41.   Hospital Director Sergio Parada said Monday that the outbreak has reached epidemic proportions and that doctors want the government to implement a campaign to alert people.

42.   In a meeting Friday with Indonesian media chiefs, Habibie said his government was implementing democratic reforms and had apologized for human rights abuses committed under Suharto.

43.   In Hong Kong, rampant property speculation in recent weeks has led to market talk that the government may soon implement a package of moves to curb speculation.

44.   Investors were still uncertain whether and how the current government would implement its promised reforms, traders said.

45.   Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri said Saturday the government would implement the resolution.

46.   Industry Minister Josep Pique said the strike was unjustified because the government was in fact implementing the plan and that any delays were the responsibility of private mining companies.

47.   It called on governments to implement energy prices that reflect true economic costs and the cost to the environment.

48.   Japanese stock prices rose moderately Tuesday on continued hopes that the government might implement a larger-than-expected tax cut to stimulate the sagging economy.

49.   Japanese stocks rose Monday after a top lawmaker said the government may soon implement major economic stimulus measures.

50.   Its government is implementing a sweeping liberalization program under the supervision of the International Monetary Fund.