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Xi calls for ‘equal, orderly’ world in face of ‘bullying’

BEIJING – China’s leader Xi Jinping called Tuesday for an “equal and orderly multipolar world” in the face of “unilateral bullying”, in an apparent...

Brazil, Ecuador make World Cup; Uruguay on brink

SAO PAULO—Brazil booked their place at the 2026 World Cup in North America on Tuesday with a lackluster 1-0 home victory over Paraguay, the...

Latin America mourns Mujica, world’s ‘poorest president’ 

Montevideo, Uruguay—Tributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by...

Teacher, vet, lawyer seek Uruguay presidency

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — Voters in Latin America’s most stable democracy, Uruguay, go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a left-wing...

PH, 6 others join initiative to fight pollution from plastics, pesticides

The governments of the Philippines, Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Uruguay and Vietnam have come together to launch a $379-million initiative to combat pollution from...

Brazil opens first ‘ExpoCannabis’ amid pot debate

Bubbling with euphoria as thick as the haze in the air, marijuana enthusiasts flocked this weekend to Brazil's first "ExpoCannabis," amid a national debate...

Lack of water kills

People take part in a protest called by Uruguay's Central Union (PIT-CNT) in 'defense of water' against the handling of the national authorities with...

O’Neill ‘most talented player ever’ in eyes of Zidane, dies

Montevideo, Uruguay—Former Uruguay international midfielder Fabian O’Neill, once hailed by Zinedine Zidane as “the most talented player” he’d ever seen, died Sunday after a...

Uruguay’s tango therapy a hit with dialysis patients

At the age of 85, Uruguayan Olga Diaz's kidneys are failing—he was beginning to despair at her bleak future, kept alive by 12 hours...

Russia news channel dropped in Africa

South African satellite broadcaster Multichoice cut Russia’s RT news channel from its pan-African DStv service, saying Thursday that EU sanctions had forced the move. “Russia...

Former Uruguay president Tabare Vazquez dies aged 80

Tabare Vazquez,  who twice served as Uruguay's president and was a champion in the fight against smoking, died Sunday at the age of 80...

Raped by the regime, women still seek justice in Uruguay

When Ana Amoros fell prey to Uruguay's dictatorship, the first thing her torturers did was strip her naked and hit her with a riding...

Uruguay rides out COVID threat without imposing a lockdown

Uruguay's president was recently photographed surfing in the early morning ahead of a cabinet meeting, symbolizing his government's relief that a policy of "freedom...

Brazil and Uruguay agree to close border for 30 days

Montevideo, Uruguay—Brazil and Uruguay agreed on Sunday to close their land border for the next 30 days, the Uruguayan foreign minister said. “Brazil has just...
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