71. Last month the Chinese press reported figures on human trafficking in southern China, while the latest report encompasses the entire country. 72. Local press reported dozens of arrests for such trading last year. 73. Last week, the Israeli press reported that Netanyahu and opposition leader Ehud Barak reached a secret deal to give back the Golan. 74. Meanwhile, Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis has temporarily filled Cabinet posts left vacant by two ministers who resigned after the Kabyle riots, the press reported Wednesday. 75. Mayor Li will step down in the fall after falling under suspicion for corruption, the Hong Kong press has reported. 76. Neither leader will actually sign the statement, something which the Japanese press reported as a highly irregular move. 77. State-run press reported Saturday that government troops had retaken the Bahr el-Ghazal town of Raja from rebel forces. 78. The Algerian press has reported on the contacts and the official television has given a terse confirmation, but the status of negotiations remains unclear. 79. The British press reported Monday that manager Colin Todd would be sacked after three months in charge, with Ravanelli touted as his successor. 80. The Algerian press often reports on rivalry between the factions fighting an insurgency for more than three years. |