31.   Italy spent millions to spruce up Genoa and even asked residents not to hang their laundry outside while summit leaders were in town.

32.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto took his fellow summit leaders by surprise Friday in proposing a new program of exchanges of experts to develop global social welfare systems.

33.   Japan tries to remind other summit leaders of Asian issues.

34.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto attended, along with other summit leaders.

35.   Late Friday, the summit leaders issued a joint statement expressing regret for the death and condemning the violence.

36.   Ms. Kristoff added that she hoped that by November as many as three concrete agreements could be developed for consideration by the summit leaders from the Pacific rim.

37.   On another topic, summit leaders were unlikely to approve for another year any new sanctions on Nigeria, which has been suspended from the Commonwealth.

38.   On another topic, summit leaders were unlikely to approve new sanctions on Nigeria, which has been suspended from the Commonwealth.

39.   On another topic, summit leaders were unlikely to approve any new sanctions on Nigeria, which has been suspended from the Commonwealth, for at least a year.

40.   On trade, the summit leaders endorsed the launch of what they called an ambitious new round of global trade talks.