21.   Police grabbed protest banners and arrested three women on Monday as demonstrators tested a new ban on political rallies ahead of a presidential election.

22.   A Chinese official said work on the power plant had not been affected by recent talk of the new ban.

23.   Almost immediately afterward, however, he announced a new ban on certain political groups.

24.   Anticipating another legal challenge by the industry, she has vowed to back up the new ban with documentation that cigarette advertising encourages smoking among young people.

25.   British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook on Saturday announced a new ban on investment in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the latest in a series of sanctions.

26.   Dingwall indicated he would carry on with efforts to draft a new comprehensive ban on tobacco ads.

27.   Health groups are dismissing the code in advance as a public-relations gesture by the tobacco companies trying to head off a new federal ban on smoking ads.

28.   Hours later, however, the city passed a new ban, saying the situation had worsened.

29.   In Russia, the government is threatening to put on trial the many broadcasters that violate a new ban on televised tobacco ads.

30.   Inspectors will begin checking U.S. chemical weapons facilities next month to verify compliance with a new global ban, an official announced Thursday.