Stories for September 4th 2001

Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

Prado Agriculture Show

Uruguay's main agriculture and camp industries Show begins this Friday in Montevideo and will extend for a week with the participation of over 1,100 animals.

Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

British Armed Forces Show of Strength.Biggest Armada since Falklands sails for Oman.

The biggest naval task force since the Falklands War has set sail from Portsmouth to demonstrate Britain's continuing capability to mount a huge military campaign of this kind, deploying a formidable armada of warships, strike aircraft , thousands of troops, and a vast array of weaponry.

Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

“Bang the G8 door”

Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle proposed that the Cairns Group “bang the doors of the G 8 group” to try and obtain a political commitment for the coming World Trade Organization, WTO, meeting to be held in Doha, Qatar.