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UN-CRIME: Global Fight Against Corruption
Economic globalization and liberal trade practices have led to an increase in corruption throughout the world and a concerted effort is needed to halt the trend, a meeting of experts on white-collar crime heard here.CHILDREN: Increase in Sex Tours in Latin America
Latin America needs to clamp down on the growing menace of "sex tours" if the region hopes to avoid the sexual exploitation of children that has blighted southeast Asia, childrens' aid workers declared here.ARGENTINA: Airports and the Postal System, the Key Privatisations
The Argentine Carlos Menem administration, which has already transferred more than 20 billion dollars of State assets into private hands, now has its eye set on the airports and postal system, causing uproar in Congress.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN – 7 ARGENTINA: Outrage Over New Oil Spill in Rio Colorado
Residents of the southern Argentine town of Rincon de los Sauces are outraged at yet another oil spill in the nearby Colorado River - the tenth and worst case of pollution in six months.ARGENTINA: All Scandals Lead to Yabran
Practically nothing politically or economically important happens in Argentina without Alfredo Yabran's finger being in the pie, and former Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo now blames him for forcing his resignation.ARGENTINA-ECONOMY: Long-Term, Fixed-Rate Loans no Longer a Dream
Long-dated loans in local currency at fixed interest rates were an impossible dream back in the 1980s, when Argentina's inflation rate soared to a four-digit figure.ARGENTINA: Outrage Over New Oil Spill in Rio Colorado
Residents of the southern Argentine town of Rincon de los Sauces are outraged at yet another oil spill in the nearby Colorado River - the tenth and worst case of pollution in six months.LATIN AMERICA: Human Rights Film and Video Festival
More than 300 artists from Latin America and Europe participated in the first festival of Latin American and Caribbean human rights cinema, running from Thursday to Sunday this week./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ ARGENTINA: Soya Producers In the Pink
The Argentine soya producers are n the up: demand for flour, beans and oils are increasing, supply is not yet meeting demand and prices are showing a very favourable curve.ARGENTINA: Soya Producers In the Pink
The Argentine soya producers are on the up: demand for flour, beans and oils are increasing, supply is not yet meeting demand and prices are showing a very favourable curve.TRADE-MERCOSUR: Argentina-Brazili Conflict Continues to Fester
Recent meetings between Brazilian and Argentinean negotiators have failed to solve a number of commercial conflicts between the two nations that threaten the progress of the southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR).SPORTS: Buenos Aires on the Home Stretch as Olympic Finalist
While Argentina felt the thrill Friday of its capital becoming one of the five semi- finalists in the push to host the 2004 Olympic games, Brazil put a good face on its frustration and pledged its support to the new "Latin American candidate."ARGENTINA-POLITICS: Presidential Home Improvements Under Fire //REPEATING WITH COPY MISSING FROM ORIGINAL//
The small town of Anillaco, about 1,200 kms from Buenos Aires with a population of 850, also is the vacation home of President Carlos Menem - a complex with its own golf course and an airstrip. And therein lies a political timebomb for Menem.ARGENTINA-POLITICS: Presidential Home Improvements Under fFire
The small town of Anillaco, about 1,200 kms from Buenos Aires with a population of 850, also is the vacation home of President Carlos Menem - a complex with its own golf course and an airstrip. And therein lies a political timebomb for Menem.ARGENTINA-HEALTH: Where’s the Beef?
The sight of diners tucking into a huge steak, usually one that covers a dinner plate, in restaurants throughout Argentina is gradually becoming a thing of the past.DEVELOPMENT: World’s Longest Bridge to Join Argentina-Uruguay
The Government, pushing ahead with plans to build the world's longest bridge, is calling for early tenders to construct the link which will join Punta Lara with the Uruguayan city of Colonia. The two cities currently are separated by the 26-miles-wide Rio de la Plata.ARGENTINA: TV Programme on President’s ‘Donated’ House Censored
An Argentine T.V. station that had censored the airing of a report on one of President Carlos Menem's houses decided, after an outcry was raised, to broadcast the programme on Thursday.TRADE-LATAM: Argentina and Brazil Fight for Markets
In the early 1990s, Argentina was somewhat dismissive of the "sleeping giant" in the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - but not today. With a newfound stability since the start of its privatisation programmes, Brazil is hustling in the market place - luring investment away from Argentina, and limiting access to its enormous market for food and medicine.CINEMA: Argentina Cries over ‘Evita’
The movie "Evita' has unleashed passions across the country, for and against the film's Director Alan Parker, equal to those that swept Argentina when Eva Peron was alive.ARGENTINA-AGRICULTURE: Increased Grain Yields Forecast//REPEATING//
Agricultural officials have forecast increased yields from wheat, corn, soybeans and sunflowers for 1997 after a successful harvest last year.ARGENTINA-ARGENTINA: Increased Grain Yields Forecast
Agricultural officials have forecast increased yields from wheat, corn, soybeans and sunflowers for 1997 after a successful harvest last year.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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