[L-I] Russia's Population To Decline

Russia's Population To Decline = by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press Writer MOSCOW (AP) -- The steady decline of Russia's population, unprecedented for an industrialized nation not at war, is likely to last for decades to come, the head of the government statistics

[L-I] IMF hands Turkey $10B, staggered payment aimed at halting financialcrisis -

http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/12/06/emerging_markets/wires/turkey_wg/ ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said Wednesday that agreement had been reached with the International Monetary Fund on more than $10 billion in aid to help the country weather a crisis in its