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Uruguay

Located between Argentina and Brazil on South America's east coast, Uruguay is one of Latin America's most socially progressive countries, ranking high globally in human rights and income equality.

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Yamandu Orsi and Alvaro Delgado

Uruguay election heads to runoff with leftist in the lead

Yamandu Orsi will face Alvaro Delgado, the candidate of the ruling center-right coalition, in the second round.
PoliticsOctober 28, 2024
File photo of an Uruguayan firefighter inspecting a burnt out building in Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay: 10 dead in nursing home fire

The Interior Ministry has reported the seniors died from smoke inhalation, a 20-year-old employee was able to escape.
CatastropheJuly 7, 2024
picture shows a banner saying 'Stop EU-Mercosur' during a protest action of Greenpeace environmental activists at the European Council building, Thursday 25 May 2023, in Brussels

EU-Mercosur: Will the trade negotiation saga ever end?

A deal between the two blocs on how to liberalize their trade, seems elusive. Will China seize its chance?
TradeMarch 5, 2024
Protesters bang empty water jugs on the ground

Uruguay experiences worst drought in decades

The country is going through its worst drought in over 70 years and has had to declare a water emergency.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 5, 202302:13 min
Low water levels are seen at the Canelon Grande Reservoir, which supplies water for the city of Montevideo

Uruguay drought: Capital hit by water shortages

Montevideo is experiencing its worst drought in over 70 years, a situation worsened by locals hoarding water supplies.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 30, 2023
Marine salvagers uncovering the Nazi bronze eagle from the Admiral Graf Spee battleship

Uruguay to melt down bronze Nazi eagle and recast it as dove

The statue was announced after a long legal battle between the government and the marine salvagers who found the eagle.
PoliticsJune 17, 2023
Weltmeisterschaft 2022 Katar | Ghana v Uruguay | Luis Suarez

World Cup 2022: Tears for Suarez as karma bites

A late twist of fate condemned Luis Suarez and Uruguay to an early exit as South Korea celebrated victory over Portugal.
SoccerDecember 4, 2022
Luis Suarez handball against Ghana

World Cup 2022: Ghana seek revenge against Luis Suarez

Twelve years after Ghana missed an opportunity to reach the World Cup semifinals, there is still national anger.
SoccerDecember 1, 2022
Portugal celebrate their second goal against Uruguay at the 2022 World Cup

World Cup 2022: Portugal break South American hoodoo

Portugal defeated Uruguay 2-0 to beat a South American nation at the World Cup for the first time since 1966.
SoccerNovember 28, 2022
Roberto Canessa

'We couldn't give up'

Roberto Canessa survived a plane crash in the Andes in 1972 and was pivotal in saving the lives of other passengers.
PoliticsOctober 12, 2022
Cows in a field next to some wind turbines

Latin America's green energy pioneer

How did Uruguay go from fossil fuel dependency to green energy independence in a decade?
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 14, 2021
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Global 3000 - The Globalization Magazine

Alaska's indigenous peoples fight the oil industry and climate change; Uruguay goes green.
BusinessOctober 8, 202126:01 min
Cows stands in a field next to some wind turbines

Uruguay's clean energy transition

Uruguay generates over 90% of its power from renewables, and boasts a specialist team of engineers.
BusinessOctober 8, 202106:09 min
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Uruguay is bringing COVID-19 under control

In Uruguay, the number of coronavirus infections has fallen rapidly, and so have COVID-19 hospitalizations.
HealthSeptember 9, 202102:29 min
Brasilien Protest gegen brasilianischen Präsidenten Jair Bolsonaro

PAHO says Latin America in grave need of more vaccines

The Pan American Health Organisation launched a new platform to try to manufacture vaccines in the region.
HealthSeptember 1, 2021
Gravediggers in protective suits carry out nigh-time burial of COVID victim in Sao Paulo

South America in the grip of the pandemic

Peru's COVID death toll is more than twice as high as originally thought. The pandemic is hitting South America hard.
HealthJune 2, 2021
Rocco Morabito in a photo from 2017

Italian Mafia boss arrested in Brazil after escaping prison

Rocco Morabito of Italy's 'ndrangheta Mafia was arrested in Brazil, two years after his escape from a prison in Uruguay.
CrimeMay 25, 2021
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Uruguay's remote learning feat

Not long after school closures were announced in Uruguay, remote learning was up and running successfully.
EducationMay 2, 202103:01 min
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

COVID-19: German curfews & the Chile question

What's it like being stuck inside your home? And why are Chile's infections spiking despite a great vaccine campaign?
ScienceApril 19, 202109:43 min
DW Sendung Check-in - Meet a local, Montevideo, Uruguay

Meet a local: Montevideo

DW viewer Diego Gamboa lives in Uruguay's capital Montevideo. He guides you through his city.
CultureApril 10, 202103:50 min
Global Uruguay

How Uruguay got Covid-19 under control

A swift lockdown, widespread testing plus Uruguay's good healthcare system have proved their worth.
HealthApril 2, 202105:44 min
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DW Business – Europe & America

Johnson & Johnson prep vaccine rollout in US- German hairdressers back to work
BusinessMarch 1, 202112:10 min
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Uruguay sees the return of soup kitchens

For the first time in 15 years, Uruguayans are dependent on food donations again.
BusinessMarch 1, 202102:45 min
Global 3000 | Global Teen Uruguay

Teenager dreams in Uruguay

Our Global Teen today is Maximiliano Medeiros, who lives in Montevideo, Uruguay.
SocietyJanuary 23, 202102:32 min
Global Uruguay

Uruguay and COVID-19

A swift lockdown, widespread testing plus Uruguay's good healthcare system have proved their worth.
BusinessNovember 20, 202005:44 min
Woman wearing mask and carrying flag at May 1 demonstration in Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay scores successes over COVID-19

