11.   Almost half the population remains desperately poor, although the advent of democracy has seen the emergence of a new black elite, the study said.

12.   Civil Defense Gen. Julio Alcoser appealed for the population to remain calm.

13.   He brooks no dissent, and the population remains extremely impoverished despite gas riches.

14.   Rubin is visiting the province at a time of new tensions in Kosovska Mitrovica, one of the few Kosovo cities in which a significant Serb population still remains.

15.   The city is one of the few in the province in which a significant Serb population remains.

16.   The northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica is one of the few areas in Kosovo where a large Serbian population remains.

17.   The population remains extremely impoverished despite natural gas riches.

18.   In Guadeloupe, nearly half the population remained without drinking water Saturday, more than a day after Marilyn rampaged through the island causing heavy damage.

19.   Warplanes were continuously landing and taking off from Aden throughout Monday evening, but the local population remained calm.