Input: STEEL OUTPUT Sept Sept Apr-Sept Apr-Sept


Input: 1996 1995 1996 1995


Input: Crude petroleum 2,557 2,832 15,838 17,648


Input: Petroleum products 4,605 5,110 30,589 29,328


Input: Note-Figures are in thousands of tonnes and preliminary.


Input: LUXEMBOURG CHRISTMAS MARKET GOES ON WORLD WIDE WEB.

LUXEMBOURG

WORLD WIDE WEB


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-12-06

BRUSSELS


Input: Luxembourg's traditional Christmas market, which starts on Saturday and runs to December 24, has taken to the world wide web as a way of publicising its activities.

Luxembourg

world wide web


Input: The web site (http://www.pt.lu/infoweb/kreschtmaart) gives details of the market's concert programme as well as its various retailers.


Input: -- Brussels Newsroom +32 2 287 6810, Fax +32 2 230 7710

Brussels Newsroom


Input: London coal/ore fixtures.

London


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: COAL-Lantau Peak-120,000 tones coal Hay Point or Newcastle/Kaohsiung 20-30/1 $5.25 and $5.85 fio respectively 40,000-35,000/28,000 shinc China Steel.

Lantau Peak

Hay Point

Newcastle

Kaohsiung

China Steel


Input: Royal Clipper-77,000 tonnes coal Maracaibo/Fos 19/12-2/1 $9.90 fio 20,000 shinc/25,000 shinc Coe and Clerici.

Royal Clipper

Maracaibo

Fos

Coe and Clerici


Input: ORE-IMC TBN-70,000 tonnes Dampier/Kaohsiung 20-30/12 $5.25 fio 35,000 shinc/30,000 shinc China Steel.

IMC TBN

Dampier

Kaohsiung

China Steel


Input: UK bookmakers lengthen Conservative victory odds.

UK

Conservative


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: UK bookmakers William Hill said on Friday they have lengthened the odds of a Conservative victory in the next general election from 9-4 to 5-2.

UK

William Hill

Conservative


Input: William Hill said the odds were the longest they had been for six months.

William Hill


Input: The Labour opposition are now 1-4 favourites, it said.

Labour


Input: The election must be held by May.


Input: -- London Newsroom +44 171 542-7768

London Newsroom


Input: Italy tops week of meagre bond returns-Salomon.

Italy

Salomon


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: High-flying Italy topped the league in a week of meagre returns on government bonds, Salomon Brothers said on Friday.

Italy

Salomon Brothers


Input: In local currency terms, Italian BTPs offered returns of 0.85 percent in the week ended on Thursday, with fellow high-yielder Sweden close behind on 0.80 percent.

Italian BTPs

Sweden


Input: The weekly government bond index rose 0.07 percent in local currency terms.


Input: France managed third place with 0.68 percent in the 16-nation world government bond index.

France

world government bond index


Input: Canada's were the worst performing bonds.

Canada


Input: They lost 2.21 percent, depressed by a wave of new Canadian supply.

Canadian


Input: Returns on Treasuries were also in negative territory at minus 0.24 percent, the poorest result after Canada and British gilts which lost 0.28 percent.

Treasuries

British

Canada


Input: Australia was the only dollar-bloc country in the table to eke out a positive return, albeit a paltry 0.02 percent.

Australia


Input: German Bunds were not much better, offering returns of 0.05 percent, while Japanese government bonds managed a 0.38 percent gain.

German

Japanese


Input: Spanish bonds, which had been top performers in Salomon Brothers' league table for November as a whole, turned in a more subdued weekly performance with a return of only 0.27 percent.

Spanish

Salomon Brothers


Input: In U.S. dollar terms, Japan was the only country to give positive returns at 1.35 percent.

U.S.

Japan


Input: France lost 0.37 percent, followed by Italy on minus 0.59 percent.

France

Italy


Input: The biggest losers in dollar terms were British gilts, which shed 3.41 percent, Canada with minus 3.03 percent and Australia at minus 1.54 percent.

British

Canada

Australia


Input: Salomon's bond index is calculated using all government bonds with over one year to maturity, weighted for market capitalisation.

Salomon


Input: Only bonds freely available to institutional investors and with a certain minimum amount outstanding are included.


Input: Returns take account of price moves and accrued interest.


Input: -- Stephen Nisbet, International Bonds +44 171 6320

Stephen Nisbet

International Bonds


Input: OPEC basket price $24.20 on Thursday.

OPEC


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: The price of the OPEC basket of seven crudes stood at $24.20 a barrel on Thursday, against $23.47 on Wednesday, the OPECNA news agency said, quoting the OPEC secretariat.

OPEC

OPECNA

OPEC


Input: The basket comprises Algeria's Saharan Blend, Indonesia's Minas, Nigeria's Bonny Light, Saudi Arabia's Arabian Light, Dubai of the UAE, Venezuela's Tia Juana and Mexico's Isthmus.

Algeria

Indonesia

Nigeria

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Venezuela

Mexico

Saharan Blend

Minas

Bonny Light

Arabian Light

Dubai

Tia Juana

Isthmus


Input: -- London Newsroom +44 171 542 7630

London Newsroom


Input: Relations between Clarke, Major good-spokesman.

Clarke

Major


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: Relations between Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke and Prime Minister John Major are good despite media reports of a rift over European policy, a spokesman for Major's office said on Friday.

Kenneth Clarke

John Major

Major

European


Input: Asked about the reports, the spokesman said: " Relations are good. "


Input: Asked about Major's mood after a day of media speculation about his political fortunes, the spokesman said: " He is resolute.

Major


Input: He is getting on with the job. "


Input: The spokesman said he was not aware of any meetings overnight between Clarke and Major, nor of any talks between the prime minister and parliamentary business managers.

Clarke

Major


Input: Both Major and Clarke were in their constituencies on Friday.

Major

Clarke


Input: Two dead after executive jet crashes in Newfoundland.

Newfoundland


Input: STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland 1996-12-06

STEPHENVILLE

Newfoundland


Input: Two people were killed when an executive jet en route to Ireland from Michigan crashed on approach to an airport in Stephenville, Newfoundland, on Friday, authorities said.

Ireland

Michigan

Stephenville

Newfoundland


Input: The pilot and co-pilot, the only two aboard, were killed in the crash of the Learjet 36, airport manager David Snow said in a telephone interview.

Learjet 36

David Snow


Input: Snow said the plane last reported to air traffic control at about 3 A.M. local time/1:30 A.M. EST (0630 GMT) when it began its final approach about 10 miles (16 km) from the airport in this east coast Canadian province.

Snow

GMT

Canadian


Input: That was the last communication the aircraft made with the airport, he added.


Input: " We considered it as being missing until about 0600 (4:30 A.M. EST) (0930 GMT).

GMT


Input: That's when the wreckage was discovered, " Snow said.

Snow


Input: He said the cargo flight originated in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was due to stop at Stephenville for refueling before going to Shannon, Ireland.

Grand Rapids

Michigan

Stephenville

Shannon

Ireland


Input: The cause of the crash was not yet known.


Input: Investigators were due to fly to Stephenville later on Friday.

Stephenville


Input: PLO says Arafat, Netanyahu could meet Saturday.

PLO

Arafat

Netanyahu


Input: JERUSALEM 1996-12-06

JERUSALEM


Input: PLO negotiators said on Friday Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak might all meet on Saturday to try to clinch a deal on Israel's handover of Hebron to the PLO.

PLO

PLO

Palestinian

Israeli

Egyptian

Yasser Arafat

Benjamin Netanyahu

Hosni Mubarak

Israel

Hebron


Input: " It is very possible that Arafat and Netanyahu will meet in Cairo on Saturday.

Arafat

Netanyahu

Cairo


Input: There is work on arranging such a meeting hosted by President Mubarak, " one PLO official, who requested anonymity, told Reuters.

Mubarak

PLO

Reuters


Input: Israeli officials said no meeting had yet been set.

Israeli


Input: Arafat's adviser Nabil Abu Rdainah said:

Arafat

Nabil Abu Rdainah


Input: " President Arafat is ready to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu but no time or date has been set for such a meeting yet.

Arafat

Netanyahu


Input: " President Arafat's position is clear that such a meeting should come after successful negotiations so that the meeting would have positive results.

Arafat


Input: Especially since the Hebron issue has not been agreed yet and the crucial disputed issues have not been resolved. "

Hebron


Input: But Rdainah said Arafat would go to Cairo on Saturday for talks with Mubarak.

Rdainah

Arafat

Mubarak

Cairo


Input: Both Arafat and Netanyahu have expressed willingness to meet.

Arafat

Netanyahu


Input: They last met in Washington after clashes in September that killed 60 Palestinians and 15 Israelis.

Washington

Palestinians

Israelis


Input: The violence was spurred by Israel's opening an entrance to a tunnel near Moslem sites in Jerusalem.

Israel

Jerusalem

Moslem


Input: The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) negotiators said the last two weeks of talks with Israel on implementing the long-delayed handover of most of Hebron to PLO rule had been " meaningless ", necessitating an Arafat-Netanyahu meeting.

Palestine Liberation Organisation

PLO

PLO

Israel

Hebron

Arafat-Netanyahu


Input: Mubarak's adviser Osama el-Baz said on Thursday there were efforts to arrange a meeting between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Mubarak

Osama el-Baz

Israeli

Palestinian


Input: Palestinian Authority Secretary General Ahmed Abdel-Rahman said on Thursday he understood it could be held in Cairo either on Friday or Sunday.

Palestinian Authority

Ahmed Abdel-Rahman

Cairo


Input: Abdel-Rahman had said on Thursday he did not think Saturday would be the date because it is the Jewish sabbath.

Abdel-Rahman

Jewish


Input: But the Jewish sabbath ends at sundown, so a night meeting would not interfere with the religious observance.

Jewish


Input: Turkey hindered by own landmines on Syrian border.

Turkey

Syrian


Input: ANKARA 1996-12-06

ANKARA


Input: Turkey's efforts to prevent Kurdish rebels and smugglers infiltrating from Syria are being badly hindered because the military does not have a map of its own minefields on the border, a commission of parliamentarians said.

Turkey

Syria

Kurdish


Input: " It is not known exactly where the mines have been sown because a minefield chart cannot be found, " the commission said in a report on border protection.


Input: The report, to be debated in parliament in coming weeks, was seen by Reuters on Friday. "

Reuters


Input: Officials say the minefields present an obstacle to the security forces, " it said.


Input: It said Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas sometimes know the layout of mined areas along the border better than the security forces.

Kurdistan Workers Party

PKK


Input: " Terrorists and smugglers have dug up the mines, defused them and opened up wide paths in some areas.


Input: They can come in and out easily as the minefields are not an obstacle, " it said.


Input: An armed forces spokesman was not available for comment.


Input: Turkey says Syria sponsors the PKK, fighting for Kurdish self-rule in southeast Turkey.

Turkey

Syria

Turkey

PKK

Kurdish


Input: Damascus denies aiding the rebels.

Damascus


Input: The PKK also crosses into Turkey from bases in the mountains of northern Iraq.

PKK

Turkey

Iraq


Input: More than 21,000 people have died in the 12-year-old conflict.


Input: Three dead in Kurd militia blood feud in Turkey.

Kurd

Turkey


Input: DIYARBAKIR, Turkey 1996-12-06

DIYARBAKIR

Turkey


Input: Three people were killed on Friday in a gun battle between rival groups of anti-guerrilla militiamen on the streets of this southeastern Turkish city, police said.

Turkish


Input: Four others were wounded in the clash, caused by a blood feud between two families, the Kesers and Karabuluts, serving as state-paid village guards against Kurdish rebels.

Kesers

Karabuluts

Kurdish


Input: Police said the guards fired automatic weapons at each other.


Input: One of the dead was a civilian passer-by.


Input: The role of the 70,000 mainly Kurdish village guards who fight Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas in the southeast has been questioned recently after media allegations that many of them are involved in common crime.

Kurdish

Kurdistan Workers Party

PKK


Input: The head of the region's main pro-state militia is at the centre of a security scandal that has shaken the government.


Input: More than 21,000 people have been killed in the 12-year-old conflict between Turkish security forces and the PKK, fighting for Kurdish autonomy or independence.

Turkish

Kurdish

PKK


Input: Texas/w Okla fed cattle roundup-USDA.

Texas

Okla

USDA


Input: AMARILLO 1996-12-06

AMARILLO


Input: Trade very slow in the Panhandle area Thursday.

Panhandle


Input: Slaughter steers and heifers not well tested.


Input: Feedlots reporting light inquiry from buyers.


Input: -USDA

USDA


Input: Thursday 200 Week Ago Holiday Year Ago 10,900


Input: Wk to Date 69,100 Week Ago 58,100 Year Ago 30,800


Input: Sales reported on 200 head steers; 69,100 head confirmed for week to date which includes 14,000 formulated and 3,400 contracted cattle to be shipped this week.


Input: Slaughter Steers: Pen Select and Choice 2-3, 1150 lbs 67.00.


Input: Pen Select, few choice 2-3 1150 lbs 66.00.


