51.   The World Health Organization praised an agreement by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG to slash the price of its newest anti-malaria drug for parts of Africa.

52.   The university also praised the agreement.

53.   Ukrainian parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn praised the agreement as beneficial for all signatories, but said the Rada will decide whether to ratify it only after a detailed study.

54.   Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta praised the agreement.

55.   White House spokesman Ari Fleischer praised the agreement but said the Bush administration was not signaling that Moscow would join NATO.

56.   Yeltsin praised the agreement Monday, and called for work on additional agreements.

57.   France, Indonesia, Australia and Japan were also quick to praise the agreement.

58.   Britain, France, Jordan, the European Union, Indonesia, Australia and Japan were also quick to praise the agreement while Syria denounced the accord.

59.   Moscow, however, praised the agreement between the ex-Yugoslav parties on dividing Bosnia reached late Friday in Geneva.

60.   Other Iraqi newspapers on Saturday continued to praise the agreement as a great victory for the country.