21.   France has declined to reconsider its ban on a charter flight carrying anti-nuclear protesters to Tahiti, French embassy spokesman Stefan Casteran said Thursday.

22.   He confirmed the embassy had passed on a request from Prime Minister Jim Bolger asking French authorities to reconsider the ban.

23.   Cox called on the state government to reconsider the ban, which he said was implemented too quickly.

24.   Sweden is reconsidering a ban on short-time contracts for NHL refugees.