41.   It could not be confirmed since it was classified, the daily said.

42.   Israeli dailies said that other inmates have threatened Amir.

43.   Italian dailies said the RAI board gave the green light on Thursday to the plan, which would mean RAI cohabiting with an offshoot of its rival television broadcaster.

44.   Its crew was researching the geomagnetic field over the Krkonose mountains, the daily said.

45.   Jews are not considered to pose a risk, the daily said.

46.   Ko Morita, a former president of major Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, has died of heart failure, the daily said Thursday.

47.   Local dailies have said the crash was due either to strong crosswinds, or to a landing too far down the runway.

48.   Madjer was notified of his firing on Tuesday, the daily said.

49.   Members of the consortium include oil companies Japan Energy Corp. and Teikoku Oil Co. and general trader Itochu Corp., the daily said.

50.   Mitsui Trust will also transfer its foreign custody business to State Street, and the two companies will jointly offer trustee services for investment trusts, the daily said.