51.   The Security Council reaction came after UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali deplored the unrest which led to the deaths of the two Greek Cypriots.

52.   The White House and the State Department refused to comment on partial returns showing Yeltsin held a clear lead and said an official reaction would come on Thursday.

53.   The White House and State Department refused to comment on partial returns showing Yeltsin in a clear lead, saying an official reaction would come later Thursday.

54.   Within the EU, the strongest reaction came from Austria and the Scandinavian states.

55.   The brief Chinese reaction comes little more than two weeks before US President George W. Bush visits China.

56.   The Chinese reaction came after Japanese media reports late last week that a top government official said Japan might reconsider its long-standing non-nuclear policy.

57.   The first reaction came from the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC, which briefly suspended food and water deliveries to the hostages.

58.   The most notable reaction came in short-term bonds.

59.   The official Chinese reaction came fairly late in the day, with initial comment limited to largely factual media reports.

60.   The reactions came amid disagreement in particular between the United States and Russia over the latest fighting.