Stories for December 27th 2003

Saturday, December 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Chile confirms optimistic economic forecast.

The Chilean government on Friday confirmed its optimistic economic forecast for next year, with projected GDP growth of nearly 5 percent.

Saturday, December 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Mad Cow Likely to Hurt U.S. Beef Industry.

Though officials haven't yet estimated the financial fallout from the first U.S. case of mad cow disease, the Bush administration told Congress in 2001 that the beef industry could lose $15 billion.

Saturday, December 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Spider man flies to Falklands.

Biologists were delighted when a new species of spider was discovered in the Falklands Islands this year.