101.   Government health officials declared the epidemic over in October, a verdict echoed by veterinarians meeting in Taiwan the next month.

102.   Government officials declared Celso Pitta, a former finance secretary, the winner, although results were not immediately available late Friday.

103.   Government officials declared Tuesday and Wednesday public holidays and state-run radio blared pro-democracy anthems.

104.   Government officials declared Kisangani, the largest city in the Congolese northeast, a disaster area on Thursday.

105.   Government officials declared on Friday that a government offensive against ethnic Albanian insurgents was over, saying Macedonian forces have regained key border areas with Kosovo.

106.   He had been re-elected by Parliament last year after parliamentary elections that international officials declared flawed.

107.   He had been re-elected by parliament last year, after parliamentary elections that international officials declared flawed.

108.   He later won a preliminary round of votes in a village election, but officials declared it void and he lost the next round.

109.   Hong Kong officials repeatedly have declared they will defend the dollar from speculative attack.

110.   Honduran officials declared an alert Sunday and warned that Mitch could hit the coast Monday.