Input: Kansas feedlot cattle roundup-USDA.

Kansas

USDA


Input: DODGE CITY 1996-12-06

DODGE CITY


Input: Trade slow.


Input: Not enough slaughter steer or heifer sales confirmed for an adequate market test.


Input: -USDA

USDA


Input: Thursday 600 week ago holiday year ago 14,200


Input: week to date 89,300 week ago 71,000 year ago 47,200


Input: Inquiry good, demand light.


Input: Sales confirmed on 500 slaughter steers and 100 slaughter heifers Thursday.


Input: For the week to date 89,300 head confirmed including 30,600 head of contracted or formulated cattle.


Input: Steers: Select and Choice 2-3, 1200 lbs 67.00.


Input: Heifers: Select and Choice 2-3, 1150 lbs 67.00.


Input: Delphis Hanover weekly municipal bond yields.

Delphis Hanover


Input: Delphis Hanover weekly muni bond yields calculated Dec 5

Delphis Hanover


Input: Aaa Aa A Baa


Input: 1997 3.50 3.60* 3.70 3.75 4.00 4.00 4.30 4.35


Input: 2001 4.20 4.20 4.35 4.40 4.65 4.65 5.00 5.00


Input: 2006 4.70 4.70 4.85 4.85 5.15 5.15 5.50 5.50


Input: 2011 5.15 5.15 5.30 5.30 5.60 5.60 5.90 5.90


Input: 2016 5.35 5.30 5.50 5.45 5.80 5.75 6.10 6.05


Input: 2021 5.45 5.40 5.60 5.55 5.90 5.85 6.20 6.15


Input: 2026 5.50 5.45 5.65 5.60 5.95 5.90 6.25 6.20


Input: *from previous calculation on Nov 27


Input: -- U.S. Municipal Desk, 212-859-1650

U.S. Municipal Desk


Input: ACCESS energy futures prices add to daytime gains.

ACCESS


Input: LOS ANGELES 1996-12-05

LOS ANGELES


Input: U.S. energy futures added to floor session gains in light NYMEX ACCESS trade Thursday, as forecasts for colder temperatures in distillate-hungry Northeastern markets raised supply concerns.

U.S.

NYMEX ACCESS


Input: " The cold weather forecasts are helping right now, " a trader said.


Input: Earlier, NYMEX crude ended daytime trade 78 cents higher at $25.58 a barrel, following breakthroughs of key technical levels and reports of tighter supplies.

NYMEX


Input: Front-month heating oil firmed 0.09 cents a gallon to 75.20 cents as roughly 100 lots changed hands within the first few hours of ACCESS.

ACCESS


Input: About 112 lots were exchanged overall, traders said.


Input: NYMEX gasoline for January delivery climbed 0.12 cents a gallon to 69.80 cents as a light 33 lots traded in the nearby month and 35 moved overall.

NYMEX


Input: January crude was barely changed from its settlement, edging up one cent to $25.66 a barrel.


Input: About 350 lots were traded for January and 870 in all months.


Input: -- David Brinkerhoff, Los Angeles bureau +1 213 380 2014

David Brinkerhoff

Los Angeles


Input: U.S. blasts release of convicted bomber.

U.S.


Input: WASHINGTON 1996-12-05

WASHINGTON


Input: The United States Thursday blasted the release from a Greek prison of a Palestinian guerrilla convicted of bombing an airliner and killing a teenager in 1982, saying the move " does not make sense. "

United States

Greek

Palestinian


Input: " All of us who have been victimised by terrorists ... need to stand together against terrorists.


Input: We can't let terrorists out of jail when they are a danger to civilians all around the world, " State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said.'

State Department

Nicholas Burns


Input: Mohammed Rashid " is a terrorist who deserves to be behind bars.

Mohammed Rashid


Input: It is inexplicable to us why he would have been allowed to leave Greece before serving his just sentence ... This is an incomprehensible move.

Greece


Input: It does not make sense, " Burns told a news briefing.

Burns


Input: He spoke after Rashid left Greece Thursday on being freed from prison early for good behaviour after serving 8-1/2 years.

Rashid

Greece


Input: The Clinton administration's strong views on this subject have been conveyed to the Greek government, Burns said.

Clinton

Burns

Greek


Input: Mahammad Rashid was whisked from Korydallos maximum security prison just outside Athens to the airport where he boarded a regular Olympic Airways flight to Cairo where he would transit to Tunis and the former Palestine Liberation Organisation headquarters.

Mahammad Rashid

Korydallos

Athens

Cairo

Tunis

Olympic Airways

Palestine Liberation Organisation


Input: Rashid, 46, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a Greek court in 1992 after being convicted of premeditated murder in the mid-air bombing of a Pan American airliner in 1982.

Rashid

Greek

Pan American


Input: His sentence had been reduced to 15 years in 1993.


Input: A parole court ruled recently that Rashid could be freed after serving 8-1/2 years, with time in pre-trial detention counted towards his term, but said he must be expelled immediately from Greece.

Rashid

Greece


Input: The United States accuses Rashid of belonging to the May 15 Palestinian guerrilla group and being an accomplished student of master Palestinian bombmaker Abu Ibrahim.

United States

Rashid

Abu Ibrahim

Palestinian

Palestinian


Input: Three FBI agents who testified against Rashid during the trial, held at Korydallos prison, said they had ample evidence against Rashid for a bomb planted on a Pan American plane in Brazil in 1982 and a mid-air bomb blast on a TWA airliner approaching Athens in 1986 which killed four U.S. citizens.

FBI

Pan American

TWA

Rashid

Rashid

Korydallos

Brazil

Athens

U.S.


Input: School football player banned for slashing opponents.


Input: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. 1996-12-05

ALBUQUERQUE

N.M.


Input: A New Mexico high school football player who used razor-sharp helmet buckles to slash opponents and a referee was expelled from high school banned Thursday from competition for one year.

New Mexico


Input: Mike Cito, 17, was expelled from St Pius X High School in Albuquerque after an October game in which he used the sharpened chin strap buckles to injure two opposing players and the referee.

Mike Cito

St Pius X High School

Albuquerque


Input: One of the players need 10 stitches to a cut on his forearm.


Input: Officials said the New Mexico Activities Association decided to bar Cito from any inter-scholastic competition until next October, regardless of the school he attends.

New Mexico Activities Association

Cito


Input: Cito's father, Stephen Cito, had admitted filing the metal buckles to a fine edge, saying he did it to get even with the referee and with players who had roughed up his son in a previous game.

Cito

Stephen Cito


Input: Cyberspace squabbles overshadow copyright talks.


Input: Elif Kaban

Elif Kaban


Input: GENEVA 1996-12-06

GENEVA


Input: In a gloomy Geneva conference centre built before the dawn of the Internet, groups of staid officials made a first stab on Friday at rewriting copyright laws for the digital age.

Geneva

Internet


Input: But critics at the first government-level meeting to revise copyright laws in 25 years said the officials and legislators might as well be trying to police the ether.


Input: After four days of diplomatic wrangling over procedures, some 600 delegates from nations small and large got down to the nitty-gritty of setting the digital agenda for the first time.


Input: Cyberspace squabbles overshadowed the debate on a stack of proposals covering literary and artistic works, the rights of performers and producers of music and producers of databases.


Input: " If it goes on like this, we won't have enough time to finish all the discussions, " a frustrated Western delegate said. "


Input: They announced they will start evening sessions next week. "


Input: Attempts by copyright-based industries to ensure they get a cut from online works led to a storm of protests by Internet companies and critics who say the pacts would curb public access to online information from soccer results to stock prices.

Internet


Input: " It's not illegal to make photocopies of newspaper articles.


Input: It's fair use.


Input: We can read sports statistics or stock prices.


Input: But with the treaty, this kind of fact will be owned and subject to licensing, " said James Love, a consumer lobbyist heading the Washington-based Consumer Project on Technology.

James Love

Washington-based

Consumer Project on Technology


Input: " None of the treaties are ready to move.


Input: These people don't understand what they're doing. "


Input: At stake are billions of dollars and the future of the electronic information industry -- the coming medium for the distribution of music, films, literature, software and commerce.


Input: Supporters of the three pacts say they are only an extension of existing intellectual property rights, covered by the century-old Berne Convention.

Berne Convention


Input: But an array of opponents from the network industry to consumer, scientific and academic groups say the pacts will give sweeping powers to entertainment and copyright-based industries.


Input: A quick survey at the conference centre found few officials who had actually surfed the Internet.

Internet


Input: Mongolia's state copyright official, Gundegma Jargalshaihan, said apologetically that he had just arrived from Ulan Bator and was not aware of the details of the digital agenda.

Mongolia

Ulan Bator

Gundegma Jargalshaihan


Input: " We don't have money for Internet in Mongolia, " he added.

Internet

Mongolia


Input: Alexander Bavykin, deputy legal chief at Russia's foreign ministry, said Moscow had yet to formulate a policy on copyright in cybersppace.

Alexander Bavykin

Russia

Moscow


Input: He too had never browsed the Net.

Net


Input: " I've never tried it and why should I?


Input: There are lots of other things in this life I haven't tried either, " he said.


Input: A visit to the computer centre offering Internet services found a lone European official clicking away on his mouse.

Internet

European


Input: " Internet is a potential cash cow for copyright-based industries and we need roadmaps on the information superhighway, " said Marc Pearl, vice-president of the Information Technology Association of America, a trade association of U.S. network companies opposing the treaties.

Internet

Marc Pearl

Information Technology Association of America

U.S.


Input: " But there are a lot of dinosaurs here.


Input: People here don't understand Internet technology.

Internet


Input: Because they don't understand technology, they fear the unknown. "


Input: Before the Internet, those whose business was to protect copyrights knew where they stood.

Internet


Input: Their enemies were tangible if elusive, such as the people who pirated music cassettes.


Input: But the Internet, a global computer network where anything from music to software can be duplicated and distributed at the click of a computer mouse, has ripped up the rulebooks.

Internet


Input: Network operators said the draft laws would hold them responsible for copyright infringements in the system and expose them to multi-billion-dollar liabilities.


Input: " There are 500 million messages transmitted through the Internet everyday, " said Tim Casey of the U.S.-based MCI Communications Corporation. "

Internet

U.S.-based

Tim Casey

MCI Communications Corporation


Input: How can we control them all? "


Input: Italy evacuates 17 nuns and priests from Zaire.

Italy

Zaire


Input: ROME 1996-12-06

ROME


Input: Italy said on Friday it had evacuated 17 Roman Catholic nuns and priests from Zaire where they had been at risk from fighting between government troops and ethnic Tutsi rebels.

Italy

Zaire

Roman Catholic

Tutsi


Input: The Foreign Ministry said the 10 Europeans and seven Africans took a special flight from the Garamba national park in northern Zaire to the Ugandan capital Kampala where they were being looked after at the Italian embassy.

Foreign Ministry

Europeans

Africans

Ugandan

Italian

Garamba

Zaire

Kampala


Input: The group had travelled from their mission on the edge of the park to a landing strip to make the rendezvous, a ministry official said.


Input: The ministry said the group consisted of 13 nuns, seven Italians and six Zaireans, and four priests, two from Belgium, one from Spain and one from Zambia.

Italians

Zaireans

Belgium

Spain

Zambia


Input: Third Paris blast victim was Moroccan student.

Paris

Moroccan


Input: PARIS 1996-12-06

PARIS


Input: Moroccan Mohamed Benchaou, the third person to die after a bombing on a Paris train, was a 25-year-old student about to submit a mathematics doctorate, the Moroccan embassy said on Friday.

Moroccan

Moroccan

Mohamed Benchaou

Paris


Input: Benchaou died of his injuries on Thursday night, two days after the blast.

Benchaou


Input: A newly-married Canadian woman and a man from New Caledonia died instantly in the bomb that injured 90 others in the rush-hour train.

Canadian

New Caledonia


Input: An embassy spokesman said Benchaou, the son of a Moroccan army colonel, had been due to take his doctorate in March and hoped to become a teacher.

Benchaou

Moroccan


Input: Investigators have said the explosion bore the hallmarks of Algerian Moslem fundamentalists who staged a series of bombings last year which killed eight people and injured more than 160.

Algerian

Moslem


Input: Italian President urges separatists to turn back.

Italian


Input: MANTUA, Italy 1996-12-06

MANTUA

Italy


Input: Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro visited the symbolic heartland of the separatist Northern League on Friday and appealed to its supporters to drop their campaign for a breakaway state.

Italian

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Northern League


Input: Addressing a convention on Italian unity in Mantua, where the party has set up its own " parliament of the north ", Scalfaro made a direct appeal to what he called " my friends from the League " to work instead for federal reform.

Italian

Mantua

Scalfaro

League


Input: " It is an invitation, a commitment, a promise.


Input: Let's march together, " Scalfaro, a northerner himself, said.

Scalfaro


Input: " Help Italy to teach, to propose a capacity for strong local autonomy, for the federalism which can give new vigour to our blood.

Italy


Input: But turn back from the line you are taking now, " he said.


