Stories for June 2nd 2005

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Mysterious chicken respiratory illness in Brazil

Authorities ordered the slaughter of 17,000 chickens after 6,000 chickens died from a mysterious respiratory illness in a central western Brazilian state, officials said.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

New OIE risk guidelines for beef exports

The world animal health organization OIE set new guidelines on beef exports and the risk of mad cow disease on Thursday, adopting a new country code and making deboned red meat freely traded under certain conditions.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Fisheries: Breaking News

Headlines:
Canada seizes Portuguese trawler; Australia denies granting fishing license to Japanese company; Spain praises EU fisheries commissioner receptivity; Sharks appeal reaches Chilean Congress.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Bolivian Congress surrounded and stalled

Bolivia's congressional leaders were unable to reach on Wednesday a consensus on the agenda for the resumption of legislative activity plunging the country into further uncertainty as to how to address the current political situation that is threatened by a split between the rich east and poor west and highlands.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Torres del Paine Park infrastructure criticized

The Tourism Chamber of the province of Ultima Esperanza sent a letter to the Chilean Congress questioning the Forestry Corporation's role during last February month long forest fire in Torres del Paine Park.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chile and UK accepted destinations for Chinese tourists

Chile, United Kingdom and Jamaica as of next July 15 have been added to the list of 64 destinations which Chinese tourists are authorized to visit, according to Beijing's Tourism Management Office.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Peru committed “to purchase books, not arms”

Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo said Wednesday that his country's reaction to Chile's announcement of a significant military equipment purchase was to “eradicate poverty and buy more school books”.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

EU “NO” landslide: “time to listen to the people”

Dutch Primer Minister Jan Peter Balkenende recognized late Wednesday the NO victory (63%) in the European Constitution ratification referendum saying that “voters have sent an unequivocal message and we will honour it”.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Repsol-YPF: taking Bolivia to court is “inevitable”

One of the major international players in Bolivia's natural gas industry Repsol-YPF announced that taking the Bolivian government to court over the recent approval of the new energy bill seems “inevitable”.

Thursday, June 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Lula rejects “populist” measures to prop economy

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addressing a business forum in Sao Paulo discarded adopting “populist” measures to speed up the growth of the economy which seems to have slackened in the first quarter of 2005.