41.   A strike by Spanish truckers entered its seventh day Wednesday and several foreign firms said the action was affecting production and forcing workers to be laid off.

42.   It is unclear how seriously the action, the latest to disrupt the ailing French flag-carrier, will affect flights.

43.   Meanwhile China strongly criticised the United States Thursday for its support of the defeated UN resolution, warning the action would adversely affect bilateral ties.

44.   The action mostly affects visas issued to Haitians in their homeland, officials said.

45.   The action has lately affected mainly the sugar and forestry industries -- both major foreign currency earners for Swaziland, which is sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique.

46.   The Clinton administration is also debating whether Clinton should seek congressional approval for the invasion and how the military action could affect the November legislative elections.

47.   The Japanese action also affects two other territorial disputes with China and with Russia.