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The government has declared a state of emergency as the country reels from its worst ever outbreak of dengue fever. The disease has infected at least 15,000 people, though doctors... 2007-03-08

Uruguay's budding relations with the US - reflected by the imminent arrival of George W Bush - seem to have helped the small country's cause in trade negotiations with its larger... 2007-03-08

Several opposition parties have decided to combine forces to compete for the 2008 general election under the common banner Concertación Nacional. A key figure in the opposition campaign... 2007-02-14

The latest opinion polls consider President Nestor Kirchner the clear favourite to be re-elected in October, should he decide to run. Even if he doesn't, similar polls show that his... 2007-02-13

The government announced that US President George W. Bush will visit Uruguay in March as part of a Latin American tour. The scheduled stop in Montevideo has raised the hackles of... 2007-02-12

According to a recent poll conducted by Adimark, President Michelle Bachelet's approval rating has declined in recent months.

Fernando Lugo, a Roman Catholic priest, announced on December 26 that he will put forward his candidacy for the presidential elections in 2008. While the government and the Catholic... 2007-01-16

The ongoing blockade of important bridges by Argentine opponents to the Uruguayan paper mills is 'strangling' the Uruguayan economy, according to the government. In an appeal to the... 2007-01-16

After months of uncertainty, former Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna officially announced on January 5 that he will stand in the presidential elections on October 28 2007. Although... 2007-01-16

Mario Salazar Escobar, a cousin of the former regional director of Chiledeportes (a state sports agency), confessed to authorities that he had been involved in the scandal engulfing... 2007-01-15