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Pension plebiscite to overhaul $22.5-billion private system Crime and drug gang fears dominate voter concerns Third-place candidate Ojeda could influence runoff MONTEVIDEO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - In ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Government: Uruguay Drought Forces Government to Subsidize Bottled Water
Uruguay’s government is now subsidizing bottled water in the capital Montevideo and neighboring cities as a three-year drought has triggered the South American country’s worst drinking water crisis in ...
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Government: Uruguay plans to let government sell marijuana
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay's national government said yesterday it plans to send a bill to Congress that would allow it to sell marijuana, making it the first country in the world to do so.
News Uruguay » Montevideo » Government: Uruguay’s Microtrafficking Approach Under Question as Homicides Jump
Uruguay's authorities are turning microtrafficking seizures into a pillar of their security policy. A spate of gang-related killings in Uruguay’s capital of Montevideo, alongside violence throughout ...