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'THE BEAUTIFUL GAME' AS EXPLAINED TO AMERICANS AT A U.S. TRIAL
At a U.S. corruption trial of three former South American soccer barons, lawyers want to make sure that the case doesn't get lost in translation... 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›
ARGENTINA TO DEFEND AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, BOOST LATIN AMERICA WITH G20 PRESIDENCY
Argentina's President Mauricio Macri speaks during a ceremony to launch Argentina's one-year presidency of the G20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2017... READ MORE›
WHY THERE MAY NOT BE A 'GROUP OF DEATH' AT FRIDAY'S WORLD CUP DRAW
It always happens, former United States national team star Landon Donovan told USA TODAY Sports... READ MORE›
ARGENTINA SAYS SATELLITE CALLS DETECTED, LIKELY FROM MISSING SUBMARINE
The ministry said it was working on tracing the location with an unnamed U.S. company specialized in satellite communications... 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›
'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›
WHO REVOKES APPOINTMENT OF ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE
Health agency has revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador after the choice drew widespread outrage and criticism... READ MORE›
WHO WITHDRAWS ROBERT MUGABE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR ROLE
Mr Mugabe also faces US sanctions over his government's human rights abuses... 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›
WHO BOSS 'RETHINKING' MUGABE GOODWILL AMBASSADOR POST
After outcry, Tedros says he is 'rethinking' the appointment of Zimbabwe leader as goodwill envoy for UN health agency... 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›
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›
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›
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›
THREE SOUTH AMERICAN NATIONS IN JOINT BID FOR WORLD CUP 2030
Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have formally launched South America's three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup and said Argentina would likely host the majority... READ MORE›
MACRON'S PRESIDENCY PUT TO THE TEST AS UNIONS STRIKE OVER LABOUR REFORMS
THE POLITICAL BRIEF In this edition Emmanuel Macron is in damage control mode in the Caribbean. The French government is blasted for its handling of Hurrica..... 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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
SOUTH AMERICAN AIRLINE ISSUES ALERT ON FORMER GITMO DETAINEE
A South American airline is asking its employees to be on the lookout for a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who was freed by U.S. authorities... 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›
1. RIO DE JANEIRO: A TRUMP HOTEL NO MORE
Just before Christmas, the Trump Organization quit the Rio hotel... READ MORE›
Manaus Sav's Big Mouth - Kevin Kilbane Kickin' The Bin... READ MORE›
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015: WALLABIES ROLL OUT BEST XV FOR ENGLAND TEST
England is in danger of a humiliating World Cup exit if they lose to Australia... 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›
D.C. WINNER OF INNOVATION PRIZE WORKS TO SHUT DOWN ORPHANAGES WORLDWIDE
Jamal Joseph, center, with a group of young adults from the District and Harlem at an IMPACT workshop on diversity in New York this year... READ MORE›
'IT'S DISAPPOINTING' - DAVID GIFFIN ON THE PUBLIC JUDGMENT OF ENGLAND AFTER LOSS TO AUSTRALIA
Giffin cheers wallabies win but spares thought for england at rugby world cup... READ MORE›
15 JAILED FOR ATROCITIES UNDER COLD WAR-ERA DICTATORSHIPS IN ARGENTINA AND URUGUAY
It sentenced former Argentine dictator Reynaldo Bignone to 20 years and retired Uruguayan Col... READ MORE›