Input: Scalfaro was in Mantua to attend a ceremony commemorating the executions there by Austrian rulers in 1852 and 1853 of a group of Italians who had campaigned for national unity.

Scalfaro

Mantua

Austrian

Italians


Input: He was jeered and whistled at by a small group of League supporters when he arrived for a visit marked by heavy security.

League


Input: Witnesses said the protesters were outnumbered by other Italians who waved tricolour flags in the national red, white and green or shouted " Viva Italia ".

Italians

Italia


Input: The League won more than eight percent of votes at the last general election in April on a federalist platform but its leader Umberto Bossi later switched to a separatist agenda.

League

Umberto Bossi


Input: A three-day " independence " march along the Po River in September, culminating in a declaration in Venice of a self-styled " Republic of Padania ", flopped badly.

Po River

Venice

Republic of Padania


Input: Denmark's Radiometer H1 result seen flat.

Denmark


Input: COPENHAGEN 1996-12-06

COPENHAGEN


Input: A Reuter consensus survey sees medical equipment group Radiometer reporting largely unchanged earnings when it publishes first half 19996/97 results next Wednesday.

Reuter

Radiometer


Input: An average of four analysts' forecasts predicted pre-tax profit of 147.3 million crowns compared to 144.5 million in the first six months of 1995/96.


Input: They said that the group's failure to introduce new products was behind the share's weak performance in 1996, during which it has lost seven percent so far.


Input: -- Soeren Linding Jakobsen, Copenhagen newsroom +45 33969650

Soeren Linding Jakobsen

Copenhagen


Input: Moslem fundamentalists kill 19 Algerians-agency.

Moslem

Algerians


Input: PARIS 1996-12-06

PARIS


Input: Moslem fundamentalists killed 19 civilians overnight in Blida province south of Algiers, Algerian security forces said on Friday.

Moslem

Algerian

Blida

Algiers


Input: In a statement carried on the official Algerian news agency APS, the security forces said the 19 had been killed by " a group of terrorists ".

Algerian

APS


Input: Belgian police smash major drugs rings, 30 arrested.

Belgian


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-12-06

BRUSSELS


Input: Police smashed two drugs smuggling rings and arrested 30 people after a taxidriver in Spain alerted them to a suitcase of heroin left in his cab, Belgian police said on Friday.

Spain

Belgian


Input: Police seized dozens of kilos of heroin with a street value of hundreds of millions of Belgian francs, a public prosecutor's office spokesman in the port city of Antwerp said.

Belgian

Antwerp


Input: He said a 24-year-old Belgian woman left a suitcase containing 13 kg (29 lb) of heroin in a taxi in Barcelona.

Belgian

Barcelona


Input: The taxidriver alerted police who arrested a 33-year-old Turkish man when he came to pick up the suitcase at a lost luggage office.

Turkish


Input: The woman was later arrested in Belgium.

Belgium


Input: She and the Turkish man smuggled heroin from Turkey to Antwerp from where it was taken to Spain, France and Germany by others, the spokesman said.

Turkish

Turkey

Antwerp

Spain

France

Germany


Input: He said 14 people were arrested in Belgium and 16 others in other European nations after an investigation lasting nearly a year.

Belgium

European


Input: ($1=32.14 Belgian Franc)

Belgian


Input: Port conditions update-Lloyds Shipping.

Lloyds Shipping


Input: GREECE, Dec 5-Greek port workers called off a strike which had kept the country's ports closed, giving the government until Feb 1 to introduce a promised bonus scheme.

GREECE

Greek


Input: German Jan-August coffee imports detailed.

German


Input: HAMBURG 1996-12-06

HAMBURG


Input: German net green coffee imports from outside the EU totalled 7.73 million bags in January-August compared with 7.66 million in the year-ago period, the DKV coffee association said.

German

EU

DKV


Input: Imports of 1.04 million bags in August were down from 1.08 million in August 1995 but up from 992,860 bags in July 1996.


Input: Colombia shipped 198,226 bags in August after 164,185 in July, El Salvador 160,553 (129,184), Indonesia 72,218 (78,959), Ethiopia 69,252 (60,456) and Kenya 63,969 (60,043).

Colombia

El Salvador

Indonesia

Ethiopia

Kenya


Input: Brazil was in seventh position with 54,333 bags (29,055).

Brazil


Input: -- Hamburg newsroom +49-40-41903275

Hamburg


Input: Munich Re says to split stock.

Munich Re


Input: MUNICH, Germany 1996-12-06

MUNICH

Germany


Input: Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, the world's largest reinsurer, said on Friday it expected to switch its shares to a lower par value by September 1997 at the earliest.

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG


Input: The group, known as Munich Re, plans to seek approval for the move at its shareholders' meeting today.

Munich Re


Input: The company said the switch would probably become effective in September.


Input: The planned 10-for-one stock split would reduce the par value of Munich Re's shares to five marks from 50, causing their price to drop to around one tenth of the present value.

Munich Re


Input: Munich Re's registered shares, part of the blue-chip DAX index, were trading at 3,710 marks on Friday.

Munich Re

DAX


Input: -- Frankfurt Newsroom, +49 69 756525

Frankfurt Newsroom


Input: EU experts postpone talks on rice area aid.

EU


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-12-06

BRUSSELS


Input: European Union rice experts on Thursday postponed discussion on area aid payments to rice producers because the documents were not available in all the EU languages, an EU offcial said on Friday.

European Union

EU

EU


Input: " The discussion in the experts group had to be postponed because the documents needed to be translated into the official languages and the item will be on next week's agenda, " the offcial said.


Input: European rice producers are due to get compensatory area aid payments similar to those paid to cereal producers because of cuts in intervention prices.

European


Input: -- Brussels Newsroom 32 2 287 6800

Brussels Newsroom


Input: Frankfurt dollar fix 1.5338 marks.

Frankfurt


Input: FRANKFURT 1996-12-06

FRANKFURT


Input: The dollar was fixed at 1.5338 marks in Frankfurt on Friday, after 1.5607 marks on Thursday.

Frankfurt


Input: There was no Bundesbank intervention.

Bundesbank


Input: John Lewis UK store sales up 4.5% in week.

John Lewis

UK


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: The John Lewis Partnership said its UK department store sales rose 4.5 percent in the week to November 30 compared with the same week a year earlier.

John Lewis

UK


Input: In the 18 weeks to November 30, sales were up 13.6 percent year-on-year.


Input: Total sales, including the Waitrose supermarket chain, rose 5.8 percent in the week and were up 11.4 percent in the 18-week period.

Waitrose


Input: -- Rosemary Bennett, London Newsroom 44 171 542 2774

Rosemary Bennett

London Newsroom


Input: Timah at 15.625 in London at 0931 GMT.

Timah

London

GMT


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: PT Tambang Timah was traded at $15.625 per GDR in London on Friday at around 0931 GMT.

PT Tambang Timah

London

GMT


Input: It recorded a low of $15.625 and a high of $15.725.


Input: Its previous close on Thursday was $15.80.


Input: One Global Depository Receipt represents 10 common shares.


Input: -- Jakarta newsroom +6221 384-6364

Jakarta


Input: British " Euro-sceptic " says Clarke should resign.

British

Euro-sceptic

Clarke


Input: LONDON 1996-12-06

LONDON


Input: A " Euro-sceptic " member of the ruling Conservative party said on Thursday British finance minister Kenneth Clarke had to resign to prevent the party disintegrating over the issue of a single European currency.

Euro-sceptic

British

European

Conservative

Kenneth Clarke


Input: Member of Parliament Tony Marlow said the resignation of the chancellor of the exchequer was the only way to make the Conservatives electable in a general election which must take place by May next year.

Tony Marlow


Input: " We have a divided and split Cabinet.

Cabinet


Input: This cannot endure, " Marlow told BBC television's Newsnight programme on Thursday. "

Marlow

BBC

Newsnight


Input: It is not sustainable.


Input: Kenneth Clarke has to go.

Kenneth Clarke


Input: If he doesn't resign, the prime minister has got to fire him. "


Input: Marlow's comment come on the heels of speculation that Clarke had threatened to resign if the government changed its " wait and see " policy on a single currency and declared it would not sign up for the currency in the next Parliament.

Marlow

Clarke


Input: Clarke denied on Thursday he had threatened to resign and said his position on the single currency was in tune with that of Prime Minister John Major.

Clarke

John Major


Input: Major told parliament on Thursday he would keep his options open on single-currency membership.

Major


Input: His statement was interpreted as a significant victory for Clarke and fellow pro-European Michael Heseltine, deputy prime minister.

Clarke

Michael Heseltine

pro-European


Input: Pro-European Conservative MP Edwina Currie told the BBC that if Clarke resigned, other ministers would go with him.

Pro-European

Conservative

BBC

Edwina Currie

Clarke


Input: Court ejects head of Australian child-sex inquiry.

Australian


Input: CANBERRA 1996-12-06

CANBERRA


Input: The Australian opposition on Friday demanded a high-powered investigation into paedophilia in the Australian diplomatic service after the federal court forced the head of the existing inquiry to stand aside.

Australian

Australian


Input: The court said inquiry head Chris Hunt might be biased, since he privately told a newspaper he had turned up no major evidence of paedophile activity, even though he still had months' of investigation before him.

Chris Hunt


Input: " Today we are left with a ruinous wreck beyond salvage and a continuing pall of doubt and suspicion hanging over our diplomatic service, " opposition foreign affairs spokesman Laurie Brereton said.

Laurie Brereton


Input: But the government responded by pressing ahead with the original inquiry, established in May, appointing a new head to lead it.


Input: Critics say that if there were many paedophiles in senior posts in the Foreign Affairs Department then a secret inquiry would be open to internal influence and would become a public service whitewash.

Foreign Affairs Department


Input: Accordingly, they demand an open investigation.


Input: A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said the appointment of a new inquiry head, administrative law expert Pamela O'Neil, showed the government's commitment to pursue the matter.

Foreign Affairs

Alexander Downer

Pamela O'Neil


Input: A report is due in May next year.


Input: One Australian diplomat has been prosecuted this year for having sex with a Cambodian boy under 16 but was acquitted.

Australian

Cambodian


Input: Police have investigated others.


Input: A newspaper reported allegations in April that diplomats had directed Australian government aid to certain foreign orphanages to secure sex with children.

Australian


Input: Australian hitman killed wrong victim.

Australian


Input: SYDNEY 1996-12-06

SYDNEY


Input: An Australian hitman who went to the wrong house and killed the wrong man was sentenced to 20 years jail on Friday.

Australian


Input: Paul Crofts, 33, and an accomplice were contracted to shoot a man, identified only as Tony, in the leg to punish him for his misconduct with a female friend of the contractor, the New South Wales Supreme Court was told.

Paul Crofts

Tony

New South Wales Supreme Court


Input: But in February 1993 Leszic Betcher, was shot and killed after answering a knock at the door of his Sydney home. "

Leszic Betcher

Sydney


Input: The inference from all the material is that the marauders had come to the wrong house, " Judge Michael Grove said.

Michael Grove


Input: In sentencing Crofts, who pleaded guilty, Grove took into account his " mildly retarded " intellectual state, which placed him in the lowest two percent of the population.

Crofts

Grove


Input: Grove said Betcher was " not only the victim of a horrendous crime, but his death was brought about in circumstances of an equally ghastly error on the part of the prisoner and his accomplices ".

Grove

Betcher


Input: The unnamed accomplice was earlier sentenced to 20 years in prison.


Input: NZ's Bolger says Nats to meet NZ First on Sunday.

NZ

Bolger

Nats

NZ First


Input: WELLINGTON 1996-12-06

WELLINGTON


Input: New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger, emerging from coalition talks with the nationalist New Zealand First party on Friday afternoon, said National and NZ First would meet again on Sunday.

New Zealand

Jim Bolger

New Zealand First

National

NZ First


Input: Bolger said he expected a government to be formed by Thursday.

Bolger


Input: NZ's Peters says Nat, Lab talks at similar stage.

NZ

Peters

Nat

Lab


Input: WELLINGTON 1996-12-06

WELLINGTON


Input: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters on Friday said coalition talks with the National and Labour parties were at a similar level of completion.

New Zealand First

National

Labour

Winston Peters


Input: Peters left a meeting between NZ First and National negotiators to spend 20 minutes speaking to Labour leader Helen Clark.

Peters

Helen Clark

NZ First

National

Labour


Input: He told Reuters he had needed to speak to her before she left Wellington later on Friday.

Reuters

Wellington


Input: Peters said the talks with Labour and National had reached " about the same level of completion, and that's good ".

Peters

Labour

National


Input: RTRS-Australian MP John Langmore formally resigns.

RTRS

Australian

John Langmore


Input: CANBERRA 1996-12-06

CANBERRA


Input: Australian parliamentarian John Langmore has formally resigned from his lower house seat, the office of House of Representatives speaker Bob Halverson said on Friday.

Australian

John Langmore

Bob Halverson

House of Representatives


Input: " Halverson announced that he had received today from Mr John Vance Langmore, a letter resigning his place as member of the House of Representatives for the electoral division of Fraser in the Australian Capital Territory, " his office said in a statement.

