51.   Meteorologists forecast that Lebanon was about to go from one extreme to the other, with snowstorms driven by polar winds due to hit the country on Wednesday.

52.   Meteorologists forecast that Lebanon was about to go from one extreme to the other with snowstorms driven by polar winds due to hit the country on Wednesday.

53.   Millions of workers have lost their jobs since the crisis hit the country last July.

54.   Molina said Babs, the ninth storm to hit the country this year, was likely to pick up speed and strength as it neared Samar.

55.   Moderate interruptions of government services and trading problems will hit industrialized countries including the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada, he said.

56.   More frequent El Nino weather patterns mean some Pacific island countries may be hit by destructive cyclones more often, the South Pacific Regional Environment Program predicted Wednesday.

57.   Nurhadi said people should not worry about the ongoing monetary crisis, maintaining that the crisis had also hit other countries with stronger economies.

58.   Officials said scores of electrical posts were toppled by the storm, the strongest to hit the country so far this year.

59.   Rattanakosin became the first insurance company to shut shop after the economic crisis hit the country last year.

60.   Prof Abdur Razzaq Akhand, President of the BUET Teachers Association told The Independent last night that their programme might be cancelled if the cyclone hit the country.