71.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan is recommending that the United Nations extend its mission in the Western Sahara for an additional four months, said a report released Thursday.

72.   So concludes a U.N. report released Wednesday to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day.

73.   That left critical weapons secrets unprotected, the report released Wednesday said.

74.   The children were assessed by a school psychologist and a Health Department official, who found them generally unaffected, said an Education Department report released in Halifax.

75.   The European Union is making steady progress in opening up its markets to international competition, but it needs to do more, said a trade report released Wednesday.

76.   The human rights situation worsened significantly in Turkey last year with excessive use of force to suppress Kurdish terrorism, said a U.S. report released Wednesday.

77.   The group pointed to the weakness of the lira as the main reason for the increase, said a report released Thursday.

78.   The number of Italian beaches deemed safe for swimming has increased slightly since last year, said a government report released Tuesday.

79.   The number of illiterates is growing daily, said a UNICEF report released Tuesday.

80.   The potentially troublesome developments, detailed in Labor Department reports released Thursday, could cause new interest rate anxiety.