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Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro arrived in the Egyptian Mediterranean port city of Alexandria this morning on a two day official visit to Egypt.

Italian President arrives in Egypt.

George Weah said he was interested in joining his former coach at English Premier League club arsenal.

Weah aims at English Premier League.

China and India today stressed that they will seek to forge a, constructive and cooperative partnership.

China India seek to build.

A new drama will be staged in the Chinese capital this month that tells the tragic history of a politician who worked to reform China some 9,799 years ago.

New drama to tell tragedy of historic reformer.

All the overseas participating teams are scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong on Friday for the Inaugural Asian Junior Rugby championships from November 75 to December 5, the Hong Kong Rugby football Union announced here on Friday.

Teams arrive for Asian Junior Rugby championships.

The overall gross domestic product Lrb GDP Rrb of Hong Kong for this year will be maintained at 8.1 percent, which is closely in line with the growth rate of last year, according to official forecasts released today.

Hk GDP growth rate for estimated at 8.1 percent.

Former world champion Midori Ito of Japan announced that she was retiring from amateur figure Skating for the second time.

Ito again retires from amateur Skating.

Statistics issued by the Hong Kong monetary authority here on Friday showed that both deposits, loans and advances rose in October.

Hong Kong deposits loans advances up in October.

Hang Seng China Enterprises index today rose 5.60 points to close at 589.36.

Hang Seng China Enterprises index up.

The Guangdong provincial public security Bureau Lrb Psb Rrb returned two crime suspects to Hong Kong police at Guangdong Hong Kong border this afternoon, a police spokesman said here today.

Guangdong police return crime suspects to HK.

Macao's imports and exports in the first nine months of this year dropped by more than 5 percent, latest statistics show.

Macao's external trade down.

India will bid to host the 2022 Asian games, said India's sports official.

India may bid for 2022 Asian games.

South Korea and Mexico will further enhance bilateral cooperation, said President Kim young Sam while meeting with his Mexican counterpart Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon here today.

S. Korea Mexico to enhance cooperation.

China and India signed four agreements here today, including one on confidence building measures in the military field along the line of actual control in the China India border areas.

China India sign agreements on cooperation.

Xerox has increased its investment by 47 million us dollars in China's Inland areas and Hong Kong this year and become one of the leading suppliers of document products in this region.

Xerox business growing in China.

The Sse 71 index on the Shanghai stock market gained 86.20 points to close at 5,867.89 today, according to the China Finance trust and investment corporation.

Shanghai stock index up.

The composite Subindex on the Shenzhen stock exchange finished at 2,434.82 Toady, up 56.34 points from the previous session, according to the China Finance trust and investment corporation.

Shenzhen stock index up.

Today's Xinhua a share index gained 2.70 points to finish at 549.20, while the Xinhua B stock index rose 2.17 points to close at 66.07.

Xinhua stock indices up.

The Hong Kong amateur athletic Association Lrb Hkaaa Rrb announced here on Thursday that it would send 55 athletes to the sixth Asian Junior athletics championships slated for December 5 6 in New Delhi, India.

Hong Kong athletes to compete in Asian Junior championships.

A group of 58 Militiamen of South Mogadishu faction leader Hussein Mohamed Aidid have defected to North Mogadishu, which is under control of another Somali strongman Ali Mahdi Mohammed.

Aidid's militia defect to North Mogadishu faction.

South Korea's current account deficit in the first 12 months of this year amounted to 14.5 billion United States dollars, more than twice the red ink figure recorded for the same period last year, according to the Bank of Korea today.

South Korea's current account deficit increases.

Flocks of Rwandan Hutu refugees are emerging out of the forests in Eastern Zaire's Goma region on their way back home.

, Rwandan refugees out of E. Zaire forests.

A newly published book tells how the secret Israeli spy agency, Mossad, operated for 34 years in Iraq to help the Kurds against the Baghdad regime.

Israeli new book reveals Mossad operations in Iraq.

Tanzania will commence a five year program next year to support quality primary education with the Unicef funding.

Tanzanian primary education gets Unicef aid.

Efforts to protect roadside cultural relics were made by highway construction and Archeology departments during the building of the Shanghai Nanjing highway.

Jiangsu taking efforts to protect culture relics.

A museum here in memory of Liu Shaoqi, the late Chinese President, has been bestowed the title, national base for education in patriotism in primary and middle schools "by China's state education Commission.

