91.   President Boris Yeltsin on Thursday discussed his upcoming visit to Italy by telephone with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, the presidential press service said.

92.   President Boris Yeltsin on Wednesday dismissed Central Bank head Tatyana Paramonova and appointed her deputy as temporary replacement, the presidential press service said.

93.   President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree Tuesday dismissing Health Minister Eduard Nechayev from his post, the presidential press service said.

94.   President Boris Yeltsin underwent a medical checkup on Saturday and then returned to his country residence outside Moscow, the presidential press service said.

95.   President Boris Yeltsin was hospitalized on Tuesday with heart problems, the presidential press service reported.

96.   President Boris Yeltsin will chair a session of his Defense Council expected to discuss the appointments of new military commanders, the presidential press service said Wednesday.

97.   President Boris Yeltsin, meanwhile, sent a letter to Patriarch Alexy II, praising the moral role of the Russian Orthodox Church, the presidential press service reported.

98.   President Boris Yeltsin confirmed Friday that he will make an official visit China by the end of the year, the presidential press service said.

99.   President Boris Yeltsin remained in stable condition Sunday and has begun working on papers while recovering from pneumonia, the presidential press service said.

100.   Putin is expected to travel to Poland later in the week, the Russian presidential press service said last week.