41.   The mining strike hit the Cooke mine belonging to Johannesburg Consolidated Investment.

42.   The official Iraqi News Agency reported Monday that a U.S.-British missile strike hit a crowded area in the southern city of Basra, killing and wounding civilians.

43.   The postal strike has also hit Marseille and other regions.

44.   The strike also hit other major cities, including Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi, United News of Bangladesh news agency said.

45.   The strike also hit major international shipbuilding and offshore construction companies Aker ASA and Kvaerner ASA, as well as smaller industries.

46.   The strike also hit northern France, where train drivers in Lille staged a surprise walkout Friday, tying up regional traffic and service on the high-speed TGV.

47.   The strike has hit production and loadings and is aimed at disrupting Nigerian crude oil exports, the official said.

48.   The strike hit a pumping station in northern Iraq, killing one Iraqi and wounding two others seriously, the minister said.

49.   The strike hit businesses in the capital city of eight million people.

50.   The strike also hit work in weather forecasting, irrigation, agriculture and local government offices.