Liu Museum becomes children's education base.

East China's Zhejiang province, one of the country's most economically developed provinces, is to step up its effort to improve economic legislation to handle new problems cropping up during the reform and opening up drive.

Zhejiang to improve economic legislation.

Thailand's oil imports were up 13.6 percent in the first nine months of this year.

Thailand's oil imports soar 13.6 percent in months.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is to speed up its development of solar and wind energy starting soon, a local official has revealed.

Xinjiang speeds up energy resources development.

A new hybrid rice strain with a stable and high yield has been developed in East China's Zhejiang province.

Hybrid rice strain developed in East China.

About 19,917 coal miners in New South Wales in Australia launched an indefinite strike last night in protest against benefit cuts in New amendments to the workers' compensation legislation.

Australian coal miners launch indefinite strike.

Southeast China's Fujian province, historically vulnerable to floods and Typhoons, has launched a province wide drive to promote water conservation projects in the winter spring period.

Fujian improves water conservation facilities.

Service trades in central China's Hunan province has drawn surplus workers from the industry and agriculture.

Service trade helps the unemployed in Hunan.

The ruling revolutionary party Lrb Ccm Rrb chairman, Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, on Thursday paid tribute to retired President Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who enabled the country to undertake political and economic reforms peacefully.

Tanzanian President commends predecessor for.

China's oil industry has created a string of boom towns with one time quite villages transformed into thriving cities.

Oil industry promotes China's urbanization process.

Medical workers have been dispatched from and Mporokoso, northern province of Zambia, to the cholera hit area of Kaputa in the province.

Zambian medics dispatched to cholera hit area.

Wang Guangying, vice chairman of the standing committee of China's National people's Congress Lrb Npc Rrb, met with a delegation from the broadcasting Commission of the Democratic people's Republic of Korea Lrb Dprk Rrb here today.

Npc vice chairman meets Dprk Broadcasting Commission delegation.

Thousands of tons of Silt carried across China along the yellow River will help save billions of yuan in the country's oil exploration drive.

China building oilfields out of yellow River Silt.

Shandong province, one of the major grain producers in China, has reported a record harvest this year.

East China grain producers report harvest.

A sharp increase in the number of malaria cases in South Africa this year has prompted the of health to warn holiday makers of taking extra precautions.

S. Africa warns tourists against malaria.

Nearly one in 93 Ugandans is infected with HIV virus that causes the killer aids disease, the monitor "of Uganda reported today.

93 percent of Ugandans infected with hiv.

Over 801 Zairean refugees crossed into Uganda on Wednesday, fleeing the Uganda rebels of the Allied democratic forces Lrb Adf Rrb, who are alleged to be based inside Zaire.

801 Zairean refugees cross into Uganda.

A Chinese road construction expert has come up with a way of beating traffic pollution Sen roads.

Bury drivers below ground says Chinese expert.

Wuhan city in central China's Hubei province is to utilize 9.54 billion yuan Lrb 930 million United States dollars Rrb in world bank loans to build sewage disposal systems in next five years.

Wuhan to use Wb loans to treat water pollution.

China is to build a large power plant, the first of its kind in the country to use a residual as its fuel.

China's Guizhou uses for electricity generating.

Three players were sent off as Gremio beat bitter rival Palmeiras on Thursday in a first leg match at the Quarterfinal at the Brazilian Soccer championship.

Three sent off in Gremio and Palmeiras clash.

The Bank of Thailand has revealed that the country's exports for the first nine months this year rose less than 4 percent.

Thailand reports . percent export growth in 4 months.

Sri Lanka's liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Lrb Ltte Rrb wants the liberated areas of the North vacated before peace talks commence, an Ltte leader has announced.

Sri Lankan rebels want liberated areas vacated for.

A visiting top African official said today that if incumbent United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali is denied the second term, an alternative African candidate should be given priority.

Oau chief calls for African candidates for top u.n. job.

Six Bangladeshis including a child aged about 1 were killed and 46 others injured in a road accident at in the northern District of Mymensingh Thursday.

1 Bangladeshis killed in road accident.

Economic growth in Brazil this year will only reach 0.4 percent, half a percentage point short of the government's target of 7 percent, the Brazilian Institute of geography and Statistics said.

Brazil's economy to grow 0.4 percent this year.

Forty five high ranking investigative police officers have been called into retirement because of drug consumption, the Chilean government said today.

drug using police officers called to retire in Chile.

