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Uruguay President Mujica defends Suarez on racism
Uruguay President Jose Mujica says Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is no racist, and the player is still popular at home.Mujica defended Suarez in a radio interview on Thursday.The Uruguay international player was banned for eight matches for racially abusing Manchester United player Patrice Evra. He was widely criticized last weekend when he refused to shake Evra's hand in their first meeting since

Under fire, Suarez gets support from Uruguayan president
Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has expressed his solidarity with the country's world famous football player Luis Suarez, who has been an object of criticism ever since he was accused of racially abusing French player Patrice Evra in the English Premier League.

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Lok Sabha Speaker heads MPs team to South American nations
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation on a week-long official visit to Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay for an interaction with parliamentarians of these countries that began Friday.

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JLo dances on Uruguayan beach

Singer Jennifer Lopez practiced a bit of 'capoeira' - a type of Brazilian martial arts dancing with African roots - Thursday on the Montevideo beach along with a group of dancers who are participating

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Remains of dictatorship victim found in Uruguay
Officials from the Uruguayan president's office say the latest set of remains uncovered at a military installation are those of a teacher who disappeared in 1977.

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US diplomat accuses Uruguay major of assault
An Uruguayan official says a U.S. embassy official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused an Uruguayan army major stationed in the country with assault.

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