Halverson

John Vance Langmore

Fraser

House of Representatives

Australian Capital Territory


Input: Halverson was considering possible dates for the by-election, his office said.

Halverson


Input: Langmore, 57, announced in November that he intended to resign from parliament to take up a position as Australia's senior representative at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Langmore

Australia

New York

United Nations


Input: He played an active role at the U.N. social development conference in Copenhagen last year and has co-authored articles with U.N. development programme officer Inge Kaul.

U.N.

U.N.

Copenhagen

Inge Kaul


Input: Langmore, a persistent campaigner for interventionist economic policy, has been Labor member for Fraser since 1984.

Langmore

Fraser

Labor


Input: He was senior private secretary to the employment and industrial relations minister from 1983 to 1984 and was economic advisor to then treasurer Paul Keating in 1983.

Paul Keating


Input: His previous posts include assistant director of the national planning office of Papua New Guinea from 1969 to 1973.

Papua New Guinea


Input: -- Canberra Bureau 61-6 273-2730

Canberra


Input: Burmese students march out of campus again.

Burmese


Input: RANGOON 1996-12-06

RANGOON


Input: A group of Burmese students on Friday marched out of the Yangon Institute of Technology (YIT) in the northern outskirts of Rangoon and moved toward the University of Yangon about six km (four miles) away, witnesses said.

Burmese

Yangon Institute of Technology

YIT

University of Yangon

Rangoon


Input: The witnesses could not give exact numbers of those taking part in the march or any other details immediately.


Input: On Monday and Tuesday, students from the YIT and the university launched street protests against what they called unfair handling by police of a brawl between some of their colleagues and restaurant owners in October.

YIT


Input: The protests culminated at dawn on Tuesday with several hundred of the student protesters being detained briefly by police near the central Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon.

Shwe Dagon

Rangoon


Input: They were later released.


Input: On Friday, some students told Reuters that they were still dissatisfied with the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council's (SLORC) handling of their demands.

Reuters

State Law and Order Restoration Council

SLORC


Input: They said they wanted to organise independent unions on university campuses and demanded that details of the punishment of policemen who allegedly manhandled some students at the October brawl be published in newspapers.


Input: Thai rice vessels loading and movements at Dec 06.

Thai


Input: BANGKOK 1996-11-29

BANGKOK


Input: The Thai Commerce Ministry detailed rice loading at Thai ports as follows (in tonnes):

Thai

Thai

Commerce Ministry


Input: Vessel Date of Arrival Quantity Destination


Input: Iran Sabr 19/11/96 9,000 Iran

Iran Sabr

Iran


Input: Princess of Loine 19/11/96 10,000 Philippines

Princess of Loine

Philippines


Input: Deligst 20/11/96 5,500 Indonesia

Deligst

Indonesia


Input: Seagramd ace 20/11/96 5,000 Japan

Seagramd ace

Japan


Input: Lucky Emdldm 20/11/96 5,000 Japan

Lucky Emdldm

Japan


Input: Algoa Day 21/11/96 6,000 Africa

Algoa Day

Africa


Input: Sangthai Glory 22/11/96 3,000 Singapore

Sangthai Glory

Singapore


Input: Myos Yang 5 22/11/96 4,000 Indonesia

Myos Yang

Indonesia


Input: Budisuryana 22/11/96 3,800 Malaysia

Budisuryana

Malaysia


Input: King Ace 22/11/96 5,000 Japan

King Ace

Japan


Input: Tong Shun 25/11/96 3,000 Vietnam

Tong Shun

Vietnam


Input: But 2 27/11/96 5,000 Burma

But

Burma


Input: -- Bangkok newsroom (662) 652-0642

Bangkok


Input: Chinese girl nearly dies from cigarette smoke.

Chinese


Input: SHANGHAI 1996-12-06

SHANGHAI


Input: A five-year-old girl in the east China city of Tianjin choked and almost died from cigarette smoke at her grandfather's birthday with relatives smoking for hours in a small room, the Wen Hui Bao newspaper said on Friday.

China

Tianjin

Wen Hui Bao


Input: The newspaper said the girl was rushed to hospital and found to be having extreme difficulty breathing.


Input: It said eight of the people at the party, including the girl's father, immediately announced they would give up smoking.


Input: South Korean won closes down on import settlements.

South Korean


Input: SEOUL 1996-12-06

SEOUL


Input: The won slid against the U.S. unit on Friday as players prepared for Monday's import settlement needs, traders said.

U.S.


Input: The won ended at 831.00, slightly down from an opening of 830.60.


Input: It ranged between 830.20 and 831.40.


Input: " A sale of about $60 million by Hyundai Heavy pushed the dollar down earlier in the day, but Monday's import needs helped it recover, " said a Koram Bank dealer.

Hyundai Heavy

Koram Bank


Input: Dealers said the dollar/yen's movement on the world market would continue to set the trend for the dollar/won next week.


Input: Foreign planes to land in China's popular Guilin.

China

Guilin


Input: BEIJING 1996-12-06

BEIJING


Input: China's tourist spot of Guilin in the southern region of Guangxi will open its airport to foreign aircraft, the Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

China

Guilin

Guangxi

Xinhua


Input: An assessment group made up of the State Council's Port Office, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the General Administration of Customs and other authorities had granted the airport permission to handle foreign aircraft, Xinhua said.

State Council

Civil Aviation Administration of China

General Administration of Customs

Xinhua


Input: " The move is expected to give a shot in the arm to the economic expansion of Guangxi and southwest China as a whole, " the agency said but gave no further details.

Guangxi

China


Input: Guilin is well known for its mountain and river scenery and is one of China's most popular tourist destinations.

Guilin

China


Input: EPA says economic assessment unchanged by GDP data.

EPA


Input: TOKYO 1996-12-06

TOKYO


Input: Japan's Economic Planning Agency has not changed its view that the economy is gradually recovering, despite relatively weak gross domestic product figures released on Tuesday, EPA Vice Minister Shimpei Nukaya told reporters on Friday.

Japan

Economic Planning Agency

EPA

Shimpei Nukaya


Input: He said the GDP growth was weak but that this reflected the economy between July and September and did not take into account more recent data.


Input: When asked about the outlook for the fiscal year beginning in April, Nukaya said the economy may slow down in the early part of the fiscal year due to a planned consumption tax hike, but that would be only temporary.

Nukaya


Input: The consumption tax will be raised to five percent from three percent from April 1.


Input: Sangetsu-96/97 parent forecast.

Sangetsu


Input: TOKYO 1996-12-06

TOKYO


Input: Year to March 31, 1997


Input: (in billions of yen unless specified)


Input: LATEST ACTUAL


Input: (Parent) FORECAST YEAR-AGO


Input: Sales 128.00 117.56


Input: Current 12.00 9.94


Input: Net 6.20 5.36


Input: EPS 143.56 yen 127.64 yen


Input: Ord div 30.00 yen 30.00 yen


Input: NOTE-Sangetsu Co Ltd is a trader specialising in interiors.

Sangetsu Co Ltd


Input: Bre-X, Barrick said to continue Busang talks.

Bre-X

Barrick

Busang


Input: K.T. Arasu

K.T. Arasu


Input: JAKARTA 1996-12-06

JAKARTA


Input: Canada's Bre-X Minerals Ltd and Barrick Gold Corp are to continue negotiations to hammer out a partnership agreement to develop the spectacular Busang gold find in Indonesia, sources close to the talks said on Friday.

Canada

Busang

Indonesia

Bre-X Minerals Ltd

Barrick Gold Corp


Input: " The negotiations will be held both in Toronto and in Jakarta, " one source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters.

Toronto

Jakarta

Reuters


Input: Another source said most of the key negotiators from both Bre-X and Barrick had returned to Toronto, but declined to say if there had been any progress in their negotiations.

Bre-X

Barrick

Toronto


Input: Both sources said Bre-X and Barrick did not hold talks on Thursday with Mines and Energy Ministry Secretary-General Umar Said, who is coordinating the negotiations over the Busang find in East Kalimantan.

Bre-X

Barrick

Mines and Energy Ministry

Umar Said

Busang

East Kalimantan


Input: The first source also said Bre-X had until December 21 to submit to the Indonesian Mines and Energy Ministry a feasibility study on the central region of the Busang property, estimated to contain 2.6 million ounces of gold.

Bre-X

Indonesian Mines and Energy Ministry

Busang


Input: The richest parts of the property to the north and south of the central region have been estimated by Bre-X to contain 57 million ounces of gold.

Bre-X


Input: " Bre-X is expected to complete the feasibility report by December 16 and submit it to the government before the December 21 deadline, " the source said.

Bre-X


Input: He said Bre-X would then formally seek the permission of the Indonesian government to begin construction to develop Busang's central region, which might take up to two years.

Bre-X

Indonesian

Busang


Input: The source declined to say if there had been any progress in the talks between Bre-X and Barrick.

Bre-X

Barrick


Input: " This is a huge project ...


Input: we are not selling furniture, and Bre-X has 13,000 shareholders to answer to, " the source said.

Bre-X


Input: " While there has been some agreement in principle on some issues, there are still others such as procedures and mechanisms that needed to be sorted out, " he added.


Input: The source said no new deadline had been set by the Mines and Energy Ministry for Bre-X and Barrick to strike a deal.

Mines and Energy Ministry

Bre-X

Barrick


Input: The Ministry had given the companies until December 4 to complete a partnership deal, and advised Bre-X to take a 25 percent stake and Barrick 75 percent to develop the property.

Bre-X

Barrick


Input: " As far as I am aware, there's been no new deadline, " the source said.


Input: The Ministry's Umar said on Thursday that both Bre-X and Barrick had responded positively to a government letter recommending a 25-75 split in the Busang gold property.

Umar

Bre-X

Barrick

Busang


Input: The government also wants 10 percent of the property.


Input: Umar said the government had yet to receive a formal reply from the companies.

Umar


Input: He had said earlier that if the two companies failed to reach a partnership agreement, the government would explore other ways to expedite development of the Busang find.

Busang


Input: Bre-X has a partnership deal with PT Panutan Duta of the Panutan Group run by President Suharto's eldest son, Sigit Harjojudanto, under which Panutan would receive $40 million over 40 months plus a 10 percent stake Busang's richest parts.

Bre-X

PT Panutan Duta

Panutan Group

Suharto

Sigit Harjojudanto

Panutan

Busang


Input: Barrick has teamed up with a construction company in the Citra Group of Suharto's eldest daughter, Siti Hardianti Rukmana, in what Barrick had said was a partnership " to prepare us for a potential mining development project ".

Barrick

Citra Group

Barrick

Suharto

Siti Hardianti Rukmana


Input: Honda RV exceeds sales target.

Honda RV


Input: TOKYO 1996-12-06

TOKYO


Input: Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Friday that it had received 15,000 domestic orders for its S-MX recreational vehicle in the first two weeks after its launch.

Honda Motor Co Ltd

S-MX


Input: Honda launched the S-MX light minivan, featuring cubic body styling, on November 22 with a monthly sales target of 5,000 units.

Honda

S-MX


Input: A version with lower road clearance and front and rear spoilers accounted for two-thirds of the sales.


Input: FEATURE-Singapore sees prestige in hosting WTO.

Singapore

WTO


Input: Ramthan Hussain

Ramthan Hussain


Input: SINGAPORE 1996-12-06

SINGAPORE


Input: Singapore's winning campaign to host the World Trade Organisation (WTO)'s first ministerial meeting reflected its ambition to play a key role in shaping global free trade, the lifeblood of its economy, analysts said.

Singapore

World Trade Organisation

WTO


Input: " As one of the world's most externally oriented economies, Singapore has a disproportionately large stake in the WTO, " said Desmond Supple, economist at research house I.D.E.A.

Singapore

WTO

I.D.E.A

Desmond Supple


Input: " Singapore stands to benefit more than most from continued global trade liberalisation as trade is the engine of its growth, accounting for nearly three times its gross domestic product. "

Singapore


Input: The city-state met U.S. opposition two years ago in its bid to host the meeting, expected to gather 4,000 officials from 160 countries from December 9 to 13.

U.S.


Input: In a stand some analysts linked to controversy over Singapore's caning of an American teenager for vandalism, then-U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor had said the meeting ought to be held where the WTO was going to be headquartered.

Singapore

American

then-U.S.

Mickey Kantor

WTO


Input: That would have meant Geneva.

Geneva


Input: But Singapore had the support of other WTO members.

Singapore

WTO


Input: Derek da Cunha, senior fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (ISEAS), said Singapore's hosting of the conference " carries a great deal of symbolism for the city-state, underscoring its commitment to free trade and its trading links across the globe. "

Derek da Cunha

Institute of Policy Studies

ISEAS

Singapore


Input: There is the international prestige Singapore would enjoy, but " more importantly there is a genuine national interest in fostering better global free trade and an open market ", said Tan Kong Yam, head of Business Policy at the National University of Singapore.

