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Sep 30 2008, Brian

Relatively speaking, Uruguay is a remarkably safe place to live. Friendly neighbors. No civil wars. Earthquake and hurricane free. In fact last May, it was ranked the second most peaceful country in Latin America, after Chile, in the “Global Peace...

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Jun 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

Officials say they are fighting a 13-mile-long (21-kilometer-long) fuel-oil spill caused by the collision of two ships just outside the harbor of Uruguay’s capital.Navy Capt. Marcelo Larrobla says an undetermined amount of fuel oil was released after...

 
 
Mar 1 2008 by AP0 Comments

Venezuelan scientists and military officers reached the Antarctica after a 15-day trip, opening the South American nation’s first expedition to the frozen continent, officials said Saturday.The Venezuelans made the trip on an Uruguayan naval research...

 
 
Feb 21 2008 by AP0 Comments

Next year’s flu vaccine is getting a complete overhaul to provide protection against three new and different influenza strains _ hopefully better protection than this year’s version.Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously backed the...

 
 
Feb 16 2008 by AP0 Comments

Venezuelan scientists and military officers set out on their country’s first expedition to Antarctica, leaving Friday aboard an Uruguayan naval research ship.The 45-day expedition reflects warm ties between two leftist governments, although Uruguayan...

 
 
Feb 13 2008 by AP0 Comments

As genetically engineered agriculture takes off worldwide, the biggest growth in its popularity in 2007 came in the developing world, according to a report released Wednesday.Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, for the first...

 
 
Feb 11 2008 by AP0 Comments

President Tabare Vazquez ousted his ministers of defense, foreign affairs and industry on Monday, saying he was seeking a better team for his final two years in office.Uruguay’s first leftist president announced six of his 13 Cabinet ministers would be...

 
 
Jan 10 2008 by AP0 Comments

Italy is requesting the extradition of 139 former South American leaders and their underlings over the disappearance, torture and death of Italians who were caught up in a crackdown on dissent in the 1970s and ’80s, a prosecutor said Thursday.Those...

 
 
Jan 1 2008 by AP0 Comments

Some U.S. diplomats and officials who have been killed while working abroad:_2008: American diplomat and humanitarian aid official, John Granville, shot to death in his car in Khartoum, Sudan._2006: David Foy, a facilities maintenance officer at the U.S....

 
 
Dec 25 2007 by AP0 Comments

Italian police made one arrest Monday as prosecutors issued warrants for former South American officials accused in crackdowns on dissent in several countries in past decades, news reports said.Police in the southern city of Salerno arrested Nestor Jorge...

 
 
Dec 19 2007 by AP0 Comments

The leaders of Argentina and Venezuela closed ranks against the United States Tuesday, rejecting U.S. court charges in a campaign cash scandal as one more example of Americans treating their nations like subservient colonies.Venezuelan President Hugo...

 
 
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Sep 9 2008 by Rahul0 Comments

Unstable oil prices have already eaten into the many economies and big consumers like US and European countries are accusing Iran, Iraq, Russia and Venezuela for it.

If the western countries’ allegations are right than we should praise...

 
 
Nov 1 2007 by Subhankar0 Comments

South America might be a football-crazy continent, but most of the countries lack the necessary infrastructure to host the most widely watched single sports event — the FIFA World Cup. The only nation in the continent capable of hosting the mega...

 
 
Jul 12 2007 by Saurabh0 Comments

Argentina has made his move to the finals after crushing Mexico 3-0 in the second semifinal of the Copa America 2007. Defending champions Brazil, is the other team to reach the decider scheduled on Sunday.

While, Mexico and Uruguay will clash on...

 
 
Jul 11 2007 by Saurabh0 Comments

Brazil, repeating the same fete with a penalty shootout win over the same opponents, at the same stage of the previous tournament three years ago, has indeed been a remarkable spectacle for all football lovers.

The defending Copa America...

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Nov 14 2006 by Bharat0 Comments

How many of us follow Beach soccer, very few! Though it is a FIFA event like the field soccer. Beach Soccer is played on a sand field about 40 meters (120 feet) long and 30 meters (90 feet) wide. Each match is divided into three periods of 12 minutes,...

 
 
Oct 11 2006 by Ankita0 Comments

New Year approaching, although two months left but I know many of you have already started making plans about where to head in this New Year. So why to worry we are here to guide you though out. Among South American countries, the chosen place Punta in...

 
 
Aug 16 2006 by Gautam0 Comments

You always believed that India was the preferred outsourcing destination. No, you are wrong! Uruguay is emerging as a preferred outsourcing destination because of its strong financial and banking industry and is also referred to as the Switzerland of...

 
 
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Sebastian Abreu of Argentina’s River Plate celebrates his goal against Uruguay’s Defensor Sporting, during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match in Montevideo, Thursday, Sept. 25 , 2008.