Stories for November 2001 , page 5

Friday, November 2nd 2001 - 20:00 UTC

Still much convincing ahead.

Lack of credibility persists in the essence of the latest financial announcements of the Argentine government in its desperate attempt to avoid defaulting on the 130 billion US dollars foreign debt and getting the country out of its four years recession.

Thursday, November 1st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

Lockheed to build Harrier replacement.

What is believed to be the world's biggest ever arms deal -- the contract for the new supersonic joint strike aircraft for the United States and to replace Britain's Harrier jump jet -- has been awarded to Lockheed Martin in preference to Boeing, after tests of demonstrator aircraft from both companies.

Thursday, November 1st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

HMS Endurance is heading Antartica.

As the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Vessel, HMS ENDURANCE embarks upon her annual deployment she bids farewell to Portsmouth for the next six and a half months and looks forward to the Austral summer in Antarctica. She returns to her base port of Portsmouth, to which she is also affiliated, on 7 May 2002.