETHINKS ZIMBABWE LEADER AS 'GOODWILL AMBASSADOR'
But in 2008, the charity Physicians for Human Rights released a report documenting failures in Zimbabwe's health system, saying Mugabe's policies had led to a man-made crisis... READ MORE›
GROWING CONCERN FOR MISSING SHIP CREW
Search efforts since then have only turned up fuel, debris, and empty lifeboats, South Korean government sources told Yonhap news agency... READ MORE›
URUGUAYAN CANDOMBE BEATS IN BEIJING
Daniel Tatita Marquez, percussionist and expert on Candombe, performed some contemporary Candombe music on Thursday evening at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing... READ MORE›
MEET THE WOMAN WHO GOT THE WORLD BANK HOOKED ON BLOCKCHAIN
CoinDesk reported the World Bank recently helped Kenya create mobile-only government bonds with blockchain technology... READ MORE›
WORLD AIDS DAY CUT GAY BLOOD BAN TO THREE MONTHS
While most voters opted for his opponent, Mr. Lacalle Pou emerged as a fresh face for some... READ MORE›
ITALIAN MAFIA DRUG KINGPIN ARRESTED IN URUGUAY AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS ON THE RUN
The Uruguayan Interior Ministry said Morabito was arrested Friday in a hotel in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo... READ MORE›
ALBERTO NISMAN SHOOTING: JOURNALIST DAMIAN PACHTER FLEES ARGENTINA IN FEAR FOR HIS LIFE AFTER BREAKING THE STORY
The Buenos Aires Herald said that Mr Pachter had left on a Montevideo-bound Aerolineas Argentinas flight at 6 58am from Jorge Newbery Metropolitan Airpot... READ MORE›
URUGUAY CANNABIS MARKET STILL STRUGGLES FOR LEGITIMACY A YEAR AFTER HISTORIC RULING
The institute is also responsible for maintaining a secure database of cannabis growers... READ MORE›
WHO CHIEF NOW 'RETHINKING' MUGABE 'GOODWILL AMBASSADOR' APPOINTMENT AFTER OUTCRY
93-year-old Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, is facing United States sanctions for a long track record of human rights violations... READ MORE›
WHO CHIEF NOW 'RETHINKING' MUGABE 'GOODWILL AMBASSADOR' APPOINTMENT AFTER OUTCRY
93-year-old Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, is facing United States sanctions for a long track record of human rights violations... READ MORE›
WHO CHIEF NOW 'RETHINKING' MUGABE 'GOODWILL AMBASSADOR' APPOINTMENT AFTER OUTCRY
93-year-old Robert Mugabe, the world's oldest head of state, is facing United States sanctions for a long track record of human rights violations... READ MORE›
ENDANGERED DOLPHIN DIES AFTER BEACHGOERS PASS IT AROUND FOR PHOTOS
It is found only in Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina - mainly off the coast of Buenos Aires province... READ MORE›
U.N. COUNCIL TO MEET ON NORTH KOREA RIGHTS ABUSES, NUCLEAR PROGRAM IN DECEMBER
Last year, the United States angered North Korea by blacklisting its leader Kim Jong Un for human rights abuses... READ MORE›
ROBERT MUGABE SAYS HE 'WOULD HAVE REJECTED' CONTROVERSIAL WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ROLE IF ASKED
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador on Wednesday at a conference in Uruguay that both men were attending... READ MORE›
EX-PRESIDENT WINS URUGUAY ELECTION, POT PLAN SAFE
EST November 30, 2014 Uruguay's President elect Tabare Vazquez waves flag to celebrate his victory... READ MORE›
LONG-CONSERVATIVE LATIN AMERICA IS TURNING LIBERAL
While that hesitance abounds throughout Latin America, Argentina and Brazil have adopted gay marriage in the past five years... READ MORE›
BOLIVIA, ETHIOPIA, SWEDEN WIN SEATS ON SECURITY COUNCIL
Sweden, Ethiopia and Bolivia have been elected to serve on the UN Security Council for two years as non-permanent members... READ MORE›
HE HOPES TO BUILD A TRUMP TOWER IN COLOMBIA. BUT HE STILL LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS.
Talk of a Trump-themed development in Colombia goes back nearly a decade... READ MORE›