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Volumen 1, Number 6, Sunday 29th of April, 2001.

Weekly News Summary in English

Virus of foot-and-mouth desease invades Uruguay

Chilean children ask government to fight drug traffic [Comment: the integrationist policy of "open borders" has been a factor in the invasion of drugs and traffickers]

Crisis in Bolivia due to plan to erradicate coca plantations

Corruption of customs agencies in Mendoza (Argentina)

Congressman Alvarado denounces affinity between the government and Tompkins

Corruption in Peru: Fujimori may have taken more than a billion dollars

Geography of the foot-and-mouth desease

EDITORIAL

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El Mercurio(29/04/01)** Chilean children ask government to fight drug traffic [Comment: the integrationist policy of "open borders" has been a factor in the invasion of drugs and traffickers].
BBC (29/04/01)* Crisis in Bolivia due to plan to erradicate coca plantations.
La Tercera (28/04/01)** Drop in copper prices have negative effects on Chilean economy.
La Tercera (28/04/01)* More than half million Chileans unemployed.
BBC (28/04/01)* IMF issues warning to Argentina over currency changes.
BBC (28/04/01)* Corruption in Peru: Fujimori may have taken more than a billion dollars.
El Voluntario (27/04/01; 21:49 horas) Press in Chile largely silent over foot-and-mouth desease outbreak in Uruguay.
La Republica (27/04/01)** Virus of foot-and-mouth desease invades Uruguay.
El Voluntario(27/04/01)* Brazil deploys military to stop foot-and-mouth virus at its southern border.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (27/04/01)* Corruption of customs agencies in Mendoza (Argentina).
Diario Llanquihue (27/04/01)* Congressman Alvarado denounces affinity between the government and Tompkins.
El Mercurio (26/04/01; 20:39 horas) Uruguay's President blames Argentina for foot-and-mouth desease.
El Voluntario (26/04/01)* Danger: SAG considers possible transit of argentine cattle on Chilean territory in Tierra del Fuego.
La Republica (26/04/01)** Virus of foot-and-mouth desease from Argentina enters Uruguay.
BBC (26/04/01)* Argentina's economy crisis under observation.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (26/04/01)* Business leaders of V Region form aliance with Mendoza.....and ignore corruption in Argentina.
La Tercera (26/04/01)* Unemployment nears 14% in Santiago.
Diario Llanquihue (24/04/01)** Congressman Alvarado critical of lack of government policies towards large-scale land acquisitions in the Palena region.
Diario Llanquihue (25/04/01)* Tompkins promises to stop land purchases.
Diario Llanquihue (25/04/01)* Farmer acuses Tompkins.
El Sur (24/04/01)** Chile pays a high price for its integrationist policies in the region.
The Washington Post (24/04/01)* Fears on Argentina's ability to paid its debt......analysts aware of corruption problems.
El Mercurio (23/04/01)** Higher fuel prices: government rejects lower taxes.
El Sur(22/04/01)* Higher fuel prices spark broad criticisms.
La Tercera (22/04/01)** New conflict in education......strong cristicisms against minister.
La Tercera(22/04/01)* Chilean tourists victimized by corrupt police in Tacna (Southern Peru).
El Sur (22/04/01)* More criticism of police for not arresting argentine soccer players.
La nacion (22/04/01)* Corruption in Argentina: pressure over Menem.
La Tercera (21/04/01)* Lagos did not consider sea issue with Bolivia.
La Tercera (21/04/01)* Fight against corruption in Chile: Supreme Court gives historic step in defense of ethics.
El Sur (20/04/01)** According to distributors........government profits from higher fuel prices.
La Nacion (20/04/01)* Corruption in Argentina: Yoma indicted.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (19/04/01)** Fuel prices up again.
La Nacion (19/04/01)* Peru imposes compensatory duty on argentine oils.
La Nacion (19/04/01)* Money laundering in Argentina.
El Voluntario (18/04/01)** Support to the students.
La Tercera (18/04/01)* New details on the case of corrupt compensations under the Frei regime.
El Sur (18/04/01)* Higher electricity cost affect industry.
El Sur (18/04/01)* Police allows violence of argentine soccer player following game.
El Voluntario (14/04/01)** National soccer team needs a Chilean goalkeeper and a new coach
La Nacion (13/04/01)** Corruption in Argentina: Minister Cavallo states ......"Yoma is Menem."
El Voluntario (13/04/01)* Senator critical of peruvian behavior in northern border.
La Tercera (13/04/01)* Government moves back watchtower on peruvian border.
La Tercera (13/04/01)* Santiago school children: ignored by the government and mistreated by the bus drivers.
La Nacion (13/04/01)* Fear in Brazil grows over argentine foot-and-mouth desease.
La Nacion (12/04/01)** Corruption in Argentina: La Nacion calls to end impunity.
El Sur (12/04/01)* Pessimism grows over Chilean economy.
La Tercera (11/04/01)* Hernan Cubillos dies: foreing minister during argentine invasion attempt in 1978.
