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With its economy faltering, Argentina’s peso has plunged against the U.S. dollar and its annual inflation is nearly 116%, one of the highest rates in the world.
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People in Uruguay have always been able to safely drink the water that comes from their taps, but now it's suffering from its most severe drought in 44 years.
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COMMENTARY Uruguay determined, long before the U.S.'s premier health agency, it was safe to re-open schools during the pandemic – and made it work.
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Uruguay has recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita in South America, if not the entire western hemisphere. The small but…
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Argentina's energy minister says electricity has been fully restored after a massive failure halted trains and darkened homes and traffic lights.
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On a Friday morning in West Palm Beach, World Cup fans clad in sky blue took over the Argentine restaurant Al Pan Pan. South Floridians representing a…
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Uruguay has long been known for its sweet pastries called medialunas. But right now it’s better known for marijuana. On Wednesday the small, progressive…
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From Chile to China, soccer fans like to think their teams reflect their national characters.That’s a delusion, of course. These are jocks, not exchange…
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This article was originally published in October and has been updated.Uruguayans love it when you tell them what a resort paradise Punta del Este is. Or…
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One irony of last week’s vote in Uruguay’s House of Representatives to legalize marijuana is that almost two-thirds of Uruguayans themselves oppose the…
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The South American country could be the first nation to legalize the production, distribution and use of marijuana. It's a bold response to incessant drug-related violence in the region and signals a quest for alternatives to the U.S.-led war on drugs and a rethinking of official U.N. anti-drug policy.
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Uruguay's legislature is taking steps to approve a controversial bill detailing how the government would regulate marijuana, from its production and import to marketing and distribution. The move would be a first.