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Uruguay's Luis Suarez gestures toward Paraguay's coach Eduardo Berizzo at the end of a World Cup qualifying soccer match in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (Mariana Greif/Pool via AP)
Paraguay vs Uruguay 6/3/2021

Jun. 03, 2021 11:46 PM EDT

Doctor Carolina Moreira, right, prepares to check the body temperature of COVID-19 patient Irma Llanes, 82, at her home in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
With recent surge, Uruguay battles to contain coronavirus

By Guillermo Garat May. 31, 2021 08:22 AM EDT

Jose Hurtado of Ecuador's Independiente del Valle, right, and Renan of Brazil's Palmeiras battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (Franklin Jacome/Pool via AP)
Montevideo to host final of Copa Libertadores, Sudamericana

By Mauricio Savarese May. 13, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring from the penalty point the opening goal during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 against Chile at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (Raul Martinez/Pool via AP)
Argentina, Uruguay win in long-awaited World Cup qualifiers

By Mauricio Savarese Oct. 08, 2020 11:40 PM EDT

In this undated photo made available by Dr. Mauricio Usme, he is on board the Greg Mortimer, a ship operated by the Australian firm Aurora Expeditions and owned by a Miami company. Dr. Usme said he was pressured by the captain and other executives from the cruise operator and owners to change the health declaration to be admitted into ports. More than half of the passengers and crew tested positive for COVID-19, including Dr. Usme. (Mauricio Usme via AP)
Stuck on cruise ships during pandemic, crews beg to go home

By Adriana Gomez Licon And Guillermo Garat May. 08, 2020 06:08 PM EDT

A passenger infected with the new coronavirus disembarks from the Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer, at the port in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, April 10, 2020. Uruguay evacuated Australians and New Zealanders Friday from the cruise ship that has been anchored off the South American country’s coast since March 27 with more than half of its passengers and crew infected with the new coronavirus, officials said. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Uruguay evacuates 112 Australians, New Zealanders from ship

Apr. 10, 2020 09:01 PM EDT

The Australian cruise ship Greg Mortimer, center, lies at anchor surrounded by two cargo ships off the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Greg Mortimer with 211 people onboard has had at least 81 of them diagnosed with COVID-19 disease. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
Most people on Antarctica cruise ship have the coronavirus

By Guillermo Garat Apr. 07, 2020 12:05 PM EDT