51.   The strike was extended to Berlin and surrounding region this week.

52.   The short-term picture already has showers coming to prime growing regions this week, which boosts prospects for a record crop this year.

53.   U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is scheduled to visit the region this week.

54.   U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke is being sent back to the region this week by the Clinton administration, which is anxious to see more progress.

55.   U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is to discuss them when he comes to the region this week.

56.   Wide outages were still reported in the Irkutsk region this week even though temperatures were rising.

57.   Zinni had been expected to make his third trip to the region this week.

58.   German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer met with EU Middle East envoy Miguel Angel Moratinos Monday ahead of a mission to the region this week, a ministry spokeswoman said.

59.   British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and his German counterpart, Joschka Fischer, both visited the region this week.

60.   British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is due in the region this week and will be followed by US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.