41.   Greetings were also sent by South African rugby coach Kitch Christie, ambassadors, cabinet ministers, universities and business corporations.

42.   If Iraqis want to send someone greetings, bury a loved one, celebrate Easter Sunday or remember an anniversary, the chances are they will offer artificial flowers.

43.   In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin send birthday greetings to the virtuoso.

44.   The pontiff also sent greetings on Monday to pilgrims he was unable to meet Sunday after a ceremony of beatification of two Italian missionaries.

45.   The pope sent greetings to Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro before being whisked away by helicopter to the Vatican.

46.   No announcements on his health have been made in the Vietnamese press which reported Monday only that he had sent greetings to several foreign countries celebrating their national days.

47.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin sent New Year greetings to his troops in Chechnya Friday, urging them to do their duty, ITAR-TASS said.

48.   Sending greetings to the people of Taiwan, the Tibetan spiritual leader stressed that his visit was not aimed at offending anyone.

49.   Since his illness, reports have continued to appear in the press of Anh carrying out duties such as signing laws and sending greetings to foreign leaders.

50.   The Jordanian prime minister attended the press briefing with Netanyahu but only sent greetings from Hussein.