Stories for November 2nd 2003

Sunday, November 2nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Virus stricken cruise expected in Gibraltar.

The P&O British cruise liner “Aurora” with 400 passengers on board infected with a highly contagious gastro-intestinal virus is scheduled to arrive this Monday in Gibraltar on a return journey to Southampton. The “Aurora” was denied docking in Athens because of the sanitary condition.

Sunday, November 2nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

FTAA 2005, a “realistic” goal.

Chilean Minister of Interior Jose Miguel Insulza said it was realistic to believe that the Free Trade Association of the Americas, FTAA, could be signed and operative for 2005, according to schedule.

Sunday, November 2nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

IMF top marks for Brazil.

Brazil has amply achieved in the last quarter, the targets agreed in the current accord with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, said the Brazilian Central Bank.

Sunday, November 2nd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Criticism for the “Buenos Aires Consensus”.

Chilean economist and former World Bank official who currently teaches in the University of California, Sebastian Edwards criticized the “Buenos Aires consensus” recently signed in Buenos Aires between Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner.