Surging cocaine violence has Uruguay clamoring for DEA help
By Gabriel Stargardter and Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Uruguay’s main port received two cargo scanners sixteen years ago to detect drugs and other suspicious …
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Storm claims more lives in Argentina and Uruguay, bringing death toll to 16
(Reuters) – The death toll from a severe electrical storm that struck Argentina over the weekend has risen to 16 people in Argentina and the …
A tale of two central banks as Uruguay rises and Argentina slides
By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Diego Labat, Uruguay’s central bank chief, is sitting pretty. Inflation is at the lowest level in nearly two decades, …
Inditex transfers operation of Zara stores in Argentina, Uruguay to Regency Group
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) – Zara owner Inditex said on Thursday it had reached an initial agreement to transfer the operation of its stores …
In parched Uruguay, tensions rise as water levels fall
CANELONES, Uruguay (Reuters) – At the Canelon Grande Reservoir, a major source of water for Uruguay’s thirsty capital Montevideo, water levels have been so low …