21.   Several people died in desperate scuffles for food bundles dropped at night by U.N. planes.

22.   The Kuwaiti oil minister said oil suppliers had expected prices to drop at this time of the year.

23.   The number of visitors dropped at first but then went back up when the attacks stopped.

24.   French markets dropped sharply at the end of last week, and more turmoil is expected if Chirac confirms the decision Monday night.

25.   If Liverpool drop any points against Tottenham at Anfield on Saturday evening, the race would be over.

26.   In Paris, shares were higher on firmer futures and ahead of the series of meetings after dropping sharply at the end of the previous week.

27.   The dollar dropped at first, but then rallied.