She travelled to Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, for Mr Mujica's inauguration, an important symbolic gesture.

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The Secretary-General departed Buenos Aires on the afternoon of 14 June by boat for Montevideo, Uruguay.

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The demographic imbalance is most visible in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital city, home to 1.3 million people or nearly 40% of the country's population.

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And at a conference in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital, earlier this month, Bank officials gave a cautious welcome to regional trade pacts such as Mercosur.

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Journalist Dario Klein reported from Montevideo, Uruguay.

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Mexico and France met in the first ever World Cup finals match in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930, with Les Bleus cruising to a 4-1 victory, but this keenly contested encounter was never likely to reproduce such a scoreline.

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Ports vary widely too: Montevideo in Uruguay, Panama and the main Colombian and Chilean ports are efficient, others much less so.

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Hace unas semanas, durante un viaje a Uruguay, pude visitar la escuela Grecia de Montevideo y observar a los alumnos hacer sus tareas.

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Meanwhile, the United States qualified for the 2011 Rugby World Cup with a 27-6 victory over Uruguay in Fort Lauderdale, having won the first leg 27-22 in Montevideo a week ago.

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However, news reports in Argentina and Uruguay claimed that Antonini Wilson's hotel bills and other expenses in Montevideo had been paid for by the Venezuelan oil company, PDVSA. A warrant has been issued for Wilson's arrest by an Argentine court and Prosecutor Luz Rivas Diez said she wants to have him detained so he can answer questions about the cash.

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