/tags/uruguay Uruguay en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-01/uruguay-gives-initial-ok-to-state-controlled-marijuana-industry Uruguay's legislature is taking steps to approve a controversial bill detailing how the government would regulate marijuana, from its production and import to marketing and distribution. The move would be a first. Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-08-01/uruguay-gives-initial-ok-to-state-controlled-marijuana-industry Bill Chappell /npr-news/2013-06-24/not-local-food-and-not-afraid-to-say-it Boloco is a chain of burrito restaurants that prides itself on ethical food sourcing. In a series of YouTube videos, its CEO unwraps his company's burritos and shouts from the rooftops about their decidedly distant origins. Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:52:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-06-24/not-local-food-and-not-afraid-to-say-it Anna Haensch /npr-news/2012-10-02/uruguays-drugs-policy-regulating-market-for-pot The tiny South American nation is going where few nations have gone before: It has proposed a law that would put the state in charge of producing and selling marijuana. Officials say that if pot were legal, they could spend more time cracking down on hard drugs. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:20:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-10-02/uruguays-drugs-policy-regulating-market-for-pot Annie Murphy /2012-09-26/lawmakers-in-uruguay-vote-to-legalize-abortion Uruguayan lawmakers pass legislation permitting abortion in the first trimester; doctors treat Uruguayan women who seek illegal abortions to avert injury and death Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:30:00 GMT /2012-09-26/lawmakers-in-uruguay-vote-to-legalize-abortion Korva Coleman /2012-02-28/carnaval-in-uruguay-choir-competitions-in-the-streets For 40 days the singers parody everything in Uruguayan life, then go back to their regular jobs. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT /2012-02-28/carnaval-in-uruguay-choir-competitions-in-the-streets Martina Castro /npr-news/2011-12-21/what-greece-can-learn-from-south-america With Greece in turmoil, a look at the debt defaults a decade ago in South America could prove instructive. Had Europeans diagnosed problems and acted quickly, they might have come out of this like Uruguay, in 2002. But it looks like Greece may be following Argentina, which defaulted on $100 billion in 2001. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-12-21/what-greece-can-learn-from-south-america Juan Forero /npr-news/2011-12-08/farewell-to-argentinas-famed-beef Over the past decade, Argentina's cattlemen have quietly shifted their cows from grass to grain. Blame soaring world prices for commodities like soybeans, as well as government policies discouraging export. Argentine chefs say the switch to grain-fed beef marks the loss of a cultural icon. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:43:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-12-08/farewell-to-argentinas-famed-beef Nancy Shute