31.   Tokyo stock prices finished higher Tuesday, supported by talk of fresh income tax cuts and an overnight sharp jump on Wall Street.

32.   Tokyo stock prices rose moderately Tuesday morning, supported by talk on fresh income tax cuts and an overnight sharp jump on Wall Street.

33.   U.N. relief officials raised the prospect of mass famine if there is no sharp jump in outside aid.

34.   A sharp jump in energy prices led the rise in the December PPI, the Labor Department said.