Stories for May 2002 , page 5

Tuesday, May 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

FIBS: “ a busy political week”

MPA Company/minimum wage / FMD free status / Cadmium / Busy week / Roadshow / Court / Romeo and Juliet story

Tuesday, May 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Mexico closer to Mercosur

México will propose Mercosur a free trade agreement in the coming months according to Mexican Trade Representative Fernando de Mateo.

Monday, May 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Uruguay announces measures to counter effects of Argentine crisis

Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle yesterday night announced a series of austerity measures to counter the repercussions of the Argentine economic crisis, which he said he considered to be the “most ferocious financial attack” in Uruguayan history.

Monday, May 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

South America Breaking News

Argentine: 18 million below poverty line / Chile and Argentina open automobile market / “HMS Swift” exhibit in Buenos Aires / FAM advances in South Korea

Saturday, May 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine: 18 million below poverty line

Half of the Argentine population of 36 million live below the poverty line according to the latest census figures, reported Juan Carlos Del Bello head of the National Census and Statistic Institute, INDEC.

Saturday, May 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Gibraltar row in UK Cabinet

An astonishing row has broken out in the British Government between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office over Gibraltar which has echoes of what happened leading to the 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands.

Friday, May 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Hot News: Mercosur and European Union closer

Mercosur and European Union closer / Massive subsidies to US farmers / “Black Thursday” in Brazil

Thursday, May 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil feels the pinch

The Argentine situation, lower international commodity prices and a reduction in aircraft industry sales will have a considerable impact in Brazil's foreign sales and trade balance.

Thursday, May 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

The “global” Chilean

Globalization has had an accelerated and strong social and cultural impact in Chilean society according to a preliminary report from the United Nations Development Program, PNUD.

Wednesday, May 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean Navy ready to shop

Following the suspension of a billion US dollars plan to renew the surface fleet, the Chilean Navy is now preparing to purchase second hand frigates intended to replace its aging vessels, the newest of which is 28 years old.