Singapore

Tan Kong Yam

National University of Singapore


Input: At the ministerial meeting, trade ministers will review the work of the WTO and the implementation of the Uruguay Round free trade commitments under its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

WTO

Uruguay Round

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GATT


Input: In June, the WTO hailed Singapore for its open market policies but the European Union and other trading powers called on Singapore to speed up the opening of its services sector.

WTO

European Union

Singapore

Singapore


Input: Supple said the struggle that Singapore had to wage in vying to host the meeting would be repeated during the talks.

Supple

Singapore


Input: " There is tension at every step of the way, " since a battle line between the West and developing countries has been drawn over the issue of linking trade liberalisation with labour rights, he said.

West


Input: Supple said hosting the meeting carried prestige for Singapore, " however, this is quite intangible as the prestige factor may not necessarily lead to any additional investment and trade flows to this region. "

Supple

Singapore


Input: From a commercial point of view, the meeting would be good for Singapore's tourism industry, Tan said.

Singapore

Tan


Input: A large part of Singapore's workforce would be mobilised to ensure the meeting would run without a glitch but the average Singaporean " would probably not be too concerned about some of the issues, " Tan said.

Singapore

Singaporean

Tan


Input: " But the more educated public will realise that these kind of things are important for Singapore as a small economy. "

Singapore


Input: Supple said any political gains the Singapore government would get from the WTO meeting -- ahead of a general election due by April 1997 -- would depend on how successful it was in pushing its economic agenda.

Supple

Singapore

WTO


Input: " If there are any movements toward freer trade, then Singapore's economy and the electorate would gain, " he said. "

Singapore


Input: But I don't think it would be wise to play up the political aspect of this.


Input: I think political issues will take secondary importance to all these economic issues that will be displayed. "


Input: Japan NTT says hopes to start int'l business soon.

Japan

NTT


Input: TOKYO 1996-12-06

TOKYO


Input: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) said on Friday that it hopes to move into the international telecommunications business as soon as possible following the government's decision to split NTT into three firms under a holding company.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp

NTT

NTT


Input: " We hope to start international telephone business as soon as possible, " a company official told Reuters.

Reuters


Input: The official said the latest government decision to split the company under a holding company would allow flexibility in NTT's international phone business.

NTT


Input: Earlier, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Hisao Horinouchi told a news conference the government plans to split NTT into three firms under a holding company, but did not specify when the restructuring would likely take effect.

Hisao Horinouchi

NTT


Input: One of the three new companies will be a long-distance operator and the other two will be local-call operators, Horinouchi said.

Horinouchi


Input: One of the local firms will operate in west Japan and the other in east Japan, he added.

Japan

Japan


Input: The long-distance operator will offer international services, Horinouchi said.

Horinouchi


Input: The NTT official said the timing of the planned split-up was uncertain because more discussions by government officials were required.

NTT


Input: Ahold launches Asian food discount stores.

Ahold

Asian


Input: ZAANDAM, Netherlands 1996-12-06

ZAANDAM

Netherlands


Input: Dutch supermarkets group Ahold NV said on Friday it had launched a second food store format for Asian consumers today, opening 16 BILO food discount stores in Malaysia.

Dutch

Asian

Ahold NV

BILO

Malaysia


Input: The BILO stores are located in Malysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and in the country's second city Johor Bahru.

BILO

Malysia

Kuala Lumpur

Johor Bahru


Input: The discount price format store BILO is to complement Ahold's full service supermarket TOPS, recently launched in Asia.

BILO

Ahold

TOPS

Asia


Input: " In the coming five to ten years, Ahold plans to open many more stores of both formats, making TOPS and BILO household names in the region, " Ahold said in a statement.

Ahold

TOPS

BILO

Ahold


Input: As well as its activities in Asia, Dutch retail group Ahold has a strong presence in Europe, in the U.S. and the company recently announced a joint venture agreement in Brazil.

Asia

Europe

U.S.

Brazil

Dutch

Ahold


Input: Ahold has annualised sales of approximately US$ 24 billion, and employs 180,000 people worldwide.

Ahold

US$


Input: -- Amsterdam newsroom +31 20 504 5000, Fax +31 20 504 504

Amsterdam


Input: ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SUPER G WINNER PROFILE.

WORLD CUP


Input: VAIL, Colorado 1996-12-07

VAIL

Colorado


Input: Profile of the winner of Saturday's women's World Cup super G race:

World Cup


Input: Name: Svetlana Gladishiva

Svetlana Gladishiva


Input: Age: 25


Input: Nation: Russia

Russia


Input: Previous World Cup victories: None

World Cup


Input: Other Facts: Gladishiva won a silver medal in super G at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics and a bronze medal in downhill at the 1991 World Championships.

Gladishiva

Lillehammer

Winter Olympics

World Championships


Input: ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SUPER G RESULTS.

WORLD CUP


Input: VAIL, Colorado 1996-12-07

VAIL

Colorado


Input: Provisional results from


Input: Saturday's women's World Cup super G race:

World Cup


Input: 1. Svetlana Gladishiva (Russia) one minute 17.76 seconds

Svetlana Gladishiva

Russia


Input: 2. Pernila Wiberg (Sweden) 1:17.97

Pernila Wiberg

Sweden


Input: 3. Carole Montillet (France) 1:18.11

Carole Montillet

France


Input: 4. Hilde Gerg (Germany) 1:18.15

Hilde Gerg

Germany


Input: 5. Isolde Kostner (Italy) 1:18.19

Isolde Kostner

Italy


Input: 6. Warwara Zelenskaja (Russia) 1:18.21

Warwara Zelenskaja

Russia


Input: 7. Madlen Brigger-Summermatter (Switzerland) 1:18.23

Madlen Brigger-Summermatter

Switzerland


Input: 8. Florence Masnada (France) 1:18.31

Florence Masnada

France


Input: 9. Katja Seizinger (Germany) 1:18.32

Katja Seizinger

Germany


Input: 10= Martina Ertl (Germany) 1:18.48

Martina Ertl

Germany


Input: 10= Stefanie Schuster (Austria) 1:18.48

Stefanie Schuster

Austria


Input: 12. Bibiana Perez (Italy) 1:18.52

Bibiana Perez

Italy


Input: 13. Barbara Merlin (Italy) 1:18.67

Barbara Merlin

Italy


Input: 14. Sybille Brauner (Germany) 1:18.81

Sybille Brauner

Germany


Input: 15. Katharina Gutensohn (Germany) 1:18.92

Katharina Gutensohn

Germany


Input: 16. Leatitia Dalloz (France) 1:18.96

Leatitia Dalloz

France


Input: 17. Renate Goetschl (Austria) 1:18.98

Renate Goetschl

Austria


Input: 18. Marianne Brechu (France) 1:19.02

Marianne Brechu

France


Input: 19. Heidi Zurbriggen (Switzerland) 1:19.03

Heidi Zurbriggen

Switzerland


Input: 20. Spela Bracun (Slovenia) 1:19.07

Spela Bracun

Slovenia


Input: 21. Shannon Nobis (U.S.) 1:19.08

Shannon Nobis

U.S.


Input: 22= Regine Cavagnoud (France) 1:19.21

Regine Cavagnoud

France


Input: 22= Anita Wachter (Austria) 1:19.21

Anita Wachter

Austria


Input: 24. Megan Gerety (U.S.) 1:19.39

Megan Gerety

U.S.


Input: 25. Hilary Lindh (U.S.) 1:19.41

Hilary Lindh

U.S.


Input: 26= Catherine Borghi (Switzerland) 1:19.44

Catherine Borghi

Switzerland


Input: 26= Michaela Dorfmeister (Austria) 1:19.44

Michaela Dorfmeister

Austria


Input: 28. Alexandra Meissnitzer (Austria) 1:19.53

Alexandra Meissnitzer

Austria


Input: 29. Ingeborg Helen Marken (Norway) 1:19.54

Ingeborg Helen Marken

Norway


Input: 30. Monika Tschirky (Switzerland) 1:19.60

Monika Tschirky

Switzerland


Input: The results were declared official.


Input: ALPINE SKIING-GLADISHIVA WINS WORLD CUP SUPER G.

SKIING-GLADISHIVA

WORLD CUP


Input: VAIL, Colorado 1996-12-07

VAIL

Colorado


Input: Svetlana Gladishiva of Russia won the women's World Cup Super G race on Saturday.

Svetlana Gladishiva

Russia

World Cup


Input: Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden finished second and Carole Montillet of France came in third, according to provisional results.

Pernilla Wiberg

Carole Montillet

Sweden

France


Input: GOLF-THIRD ROUND OF JCPENNEY CLASSIC WASHED OUT.

JCPENNEY CLASSIC


Input: TARPON SPRINGS, Florida 1996-12-07

TARPON SPRINGS

Florida


Input: Heavy rains on Saturday washed out the third round of the $1.5 million JCPenney Classic at the Innisbrook Hilton Resort.

JCPenney Classic

Innisbrook Hilton Resort


Input: Officials said the tournament would be reduced to 54 holes for the first time in its 37-year history.


Input: The final round of the special event, which pairs players from the PGA and LPGA Tours, will be played in the alternate shot format on Sunday.

PGA

LPGA


Input: The duo of Pat Hurst and Scott McCarron were tied for the lead with the team of Donna Andrews and Mike Hulbert at 13-under-par 129 through 36 holes.

Pat Hurst

Scott McCarron

Donna Andrews

Mike Hulbert


Input: The tandem of reigning U.S. Amateur champions Kelli Kuehne and Tiger Woods were another shot back at 12-under 130.

U.S.

Kelli Kuehne

Tiger Woods


Input: Defending champions Beth Daniel and Davis Love will start the final round six shots off the pace.

Beth Daniel

Davis Love


Input: ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN'S DOWNHILL WINNER PROFILE.


Input: VAIL, Colorado 1996-12-07

VAIL

Colorado


Input: Profile of the winner of Saturday's women's World Cup downhill race:

World Cup


Input: Name: Renate Goetschl

Renate Goetschl


Input: Age: 20


Input: Nation: Austria

Austria


Input: Previous victories (two): slalom, Lillehammer Norway, 1993; super G, Flachau, Austria, 1995.

Lillehammer

Norway

Flachau

Austria


Input: Other facts: As a qualifier for the 1993 World Cup finals through Europa Cup results, 16-year-old Goetschl won the slalom to become history's youngest World Cup victor.

1993 World Cup

Europa Cup

World Cup

Goetschl


Input: ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP STANDINGS.

WORLD CUP


Input: VAIL, Colorado 1996-12-07

VAIL

Colorado


Input: Women's World Cup

World Cup


Input: standings after Saturday's downhill race:


Input: Downhill Standings


Input: 1. Katja Seizinger (Germany) 180 points

Katja Seizinger

Germany


Input: 2. Renate Goetschl (Austria) 132

Renate Goetschl

Austria


Input: 3. Carole Montillet (France) 86

Carole Montillet

France


Input: 4. Pernilla Wiberg (Sweden) 75

Pernilla Wiberg

Sweden


Input: 5. Heidi Zurbriggen (Switzerland) 69

Heidi Zurbriggen

Switzerland


Input: 6. Regina Haeusl (Germany) 66

Regina Haeusl

Germany


Input: 7. Alexandra Meissnitzer (Austria) 65

Alexandra Meissnitzer

Austria


Input: 8. Isolde Kostner (Italy) 60

Isolde Kostner

Italy


Input: 9. Ingeborg Helen Markein (Norway) 58

Ingeborg Helen Markein

Norway


Input: 10= Megan Gerety (U.S.) 51

Megan Gerety

U.S.


Input: 10= Warwara Zelenskaja (Russia) 51

Warwara Zelenskaja

Russia


Input: 10= Florence Masnada (France) 51

Florence Masnada

France


Input: 13= Picabo Street (U.S.) 50

Picabo Street

U.S.


