31.   The embassy statement did not mention the agreement over a Syrian apology and payment for damages.

32.   The embassy statement did not mention the charity or any probe into its finances.

33.   The embassy statement made no reference to possible aid cuts in retaliation against the Zambian government.

34.   The grant will cover designing and building a compost plant and buying equipment to process solid waste into fertilizer, an embassy statement said.

35.   The grant will pay for new cameras, recorders, editing equipment, videos, monitors and other items, an embassy statement said.

36.   The member-firms of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry want to develop trade ties and find local representatives, an embassy statement said.

37.   The Malaysian government and the police informed the embassy recently about the development, an embassy statement said without elaborating.

38.   The remaining money will be used to help nomads improve food security, finance the training of judges and promote small businesses, the embassy statement said.

39.   The U.S. Congress is considering additional economic aid to Jordan, the embassy statement said.

40.   There was no immediate reaction from Philippine authorities to the Chinese embassy statement.