31.   In Buenos Aires, the Argentine health ministry said a woman had received a travel agency brochure mailed from Miami that was contaminated with anthrax.

32.   In June, the ministry said it was looking at suing local tobacco producers.

33.   In November, industrial production was led by those same industries, the ministry said.

34.   In fact, the ministry said it would encourage that option as part of the rescue package.

35.   Instead, the ministry said it would press for passage of a bill by the National Assembly that would set up an independent organization.

36.   It has since appealed, the ministry said.

37.   Inventories of metal products, electronics and general machinery rose the most, the ministry said.

38.   It was likely that protesters would now be kept farther from the building, but the ministry said it would not ban demonstrations near the embassy.

39.   Japan will also continue cooperating with Australia to boost the dollar based on an earlier agreement, the ministry said.