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Low water levels are seen at the Paso Severino dam, which supplies water to the city of Montevideo and adjacent metropolitan areas, Uruguay, May 15, 2023.

Uruguayans protest over government attempts to supplement public drinking water from salty reservoirs amid historic drought

The tiny South American country of Uruguay has faced a historic drought over the last three years. Freshwater reserves are now running dangerously low. In an effort to overcome the water shortage, authorities are now supplementing public drinking water from new saltier reservoirs. And it is causing an uproar.

Uruguayans protest over government attempts to supplement public drinking water from salty reservoirs amid historic drought
Delegates began to share their concrete visions on what they believe the future plastic treaty could look like at the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-1).

Negotiators meet in Uruguay to map out global plastics treaty

Negotiators meet in Uruguay to map out global plastics treaty
Jorge Drexler poses in the press room with his Grammys at the 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay Michelob Ultra Arena on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, in Las Vegas. 

Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler wins big at Latin Grammy Awards

Uruguayan musician Jorge Drexler wins big at Latin Grammy Awards
Before the pandemic, each student in the Uruguayan public system already had a personal computer under Plan Ceibal, which started in 2007. 

Uruguay's virtual education was ahead of the curve when the pandemic hit

Uruguay's virtual education was ahead of the curve when the pandemic hit
Man with oxygen mask lies face down on a stretcher with a green blanket on top and two people in the distance

COVID downward spiral in Latin America disrupts life-saving services

COVID downward spiral in Latin America disrupts life-saving services
A pregnant person wearing a red shirt holds her belly, wearing a face mask and gloves.

For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice

Information on vaccines for pregnant women differs, depending on the country. Making the choice to get the shot while pregnant can get complicated, explains Valerie Fernández, who faced the decision herself in Arizona.

For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice
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Around the world, Uruguayan wool is known to be cool

Nestled between Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay boasts a population of 3.5 million and nearly twice as many sheep — 6.6 million.

Around the world, Uruguayan wool is known to be cool
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Medical marijuana legalized in Peru

The proposal at first was controversial because of the thriving illegal drug trade: Peru is the world's second largest producer of coca leaves — the source plant for cocaine — and some worried that drug gangs would branch into the marijuana business.

Medical marijuana legalized in Peru
Marijuana plants are seen in an indoor marijuana plantation of a marijuana smokers club in the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, July 16, 2017.

Uruguay finally rolls out legal marijuana sales — and it’s doing it from pharmacies

It's been four years since Uruguay became the first country to legalize the manufacture, use and sale of marijuana at all levels. But the final phase of implementation just happened Wednesday.

Uruguay finally rolls out legal marijuana sales — and it’s doing it from pharmacies
This hotel in Rio de Janeiro, photographed in December, no longer has the Trump logo. The company pulled out.

What happened to all the South American Trump Tower plans?

After Eric Trump reportedly ran up the taxpayer bill on a trip to Uruguay, we look at a few properties in South America that were supposed to carry the Trump name. Some still haven't gotten off the grand, and at least one was ditched by the president's company.

What happened to all the South American Trump Tower plans?
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Brazil's borders are anything but secure

The search for ex-Guantanamo detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab reveals serious security lapses on some of Brazil’s far-flung border crossings.

Brazil's borders are anything but secure
Former Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab looks on as he arrives for an interview in Buenos Aires on Feb. 13, 2015.

'Missing' ex-Gitmo inmate has resurfaced in Venezuela

Uruguayan officials caused a stir last month when they said Abu Wa’el Dhiab, a free man released from Guantanámo Bay prison, had quietly left the country. Now he has reportedly resurfaced in Venezuela, aiming to travel to Turkey to reunite with his family.

'Missing' ex-Gitmo inmate has resurfaced in Venezuela
Former Guantánamo Bay prisoner Abu Wa’el Dhiab in Buenos Aires on Feb. 13, 2015. He is one of six former inmates the US released to Uruguay in December 2014.

The truth about the former Gitmo prisoner 'missing' from Uruguay

Before being released to Uruguay in 2014, former Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Wa’el Dhiab had been a long-term hunger-striker who was force-fed hundreds of times, writes a lawyer who represented him.

The truth about the former Gitmo prisoner 'missing' from Uruguay
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Little Uruguay beat Big Tobacco in court, keeping the right to large, grotesque cigarette warnings

Philip Morris International sued Uruguay over its bold cigarette warnings and brand limits. But the World Bank tribunal ruled in favor of the little South American country. Anti-smoking activists say this could have a global impact.

Little Uruguay beat Big Tobacco in court, keeping the right to large, grotesque cigarette warnings
Former Guantánamo Bay detainee Abu Wa'el Dhiab looks on as he arrives for an interview in Buenos Aires on Feb. 13, 2015.

Uruguay has ‘no idea’ where this former Guantánamo detainee is

This would not be the first time officials have apparently lost track of freed inmates from the United States' notorious detention center.

Uruguay has ‘no idea’ where this former Guantánamo detainee is