81.   The daily said the government already has begun licensing private mining companies, but did not give details.

82.   The daily said the new extension would include a new radar tower and a new runway.

83.   The daily said the Russians were seeking to thwart Polish membership in NATO.

84.   The daily said two were executed after several days of torture.

85.   The daily said U.S. military officers arrived in Israel several months ago to prepare the exercise.

86.   The delegation met a select group of lower-house congressmen behind closed doors in the seaside Legislative Palace on Saturday, the independent daily said.

87.   The BOJ is expected Monday to downgrade its assessment of the economy, paving the way for a change in rates, the Nihon Keizai financial daily said Thursday.

88.   The cause of the accident was under investigation, the daily said.

89.   The daily said a high-level official might meet with el-Mahdi in Bonn, Germany.

90.   The daily said local leaders claimed the attack was the work of the Oromo Liberation Front, an Ethiopian rebel group.