Ecuador accuses Peru of border attacks amid talks
Ecuador says Peruvian jungle troops attacked border posts anew along rugged mountains 220 miles southeast of Quito and 530 miles north of Lima amid stalled talks in Brazil. Officials report no casualty data and call the skirmishes lower intensity. Peru offered no comment and tensions linger as both sides seek final truce details.
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US G7 ministers ease tensions over Mexico rescue plan
At a Toronto gathering finance chiefs from the United States Canada France Britain Germany Italy and Japan plus IMF head Michel Camdessus signaled satisfaction with international aid to Mexico and pledged closer consultation to avoid surprise collapses. Clinton’s earlier 40 billion dollar rescue faced congressional hurdles and a revised package emerged totaling 20 billion from a Treasury fund and 17.8 billion from the IMF.
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