Mercosur

• Tuesday, January 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Davos and Porto Alegre

  While the leading world businessmen, bankers and some political figures met in Davos Switzerland for the annual economic forum to praise globalization and capitalism, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, thousands gathered rather chaotically to blast the rich leading nations, the wealthy in rich countries and the current economic structure that allows such a system to subsist.

• Monday, January 29th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Farm taxes drop 30%

• Monday, January 29th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Better prospects for Uruguay

• Saturday, January 27th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Aid to fight foot and mouth disease in Bolivia

• Wednesday, January 24th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Trade disputes

• Wednesday, January 24th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Preparing for the Quebec summit

• Monday, January 22nd 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Ongoing military presence.

  The Chilean human rights groups ongoing battle to take former president Augusto Pinochet to court and have him sentenced seems endless, reminding ordinary Chileans how powerful the military still are even ten years after the return to a democratic system.

• Sunday, January 21st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  “Neighboring countries”, a priority

• Saturday, January 20th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  New Brazilian Foreign Secretary

  Celso Lafer, an academic and Mercosur enthusiast will become Brazil's next Minister of Foreign Affairs January 29th. He will take office from Luiz Felipe Lampreia who has held the Itamaraty job since president Fernando Cardoso was first elected in 1995.

• Wednesday, January 17th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina bans European beef .