Low population density and a solid health care system help Uruguay fend off the pandemic better than other nations.
HealthAugust 22, 2020
Uruguay's new president

Uruguay swears in president to end years of left-wing rule

Luis Lacalle Pou promised a raft of new policies to help the country.
PoliticsMarch 1, 2020
Four tons of seized cocaine (AFP/Uruguay's Navy)

Record cocaine find in Uruguay

The South American country has seized a record 4.4 tons of cocaine at Montevideo's port, bound for western Africa.
CrimeDecember 27, 2019
Voters in Uruguay

Uruguay presidential elections too close to call

Unofficial results in the presidential run-off vote saw center-right candidate Luis Lacalle Pou with a razor-thin lead.
PoliticsNovember 25, 2019
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Rising crime alarms Uruguayans

As police struggle to fight rising crime, some citizens are taking matters into their own hands.
November 22, 201903:11 min
The Admiral Graf Spee battle cruiser in flames off Montevideo

Germany grapples with honoring Graf Spee captain

Captain Hans Langsdorff rescued his crew by scuttling his ship, the Graf Spee, rather than fight a hopeless battle.
SocietyOctober 1, 2019
Cocaine seized in a shipment arriving to Hamburg from Uruguay

Uruguay: The new global drug trafficking hub

Lacking resources and organization, authorities in Uruguay are struggling to combat global drug trafficking.
CrimeAugust 6, 2019
Waterfront main road with city-scape in the background - Montevideo

Montevideo: South America's best-kept secret

With a rich culture and youthful vibe, Montevideo might just be one of the most exciting destinations in the Americas.
TravelAugust 5, 2019
People in Uruguay hold up pictures of people who were disappeared during the dictatorship

Italy jails 24 over South America killings

Six right-wing dictatorships in the region collaborated in the 1970s and 80s to wipe out their political opponents.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2019
The city-center Carcel Central of Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay recaptures one of Mafia escapees

One of the men who escaped a Uruguay jail with Mafia mobster Rocco Morabito has been recaptured.
CrimeJune 26, 2019
Rocco Morabito

Milan's former 'cocaine king' escapes jail

Rocco Morabito, once a major cocaine trafficker for the feared 'Ndrangheta mafia, has escaped from a Uruguayan prison.
CrimeJune 24, 2019
In this Feb. 10, 2006 file photo, an Uruguayan worker directs the salvage the eagle of World War II German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee

Uruguay to sell Nazi eagle from warship

Admiral Graf Spee preyed on merchant ships in the South Atlantic before being damaged and scuttled.
HistoryJune 22, 2019
General Blackout in Argentina

How Argentina's blackout happened

Blackouts that affect an entire country are incredibly rare. So how did it happen in Argentina?
SocietyJune 17, 2019
Nationwide power outage across Argentina

Argentina, Uruguay suffer massive blackout

A massive power grid failure left all of Argentina and parts of Uruguay and Paraguay without electricity.
BusinessJune 16, 2019
BG Copa America | Sieg Uruguay 2011

Can Uruguay spoil the Brazilian party?

What makes little Uruguay such a big football nation? Juliet Gonzalez-Theran will tell you.
SoccerJune 11, 201910:01 min
Alan Garcia, ex-president of Peru, in 2018

Peru ex-President Garcia shoots himself before arrest, dies

Alan Garcia shot himself as police were about to arrest him in connection with a bribery scandal.
CrimeApril 17, 2019
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Global 3000 - The Globalization Program

Over 150 million boys and girls are involved in child labor worldwide - we focus on Turkey.
SocietyFebruary 8, 201926:06 min
DW Check-in Sendung vom 24.02.2018

Meet a local: Punta del Este, Uruguay

With DW viewer Gabiela Carrión in the resort of Punta del Este.
CultureJanuary 26, 201903:43 min
Fußball WM 2018 Uruguay - Frankreich

World Cup 2018: France ease past Uruguay to reach last four

Raphael Varane's majestic header and a goalkeeping error by Fernando Muslera sent France into the semifinals.
SportsJuly 6, 2018
FIFA Fußball-WM 2018 | Achtelfinale | Uruguay vs. Portugal | 2. TOR Uruguay

Cavani-less Uruguay look to pull off another upset

Having already knocked Portugal out of the World Cup, Uruguay are out to claim another scalp when they face France.
SportsJuly 5, 2018
FIFA Fußball-WM 2018 | Achtelfinale | Uruguay vs. Portugal | 2. TOR Uruguay

World Cup 2018: Classy Cavani strikes send Uruguay through

Goals either side of half time from Edinson Cavani carried Uruguay to the last eight and ended Portugal’s hopes.
SportsJune 30, 2018
Russland WM 2018 l Iran vs Portugal

Ronaldo and Suarez set for round of 16 shootout

All eyes will be on two players in particular when Portugal face Uruguay in the round of 16.
SportsJune 29, 2018
Russland WM 2018 l Uruguay vs Russland 3:0 - Spielende

World Cup 2018: Uruguay beat Russia to top spot

Uruguay claimed top spot in Group A courtesy of a 3-0 win against ten-men Russia.
SportsJune 25, 2018
Russland WM 2018 l Uruguay vs Saudi-Arabien - Tor 1:0

Uruguay progress with lackluster Saudi victory

Uruguay and Russia will both feature in the last 16 of the World Cup. Egypt and the Saudis are eliminated.
SoccerJune 20, 2018
WM 2018 | Russland | Ägypten gegen Uruguay

World Cup 2018: Last-gasp Uruguay header sinks Egypt

A late José María Giménez header broke the deadlock to give Uruguay a winning start in Russia.
SportsJune 15, 2018