41.   The ban came after pigs in Britain were diagnosed with foot-and-mouth disease.

42.   The ban came after several days of attempted protests in Beijing and other Chinese cities.

43.   The ban came as a result of a doping scandal that the committee blamed the federation of mishandling.

44.   The ban came one day after Italian investigators began looking into allegations of illegal drug use in Serie A.

45.   The ban comes just weeks after Rio de Janeiro officials declared that women going topless on the beach would no longer be prosecuted.

46.   The ban came as a result of a doping scandal, that the committee blamed the Union of mishandling.

47.   The government said the ban would likely come into force early next year.

48.   The global ban had come up against opposition from communists and other hardliners who dominate the Duma.

49.   The government launched a month-long campaign Sunday for owners of small-caliber handguns to turn in their weapons before a near total ban comes into force.

50.   The land mine ban came into force in March.