/tags/uruguay Uruguay en-US WLRN Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:02:21 GMT /americas/2023-07-17/bargain-hunting-uruguayans-are-flocking-to-argentina-as-its-peso-slides-back-home-shops-struggle 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. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:02:21 GMT /americas/2023-07-17/bargain-hunting-uruguayans-are-flocking-to-argentina-as-its-peso-slides-back-home-shops-struggle The Associated Press /americas/2023-06-29/salty-gritty-tap-water-has-residents-of-uruguays-capital-fuming-amid-drought 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. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:34:42 GMT /americas/2023-06-29/salty-gritty-tap-water-has-residents-of-uruguays-capital-fuming-amid-drought The Associated Press /commentary/2021-01-28/thanks-for-the-schools-and-covid-news-cdc-but-youre-a-year-behind-uruguay 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. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:00:50 GMT /commentary/2021-01-28/thanks-for-the-schools-and-covid-news-cdc-but-youre-a-year-behind-uruguay Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2020-07-06/small-uruguay-is-big-proof-that-committing-to-public-health-can-contain-covid-19 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… Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:55:33 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-07-06/small-uruguay-is-big-proof-that-committing-to-public-health-can-contain-covid-19 Tim Padgett /2019-06-16/power-restored-after-tens-of-millions-in-south-america-experience-prolonged-blackout Argentina's energy minister says electricity has been fully restored after a massive failure halted trains and darkened homes and traffic lights. Sun, 16 Jun 2019 15:55:59 GMT /2019-06-16/power-restored-after-tens-of-millions-in-south-america-experience-prolonged-blackout Daniella Cheslow /culture/2018-07-06/west-palm-world-cup-fans-show-south-american-solidarity-during-uruguay-match 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… Fri, 06 Jul 2018 20:05:29 GMT /culture/2018-07-06/west-palm-world-cup-fans-show-south-american-solidarity-during-uruguay-match /news/2017-07-19/uruguay-is-first-nation-to-allow-commercial-sale-of-marijuana-u-s-is-watching 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… Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:19:42 GMT /news/2017-07-19/uruguay-is-first-nation-to-allow-commercial-sale-of-marijuana-u-s-is-watching Tim Padgett /sports/2014-06-26/the-suarez-scandal-why-uruguay-should-banish-luis-the-lout 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… Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:17:21 GMT /sports/2014-06-26/the-suarez-scandal-why-uruguay-should-banish-luis-the-lout Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2013-10-02/why-uruguay-is-latin-americas-marijuana-reform-laboratory 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… Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:00:00 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2013-10-02/why-uruguay-is-latin-americas-marijuana-reform-laboratory Tim Padgett /politics/2013-08-07/marijuana-legalization-why-u-s-latinos-are-not-latin-americans 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… Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:55:15 GMT /politics/2013-08-07/marijuana-legalization-why-u-s-latinos-are-not-latin-americans Tim Padgett