11.   Israeli and Palestinian negotiators tried Thursday to put a Hebron agreement into writing, but said several issues remained open despite progress made in recent days.

12.   The retailer has managed to keep its three stores in Sweden open despite the strike, using replacement workers and alternative supply routes.

13.   The park has been kept open despite sporadic hit and run attacks by rebels over the past two years which have destroyed most of its tourist bungalows.

14.   The report praised Indonesia for its economic development, which it said is increasingly open despite its restrictive political system.

15.   Hungarian Foreign Minister Laszlo Kovacs on Wednesday urged Israel to keep the door to peace open despite recommendations by the Arab League to freeze ties with the Jewish state.

16.   In a separate development, the government said the Grand Canyon National Park, a major tourist attraction in the United States, would remain open despite the shutdown.

17.   Troussier said he was still keeping his midfield options open despite an impressive display from Santos.

18.   Many businesses, however, remained open despite newspaper predictions that they would shut down for the election period.

19.   Many businesses, however, remained open despite newspaper predictions that they would shut down for the election.

20.   The flag-waving crowd freed doves of peace and threw rice and flowers on the Popemobile, which the pontiff requested be kept open despite security warnings.