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Britain said on Thursday it would give 25 million pounds ( $ 39 million ) of development aid to the Caribbean island of Montserrat , where much of the population living in the south has fled to avoid a volcano .

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The volcano in the Soufriere hills has erupted three times in the past 13 months and last April some 4,500 people living in the capital , Plymouth , and southern areas were evacuated to the north , where many are living in public shelters and schools .

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" This assistance will provide a fast track development programme for the designated ( northern ) safe area , " Britain 's Overseas Development Administration said in a statement .

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Britain gave 8.5 million pounds ( $ 13 million ) to Montserrat , which is one of its dependent territories , when the volcano first became active .

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Overseas Development Minister Lynda Chalker said a recent census had shown most Montserratians wanted to remain on the island . "

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The development of the north will help them to do just that , " she said .

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Tennis - Philippoussis looms for Sampras in U.S. Open .

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Bill Berkrot

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NEW YORK 1996-08-22

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World number one Pete Sampras , seeking his first Grand Slam title of the year , and women 's top seed Steffi Graf , aiming for her third , should be able to ease into the year 's final major , which begins on Monday .

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Sampras opens the defence of his U.S. Open crown against David Rikl of the Czech Republic , while top-ranked Graf begins her title defence against Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia .

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Wednesday 's U.S. Open draw ceremony revealed that both title holders should run into their first serious opposition in the third round .

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Looming in Sampras 's future is a likely third-round date with recent nemesis Mark Philippoussis , the rising Australian who took out Sampras in the third round of the Australian Open in January .

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Sampras avenged that defeat with a straight sets win over the 19-year-old power hitter in the second round at Wimbledon and their rubber match in New York could provide some first-week fireworks .

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While only a stunning upset will keep Graf from sailing through to a predictable semifinal showdown with third seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario , the German star could also be tested in the third round where she will probably face 28th-ranked veteran Natasha Zvereva of Belarus .

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There will be no repeat of last year 's men 's final with eighth-ranked Andre Agassi landing in Sampras 's half of the draw .

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Bumping Agassi up to the sixth seeding avoided the possibility that he would run into Sampras as early as the quarter-finals , but they could lock horns in the semis .

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Olympic champion Agassi meets Karim Alami of Morocco in the first round .

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Surprise second seed Michael Chang , ranked third in the world , opens against Czech Daniel Vacek , while women 's second seed Monica Seles drew American Anne Miller as her first victim .

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Second-ranked Austrian Thomas Muster , who was seeded third , did not have the luck of the draw with him .

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In the first round Muster faces American Richey Reneberg , who has been playing some of the best tennis of his career of late .

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If he survives , Muster is seeded to run into either fifth-seeded Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands or 12th-seeded American Todd Martin in the quarter-finals in Chang 's half of the draw .

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Perhaps the best , yet most unfortunate , first-round matchup of the men 's competition pits eighth seed Jim Courier against retiring star Stefan Edberg .

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The popular Swede is playing his final major tournament next week and the two-time champion 's Grand Slam farewell could well be a one-match affair .

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With the exception of a Philippoussis showdown , Sampras looks to have landed in a comfortable quarter of the draw with the likes of Frenchman Cedric Pioline and ailing French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov , who is nursing a rib injury , in his path .

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Seles , runner-up to Graf last year , is seeded to run into fifth-ranked German Anke Huber in the quarter-finals with fourth seed Conchita Martinez or eighth-seeded Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport looking like her most likely semifinal opponents .

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But Huber will be tested immediately with a first-round encounter against dangerous 18th-ranked South African Amanda Coetzer .

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Sanchez Vicario , runner-up to Graf at the French Open and Wimbledon , begins play against a qualifier in a quarter of the draw that includes young talent Martina Hingis , the 16th seed , before a probable quarter-final clash with seventh-seeded veteran Jana Novotna .

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Martinez begins play against Ruxandra Dragomir of Romania .

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RTRS - Tennis - Muster upset , Philippoussis wins , Stoltenberg loses .

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TORONTO 1996-08-21

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Top-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria was beaten 6-3 7-5 by 123rd-ranked Daniel Nestor of Canada on Wednesday in his first match of the $ 2 million Canadian Open .

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A lefthander with a strong serve , Nestor kept the rallies short by constantly attacking the net and the tactic worked in the second-round match against Muster , playing his first match after receiving a first-round bye along with the other top eight seeds .

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The tournament also lost its second seed on the third day of play when second-seeded Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia was beaten 6-7(3-7 ) 6-4 6-4 by unseeded Mikael Tillstrom of Sweden .

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Other seeded players advancing were number three Wayne Ferreira of South Africa , number four Marcelo Rios of Chile , number six MaliVai Washington of the United States and American Todd Martin , the seventh seeed .

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Eighth seed Marc Rosset of Switzerland was eliminated in a one hour , 55 minute battle by unseeded Mark Philippoussis of Australia .

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Philippoussis saved a match point at 5-6 in the third-set tie break before winning 6-3 3-6 7-6 ( 8-6 ) .

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Philippoussis 's compatriot , 13th seed Jason Stoltenberg , was not as fortunate .

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He held one match point at 9-8 in a marathon third-set tie break but was beaten 5-7 7-6 ( 7-1 ) 7-6 ( 13-11 ) by unseeded Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic .

