Stories for September 3rd 2001

Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News from South America.

Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

First Mercosur-USA talks

A hectic week for the Mercosur-United States trade talks scheduled to officially begin next September 21st., when the four Foreign Secretaries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) will be meeting US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.

Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

Election year budget.

Brazilian government presented Congress the 2002 budget, which will force much debate since its election year. Budget estimates forecast a GDP increase of 3,7%, based on a controversial estimate of 2,7% for the current year.

Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

British Armed Forces shrink.

The number of soldiers in the British Army has fallen steeply from 167,000 at the time of the 1982 Falklands Conflict to only about 100,000 now, according to the latest manpower statistics released by the Ministry of Defence in London.