41.   The singing group Native joined the list of a half-dozen artists and entertainers who canceled engagements or pulled up stakes in far-right towns.

42.   Two rounds fighting the flu saw him cancel several engagements at the Vatican.

43.   Wahid denied Thursday that he was seriously ill after doctors ordered him to rest for several days and to cancel official engagements.

44.   Former South African president Nelson Mandela cancelled all engagements in Greece on Thursday because of a mild stomach ailment, the South African embassy in Athens said.

45.   However, Vajpayee cancelled the engagement.

46.   And last week, the palace said the couple had come down with colds and cancelled all engagements for the time being.

47.   Demonstrations in Germany last week forced Li to cancel public engagements and cut short his programme.

48.   Yeltsin, who abruptly cancelled engagements Friday, needs to rest and will have a lighter workload Saturday, said Kremlin chief of staff Viktor Ilyushin.

49.   On Thursday Li cancelled public engagements in Berlin and Weimar, eastern Germany, because of hostile demonstrations.

50.   Pope John Paul II cancelled his engagements on Wednesday after being confined to bed with high fever, raising fresh fears over the state of his fragile health.