WHO RETHINKING NAMING ROBERT MUGABE AS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

Although Mugabe will not have an executive role, his appointment risks overshadowing the work undertaken globally by the WHO on non-communicable diseases, he said... 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›

CRASH MARS ANDES AIR DISASTER MEMORIAL

In the 1972 disaster, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes... READ MORE›

HOW DO YOU BECOME AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED STATE?

The UN has 193 member states that are sovereign and have met conditions - contained in a charter - to join the organisation... 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›

DONALD TRUMP BANS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY STAFF FROM TALKING TO PRESS AFTER SUSPENDING ALL CONTRACTS

President Donald Trump has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency, barring officials from posting updates to social media and speaking to reporters... 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›

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›

RINGING IN 2016 AROUND THE WORLD

In his traditional New Year's Eve speech, Hollande said We just lived a terrible year... 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›

EXTRAORDINARY HOLY WEEK DISPLAYS CONTINUE

Thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London today to watch an awe-inspiring reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ... 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›

HOW CUBA LEARNT TO FORGET AMERICA AND SURVIVE THE BLOCKADE

Tourism kick-started the economy, enriched the country and preserved the power base of Fidel Castro, now 88... 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›

PROTESTORS HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE TALKS, SO THEYRE GETTING VERY CREATIVE

Activists have posted over 600 pieces of satirical artwork around Paris, in protest against the greenwashing of the climate change talks... READ MORE›

URUGUAY TO TEST WORLD'S FIRST STATE-COMMISSIONED RECREATIONAL CANNABIS

Delmonte previously worked in the financial industry, but got into cannabis in December 2013 after Uruguay effectively legalised the drug... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA COURT SENTENCES OFFICERS OF DICTATORSHIPS

Operation Condor was conceived in November 1975 during meetings hosted by the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, who enlisted the leaders of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay... READ MORE›

JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD

As it turned out, those old horses, Mancha and Gato, had it in them to travel all the way to Washington, D.C... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS VANDALISE GOVERNMENT BUILDING AHEAD OF PARIS CLIMATE TALKS

Police arrested five Christian climate change activists in Whitehall this morning in connection with defacing the Department of Energy Climate Change DECC ... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES DEMAND TO LEAVE URUGUAY, SAY LIVING THERE IS TOO COSTLY

The government has provided them with Uruguayan IDs and travel documents, but not all countries recognize them... READ MORE›

EX-GUANTANAMO DETAINEE WHO VANISHED FROM URUGUAY TURNS UP IN VENEZUELA

The Uruguayan foreign minister, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, told the Associated Press that Syrian native Abu Wa'el Dhiab showed up at his country's consulate in Caracas... READ MORE›

2015 WAS THE YEAR UBER TOOK ON THE WORLD

Bart Maat EPA In Latin America, taxi drivers clogged busy city streets to protest against Uber... READ MORE›

It turns out the cashier's brother lives in the United States... READ MORE›

ZIKA FIGHT SEEN SNARLED BY SEXUAL SPREAD, HEAT-FUELED MOSQUITO HUNGER; BRAZIL BIRTH DEFECTS SURGE

The World Health Organization voiced concern on Wednesday over the reported sexual transmission of the Zika virus in Texas amid worries that such infection... READ MORE›

ATTITUDE PASSION AND NERVES SWIRL AT WORLD TANGO CHAMPIONSHIP

The tango dates back to the dance halls of the slums of 1850s Montevideo and Buenos Aires, packed with immigrants... READ MORE›

ROUSSEFF URGES LATIN AMERICA-WIDE ZIKA FIGHT AS BRAZIL RECORDS 4,180 CASES

Since the outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus began, Latin American health officials have reported a surge in babies born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA FACE CHILE TEST IN SOUTH AMERICA WORLD CUP RACE

A defeat against fourth-placed Chile on Thursday in Buenos Aires would leave Argentina further adrift of the automatic qualifying spots... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA FACE CHILE TEST IN SOUTH AMERICA WORLD CUP RACE

A defeat against fourth-placed Chile on Thursday in Buenos Aires would leave Argentina further adrift of the automatic qualifying spots... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA FACE CHILE TEST IN SOUTH AMERICA WORLD CUP RACE

A defeat against fourth-placed Chile on Thursday in Buenos Aires would leave Argentina further adrift of the automatic qualifying spots... READ MORE›

BRAZIL ON BRINK, MESSI REVIVES ARGENTINA IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

And captain Messi duly delivered when it mattered as Argentina avenged last year's Copa America Centenario final defeat to the Chileans with a 1-0 win... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA, URUGUAY COLLIDE IN WORLD CUP SOUTH AMERICA QUALIFIERS

Fourth-placed Chile meanwhile host Paraguay in Santiago as they aim to remain ahead of Argentina in the qualifying positions... READ MORE›

BRAZIL ON TOP OF S. AMERICA QUALIFIERS AS CHILE, ARGENTINA STRUGGLE

Argentina meanwhile endured another frustrating outing after being held to a 0-0 draw by Uruguay in Montevideo... READ MORE›

ARGENTINA, CHILE SEEK ADVANTAGE IN S. AMERICA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING RACE

Paraguay are on 21 points, just two behind Argentina and Chile... READ MORE›