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Stories for January 9th 2001

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina invests in cruise tourism.

  Taking advantage of the visit of 264 meters long cruise vessel “Mercury”, the largest passenger ship to ever visit Buenos Aires, Argentine officials announced an ambitious 100 million US dollars infrastructure plan to promote international cruise tourism.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  “Best news of the year”

  After “the seven plagues” of 2000, the US Federal Reserve unexpected decision to lower basic interest rates 0,5%, to 6% before the formal Open Market Meeting of mid January, has come as a blessing and was described as “the best news of the year” by officials from Mercosur members.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Internet fish auctions.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  UK's top soldier honours Argentine dead.

  Britain's most senior Military officer has laid a wreath at the Argentine War Cemetery in the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, January 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  First Argentine aircraft since 1982 to land in Stanley

  The Falklands Government has given permission for an Argentine national, 49 year old Martin Rappalini, to land a twin-engined Piper Aerostar aircraft at Port Stanley airport ? the first Argentine registered aircraft to land in Stanley since hostilities ended in 1982.