Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan will make his professional tennis debut next month when he plays doubles at an ATP Challenger tournament.

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In 2007, Uruguay had a massive problem with no obvious fix. The economy of this country of 3.5 million people was growing, but there wasn't enough energy to power all that growth.

Ramón Méndez Galain was, at the time, a particle physicist, but he wanted to apply his scientific mind to this issue. He started researching different energy sources and eventually wrote up a plan for how Uruguay's power grid could transition to renewable energy. It would be better for the climate, and, he thought, in the long run it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make.

Méndez Galain shared his plan online and in a series of informal lectures. Then, one day he received a phone call from the office of the president of Uruguay, inviting him to put his plan into action.

Countries all over the world have announced lofty goals to reduce the emissions that cause climate change. But Uruguay actually did it. In a typical year, 98% of Uruguay's grid is powered by green energy. How did it get there? It involved a scientist, an innovative approach to infrastructure funding, and a whole lot of wind.

Today's show was hosted by Erika Beras and Amanda Aroncyzk. It was produced by Willa Rubin with help from Emma Peaslee. It was engineered by Maggie Luthar, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and edited by Keith Romer. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.

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Analizamos la derrota de Colombia en el inicio del hexagonal final 0-1 ante Uruguay, en el Sudamericano Sub-20 del país. Así mismo hablamos del cierre de la segunda fecha del fútbol colombiano.

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1 Ugandan Shilling = 0.0114 Uruguayan Peso

1 Salvadoran Colon = 4.9293 Uruguayan Peso

1 Romanian Leu = 9.6869 Uruguayan Peso

1 Ukrainian Hryvnia = 1.6074 Uruguayan Peso

1 Tanzanian Shilling = 0.0186 Uruguayan Peso

1 Venezuelan Bolivar Fuerte = 4.3194 Uruguayan Peso

1 Yemeni Rial = 0.1723 Uruguayan Peso

1 Paraguayan Guarani = 0.0066 Uruguayan Peso

1 Hong Kong Dollar = 5.5543 Uruguayan Peso

1 Kuwaiti Dinar = 139.4519 Uruguayan Peso

1 Saudi Riyal = 11.4847 Uruguayan Peso

1 Tunisian Dinar = 14.8119 Uruguayan Peso

1 South African Rand = 2.3508 Uruguayan Peso

1 Norwegian Krone = 4.2223 Uruguayan Peso

1 Argentine Peso = 0.649 Uruguayan Peso

1 Moroccan Dirham = 4.3908 Uruguayan Peso

1 US Dollar = 43.1396 Uruguayan Peso

1 Icelandic Krona = 0.295 Uruguayan Peso

1 Kazakhstan Tenge = 0.1022 Uruguayan Peso

1 Namibian Dollar = 2.328 Uruguayan Peso

1 Israeli New Sheqel = 12.3021 Uruguayan Peso

1 Costa Rican Colon = 0.0758 Uruguayan Peso

1 British Pound Sterling = 53.519 Uruguayan Peso

1 Omani Rial = 112.5047 Uruguayan Peso

1 Honduran Lempira = 1.7235 Uruguayan Peso

1 Australian Dollar = 28.1884 Uruguayan Peso

1 Chinese Yuan Renminbi = 6.0982 Uruguayan Peso

1 Hungarian Forint = 0.1335 Uruguayan Peso

1 Philippine Peso = 0.8543 Uruguayan Peso

1 Kenyan Shilling = 0.4068 Uruguayan Peso

1 Latvian Lat = 71.3181 Uruguayan Peso

1 Egyptian Pound = 2.7718 Uruguayan Peso

1 Botswana Pula = 3.5523 Uruguayan Peso

1 Bulgarian Lev = 23.8936 Uruguayan Peso

1 Canadian Dollar = 30.7755 Uruguayan Peso

1 Euro = 47.3263 Uruguayan Peso

1 Mexican Peso = 1.8223 Uruguayan Peso

1 Brazilian Real = 7.5257 Uruguayan Peso

1 United Arab Emirates Dirham = 11.7446 Uruguayan Peso

1 Sri Lanka Rupee = 0.2313 Uruguayan Peso

1 Algerian Dinar = 0.3361 Uruguayan Peso

1 Indonesian Rupiah = 0.0029 Uruguayan Peso