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Britain said on Thursday it would give 25 million pounds ($39 million) of development aid to the Caribbean island of Montserrat, where much of the population living in the south has fled to avoid a volcano.
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The volcano in the Soufriere hills has erupted three times in the past 13 months and last April some 4,500 people living in the capital, Plymouth, and southern areas were evacuated to the north, where many are living in public shelters and schools.
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" This assistance will provide a fast track development programme for the designated (northern) safe area, " Britain's Overseas Development Administration said in a statement.
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Britain gave 8.5 million pounds ($13 million) to Montserrat, which is one of its dependent territories, when the volcano first became active.
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Overseas Development Minister Lynda Chalker said a recent census had shown most Montserratians wanted to remain on the island . "
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The development of the north will help them to do just that, " she said.
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Tennis - Philippoussis looms for Sampras in U.S. Open.
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Bill Berkrot
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NEW YORK 1996-08-22
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World number one Pete Sampras, seeking his first Grand Slam title of the year, and women's top seed Steffi Graf, aiming for her third, should be able to ease into the year's final major, which begins on Monday.
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Sampras opens the defence of his U.S. Open crown against David Rikl of the Czech Republic, while top-ranked Graf begins her title defence against Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia.
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Wednesday's U.S. Open draw ceremony revealed that both title holders should run into their first serious opposition in the third round.
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Looming in Sampras's future is a likely third-round date with recent nemesis Mark Philippoussis, the rising Australian who took out Sampras in the third round of the Australian Open in January.
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Sampras avenged that defeat with a straight sets win over the 19-year-old power hitter in the second round at Wimbledon and their rubber match in New York could provide some first-week fireworks.
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While only a stunning upset will keep Graf from sailing through to a predictable semifinal showdown with third seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, the German star could also be tested in the third round where she will probably face 28th-ranked veteran Natasha Zvereva of Belarus.
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There will be no repeat of last year's men's final with eighth-ranked Andre Agassi landing in Sampras's half of the draw.
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Bumping Agassi up to the sixth seeding avoided the possibility that he would run into Sampras as early as the quarter-finals, but they could lock horns in the semis.
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Olympic champion Agassi meets Karim Alami of Morocco in the first round.
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Surprise second seed Michael Chang, ranked third in the world, opens against Czech Daniel Vacek, while women's second seed Monica Seles drew American Anne Miller as her first victim.
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Second-ranked Austrian Thomas Muster, who was seeded third, did not have the luck of the draw with him.
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In the first round Muster faces American Richey Reneberg, who has been playing some of the best tennis of his career of late.
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If he survives, Muster is seeded to run into either fifth-seeded Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands or 12th-seeded American Todd Martin in the quarter-finals in Chang's half of the draw.
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Perhaps the best, yet most unfortunate, first-round matchup of the men's competition pits eighth seed Jim Courier against retiring star Stefan Edberg.
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The popular Swede is playing his final major tournament next week and the two-time champion's Grand Slam farewell could well be a one-match affair.
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With the exception of a Philippoussis showdown, Sampras looks to have landed in a comfortable quarter of the draw with the likes of Frenchman Cedric Pioline and ailing French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who is nursing a rib injury, in his path.
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Seles, runner-up to Graf last year, is seeded to run into fifth-ranked German Anke Huber in the quarter-finals with fourth seed Conchita Martinez or eighth-seeded Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport looking like her most likely semifinal opponents.
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But Huber will be tested immediately with a first-round encounter against dangerous 18th-ranked South African Amanda Coetzer.
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Sanchez Vicario, runner-up to Graf at the French Open and Wimbledon, begins play against a qualifier in a quarter of the draw that includes young talent Martina Hingis, the 16th seed, before a probable quarter-final clash with seventh-seeded veteran Jana Novotna.
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Martinez begins play against Ruxandra Dragomir of Romania.
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-- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 9373-1800
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RTRS - Tennis - Muster upset, Philippoussis wins, Stoltenberg loses.
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TORONTO 1996-08-21
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Top-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria was beaten 6-3 7-5 by 123rd-ranked Daniel Nestor of Canada on Wednesday in his first match of the $2 million Canadian Open.
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A lefthander with a strong serve, Nestor kept the rallies short by constantly attacking the net and the tactic worked in the second-round match against Muster, playing his first match after receiving a first-round bye along with the other top eight seeds.
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The tournament also lost its second seed on the third day of play when second-seeded Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia was beaten 6-7(3-7) 6-4 6-4 by unseeded Mikael Tillstrom of Sweden.
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Other seeded players advancing were number three Wayne Ferreira of South Africa, number four Marcelo Rios of Chile, number six MaliVai Washington of the United States and American Todd Martin, the seventh seeed.
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Eighth seed Marc Rosset of Switzerland was eliminated in a one hour, 55 minute battle by unseeded Mark Philippoussis of Australia.
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Philippoussis saved a match point at 5-6 in the third-set tie break before winning 6-3 3-6 7-6 (8-6).
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Philippoussis's compatriot, 13th seed Jason Stoltenberg, was not as fortunate.
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He held one match point at 9-8 in a marathon third-set tie break but was beaten 5-7 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (13-11) by unseeded Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic.