The Philippine House of Representatives will open discussions on a fresh proposal to amend the Constitution to lift the limits on the terms of all elected officials, including President Fidel Ramos, local press reported today.

Philippine house to deliberate constitutional changes.

Russia will be able to provide its gas to Poland and Germany from now on with the connection of its gas pipelines with those of the two countries.

First stage of East West gas pipelines completed.

At least 73 people were killed and some 46 more injured in an explosion and fire at a fireworks factory just outside the capital Lima on Wednesday, police said today.

73 killed in Peruvian fireworks explosion.

Brazil's unemployment rate dropped to 1.40 percent in October from 2.28 percent in September as the economy registered a remarkable growth in the third quarter.

Brazil's jobless rate drops.

Five times tour de France winner Miguel Indurain of Spain is likely to retire from Cycling, two team managers said on Thursday.

Indurain likely to retire.

Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas criticized Western countries for campaigning for democratization in other countries and repudiating the principles of democracy in international relations.

Indonesia criticizes West over democracy.

Indonesia's House of Representatives' budget Commission Thursday proposed raising the 2005 43 budget by 18 percent on this year's budget to 987 trillion Rupiahs Lrb 42.7 billion us dollars Rrb.

Indonesian Parliament wants next budget to rise 43 PC.

Ministers from 10 Central American and Caribbean countries are meeting in Costa Rica for talks on political integration.

Central America Caribbean ministers debate integration.

Twenty Chinese commercial grain production bases slated to open within five years will increase commercial grain production by five million tons.

New bases planned to boost China's grain output.

Ukraine wants to pay part of its overdue debts to Russia in strategic bomber planes, Ukrainian defense Minister Alexander Kuzmuk said today.

Ukraine to pay Russia overdue debts with bombers.

Former Sandinista presidential candidate Daniel Ortega has said that his party has nominated Enrique Sanchez, a from the liberal alliance, as president of the new national assembly of Nicaragua.

Sandinista front Nominates assembly President.

China's consumer market can look forward to a thriving season of prosperity stimulated by interest rate cuts and crop harvests, today's China Daily "said.

Interest rate cut to drive consumer market.

Chinese Premier Li Peng here today extended his warm congratulations on the Convocation of the conference marking the International day of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Chinese Premier Congratulates on conference of Palestinian.

Construction of a 993 million United States dollar pipeline to supply natural gas to 39 towns in northeast Argentina and neighboring Uruguay got underway today.

Argentina Uruguay gas pipeline construction starts.

Russia and the Democratic people's Republic of Korea Lrb Dprk Rrb have signed an agreement on reciprocal encouragement and protection of investments.

Russia Dprk sign accord.

Andre Agassi of the United States will take a break from tennis and instead of competing in January's Australian open grand slam event, the tournament director said in Melbourne on Friday.

Agassi to Miss the Australian open.

Nigerian football Star Nwankwo Kanu Thursday underwent a successful heart surgery in the United States to correct a heart defect that threatens his football career, the news agency of Nigeria reported.

Nigerian football stars heart surgery successful.

Supporters of the Serbian opposition coalition Zajedno Lrb together Rrb continued their rallies and demonstrations in Belgrade today to protest against the government for its election fraud.

Opposition coalition continues protests in Belgrade.

Britain today announced the introduction of the first ever free, permanent learning "Helpline for all adults which will be on air next September.

New learning line to smash learning barriers:.

The ruling Socialist party of Serbia won majority seats in the third round of local elections, held in some places in the Yugoslav Republic of Serbia Wednesday, the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug said today.

Socialists win majority in local elections run offs.

Yugoslavia and China will intensify bilateral cooperation in the economic and other areas as conditions for such cooperation has existed.

Yugoslavia China to intensify cooperation.

Yugoslavia has fulfilled all obligations in reducing surplus arms obliged in an agreement on sub regional arms control, a Yugoslav official said today.

Yugoslavia reduces surplus arms before deadline.

The British government today announced proposals on the provision of conditional access services for Digital television.

Uk to build competitive market in Digital TV.

The newly appointed Armenian Prime Minister, Sarkisian, today outlined the economic reform program of his cabinet, stressing the need to guarantee stable economic growth and a rise in living standards.

Armenian Premier outlines market reform policy.

Kyrgyz interior Ministry officers have discovered 415 kilograms of opium in Osha region, Southern, reports reaching here said today.

