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Acting on orders from the president, Charley Castillo and his team travel to Uruguay in pursuit of answers pertaining to missing oil-for-food scandal funds, only to witness the murder of the man they seek.

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica refused to stay in the luxurious presidential state house, instead opting to stay at his wife's farmhouse on the outskirts of Montevideo. His unorthodox administration oversaw the legalization of recreational cannabis use in 2013. Correspondent Paeder King visits the president, cannabis users and everyday citizens to assesswhether legalization is working in this South American country.

Larsen, known as Body Snatcher, is granted permission to set up a brothel in Santa Maria, but the townspeople object. At the same time, Julita, a demented widow, begins an affair with her late husband's brother.

"A bilingual collection of enchanting folk tales from the peoples of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay accompanied by historical and geographical background as well as color photographs"--

It began in 1968 as a tiny commerce organization based in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. Today, Manos del Uruguay is an international business that exports to the U.S., Japan, and Europe. This program looks at the success of the women's garment-making cooperative, and in doing so, weaves together helpful Spanish lessons about day-to-day business practices as well as shopping for clothes and craft objects. Viewers learn how training is an important...

The world's trade regime is promoted by international agencies and most governments as the best way to lift the poor out of poverty and achieve sustainable development. Is this true? This reassessment looks in detail at the way it has worked under the GATT and how it can be improved.