Uruguay

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    South America blackout leaves tens of millions without power

    A massive blackout has left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina and Uruguay after an unexplained failure in the neighbouring countries' interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power,

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  • SportAOL

    Racing driver fined for wearing the wrong underpants

    Formula E driver and reigning world champion Lucas di Grassi has been on the receiving end of one of the strangest racing penalties ever seen. Following his drive to second place at the recent Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the Audi Sport team

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    Green sea turtles released back into wild after huge beach clean-up

    Five endangered green sea turtles have been released back into the sea in Montevideo - but it took 800 volunteers to clear half a tonne of beach rubbish before it happened. The turtles had been rehabilitated by a Uruguayan conservation group

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    Paris Hilton wears Louboutin heels to the beach in Uruguay

    Paris Hilton wears leopard-print dress and heels to DJ at Vitamin Water bash on Uruguay beach

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    Video of the day: A journey through South America

    Earlier this year, film maker Vincent Urban took a journey through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and Southern Brazil in a rusty old landrover. He and his fellow photographers captured pretty much every moment of their trip to