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Italian ‘cocaine king’ makes a daring nighttime rooftop escapeRocco Morabito had been the most wanted fugitive member of the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta, Italy's most powerful organized crime group and one of Europe's biggest importers of South American cocaine.WorldJun 25, 2019
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44 million people in South America without power after massive system failureIt was unclear how many people had been affected by the blackout, but the South American countries have a combined population of more than 45 million.WorldJun 16, 2019
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Uruguay ousts Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal from World CupEdinson Cavani scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo none, giving Uruguay a 2-1 victory over Portugal on Saturday at the World Cup.Jun 30, 2018
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Uruguay’s 1st transgender senator seated, vows protectionsMichelle Suarez became the first transgender senator elected to the legislative body in Uruguay on Tuesday. She vows to pass laws that would expand and protect the rights of transgender people in the country.WorldOct 11, 2017
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After blowing July 1 deadline, Canada seems likely to legalize pot while ignoring UN treatiesCanada missed a July 1 deadline to leave UN treaties that ban recreational pot. What happens now?CanadaJul 19, 2017
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Uruguay sets path for Canada on marijuana legalization within international treatiesThe Trudeau government introduced legislation in April with a goal of legalizing and regulating the use of recreational marijuana by July 2018.CanadaJun 6, 2017
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Hope fading in search for 22 missing from sunken South Korean vesselUruguay's navy said it was losing hope of finding any of the 22 crew members alive, but was still continuing the search.WorldApr 2, 2017
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Argentine authorities seize nearly 8 tonnes of marijuanaArgentine authorities say they seized 7.9 tons of marijuana from a boat on Friday, the biggest seizure of its kind in 2016.CrimeJan 3, 2017
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Uruguay marijuana growers compete in Cannabis CupUruguay is home to the world's first government-regulated national marketplace for pot, so it's not surprising that growers have a competition for best marijuana.WorldJul 19, 2016
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Blind man uses sense of hearing to identify more than 720 species of birdsBorn blind, Juan Pablo Culasso has never seen a bird. But through his gifted sense of hearing, he can identify more than 3,000 different bird sounds and differentiate more than 720 species.WorldJun 10, 2016
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