Input: 13= Stefanie Schuster (Austria) 50

Stefanie Schuster

Austria


Input: 15. Miriam Vogt (Germany) 47

Miriam Vogt

Germany


Input: 16. Bibiana Perez (Italy) 45

Bibiana Perez

Italy


Input: 17. Hilde Gerg (Germany) 42

Hilde Gerg

Germany


Input: 18. Barbara Merlin (Germany) 38

Barbara Merlin

Germany


Input: 19= Kate Pace Lindsay (Canada) 23

Kate Pace Lindsay

Canada


Input: 19= Svetlana Gladishiva (Russia) 23

Svetlana Gladishiva

Russia


Input: 19= Regine Cavagnoud (France) 23

Regine Cavagnoud

France


Input: Overall women's World Cup standings leaders after

World Cup


Input: Saturday's downhill and super G races:


Input: 1. Katja Seizinger (Germany) 414 points

Katja Seizinger

Germany


Input: 2. Pernilla Wiberg (Sweden) 353

Pernilla Wiberg

Sweden


Input: 3. Hide Gerg (Germany) 276

Hide Gerg

Germany


Input: 4. Anita Wachter (Austria) 180

Anita Wachter

Austria


Input: 5. Isolde Kostner (Italy) 157

Isolde Kostner

Italy


Input: 6. Heidi Zurbriggen (Switzerland) 153

Heidi Zurbriggen

Switzerland


Input: 7. Warwara Zelenskaja (Russia) 151

Warwara Zelenskaja

Russia


Input: 8= Renate Goetschl (Austria) 146

Renate Goetschl

Austria


Input: 8= Carole Montillet (France) 146

Carole Montillet

France


Input: 10. Svetlana Gladishiva (Russia) 137

Svetlana Gladishiva

Russia


Input: 11. Florence Masnada (France) 133

Florence Masnada

France


Input: 12. Deborah Compagnoni (Italy) 120

Deborah Compagnoni

Italy


Input: 13. Martina Ertl (Germany) 119

Martina Ertl

Germany


Input: 14. Alexandra Meissnitzer (Austria)118

Alexandra Meissnitzer


Input: 15. Urska Horvat (Slovenia) 108

Urska Horvat

Slovenia


Input: 16= Claudia Riegler (New Zealand) 100

Claudia Riegler

New Zealand


Input: 16= Sabina Panzanini (Italy) 100

Sabina Panzanini

Italy


Input: 18. Barbara Merlin (Italy) 92

Barbara Merlin

Italy


Input: 19. Stefanie Schuster (Austria) 89

Stefanie Schuster

Austria


Input: 20. Miriam Vogt (Germany) 76

Miriam Vogt

Germany


Input: Super G standings:

Super G


Input: 1. Pernilla Wiberg (Sweden) 180

Pernilla Wiberg

Sweden


Input: 2. Hilde Gerg (Germany) 130

Hilde Gerg

Germany


Input: 3. Svetland Gladishiva (Russia) 114

Svetland Gladishiva

Russia


Input: 4. Warwara Zelenskaja (Russia) 100

Warwara Zelenskaja

Russia


Input: 5. Florence Masnada (France) 82

Florence Masnada

France


Input: 6. Katja Seizinger (Germany) 74

Katja Seizinger

Germany


Input: 7. Isolde Kostner (Italy) 65

Isolde Kostner

Italy


Input: 8. Carole Montillet (France) 60

Carole Montillet

France


Input: 9. Martina Ertl (Germany) 58

Martina Ertl

Germany


Input: 10. Anita Wachter (Austria) 49

Anita Wachter

Austria


Input: 11. Heidi Zurbriggen (Switzerland) 43

Heidi Zurbriggen

Switzerland


Input: 12= Madlen Brigger-Summermatter (Switzerland) 42

Madlen Brigger-Summermatter

Switzerland


Input: 12= Barbara Merlin (Italy) 42

Barbara Merlin

Italy


Input: 12= Katharina Gutensohn (Germany) 42

Katharina Gutensohn

Germany


Input: 15. Stefanie Schuster (Austria) 39

Stefanie Schuster

Austria


Input: 16. Leatitia Dalloz (France) 33

Leatitia Dalloz

France


Input: 17. Bibiana Perez (Italy) 30

Bibiana Perez

Italy


Input: 18= Miriam Vogt (Germany) 29

Miriam Vogt

Germany


Input: 18= Marianne Brechu (France) 29

Marianne Brechu

France


Input: 20. Alexandra Meissnitzer (Austria) 27

Alexandra Meissnitzer

Austria


Input: Nation's Cup standings:

Nation's Cup


Input: 1. Austria 1,973 points

Austria


Input: 2. Germany 1,135

Germany


Input: 3. Switzerland 972

Switzerland


Input: 4. Italy 887

Italy


Input: 5. France 853

France


Input: 6. Norway 746

Norway


Input: 7. Sweden 673

Sweden


Input: 8. Slovenia 432

Slovenia


Input: 9. Russia 288

Russia


Input: 10. United States 164

United States


Input: ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN'S WORLD CUP DOWNHILL RESULTS.

WORLD CUP


Input: VAIL, Colorado 1996-12-07

VAIL

Colorado


Input: Provisional results from


Input: Saturday's women's World Cup downhill race:

World Cup


Input: 1. Renate Goetschl (Austria) one minute 47.71 seconds

Renate Goetschl

Austria


Input: 2. Katja Seizinger (Germany) 1:48.53

Katja Seizinger

Germany


Input: 3. Isolde Kostner (Italy) 1:48.91

Isolde Kostner

Italy


Input: 4. Alexandra Meissnitzer (Austria) 1:49.13

Alexandra Meissnitzer

Austria


Input: 5. Megan Gerety (U.S.) 1:49.26

Megan Gerety

U.S.


Input: 6. Miriam Vogt (Germany) 1:49.28

Miriam Vogt

Germany


Input: 7. Stefanie Schuster (Austria) 1:49.38

Stefanie Schuster

Austria


Input: 8. Ingeborg Helen Marken (Norway) 1:49.41

Ingeborg Helen Marken

Norway


Input: 9. Florence Masnada (France) 1:49.51

Florence Masnada

France


Input: 10. Regina Haeusl (Germany) 1:49.53

Regina Haeusl

Germany


Input: 11. Heidi Zurbriggen (Switzerland) 1:49.65

Heidi Zurbriggen

Switzerland


Input: 12. Warwara Zelenskaja (Russia) 1:49.66

Warwara Zelenskaja

Russia


Input: 13. Barbara Merlin (Italy) 1:49.76

Barbara Merlin

Italy


Input: 14. Hilde Gerg (Germany) 1:49.84

Hilde Gerg

Germany


Input: 15. Martina Ertl (Germany) 1:49.85

Martina Ertl

Germany


Input: 16. Pernilla Wiberg (Sweden) 1:49.88

Pernilla Wiberg

Sweden


Input: 17. Svetlana Gladishiva (Russia) 1:50.03

Svetlana Gladishiva

Russia


Input: 18. Anita Wachter (Austria) 1:50.10

Anita Wachter

Austria


Input: 19. Spela Bracun (Slovenia) 1:50.40

Spela Bracun

Slovenia


Input: 20. Regine Cavagnoud (France) 1:50.51

Regine Cavagnoud

France


Input: 21. Kate Pace Lindsay (Canada) 1:50.54

Kate Pace Lindsay

Canada


Input: 22. Bibiana Perez (Italy) 1:50.65

Bibiana Perez

Italy


Input: 23. Hilary Lindh (United States) 1:50.69

Hilary Lindh

United States


Input: 24. Catherine Borghi (Switzerland) 1:50.72

Catherine Borghi

Switzerland


Input: 25. Carole Montillet (France) 1:50.91

Carole Montillet

France


Input: 26. Brigitte Obermoser (Austria) 1:50.99

Brigitte Obermoser

Austria


Input: 27. Sybille Brauner (Germay) 1:51.04

Sybille Brauner

Germay


Input: 28. Grete Stroem (Norway) 1:51.07

Grete Stroem

Norway


Input: 29. Patrizia Bassis (Italy) 1:51.13

Patrizia Bassis

Italy


Input: 30. Alessandra Merlin (Italy) 1:51.16

Alessandra Merlin

Italy


Input: The results were declared official.


Input: NORDIC SKIING-WORLD CUP BIATHLON RESULTS.

SKIING-WORLD CUP


Input: OESTERSUND, Sweden 1996-12-07

OESTERSUND

Sweden


Input: Results of Saturday's


Input: World Cup biathlon races:

World Cup


Input: Men's 10 kms


Input: 1. Vadim Sashurin (Belarus) 26 minutes 17.2 seconds (no penalty

Vadim Sashurin

Belarus


Input: rounds)


Input: 2. Frode Andresen (Norway) 26:17.8 (2)

Frode Andresen

Norway


Input: 3. Ole Einar Bjorndalen (Norway) 26:24.9 (2)

Ole Einar Bjorndalen

Norway


Input: 4. Sven Fischer (Germany) 26:28.2 (1)

Sven Fischer

Germany


Input: 5. Ricco Gross (Germany) 26:33.0 (1)

Ricco Gross

Germany


Input: World Cup standings

World Cup


Input: 1. Fischer (Germany) 82 points

Fischer

Germany


Input: 2. Pavel Muslimov (Russia) 82

Pavel Muslimov

Russia


Input: 3. Sashurin 68.

Sashurin


Input: Women's 7.5 kms


Input: 1. Olga Melnik (Russia) 23:13.3 (0)

Olga Melnik

Russia


Input: 2. Svetlana Paramygina (Belorus) 23:58.6 (0)

Svetlana Paramygina

Belorus


Input: 3. Gunn Margit Andreassen (Norway) 24:00.4 (0)

Gunn Margit Andreassen

Norway


Input: 4. Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm (Germany) 24:09.5 (1)

Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm

Germany


Input: 5. Petra Behle (Germany) 24:15.4 (2)

Petra Behle

Germany


Input: World Cup standings

World Cup


Input: 1. Behle 89

Behle


Input: 2. Paramygina 79

Paramygina


Input: 3. Greiner-Petter-Memm 78

Greiner-Petter-Memm


Input: ALPINE SKIING-GOETCHL WINS WORLD CUP DOWNHILL.

SKIING-GOETCHL

WORLD CUP


Input: VAIL, Colorado 1996-12-07

VAIL

Colorado


Input: Renate Goetschl of Austria won the women's World Cup downhill race on Saturday, according to provisional results.

Renate Goetschl

Austria

World Cup


Input: Katja Seizinger of Germany finished second and Islode Kostner of Italy took third.

Katja Seizinger

Islode Kostner

Germany

Italy


Input: BOBSLEIGH-SHIMER PILOTS USA III TO SURPRISE WIN.

BOBSLEIGH-SHIMER

USA III


Input: IGLS, Austria 1996-12-07

IGLS

Austria


Input: Brian Shimer piloted USA III to a surprise victory in a World Cup two-man bobsleigh race on Saturday.

Brian Shimer

USA III

World Cup


Input: Lying fifth after the first run, Shimer and breakman Randy Jones delivered a near-perfect second trip down the 1976 Olympic course for an aggregate time of one minute 45.91 seconds.

Shimer

Randy Jones

Olympic


Input: First run leaders Guenther Huber and breakman Antonio Tartaglia in the Italy I sleigh finished second two-hundredths of a second behind the Americans.

Guenther Huber

Antonio Tartaglia

Italy I

Americans


Input: Canada I, represented by Pierre Lueders and breakman Dave MacEachern, completed the third World cup event of the winter a further one-hundredth of a second behind the Italians.

Canada I

Pierre Lueders

Dave MacEachern

World cup

Italians


Input: The Canadians, winners of the opening two events in Altenberg, Germany, and La Plagne, France, increased their lead in the World Cup standings.

Canadians

World Cup

Altenberg

Germany

La Plagne

France


Input: They have 104 points, 15 ahead of USA I's Jim Herberich and breakman Garrett Hines who managed only 10th place on Saturday.

USA I

Jim Herberich

Garrett Hines


Input: SKIING-CHINESE MAKE PROMISING FREESTYLE SKIING DEBUT.

SKIING-CHINESE


Input: TIGNES, France 1996-12-07

TIGNES

France


Input: China made a promising debut on the freestyle skiing world cup circuit in an aerials event in the French resort of Tignes on Saturday.

China

Tignes

French


Input: While the Chinese failed to gain a place in the men's final, they had two in the top 10 of the women's competition, Cuo Dan finishing a respectable seventh and Xu Nannan ninth.

Chinese

Cuo Dan

Xu Nannan


Input: But overall, it was France and Canada who dominated the day.

France

Canada


Input: Alexis Blanc and Sebastien Foucras gave France a one-two finish in the first aerials competition of the season.

Alexis Blanc

Sebastien Foucras

France


Input: Blanc collected his seventh career World Cup win with a two jump combined score of 238.36 points, easily beating Foucras, the overall World Cup aerials champion, who was a distant second with 223.60.

Blanc

Foucras

World Cup

World Cup


Input: Canada's Jeff Bean, who had never finished higher than ninth in a World Cup event, made his first trip to the podium taking third place with a mark of 209.96.

Canada

Jeff Bean

World Cup


Input: Veronica Brenner of Canada, who picked up her first career victory at Tignes last year, made it two wins in a row at the French resort taking first in the women's competition with a score of 170.42.

Veronica Brenner

Canada

Tignes

French


Input: Swiss skiers occupied the other two places on the podium, Karin Kuster taking second with 160.55 narrowly ahead of Evelyne Leu with 160.36.

Swiss

Karin Kuster

Evelyne Leu


Input: BOBSLEIGH-WORLD CUP TWO-MAN RESULTS.

