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AP PHOTOS: Funeral of José Mujica, Uruguay’s iconic former president
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President ...
Photos of the funeral of José Mujica, Uruguay’s iconic former president
Mourners wept, raised their arms and marched behind the flag-draped casket of former President José Mujica on Wednesday as ...
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Aleksandr Filippenko poses for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Two Prosecutors’ at the 78th international film ...
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José Mujica, Uruguay’s modest leader who transformed the country, dies at 89
Uruguay’s former President José Mujica, a leftist icon known for his progressive social reforms, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of ...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian ...
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Former Uruguayan president Jose Mujica dies at 89
MONTEVIDEO -- Former Uruguayan president Jose "Pepe" Mujica died Tuesday at the age of 89 in Montevideo, President Yamandu Orsi confirmed. Mujica announced in January that his esophageal cancer ...
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Uruguay’s Jose Mujica, a president famed for sparse living, dead at 89
Uruguay’s former President Jose Mujica arrives in his famous Volkswagen Beetle car to cast his vote in Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 26, 2014 [File: Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo] After he was ...
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Montevideo remains the most expensive city in the region
Montevideo remained South America's most expensive place to live according to the Mercer Ranking released this week, closely followed by Buenos Aires, a place that has been moving up fast since ...
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José Mujica, Marxist Guerrilla Who Became Popular President of Uruguay, Dies at 89
Montevideo. He was 89 years old. Uruguay’s president, Yamandú Orsi, announced Mujica’s death in a post on X. The cause of his death was esophageal cancer and its related complications ...
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José Mujica, Uruguay's humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89
Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a one-time Marxist guerrilla and flower farmer whose brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world ...
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Rights with no age limit: Hopes for a convention on the rights of older people
BRUSSELS/MONTEVIDEO — The world's population is aging. Global life expectancy has leapt to 73.3 years from younger than 65 in 1995. Around the world, there are now 1.1 billion people aged 60 and older ...
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Mosquitoes invading Montevideo, not the ones carrying dengue
MSP authorities, however, ruled out that the current invasion of mosquitoes in Montevideo featured the aedes aegypti variety, which transmits dengue, zika, and chikungunya. “They are aedes ...