61.   The cease-fire came as a surprise following several weeks of intensified fighting.

62.   The comments followed a week of nearly continuous bad economic news out of Asia.

63.   The convention followed a week of political feuding that has sent the stock market into convulsions and threatened a massive exodus of foreign capital from Pakistan.

64.   The demonstrations followed a week of protests against a government decision which set high fees for students who repeat an year of study or fail to take their exams.

65.   The draft treaty was drawn up by Brazilian Ambassador Celso Amorim following a week of negotiations in October.

66.   The incident follows a week of attacks by Palestinian militants inside Israel.

67.   The incidents followed a week of increasing unrest in the southern African country.

68.   The message followed a week of protests by groups including Andean farmers and public health care workers.

69.   The plunge through the psychological threshold followed a week of bad financial news.

70.   The looting follows a week of significant territorial gains for Ravalomanana.