21.   The former health minister takes over from Jorge Marshall, who was acting central bank president following the resignation of Roberto Zahler six weeks ago.

22.   The shake-up follows the resignation Tuesday of Diana Espino, a vice-president in charge of finance who helped restructure Corimon and return the company to profit.

23.   The PSK top spot was vacated this week when general director Erich Hampel was moved by Randa to head Creditanstalt following the resignation of Guido Schmidt-Chiari.

24.   The Stock Exchange of THAILAND benchmark index fell for the eighth straight day following the resignation of Finance Minister Amnuay Viravan.

25.   Political tensions rose last week following the resignation of Thanong Bidaya as finance minister after four months in the job.

26.   Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland announced a minor cabinet shuffle Friday following the resignation of Health Minister Werner Christie for personal reasons.

27.   Real Zaragoza appointed Marcos Alonso as its third coach of the season following the resignation of Luis Costa.

28.   A new push to solve the conflict has emerged following the resignation of authoritarian President Suharto after a wave of protests and riots swept Indonesia last May.

29.   Also rocking Olivetti in recent weeks was a major change in management, following the resignations of chairman Carlo De Benedetti and of chief executive Francesco Caio.

30.   Australian Prime Minister John Howard made minor changes to his cabinet Tuesday following the resignation of his former deputy prime minister.