Kyrgyz interior forces seize 415 kilo of opium.

The construction of a 95 million United States dollar tumor hospital near Kathmandu went underway today.

China builds tumor hospital for Nepal.

Zimbabwe supports moves to form a Southern African development community Lrb Sadc Rrb timber organization to improve efficiency in the industry, a cabinet minister said today.

Forming Sadc timber organization urged in.

Emil Constantinescu was sworn in today as Romania's new President, following winning the elections in two rounds of voting.

Romania's new President sworn in.

The 98th Panchen Lama is growing up well, and has won the sincere support of Tibetans as a result of his rapid progress in Buddhist studies and his extraordinary wisdom and serenity, a senior Tibetan monk said today.

98th Panchen Lama grows up well.

Zimbabwe and the European Union Lrb Eu Rrb today signed a five year 876 million U. S. dollars development aid package in favor of the Southern African country.

Eu provides aid to Zimbabwe.

Members of world trade organization Lrb WTO Rrb Thursday evening failed in their last attempt to agree on a draft political declaration that will crown the WTO's first ministerial meeting in Singapore next month, a WTO spokesman said Friday.

Rich poor split remains for WTO ministerial meeting.

The personal spending in the United States increased in October while the incomes were flat, the United States Commerce Department reported today.

US personal spending up while income flat in October.

News agencies in the Southern African region have been urged to justify their existence or close down.

Southern African news agencies face hardship.

Banks in Britain lent 3.2 billion pounds Lrb 7.90 billion us dollars Rrb in mortgages last month, a rise of seven percent over September's figures, according to figures released Friday by the British bankers' Association Lrb Bba Rrb.

Uk banks mortgage lending rises to 3.2 BN pounds in Oct.

The Asian Development Bank Lrb ADB Rrb signed an agreement here today to provide Nepal with a loan of more than 22 million United States dollars for a rural water supply and sanitation project.

Bank grants Nepal 22 million dollar loan.

The Greek government today tabled in Parliament an austerity budget for 2001 in the aftermath of a nationwide strike and workers' protests against planned tax break cuts and small salary and pension increases.

Greek state budget presented to parliament.

British transport Secretary George young has summons French ambassador to express Britain's concern over those British Lorry drivers who were stranded by a wide spread French truck drivers' strike.

Uk summons French Ambassador over stranded UK drivers.

Russian interior Minister Anatoly Kulikov said today all the Russian troops would be withdrawn from Chechnya, complying with the orders of President Boris Yeltsin, Itar Tass news agency reported.

Russia expresses will to withdraw from Chechnya.

President Yoweri Museveni today met commander of the u.n. multi national force in Zaire general Maurice Baril and discussed with him how to send relief aid to stranded Rwandan refugees in Eastern Zaire.

Museveni meets UN force commander.

French truckers today won a promise by the government to issue two decrees before December 98, which would mainly order a reduction of their weekly working time.

French truckers win promise of decree on.

United States Secretary of defense William Perry said here today that the policy of bill Clinton's new United States government towards Kuwait will not change.

United States Kuwait policy remains unchanged defense.

A German named Gunther delle has been murdered in his apartment here, the Mozambique information agency reported today.

German citizen killed in Mozambique.

The Palestinian authority Lrb Pa Rrb has accused the Israeli settlement policy of aiming to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and isolating Jerusalem from the West Bank through building new Jewish settlements.

Palestinian authority Assails Israeli settlement.

Britain and Ethiopia today signed an assistance agreement amounting to 89 million pounds Lrb over 93 million us dollars Rrb to be channeled toward the education and road sectors in Ethiopia.

Uk provides assistance to Ethiopia.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today rejected Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's criticism on his policy of expanding the Jewish settlements.

Netanyahu rejects Mubarak's criticism on.

The British government is likely to make another U turn over its BSE or mad cow disease dispute with the European Union Lrb Eu Rrb by agreeing to re start the selective slaughter program.

Uk government likely to make another U turn on bse.

Lesotho Premier Ntsu Mokhehle today said a new independent electoral Commission will be established to take charge of the kingdom's general election in 2006, the South African press Association reported.

Lesotho to set up electoral Commission for .

The British customs and police forces have seized three tons of Cannabis worth nine million pounds Lrb about 70 million United States dollars Rrb, according to a BBC television report.

Three tons of Cannabis seized in Britain.