Stories for January 4th 2003

Saturday, January 4th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

IMF to Send Loan Team to Argentina

The International Monetary Fund announced Friday that it planned to send a negotiating team to Argentina for discussions on short-term loans following a meeting next week of the agency's executive board.

Saturday, January 4th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Brazil's Silva Delays Air Force Upgrade

Brazil's new leftist president has delayed a plan to spend $700 million on jet fighters to upgrade the air force after vowing at his inauguration to feed the country's millions of hungry citizens.

Saturday, January 4th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

FIBS Hot News

Headlines: Oil report; 170th anniversary of the British “usurpation”; Scottish explorer William Bruce a forgotten polar hero.