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NEWS ABOUT: Uruguay

Uruguay stories: 7 news summaries

UN's Dance Dance Resolution: Protect the Tango

Cultural tradition placed on protected list, as with physical heritage sites

Sep 30, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tango is a cultural treasure worthy of the same kinds of protection as the Great Wall of China or the California redwoods, the United Nations declared today. The dance, submitted for such recognition by Uruguay and Argentina, “embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue,” the UN Educational,... More »

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entertainment • United Nations • Argentina • dance • Uruguay • UNESCO • tango • cultural heritage

Uruguay Legalizes
Gay Adoption

First Latin American nation to let same-sex couples adopt

Sep 10, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Uruguay's senate has approved the first law in Latin America allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, AFP reports. The bill, backed by leftist President Tabare Vazquez, passed despite fierce objections from the Catholic church and right-wing politicians. Uruguay, traditionally much more liberal than other countries in the region,... More »

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gay rights • Latin America • adoption • Catholic Church • lesbians • Uruguay • gays • gay parent

 Haute Cuisine 
 Hides Out in Uruguay 

Celebrity chef launches ritzy restaurant in the middle of nowhere

Jun 20, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nine hours in a plane from Miami, 125 miles through the Uruguay countryside, and 15 minutes down dirt roads will bring you to the ritzy restaurant Garzón, where a plate of ravioli will set you back $48. Garzón, in the village of the same name, is Argentinian celebrity... More »

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gourmet dining • chef • Uruguay • Michelin star • gourmet • jet set • Jay-ZTV • Francis Mallmann • Garzón

Warrants May Shed Light on
South American
Dirty War

Governments colluded to murder adversaries

Dec 25, 07 8:04 PM CST
(Newser) - An Italian judge has issued arrest warrants for nearly 150 people in Latin America accused of helping their governments hunt down and kill leftist opponents in the 1970s. The warrants could shed new light on the so-called Operation Condor, an extraordinary scheme in which South American governments cooperated with each... More »

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Brazil • Bolivia • Peru • Chile • Paraguay • Argentina • Uruguay • assassination • Operation Condor • Nestor Jorge Fernandez Troccoli • Auguste Pinochet • Jorge Rafael Videla • Emilio Eduardo Massera • Jorge Maria Bordaberry

$100 Laptop Price Hits $188

3 million orders,
fourth price increase for One Laptop
Per Child

Sep 15, 07 9:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The famous but increasingly misnamed “$100 laptop” will actually cost $188—the fourth price increase for the innovative device designed for nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child, reports the AP. While still a bargain, the bump could scare off developing governments fixed on the “fanciful $100-per-child figure,”... More »

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Thailand • Brazil • MIT • Libya • Uruguay • price • laptop • One Laptop Per Child

Chavez Lavishes Oil Wealth on Neighbors

In bid to undercut IMF, Chavez becomes Latin America's banker

Aug 9, 07 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is spreading hundreds of millions of oil dollars around South America in an effort to limit the influence of the International Monetary Fund and forge a strong alliance. Chavez began a four-nation tour in Argentina referring to the IMF as "Dracula" and called for a... More »

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energy • oil • Venezuela • International Monetary Fund • Argentina • Uruguay • South America • Ecuador • Hugo Chávez

Brazil to Face Argentina in Copa Final

Championship will
be a replay of the
2004 matchup

Jul 12, 07 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brazil out-shot Uruguay 5-4 in penalty kicks this Tuesday, earning itself a fifth Copa America final in six attempts. Argentina shut out Mexico 3-0 last night for the other spot in this year's championship Sunday in Venezuela. The match will be a recapitulation of 2004's final, in which Brazil downed... More »

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Venezuela • Brazil • Chile • Copa America • Argentina • Uruguay

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