Uruguay

Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate becomes country's new president

1:05am November 25, 2024

The election was free of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere, like the United States and neighboring Argentina.

Azzam, 12, hugs a sheep, the only source of his family's livelihood in rural Damascus on Feb 21, 2022. Azzam and his family have experienced firsthand the harrowing impact of the conflict. In 2015, when Azzam was five years old, a shell fell on the building where he was sitting with his family.

Health & Safety

Can a picture make you happy? We asked photographers and here's what they sent us

5:17pm March 19, 2024

by Laurel Dalrymple

For International Day of Happiness, photographers sent us pictures of a Syrian boy who finds joy caring for farm animals, Ukrainian girls on a trampoline, music lovers grooving to the blues and more.

Argentina's Nicolás Otamendi goes for a header with Bolivia's Victor Ábrego during a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz, Bolivia, on Sept. 12.

6 countries will host the FIFA World Cup in 2030

1:46pm October 04, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Six countries across three continents will host the matches, with a special ceremony being held in Uruguay, where the first FIFA World Cup match was held in 1930.

Music & Culture

21 Days of Musica Latina: Uruguay

2:24pm September 28, 2023

by Miguel Perez

Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.

The names of the shooting victims adorn a makeshift memorial near the Cielo Vista Mall and Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday. Saturday's shooting left 22 people dead.

After Mass Shootings, Other Nations Issue Caution About 'Gun Society' In U.S.

6:06pm August 07, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Earlier this week, Japan alerted its citizens in the U.S. to beware of "gunfire incidents," while Uruguay issued a travel warning citing the "indiscriminate possession of firearms" in America.

A woman prepares milk bottles Sunday using candles at her home in Montevideo during a power cut.

World News

Millions In Argentina And Uruguay Without Electricity After Power Failure

5:06pm June 16, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

Argentina's main energy company says it is gradually restoring power after the massive failure halted trains and darkened homes and traffic lights.

Assault On Salt: Uruguay Bans Shakers In Restaurants And Schools

1:33pm May 19, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The tiny nation has some of Latin America's highest rates of obesity, hypertension and heart disease. The capital Montevideo has tried to intervene by making salt on the table illegal.

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Daniel Gomez (from left), Lister Sena and Ricardo Alvarez were laid off after working for years with Philip Morris in Uruguay. They are now inspectors enforcing the country's tough anti-smoking laws.

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Once Philip Morris Workers, Now They Clamp Down On Uruguay's Smokers

8:22am May 08, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The men worked at the tobacco company for years. But after they were laid off, the only jobs they could find were as anti-smoking inspectors for the government. They do their new job with gusto.

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Former Guantanamo prison inmates walk between their tents and the U.S. Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, where four former prisoners are protesting what they say is an inadequate deal in exchange for permanent asylum.

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Ex-Gitmo Detainees In Uruguay Protest At U.S. Embassy

8:19pm April 30, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The men, resettled there after years in detention, say they aren't getting enough assistance. Camped outside the U.S. Embassy, they are seeking housing and other help reintegrating into society.

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Outgoing Uruguay President Jose Mujica's face illustrates a T-shirt supporting his new law legalizing marijuana. Uruguay's citizens are voting for Mujica's replacement on Sunday, and the expected winner is a candidate from his party.

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Uruguay Tries To Tame A 'Monster' Called Cannabis

12:52pm December 01, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Uruguay's audacious new law not only legalizes pot but also mandates that the government grow and distribute it. Some say the government has pinched more than it can roll.

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