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Football: Suarez heroics not enough as Uruguay, Ghana exit World Cup

Terry Daley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 02:32 AM

Uruguay crashed out of the World Cup on Friday despite beating Ghana 2-0 after South Korea scored a late winner in the other Group H match. Read more »

Fernandes double sends Portugal into World Cup knock-outs

Barnaby CHESTERMAN, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 29 10:49 AM

Bruno Fernandes scored twice to give Portugal a 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Monday and send them into the knock-out stages of the World Cup. Read more »

Football: Messi's Argentina thrash Uruguay

Barnaby CHESTERMAN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 10:48 AM

Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina thumped neighbors Uruguay 3-0 in an entertaining World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Read more »

Sinovac, Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines prove highly effective in Uruguay -government

Daniela Desantis, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 09 12:50 PM

Uruguay on Tuesday released real-world data on the impact of Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine among its population that showed it was over 90% effective in preventing intensive care admissions and deaths.   Read more »

Ouch! Fish bone lands Uruguay's ex-president 'Pepe' Mujica in hospital

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 09:47 AM

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - Uruguay's leftist ex-president Jose Mujica, 85, will undergo surgery for a fish bone lodged in his throat, staff at the hospital where he was admitted told AFP. Read more »

Antarctica's splendid isolation keeps coronavirus at bay

Paulina Abramovich, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 07:02 AM

SANTIAGO, Chile - As the planet battles the seemingly inexorable spread of the coronavirus, Antarctica remains the only COVID-19-free continent -- thanks in the main to strict security and not a little luck. Read more »

Crew from virus-hit liner disembark in Uruguay

Gabriela Vaz, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 04:12 AM

Two seriously ill crew were hospitalized. One, a Filipino, later died of COVID-19. A Polish shipmate recovered and was later flown home. Read more »

Uruguay allows crew of virus-hit cruise ship to disembark

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 03:15 AM

Two seriously ill crew were hospitalized. One, a Filipino, later died of COVID-19. A Polish shipmate recovered and was later flown home. Read more »

How to survive a lockdown: Chilean miners, Ansurvivors share tips

Paulina Abramovich with Gabriela Vaz in Montevideo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 05:48 PM

Survivors from 2 dramatic rescues that captivated the world, the 2010 Chilean mine collapse and the 1972 Andes plane crash, gave their advice for how to survive a lockdown as the number of Latin American coronavirus cases soared past 10,000 Friday. Read more »