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U.S. loans Uruguay $1.5 billion to bolster banking system

...made an emergency $1.5 billion loan to Uruguay on Sunday in a bid to halt that country's...other multinational lenders can act on Uruguay's behalf later this week. Considered...the "Switzerland of South America," Uruguay experienced an outbreak of social unrest...

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Uruguay puts 5,000-strong police guard on streets to deter looting

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- The government sent thousands of police to guard shopping...Guillermo Stirling, vowing to deter any repeat Thursday's looting. Uruguay has kept banks closed for most of the week after depositors began massive...

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France ties Uruguay

...upset of France was no fluke by tying Denmark. The French then offered further proof when they managed just a 0-0 tie with Uruguay -- plunging the beleaguered defending champions to the verge of tournament elimination. Forced to play a man down for 65...

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...identification to a gymnasium in Santa Maria, which is located at the southern tip of Brazil, near the borders with Argentina and Uruguay.Federal Health Minister Alexandre Padhilha told a news conference that most of the 117 people treated in hospitals had been...

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Sports Calendar - July 23

...Morocco; Mexico vs. South Korea; United Arab Emirates vs. Uruguay; Britain vs. Senegal; SAME-DAY TAPE: Belarus vs. New...Morocco; Mexico vs. South Korea; United Arab Emirates vs. Uruguay; Britain vs. Senegal; SAME-DAY TAPE: Spain vs. Japan...

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Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2011

...Juan Maria Bordaberry, 83. Former president-turned dictator whose coup launched more than a decade of military rule in Uruguay. July 17. Lucien Freud, 88. A towering and uncompromising figure in the art world for more than 50 years known for his...

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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS- Jan. 5

...from 1:30-4 p.m. Jan. 10 at Heartwood Senior Living Center in Crosby.Tango is a dance originating in Argentina and Uruguay in the late 19th century. Enthusiasts now circle the globe from South America to North America, Europe and Finland where...

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Administration seeking to reach out to economically troubled Latin American countries

...Paul O'Neill to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay for a four-day fact finding mission...billion in foreign debt in December, and Uruguay was forced on Tuesday to close its banks...officials indicated that an economic team from Uruguay was close to an agreement for new loans...

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Four U.S. embassies shut down

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. embassies in Paraguay, Uruguay and Ecuador and the U.S. consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador, were closed on Friday because of security concerns, a State Department...

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Rivaldo's penalty kick lifts Brazil

World Cup schedule Friday, May 31 Senegal 1, France 0 Saturday, June 1 Ireland 1, Cameroon 1, tie Denmark 2, Uruguay 1 Germany 8, Saudi Arabia 0 Sunday, June 2 Argentina 1, Nigeria 0 Paraguay 2, South Africa 2, tie England 1, Sweden...

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