41.   Late Friday, Israeli planes carried out two raids on Palestinian security targets in Gaza, for the third night running.

42.   Mandela will be at the contest, which is being held in Sun City for the third year running.

43.   Meanwhile tensions ran high in Hebron, where for the third day running Palestinians threw a firebomb at a Jewish enclave, but no injuries were reported.

44.   Most internal flights by Air France and its subsidiary Air Inter Europe to and from this French Riviera airport had been cancelled for the third day running Monday.

45.   Once again they swept all before them in the new-style Fed Cup and won the trophy for the third year running.

46.   Operating costs were frozen for the third year running, as de Larosiere continued his policy of making the EBRD more productive.

47.   Residents of the Chinese island of Haitan told AFP Friday the Chinese manoeuvres seemed to have been scaled back for the third day running.

48.   Rominger, who made a Bob Beamon-like assault on the hour world record, won the Tour of Spain for the third year running.

49.   Singapore authorities on Thursday launched a national campaign to urge its citizens to speak proper English for the third year running, maintaining it was vital for economic competitiveness.

50.   Tensions ran high in the Burundi capital Wednesday as residents stayed away from their work places for the third day running.