Uruguay

José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.

The election was free of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere, like the United States and neighboring Argentina.

The leading contenders in Uruguay’s presidential election say voters in the small South American nation had sent the race to a run-off in November. An early count of the general elections showed Uruguay’s moderate leftist alliance leading the conservative governing coalition with more than 60% ballots tallied.

With its economy faltering, Argentina’s peso has plunged against the U.S. dollar and its annual inflation is nearly 116%, one of the highest rates in the world.

People in Uruguay have always been able to safely drink the water that comes from their taps, but now it's suffering from its most severe drought in 44 years.

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Argentina's energy minister says electricity has been fully restored after a massive failure halted trains and darkened homes and traffic lights.

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This article was originally published in October and has been updated.Uruguayans love it when you tell them what a resort paradise Punta del Este is. Or…