Mercosur

• Friday, October 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Senate Suspends Court Justice.

  Argentina's Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend a controversial Supreme Court justice, the second targeted in a high court purge led by President Nestor Kirchner.

• Friday, October 10th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Five charged with illegal fishing in Australia's sub-Antarctic waters.

  The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has charged five foreign nationals with illegal fishing following the seizure of the Uruguayan-flagged vessel Viarsa 1.

• Thursday, October 9th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur against extending “Peace Clause”

  Mercosur will not accept an extension of the World Trade Organization, WTO, “Peace Clause” which expires next December 31 and impedes taking countries that subsidize agriculture before international tribunals.

• Wednesday, October 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  How corrupt are you perceived?

  Transparency International, TI, the London based organization that fights corruption said this Tuesday that nine out of ten developing countries need practical support from overseas to help with corruption since they can't do it with their own means.

• Wednesday, October 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Energy industry requests “clear game rules”

  The Argentine energy complex and related industries requested from the government “urgent measures to re-establish legal security and investors' trust”.

• Tuesday, October 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Duhalde, Mercosur's “president”.

  Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde was nominated this Monday in Montevideo president of Mercosur's Representatives Committee, RP, a body that will have the task of coordinating different Mercosur's departments and represent the South American trade block in international negotiations.

• Tuesday, October 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean economy speeding up.

  The Chilean economy is expected to end 2003 with a 3,4% expansion and in 2004 should manage to grow 4% given the encouraging external signs, said Economy Minister Nicolás Eyzaguirre.

• Tuesday, October 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil will produce enriched uranium in 2004

  Brazil's Science and Technology Minister Roberto Amaral confirmed the country's determination to begin producing enriched uranium next year.

• Monday, October 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Drought imperils Argentine farming

  One of the worst droughts in recent Argentine history has extended to ten of the country's provinces devastating crops and killing thousands of cattle short of water and pastures.

• Monday, October 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Majority of Argentines optimistic, but?

  According to a public opinion poll published over the weekend in the Buenos Aires press a majority of Argentines feel optimistic about the future and believe the country's situation will improve in the near future. Similarly the level of support for President Nestor Kirchner remains particularly high.