La Nacion (11/04/01)** Corruption tango continues in Argentina.
La Tercera (11/04/01)* Other countries join argentine claim against Chile at WTO.
La Tercera (10/04/01)** Chaos in education.......it is time for the minister to resign.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (10/04/01)* While SAG and farmers fight to keep the argentine foot-and-mouth desease out of Chile..... politicians talk about plans to build roads that would facilitate the entrance of numerous plages.
El Voluntario (09/04/01)** Strong increase in circulation of El Voluntario.
La Tercera (09/04/01)* Explosion of antipersonnel mine in border with Peru......these accidents are caused by drug traffic or illegal attempts to enter Chile.
El Sur (08/04/01)** Foreing minister not pleased by increase in duties to Chilean exports in Argentina.
La Nacion (08/04/01)* Differences between Argentina and Brazil add to integration problems.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (07/04/01)** Peruvian reservists threaten to destroy Chilean border post.
La Tercera (06/04/01)** Provocation on peruvian border.
BBC (06/04/01)* Former peruvian general faces drug charges.
El Sur (06/04/01)* Chilean tribunals consider corruption case during the Frei administration.
El Voluntario (05/04/01)** Tension in border with Peru.
BBC (05/04/01)* Perez de Cuellar acknowledges that watchtower is in Chilean territory.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (05/04/01) Due to ethical questions Chilean Supreme Court initiates removal process of judge.
El Voluntario (04/04/01)** Serious drop of investments in Chilean economy.
La Nacion (03/04/01)* Argentina has one of the highest percentages of pre-natal AIDS in the continent.
El Voluntario (03/04/01)** Mining faces low growth in Chile.
La Tercera (03/04/01) Argentine increase in duties to Chilean exports could lead to a trade policy revision towards Argentina.
El Sur (03/04/01)* Chilean government studies to increase rectrictions to agricultural products from Argentina due to the foot-and-mouth desease.
El Voluntario (01/04/01)** Mercosur: a trade dinosaur.
El Voluntario (31/03/01) Metals continue to decline: gold reached a low of US$259,20/ounce while copper is lower than US$0,76/pound.
La Tercera (30/03/01)** Argentina hid the existence of 394 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth desease......outbreaks reported in Mendoza.
El Voluntario (30/03/01)* Violence against Chilean soccer team in Peru: shame on Lima.
El Voluntario (29/03/01)** Chilean farmers concerned for lack of sanitary measures in the argentine side of the border while the virus continues to advance in Argentina.
La Tercera (29/03/01)* Argentina increases duties by 35% on Chilean products.
El Voluntario (28/03/01)** More than a million and half of Chilean cattle in danger due to foot-and-mouth desease from Argentina.
El Sur (28/03/01)* Unemployment in Southern Chile reaches 10,9%.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (27/03/01)** Chilean soccer team subject to continuous bullying in Peru.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (26/03/01)** Chilean soccer team attacked with stones by local fans in Peru.
El Sur (25/03/01)** Uruguay increases border control against foot-and-mouth desease from Argentina.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (24/03/01)** Despite advantageous trading conditions given by the Lagos government......Bolivia continues to claim territories on the Pacific Ocean.
El Mercurio de Valparaiso (24/03/01)** Despite advantageous trading conditions given by the Lagos government......Bolivia continues to claim territories on the Pacific Ocean.
El Sur (23/03/01)** Biological menace.
Fox News (23/03/01)* Foot and mouth desease out of control in Britain......480 000 animals would have to be killed.
La Nacion (22/03/01)* Brazilians call for special session of parlament to consider argentine crisis.
La Nacion (22/03/01)* Uruguay imposes sanitary controls to stop spread of foot and mouth from Argentina.
La Nacion (21/03/01)** Europe extends ban on argentine meat.....it would incinirate meat at entry ports.
La Tercera (21/03/01) Christian Democrats seek to stop Chilean Air Force purchase of F-16s.
El Voluntario (20/03/01)** If foot and mouth desease from Argentina enters Chilean territory......farmers would have to seek legal reparations.
La Nacion (20/03/01)* Political instability in Argentina causes value of argentine shares to tumble at international markets.
La Tercera (19/03/01)* Despite favorable conditions -not offered to Chileans- foreing investors snub Chile
La Nacion (19/03/01) International doubts over political stability in Argentina.
La Tercera (18/03/01)* Analysts discover that Chilean economy is stagnated.
La Nacion (18/03/01)* Mercosur is already obsolete.
El Voluntario (18/03/01) Chilean farmers denounce that sanitary problems in Argentina have been known for more than a year.......our records indicate that foot and mouth desease was on the news in September 2000.
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