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" I knew I had to serve well and keep the points short and that 's what I was able to do , " said Nestor , who ranks 10th in doubles .

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There were only two service breaks in the match .

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The lanky Canadian broke Muster at 4-3 in the first set and 5-5 in the second before ending the match on his third match point when the Austrian hit a service return long .

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" I probably did n't hit five ground strokes in the whole match , " said Muster , only partly joking . "

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The way he was chipping and charging and serving and volleying I did n't really get my timing playing from the baseline . "

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" He played a good match , took a few chances , and every time he was down he was able to come up with a big first serve . "

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Playing at night was not Muster 's preference . "

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I asked for a day match and they gave me a night match , " he said . "

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I do n't like playing under the lights but maybe it would not have made any difference . "

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Ivanisevic rallied from a 2-5 deficit in the first set but then played erratically against the 44th-ranked Tillstrom , who was a surprise winner over his famous compatriot Stefan Edberg in the second round at Wimbledon .

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Ivanisevic hit 32 aces but was outplayed from the back court by the 24-year-old Tillstrom .

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The sixth-ranked Ivanisevic , who lost in the final at Indianapolis to world number one Pete Sampras of the U.S. last Sunday , made a quick getaway after his loss but did say : " Something was not there when I arrived ( in Toronto ) .

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I did n't feel good .

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And I did n't have a good feeling as soon as I lost in my doubles ( on Tuesday ) . "

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" I thought he looked a little unfocused at certain times on his ground strokes , " said Tillstrom .

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The 19-year-old Philippoussis , who beat Sampras in the third round of this year 's Australian Open , stayed calm in a nervy third-set tie break against Rosset .

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" I 'm pleased because I did n't play that great today , but I fought really well , " he said . "

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When I was down 2-5 in the tiebreak ( in the third set ) , I just thought about winning my two serves and hoped that he might get tight .

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Then he shanked a forehand at to make it 5-all and that helped me back . "

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Soccer - Results of South Korean pro-soccer games .

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SEOUL 1996-08-22

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Results of South Korean pro-soccer games played on Wednesday .

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Anyang 3 Chonnam 3 ( halftime 2-0 )

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Puchon 0 Suwon 0 ( halftime 0-0 )

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Standings after games played on Wednesday ( tabulate under - won , drawn , lost , goals for , goals against , points ) :

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W D L G / F G / A P

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Puchon 1 1 0 1 0 4

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Chonan 1 0 0 5 4 3

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Anyang 0 2 0 5 5 2

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Suwon 0 2 0 3 3 2

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Pohang 0 1 0 3 3 1

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Pusan 0 1 0 0 2 1

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Chonnam 0 1 1 5 6 1

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Ulsan 0 0 1 4 5 0

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Chonbuk 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Senegal cholera outbreak kills five .

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DAKAR 1996-08-22

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An outbreak of cholera has killed five people in the central Senegal town of Kaolack , where health authorities have recorded 291 cases since August 11 , a medical official said on Thursday .

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Doctor Masserigne Ndiaye said medical staff were overwhelmed with work . "

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People are rushing to the hospital as soon as the first symptoms appear , that 's why we have fewer deaths , " he told Reuters by telephone from the town , 160 km ( 100 miles ) southeast of the Senegalese capital Dakar .

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Nigerian general takes over Liberia ECOMOG force .

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MONROVIA 1996-08-22

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Nigerian Major General Sam Victor Malu took over on Thursday as commander of the ECOMOG peacekeeping force in Liberia , two days after the start of the latest ceasefire in the six-year civil war .

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Malu replaced another Nigerian major general , John Inienger , who told officers at the handover ceremony that peace was now at hand for Liberia after six years of fighting and more than a dozen failed accords .

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" The search for peace in Liberia has been difficult , challenging and sometimes painful .

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Peacekeepers were harassed , killed and taken hostage , " he said .

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" It is difficult but I want to assure you that peace is in sight . "

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United Nations military observers travelling to the western town of Tubmanburg on Wednesday to monitor the ceasefire were delayed by shooting along the highway , U.N. special representative Anthony Nyakyi said .

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They finally went ahead with an escort from the ULIMO-J faction .

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Faction leaders who agreed a new peace deal in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Saturday have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire .

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The latest peace deal foresees the disarmament of an estimated 60,000 combatants and sets a target date of May 30 next year for elections .

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The ECOMOG force , currently 10,000 strong , was sent to Liberia by the Economic Community of West African States in 1990 at the height of the fighting .

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Guinea calls two days of prayer .

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CONAKRY 1996-08-22

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The West African state of Guinea declared Thursday and Friday days of national prayer .

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A government statement , broadcast repeatedly by state radio , said the two days of prayer were " for the dead , for peace and prosperity in Guinea , the victory of the new government and the health of the head of state " .

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The precise reason for the call was not immediately clear .

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Guinea 's president , Lansana Conte , vice-president of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference , left for Kuwait on August 16 to prepare the next OIC summit in Pakistan in 1997 .

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Koranic reading sessions and prayers were to be held in the farming town of Badi-Tondon , near his home about 60 km ( 40 miles ) from the capital Conakry .

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Conte , an army general , survived a February army pay revolt which at the time he described as a veiled attempt to topple him .

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