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" I knew I had to serve well and keep the points short and that's what I was able to do, " said Nestor, who ranks 10th in doubles.
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There were only two service breaks in the match.
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The lanky Canadian broke Muster at 4-3 in the first set and 5-5 in the second before ending the match on his third match point when the Austrian hit a service return long.
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" I probably didn't hit five ground strokes in the whole match, " said Muster, only partly joking . "
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The way he was chipping and charging and serving and volleying I didn't really get my timing playing from the baseline . "
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" He played a good match, took a few chances, and every time he was down he was able to come up with a big first serve . "
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Playing at night was not Muster's preference . "
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I asked for a day match and they gave me a night match, " he said . "
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I don't like playing under the lights but maybe it would not have made any difference . "
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Ivanisevic rallied from a 2-5 deficit in the first set but then played erratically against the 44th-ranked Tillstrom, who was a surprise winner over his famous compatriot Stefan Edberg in the second round at Wimbledon.
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Ivanisevic hit 32 aces but was outplayed from the back court by the 24-year-old Tillstrom.
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The sixth-ranked Ivanisevic, who lost in the final at Indianapolis to world number one Pete Sampras of the U.S. last Sunday, made a quick getaway after his loss but did say: " Something was not there when I arrived (in Toronto).
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I didn't feel good.
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And I didn't have a good feeling as soon as I lost in my doubles (on Tuesday). "
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" I thought he looked a little unfocused at certain times on his ground strokes, " said Tillstrom.
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The 19-year-old Philippoussis, who beat Sampras in the third round of this year's Australian Open, stayed calm in a nervy third-set tie break against Rosset.
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" I'm pleased because I didn't play that great today, but I fought really well, " he said . "
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When I was down 2-5 in the tiebreak (in the third set), I just thought about winning my two serves and hoped that he might get tight.
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Then he shanked a forehand at to make it 5-all and that helped me back . "
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Soccer - Results of South Korean pro-soccer games.
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SEOUL 1996-08-22
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Results of South Korean pro-soccer games played on Wednesday.
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Anyang 3 Chonnam 3 (halftime 2-0)
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Puchon 0 Suwon 0 (halftime 0-0)
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Standings after games played on Wednesday (tabulate under - won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
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W D L G / F G / A P
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Puchon 1 1 0 1 0 4
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Chonan 1 0 0 5 4 3
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Anyang 0 2 0 5 5 2
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Suwon 0 2 0 3 3 2
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Pohang 0 1 0 3 3 1
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Pusan 0 1 0 0 2 1
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Chonnam 0 1 1 5 6 1
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Ulsan 0 0 1 4 5 0
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Chonbuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Senegal cholera outbreak kills five.
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DAKAR 1996-08-22
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An outbreak of cholera has killed five people in the central Senegal town of Kaolack, where health authorities have recorded 291 cases since August 11, a medical official said on Thursday.
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Doctor Masserigne Ndiaye said medical staff were overwhelmed with work . "
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People are rushing to the hospital as soon as the first symptoms appear, that's why we have fewer deaths, " he told Reuters by telephone from the town, 160 km (100 miles) southeast of the Senegalese capital Dakar.
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Nigerian general takes over Liberia ECOMOG force.
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MONROVIA 1996-08-22
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Nigerian Major General Sam Victor Malu took over on Thursday as commander of the ECOMOG peacekeeping force in Liberia, two days after the start of the latest ceasefire in the six-year civil war.
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Malu replaced another Nigerian major general, John Inienger, who told officers at the handover ceremony that peace was now at hand for Liberia after six years of fighting and more than a dozen failed accords.
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" The search for peace in Liberia has been difficult, challenging and sometimes painful.
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Peacekeepers were harassed, killed and taken hostage, " he said.
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" It is difficult but I want to assure you that peace is in sight . "
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United Nations military observers travelling to the western town of Tubmanburg on Wednesday to monitor the ceasefire were delayed by shooting along the highway, U.N. special representative Anthony Nyakyi said.
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They finally went ahead with an escort from the ULIMO-J faction.
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Faction leaders who agreed a new peace deal in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire.
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The latest peace deal foresees the disarmament of an estimated 60,000 combatants and sets a target date of May 30 next year for elections.
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The ECOMOG force, currently 10,000 strong, was sent to Liberia by the Economic Community of West African States in 1990 at the height of the fighting.
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Guinea calls two days of prayer.
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CONAKRY 1996-08-22
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The West African state of Guinea declared Thursday and Friday days of national prayer.
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A government statement, broadcast repeatedly by state radio, said the two days of prayer were " for the dead, for peace and prosperity in Guinea, the victory of the new government and the health of the head of state ".
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The precise reason for the call was not immediately clear.
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Guinea's president, Lansana Conte, vice-president of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, left for Kuwait on August 16 to prepare the next OIC summit in Pakistan in 1997.
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Koranic reading sessions and prayers were to be held in the farming town of Badi-Tondon, near his home about 60 km (40 miles) from the capital Conakry.
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Conte, an army general, survived a February army pay revolt which at the time he described as a veiled attempt to topple him.
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