BOBSLEIGH-WORLD CUP


Input: IGLS, Austria 1996-12-07

IGLS

Austria


Input: Results of a World Cup two-man bobsleigh event on Saturday:

World Cup


Input: 1. United States III (Brian Shimer, Randy Jones) one

United States III

Brian Shimer

Randy Jones


Input: minute 45.91 seconds (52.90/53.01)


Input: 2. Italy I (Guenther Huber, Antonio Tartaglia) 1:45.93

Italy I

Guenther Huber

Antonio Tartaglia


Input: 3. Canada I (Pierre Lueders, Dave MacEachern) 1:45.94

Canada I

Pierre Lueders

Dave MacEachern


Input: 4. German I (Sepp Dostthaler, Thomas Lebsa) 1:45.95

German I

Sepp Dostthaler

Thomas Lebsa


Input: 5. Switzerland I (Reto Goetschi, Guido Acklin) 1:45.98

Switzerland I

Reto Goetschi

Guido Acklin


Input: 6. Germany III (Dirk Wiese, Jakobs Marco) 1:46.02

Germany III

Dirk Wiese

Jakobs Marco


Input: 7. Czech Republic I (Jiri Dzmura, Pavel Polomsky)

Czech Republic I

Jiri Dzmura

Pavel Polomsky


Input: 1:46.06 (53.01/53.05)


Input: 8. Austria I (Hubert Schoesser, Erwin Arnold) 1:46.13

Austria I

Hubert Schoesser

Erwin Arnold


Input: 9. Britain I (Sean Olsson, Dean Ward) 1:46.26 (52.97/

Britain I

Sean Olsson

Dean Ward


Input: 10 equal.


Input: United States I (Jim Herberich, Garrett

United States I

Jim Herberich

Garrett


Input: Hines) 1:46.34 (53.14/53.20) and Austria III

Hines

Austria III


Input: (Hannes Conti, Georg Kuttner) 1:46.34 (53.30/

Hannes Conti

Georg Kuttner


Input: CRICKET-WOOLMER MAKES SENTIMENTAL RETURN TO KANPUR.

WOOLMER

KANPUR


Input: KANPUR, India 1996-12-07

KANPUR

India


Input: South Africa's trip to Kanpur for the third test against India has given former England test cricketer Bob Woolmer the chance of a sentimental return to his birthplace.

South Africa

Kanpur

India

England

Bob Woolmer


Input: Woolmer was born in the northern city of Kanpur when his father worked there for an insurance compnay and was himself an active cricketer.

Woolmer

Kanpur


Input: " It's been a sentimental journey ...


Input: A visit to India is always an intriguing experience, " Woolmer, now the South African coach, said on Saturday.

India

Woolmer

South African


Input: Woolmer, 48, played 19 tests for England between 1975 and 1981.

Woolmer

England


Input: His first cricketing sojurn to India was as a member of Tony Greig's England side in 1976-77.

India

England

Tony Greig


Input: His father Clarence Woolmer represented United Province, now renamed Uttar Pradesh, in India's Ranji Trophy national championship and captained the state during 1949.

Clarence Woolmer

United Province

Uttar Pradesh

India

Ranji Trophy


Input: Now aged 86, Woolmer senior lives with his son in Cape Town.

Woolmer

Cape Town


Input: Woolmer's memories of Kanpur are few and blurred.

Woolmer

Kanpur


Input: " I don't remember much of the place, " he said. "


Input: I came here on zero and left at three (aged three) when my father was transferred to Calcutta where I spent another four and half years.

Calcutta


Input: " But I do remember we had a cobra snake in the basement of our house.


Input: Also that my father bought a bicycle and when we rode over a hose pipe it broke into two. "


Input: Woolmer said the hospital where he was born is close to the stadium where the India-South Africa test will be played.

Woolmer

India-South Africa


Input: FREESTYLE SKIING-WORLD CUP AERIALS RESULTS.

SKIING-WORLD CUP


Input: TIGNES, France 1996-12-07

TIGNES

France


Input: Results of the World Cup

World Cup


Input: freestyle skiing aerials competition on Saturday:


Input: Men:


Input: 1. Alexis Blanc (France) 238.36 points

Alexis Blanc

France


Input: 2. Sebastien Foucras (France) 223.60

Sebastien Foucras

France


Input: 3. Jeff Bean (Canada) 209.96

Jeff Bean

Canada


Input: 4. Eric Bergoust (U.S) 207.15

Eric Bergoust

U.S


Input: 5. Christian Rijavec (Austria) 204.17

Christian Rijavec

Austria


Input: 6. Alexandre Mikhailov (Russia) 202.59

Alexandre Mikhailov

Russia


Input: 7. Ales Valenta (Czech Republic) 194.02

Ales Valenta

Czech Republic


Input: 8. Andy Capicik (Canada) 193.82

Andy Capicik

Canada


Input: 9. Trace Worthington (U.S.) 192.36

Trace Worthington

U.S.


Input: 10. Dmitri Dashinski Belarus) 190.70

Dmitri Dashinski

Belarus


Input: Women:


Input: 1. Veronica Brenner (Canada) 170.42

Veronica Brenner

Canada


Input: 2. Karin Kuster (Switzerland) 160.55

Karin Kuster

Switzerland


Input: 3. Evelyne Leu (Switzerland) 160.36

Evelyne Leu

Switzerland


Input: 4. Caroline Olivier (Canada) 157.10

Caroline Olivier

Canada


Input: 5. Jacqui Cooper (Australia) 156.52

Jacqui Cooper

Australia


Input: 6. Marie Lindgren (Sweden) 154.82

Marie Lindgren

Sweden


Input: 7. Dan Cuo (China) 154.61

Dan Cuo

China


Input: 8. Kristie Marshall (Australia) 154.60

Kristie Marshall

Australia


Input: 9. Xu Nannan (China) 152.08

Xu Nannan

China


Input: 10. Hilde Synnove Lid (Norway) 148.20

Hilde Synnove Lid

Norway


Input: SKI JUMPING-LEADING WORLD CUP RESULTS/STANDINGS.

WORLD CUP


Input: KUUSAMO, Finland 1996-12-07

KUUSAMO

Finland


Input: Leading results in a


Input: World Cup high hill (120-metre) ski jumping event on Saturday:

World Cup


Input: 1. Takanobu Okabe (Japan) 303.4 points (first jump

Takanobu Okabe

Japan


Input: 145.4/second jump 158)


Input: 2. Kazuyoshi Funaki (Japan) 295.4 (151.5/143.9)

Kazuyoshi Funaki

Japan


Input: 3. Andreas Goldberger (Austria) 274.4 (144.4/130)

Andreas Goldberger

Austria


Input: 4. Dieter Thoma (Germany) 267 (141.6/124.4)

Dieter Thoma

Germany


Input: 5. Ari-Pekka Nikkola (Finland) 256.4 (126/130.4)

Ari-Pekka Nikkola

Finland


Input: 6. Reinhard Schwarzenberger (Austria) 252.6 (119.7/132.9)

Reinhard Schwarzenberger

Austria


Input: 7. Noriaki Kasai (Japan) 242 (124.2/117.8)

Noriaki Kasai

Japan


Input: 8. Hiroya Saitoh (Japan) 234.7 (124.6/110.1)

Hiroya Saitoh

Japan


Input: 9. Jani Soininen (Finland) 231.5 (115/116.5)

Jani Soininen

Finland


Input: 10. Kristian Brenden (Norway) 228.1 (129.4/98.7)

Kristian Brenden

Norway


Input: Leading World Cup standings (after three events):

World Cup


Input: 1. Thoma 210 points

Thoma


Input: 2. Brenden 206

Brenden


Input: 3. Goldberger 160

Goldberger


Input: 4. Okabe 146

Okabe


Input: 5. Funaki 143

Funaki


Input: 6. Saitoh 121

Saitoh


Input: 7. Espen Bredesen (Norway) 112

Espen Bredesen

Norway


Input: 8. Nikkola 101

Nikkola


Input: 9. Soininen 85

Soininen


Input: 10. Primoz Peterka (Slovakia) 76

Primoz Peterka

Slovakia


Input: BADMINTON-WORLD GRAND PRIX SEMIFINAL RESULTS.

WORLD GRAND PRIX


Input: TEMBAU DENPASAR, Bali 1996-12-07

TEMBAU DENPASAR

Bali


Input: Results of


Input: semifinals at the World Grand Prix finals on Saturday:

World Grand Prix


Input: Men's singles


Input: Fung Permadi (Taiwan) beat Indra Wijaya (Indonesia) 15-6 15-8

Fung Permadi

Indra Wijaya

Taiwan

Indonesia


Input: Sun Jun (China) beat Allan Budi Kusuma (Indonesia) 15-9 15-10

Sun Jun

Allan Budi Kusuma

China

Indonesia


Input: Women's singles


Input: Susi Susanti (Indonesia) beat Camilla Martin (Denmark) 11-1

Susi Susanti

Camilla Martin

Indonesia

Denmark


Input: Ye Zhaoying (China) beat Gong Zhichao (China) 11-8 11-3

Ye Zhaoying

Gong Zhichao

China

China


Input: SPEED SKATING-RESULTS OF WORLD CUP SPEED SKATING RACES.

WORLD CUP


Input: CHONJU, South Korea 1996-12-07

CHONJU

South Korea


Input: Results on the first day of the World Cup speed skating races here on Saturday.

World Cup


Input: Men's 500 metres first round: 1.


Input: Horii Manabu (Japan) 37.23 seconds; 2.

Horii Manabu

Japan


Input: Jaegal Sung-Yeol (South Korea) 37.46; 3.

Jaegal Sung-Yeol

South Korea


Input: Grunde Njos (Norway) 37.49; 4.

Grunde Njos

Norway


Input: Shimizu Hiroyasu (Japan) 37.68; 5.

Shimizu Hiroyasu

Japan


Input: Sergey Klevchenya (Russia) 37.86; 6.

Sergey Klevchenya

Russia


Input: Yamakage Hiroaki (Japan) 37.93; 7.

Yamakage Hiroaki

Japan


Input: Casey Fitzrandolph (US) 37.97; 8.

Casey Fitzrandolph

US


Input: Sylvain Bouchard (Canada) 38.00; 9.

Sylvain Bouchard

Canada


Input: Kim Yoon-man (South Korea) 38.05; 10.

Kim Yoon-man

South Korea


Input: Inoue Junichi (Japan) 38.08.

Inoue Junichi

Japan


Input: Women's 500 metres first round: 1.


Input: Xuc Rulhong (China) 40.78; 2.

Xuc Rulhong

China


Input: Svetlana Jhurova (Russia) 41.08; 3.

Svetlana Jhurova

Russia


Input: Franziska Schenk (Germany) 41.13; 4.

Franziska Schenk

Germany


Input: Okazaki Tomomi (Japan) 41.19; 5.

Okazaki Tomomi

Japan


Input: Shimazaki Kyoko (Japan) 41.45; 6.

Shimazaki Kyoko

Japan


Input: Marianne Timmer (Netherlands) 41.58; 7.

Marianne Timmer

Netherlands


Input: Jin Hua (China) 41.59; 8.

Jin Hua

China


Input: Alena Koroleva (Russia) 41.64; 9.

Alena Koroleva

Russia


Input: Chris Witty (US) 41.75; 10.

Chris Witty

US


Input: Anke Baler (Germany) 41.76.

Anke Baler

Germany


Input: Men's 1,000 metres first round:


Input: 1. Sylvain Bouchard (Canada) 1 minute 16.24 seconds

Sylvain Bouchard

Canada


Input: 2. Sergey Klevchenya (Russia) 1:16.31

Sergey Klevchenya

Russia


Input: 3. Jan Bos (Netherlands) 1:16.38

Jan Bos

Netherlands


Input: 4. Grunde Njos (Norway) 1:16.44

Grunde Njos

Norway


Input: 5. Lee Kyou-hyuk (South Korea) 1:16.47

Lee Kyou-hyuk

South Korea


Input: 6. Inoue Junichi (Japan) 1:16.61

Inoue Junichi

Japan


Input: 7. Gerard Van Velde (Netherlands) 1:16.63

Gerard Van Velde

Netherlands


Input: 8. Kim Yoon-man (South Korea) 1:16.75

Kim Yoon-man

South Korea


Input: 9. Jeremy Wotherspoon (Canada) 1:16.75

Jeremy Wotherspoon

Canada


Input: 10. Miyabe Yasunori (Japan) 1:16.86

Miyabe Yasunori

Japan


Input: Women's 1,000 metres first round:


Input: 1. Franziska Schenk (Germany) 1:23.17

Franziska Schenk

Germany


Input: 2. Kusunose Shiho (Japan) 1:24.77

Kusunose Shiho

Japan


Input: 3. Marianne Timmer (Netherlands) 1:24.86

Marianne Timmer

Netherlands


Input: 4. Anka Baier (Germany) 1:25.16

Anka Baier

Germany


Input: 5. Becky Sundstrom (U.S.) 1:25.39

Becky Sundstrom

U.S.


Input: 6. Shimazaki Kyoko (Japan) 1:25.51

Shimazaki Kyoko

Japan


Input: 7. Oksana Ravllova (Russia) 1:25.55

Oksana Ravllova

Russia


Input: 8. Sammiya Eriko (Japan) 1:25.79

Sammiya Eriko

Japan


Input: 9. Chris Witty (U.S.) 1:25.85

Chris Witty

U.S.


Input: 10. Xue Rulhong (China) 1:25.89

Xue Rulhong

China


Input: ALPINE SKIING-OFFICIALS HOPE TO SALVAGE WORLD CUP WEEKEND.

