51.   In Seoul, investors worried that the economy would remain shaky despite an expected bailout effort by the International Monetary Fund.

52.   Interest rates have also remained high despite the fast monetary expansion because of heavy demand for funds ahead of the holidays, the bank said.

53.   Israeli and Palestinian negotiators tried to put a Hebron troop pullout agreement into writing, but said several issues remained open despite progress made in recent days.

54.   Misuse of public funds remains rampant despite a government campaign to root out corruption, a top government official said Friday.

55.   Most analysts, however, agreed that the market sentiment would generally remain weak despite some big purchases from major investors.

56.   Newspapers and observers said major differences remained despite the improved atmosphere evidenced by the Koo-Wang meetings, their first in five years.

57.   Only one Serb, forest guard Milos Cirkovic, had elected to remain despite appeals by the metropolitan for him to leave.

58.   The actress was later caught, but the businessman remains at large despite an international manhunt.

59.   The aging generator system breaks down periodically, and Russian space officials say oxygen supplies remain plentiful despite the latest problem, which surfaced last week.

60.   That remains despite the Cabinet decision.