91.   Twenty-five candidates have launched bids for the Malian presidency in elections next month, the constitutional court said late Friday.

92.   Ukraine decided Thursday to formally launch a bid to join NATO, a senior government official told Interfax.

93.   When he launched his White House bid last April, Dole was asked on a talk show why he wanted to be president.

94.   Major could use the European Summit in Cannes, southern France, on Monday and Tuesday to launch a bid to recapture the right wing of his party.

95.   NHPC will now launch new bids for construction work but will keep the equipment imported.

96.   President Jacques Chirac was head of the party until he handed over to Juppe in March when he launched his bid for the Elysee Palace.

97.   President Jacques Chirac was party chief until he handed over to Juppe in March when he launched his bid for the Elysee Palace.

98.   Ruling Nepali Congress dissident MPs due to launch bid to remove Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba from office.

99.   Riboud and BSN became well-known throughout France when he launched an unsuccesful bid for Saint-Gobain.

100.   Rumours continued to swirl that Tesco could launch a bid for Docks de France, countering a hostile offer by French group Auchan.