WORLD CUP


Input: WHISTLER, British Columbia 1996-12-06

WHISTLER

British Columbia


Input: World Cup ski officials hope to be able to get in at least one men's downhill training run on Saturday in an effort to salvage the weekend racing programme.

World Cup


Input: For the third consecutive day, Friday's scheduled training runs were cancelled due to heavy wet snow and fog on Whistler Mountain, leaving the scheduled World Cup events in jeopardy.

Whistler Mountain

World Cup


Input: Rules call for at least one training run to be completed before a World Cup downhill race can be staged.

World Cup


Input: Organisers hope to get that run in on Saturday morning, conditions permitting, and stage the race later in the day or on Sunday.


Input: " There was no possibility today to make a training run, " said Bernd Zobel, the Canadian men's national coach, citing too much new snow and poor visibility.

Bernd Zobel

Canadian


Input: If organisers are forced to run the downhill on Sunday, the super-giant slalom originally scheduled for Sunday would likely be abandoned.


Input: SOCCER-LEADING SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION SCORERS.

SCOTTISH


Input: GLASGOW 1996-12-07

GLASGOW


Input: Leading goalscorers in the


Input: Scottish premier division after Saturday's matches:

Scottish


Input: 10-Billy Dodds (Aberdeen), Pierre Van Hooydonk (Celtic)

Billy Dodds

Pierre Van Hooydonk

Aberdeen

Celtic


Input: 9-Paul Gascoigne (Rangers)

Paul Gascoigne

Rangers


Input: 7-Paul Wright (Kilmarnock), Ally McCoist (Rangers)

Paul Wright

Ally McCoist

Kilmarnock

Rangers


Input: 6-Andreas Thom (Celtic), Dean Windass (Aberdeen),

Andreas Thom

Dean Windass

Celtic

Aberdeen


Input: Brian Laudrup (Rangers), Darren Jackson

Brian Laudrup

Darren Jackson

Rangers


Input: (Hibernian)

Hibernian


Input: 5-Peter van Vossen (Rangers), Gerry Britton

Peter van Vossen

Gerry Britton

Rangers


Input: (Dunfermline), Colin Cameron (Hearts), Robert

Dunfermline

Hearts

Colin Cameron

Robert


Input: Winters (Dundee United), Paolo Di Canio (Celtic).

Winters

Paolo Di Canio

Dundee United

Celtic


Input: SOCCER-LEADING ENGLISH GOALSCORERS.

ENGLISH


Input: LONDON 1996-12-07

LONDON


Input: Leading goalscorers in the English

English


Input: premier league after Saturday's matches:


Input: 13-Ian Wright (Arsenal)

Ian Wright

Arsenal


Input: 9-Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough), Alan Shearer

Fabrizio Ravanelli

Alan Shearer

Middlesbrough


Input: (Newcastle)

Newcastle


Input: 8-Matthew Le Tissier (Southampton), Dwight Yorke (Aston

Matthew Le Tissier

Dwight Yorke

Southampton

Aston


Input: Villa), Les Ferdinand (Newcastle), Efan Ekoku (Wimbledon),

Villa

Newcastle

Wimbledon

Les Ferdinand

Efan Ekoku


Input: Gianluca Vialli (Chelsea)

Gianluca Vialli

Chelsea


Input: 7-Robbie Earle (Wimbledon), Les Ferdinand (Newcastle)

Robbie Earle

Les Ferdinand

Wimbledon

Newcastle


Input: 6-Marcus Gayle (Wimbledon), Gary Speed (Everton), Chris

Marcus Gayle

Gary Speed

Chris

Wimbledon

Everton


Input: Sutton (Blackburn)

Sutton

Blackburn


Input: 5-Robbie Fowler (Liverpool), Steve McManaman (Liverpool)

Robbie Fowler

Steve McManaman

Liverpool

Liverpool


Input: 4-Peter Beardsley (Newcastle).

Peter Beardsley

Newcastle


Input: SOCCER-NORTHERN IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS/STANDINGS.

NORTHERN IRELAND


Input: LONDON 1996-12-07

LONDON


Input: Results of Northern Ireland premier

Northern Ireland


Input: division matches on Saturday:


Input: Ards 0 Crusaders 0

Ards

Crusaders


Input: Cliftonville 1 Portadown 1

Cliftonville

Portadown


Input: Glenavon 2 Linfield 1

Glenavon

Linfield


Input: Glentoran 1 Coleraine 0

Glentoran

Coleraine


Input: Standings (tabulated-played, won, drawn, lost, goals for,


Input: goals against, points):


Input: Coleraine 10 7 1 2 18 11 22

Coleraine


Input: Linfield 10 4 3 3 13 10 15

Linfield


Input: Crusaders 10 3 4 3 11 9 13

Crusaders


Input: Glenavon 10 3 4 3 15 14 13

Glenavon


Input: Glentoran 10 3 3 4 18 18 12

Glentoran


Input: Portadown 9 3 3 3 11 12 12

Portadown


Input: Ards 10 3 2 5 12 17 11

Ards


Input: Cliftonville 9 1 4 4 5 12 7

Cliftonville


Input: RUGBY UNION-BRITISH RESULTS.

RUGBY UNION

BRITISH


Input: LONDON 1996-12-07

LONDON


Input: Results of British rugby union

British rugby union


Input: matches on Saturday:


Input: Pilkington Cup fourth round

Pilkington Cup


Input: Reading 50 Widnes 3

Reading

Widnes


Input: English division one

English


Input: Bath 35 Harlequins 20

Bath

Harlequins


Input: Gloucester 29 London Irish 19

Gloucester

London Irish


Input: Orrell 22 West Hartlepool 15

Orrell

West Hartlepool


Input: Wasps 15 Bristol 13

Wasps

Bristol


Input: Welsh division one

Welsh


Input: Caerphilly 20 Cardiff 34

Caerphilly

Cardiff


Input: Llanelli 97 Newbridge 10

Llanelli

Newbridge


Input: Newport 45 Dunvant 22

Newport

Dunvant


Input: Pontypridd 53 Bridgend 9

Pontypridd

Bridgend


Input: Swansea 49 Neath 10

Swansea

Neath


Input: Treorchy 13 Ebbw Vale 17

Treorchy

Ebbw Vale


Input: Scottish division one

Scottish


Input: Boroughmuir 31 Watsonians 35

Boroughmuir

Watsonians


Input: SOCCER-SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION SUMMARIES.

SCOTTISH


Input: GLASGOW 1996-12-07

GLASGOW


Input: Summaries of Scottish premier division matches played on Saturday:

Scottish


Input: Dunfermline 2 (Millar 43, 46 penalty) Aberdeen 3 (Miller 10, Rowson 55, Windass 78).

Dunfermline

Aberdeen

Millar

Miller

Rowson

Windass


Input: Halftime 1-1.


Input: Attendance: 5,465


Input: Hearts 0 Raith 0.

Hearts

Raith


Input: Kilmarnock 0 Dundee United 2 (Olafsson 22, 51).

Kilmarnock

Dundee United

Olafsson


Input: Motherwell 2 (Davies 39, Ross 89) Celtic 1 (Hay 83).

Motherwell

Celtic

Davies

Ross

Hay


Input: Rangers 4 (Ferguson 34, McCoist 71 74, Laudrup 83) Hibernian 3 (Wright 21, Jackson 41, McGinlay 86).

Rangers

Hibernian

Ferguson

McCoist

Laudrup

Wright

Jackson

McGinlay


Input: RUGBY UNION-RETIRING CAMPESE WEIGHS UP OPTIONS.

RUGBY UNION

CAMPESE


Input: LONDON 1996-12-07

LONDON


Input: David Campese will consider offers to play club rugby in England but looks more likely to spend the next year chasing business opportunities in Australia.

David Campese

England

Australia


Input: The 34-year-old winger played his final game in a Wallaby jersey on Saturday but is currently a target for clubs eager to match London side Saracens who have already snapped up Francois Pienaar, Michael Lynagh and Philippe Sella.

Wallaby

Saracens

London

Francois Pienaar

Michael Lynagh

Philippe Sella


Input: " If the opportunity is there I'd obviously think about it but the thing that holds me back is business, " said Campese.

Campese


Input: " I'd like to come over but there are a lot of things happening at home.


Input: I've also got a contract to play for New South Wales in the Super 12 next year. "

New South Wales

Super 12


Input: Former Wallaby captain Nick Farr-Jones believes Campese may yet be tempted to England.

Wallaby

Nick Farr-Jones

Campese

England


Input: " I'm sure there are a few people in England who'd be delighted to have David Campese in their club's jersey, " he said.

England

David Campese


Input: SOCCER-ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SUMMARIES.

ENGLISH


Input: LONDON 1996-12-07

LONDON


Input: Summaries of English premier

English


Input: lealgue matches on Saturday:


Input: Arsenal 2 (Adams 45, Vieira 90) Derby 2 (Sturridge 62, Powell

Arsenal

Derby

Adams

Vieira

Sturridge

Powell


Input: Halftime 1-0.


Input: Attendance: 38,018


Input: Chelsea 2 (Zola 12, Vialli 55) Everton 2 (Branch 17,

Chelsea

Everton

Zola

Vialli

Branch


Input: Kanchelskis 28).

Kanchelskis


Input: Coventry 1 (Whelan 60) Tottenham 2 (Sheringham 27, Sinton 75).

Coventry

Tottenham

Whelan

Sheringham

Sinton


Input: Leicester 1 (Marshall 78) Blackburn 1 (Sutton 34).

Leicester

Blackburn

Marshall

Sutton


Input: Liverpool 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Whittingham 22).

Liverpool

Sheffield Wednesday

Whittingham


Input: Middlesbrough 0 Leeds 0.

Middlesbrough

Leeds


Input: Southampton 0 Aston Villa 1 (Townsend 34).

Southampton

Aston Villa

Townsend


Input: Sunderland 1 (Melville 83) Wimbledon 3 (Ekoku 8, 29, Holdsworth

Sunderland

Wimbledon

Melville

Ekoku

Holdsworth


Input: SOCCER-SCOTTISH LEAGUE STANDINGS.

SCOTTISH


Input: GLASGOW 1996-12-07

GLASGOW


Input: Scottish league standings after

Scottish


Input: Saturday's matches (tabulated-played, won, drawn, lost, goals


Input: for, goals against, points):


Input: Premier division


Input: Rangers 14 11 2 1 35 12 35

Rangers


Input: Celtic 14 8 3 3 32 15 27

Celtic


Input: Aberdeen 15 7 4 4 28 19 25

Aberdeen


Input: Hearts 15 5 6 4 18 19 21

Hearts


Input: Hibernian 15 5 3 7 16 25 18

Hibernian


Input: Dundee United 15 4 5 6 17 17 17

Dundee United


Input: Motherwell 15 4 5 6 17 23 17

Motherwell


Input: Dunfermline 14 4 5 5 19 27 17

Dunfermline


Input: Raith 15 3 3 9 14 27 12

Raith


Input: Kilmarnock 14 3 2 9 17 29 11

Kilmarnock


Input: Division One


Input: St Johnstone 17 12 2 3 36 8 38

St Johnstone


Input: Falkirk 17 9 2 6 18 15 29

Falkirk


Input: Airdrieonians 16 6 8 2 26 16 26

Airdrieonians


Input: Dundee 16 7 5 4 12 8 26

Dundee


Input: Partick 16 6 6 4 23 16 24

Partick


Input: St Mirren 16 7 2 7 22 21 23

St Mirren


Input: Greenock Morton 16 6 4 6 17 16 22

Greenock Morton


Input: Clydebank 16 4 2 10 11 25 14

Clydebank


Input: Stirling 16 3 3 10 18 33 12

Stirling


Input: East Fife 14 1 4 9 10 35 7

East Fife


Input: Division Two


Input: Ayr 16 11 2 3 30 18 35

Ayr


Input: Livingston 16 10 4 2 27 13 34

Livingston


Input: Hamilton 15 9 4 2 31 11 31

Hamilton


Input: Clyde 15 6 4 5 21 20 22

Clyde


Input: Queen of South 16 6 4 6 24 27 22

Queen of South


Input: Stenhousemuir 15 4 5 6 18 12 17

Stenhousemuir


Input: Stranraer 15 5 2 8 13 21 17

Stranraer


Input: Dumbarton 16 4 4 8 18 29 16

Dumbarton


Input: Brechin 16 3 6 7 14 20 15

Brechin


Input: Berwick 16 1 3 12 16 41 6

Berwick


Input: Division Three


Input: Montrose 17 9 3 5 30 25 30

Montrose


Input: Inverness Thistle 16 8 5 3 28 20 29

Inverness Thistle


Input: Ross County 17 8 3 6 27 23 27

Ross County


Input: Alloa 16 7 4 5 24 21 25

Alloa


Input: Cowdenbeath 15 7 3 5 22 16 24

Cowdenbeath


Input: Albion 16 6 6 4 21 17 24

Albion


Input: Forfar 15 6 4 5 26 24 22

Forfar


Input: Queen's Park 16 3 5 8 20 30 14

Queen's Park


Input: Arbroath 16 2 6 8 12 23 12

Arbroath