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FIFA Ex-Vice President Eugenio Figueredo Jailed Pending Trial in Uruguay
Ex-FIFA vice-president Eugenio Figueredo, who was also the former president of the South American confederation CONMEBOL, has been jailed pending trial in the corruption scandal.
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United Nations to House Ex-Guantanamo Inmates in Uruguay
The United Nations refugee agency will provide homes to six former detainees of the US military prison in Guantanamo who have struggled to resettle in Uruguay, the country's president said on Friday.
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Guantanamo Turned Inmates 'Halfway into Vegetables': Uruguay President Jose Mujica
Six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners sent to Uruguay as part of a push by President Barack Obama to close the US military's prison camp in Cuba were "turned halfway into vegetables" during their detention, outgoing President Jose Mujica said on Wednesday.
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Uruguay's Tabare Vazquez, Cancer Doctor and Two-Time President
Tabare Vazquez, the former Uruguayan president who leapfrogged back to the helm Sunday, is a cancer doctor with a far more traditional style than his ex-rebel, marijuana-legalizing predecessor, Jose Mujica.
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Former President Tabare Vazquez Favored in Uruguay Run-Off Vote
Uruguayans voted in a presidential runoff Sunday, with former president Tabare Vazquez favored to extend the left's 10-year hold on power, though not necessarily the South American country's ground-breaking marijuana laws.
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FIFA Ex-Vice President Eugenio Figueredo Jailed Pending Trial in Uruguay
Ex-FIFA vice-president Eugenio Figueredo, who was also the former president of the South American confederation CONMEBOL, has been jailed pending trial in the corruption scandal.
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United Nations to House Ex-Guantanamo Inmates in Uruguay
The United Nations refugee agency will provide homes to six former detainees of the US military prison in Guantanamo who have struggled to resettle in Uruguay, the country's president said on Friday.
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Guantanamo Turned Inmates 'Halfway into Vegetables': Uruguay President Jose Mujica
Six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners sent to Uruguay as part of a push by President Barack Obama to close the US military's prison camp in Cuba were "turned halfway into vegetables" during their detention, outgoing President Jose Mujica said on Wednesday.
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Uruguay's Tabare Vazquez, Cancer Doctor and Two-Time President
Tabare Vazquez, the former Uruguayan president who leapfrogged back to the helm Sunday, is a cancer doctor with a far more traditional style than his ex-rebel, marijuana-legalizing predecessor, Jose Mujica.
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Former President Tabare Vazquez Favored in Uruguay Run-Off Vote
Uruguayans voted in a presidential runoff Sunday, with former president Tabare Vazquez favored to extend the left's 10-year hold on power, though not necessarily the South American country's ground-breaking marijuana laws.
