21.   Latest information suggested drought conditions in some areas were more severe than previously thought.

22.   Local officials said one policeman was killed, but unofficial information suggests the number of victims may have been higher, Interfax said.

23.   Mexican media have speculated that Chapa may have left the country, but the most recent information suggests he may still be in Mexico.

24.   Preliminary information suggests that Stepanov was killed after a quarrel and fight with an acquaintance.

25.   Preliminary information suggested the crash was caused by a failed rail switch, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

26.   Strengthening productivity growth has been fostering favorable trends in unit costs and prices, and much recent information suggests that these trends have been sustained.

27.   The latest information suggests a more robust economy than previously thought possible during the first quarter, and that tempers talk of rebates and tax cuts.

28.   Other information suggested the North Korean army had been moving troops towards to South, but very slowly and discretely to avoid them being detected, Nishihara said.

29.   The information suggested the nuns were not being held at that stage with other abducted foreigners, Casalucci said.