SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item 1 (For Questions 21 and 22)
[21] A huge storm that collapsed part of a cliff on Israel's central coast led to the discovery of a statue dating back to the Roman period. the Israel Antiquities Authority said Tuesday.

The white marble statue of a woman is estimated to be 2,000 years old. It stands 1.2 meters tall, weighs about 200 kilograms and [22]was found with no head or arms, according to a news release by the authority.

A person walking on the shore at Ashkelon on the west coast of Jerusalem made the discovery, the authority said

The statue fell into the sea when the cliff collapsed as a result of the storm. The collapse also ruined a bath house and mosaics that had been in the cliff for many hundreds of years.

The storm. one of the strongest Israel has experienced in recent years, brought winds of more than 100 kph that sent 10-meter waves crashing into Israel's coast.

News Item 2 (For Questions 23 and 24)
[23]Canadian police and military teams were working Tuesday afternoon to rescue about 300 people stranded after what a local official termed the most brutal storm to hit the Ontario region in 25 years.

[24]Some people had been stuck in their vehicles for more than 24 hours following blinding snow that piled up so high it made it almost impossible to open vehicle doors.

Ontario Provincial Police initially reported about 360 vehicles and about 300 people had been stranded near Sarnia, Ontario, on Highway 402-a major thoroughfare linking the U.S.-Canada border to London, Ontario.

[24]Some of those people have since been rescued, but Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said it could be another 24 hours before everyone is taken to safety.

News Item 3 (For Questions 25 and 26)
A tough anti-smoking law has taken effect in Spain. The ban-one of the strictest in Europe-outlaws smoking in all bars and restaurants. Smokers will also be prohibited on television broadcasts, near hospitals or in school playgrounds.

The law tightens anti-smoking restrictions introduced in 2006.

[25]The anti-smoking rules introduced in 2006 0utlawed smoking only in the workplace. It let bar and restaurant owners choose whether or not to allow it. Most chose not to impose any ban.

Only large restaurants and bars were obliged to provide a smoke-free area.

[26]Now, hotel, restaurant and bar owners have said they could face a 10% drop in trade with the new rules. The industry has already seen a sharp fall in sales due to Spain's economic problems.

But doctors argue the new legislation will help smokers give up.

News Item 4 (For Questions 27 and 28)
Police in India have arrested a Citibank employee accused of cheating clients out of millions of dollars.

Shivraj Puri, 32, who is expected to appear in court later, told an Indian newspaper he was innocent.

The alleged fraud was discovered earlier this month in a branch of the global bank in Gurgaon, a wealthy suburb of Delhi.

The bank has said investors were promised quick, high returns from a bogus financial scheme.

It is alleged that Mr. Puri transferred the money into accounts controlled by three relatives.

[28]Mr. Puri reportedly handed himself in on Thursday, a day after police said he was wanted for questioning.

[27]The alleged fraud came to light earlier this month when a client mentioned the scheme to a senior bank manager.

News Item 5 (For Question 29)
[29] Some Hotmail users are reporting that their e-mails are missing from their accounts. A number of people with Hotmail accounts have posted complaints on Microsoft forums complaining that their e-mails have been deleted.

Users around the world said e-mails were missing from their inbox and other folders within their Hotmail accounts.

A spokeswoman for Microsoft said that the issue of missing e-mails was not a widespread problem.

By Sunday evening the issue was "fully resolved", she said. The company apologized for any inconvenience.

News Item 6 (For Question 30)

The number of North Americans who went to the cinema in 2010 was around 5% down on the 2009 total, figures show.

Box office analysts forecast l.35 billion tickets will be sold by the end of the year, down on the l.42 billion sold in 2009.

It is the biggest year-on-year drop since 2005, making 2010 the second-lowest attended year of the decade.
[30]Yet box office revenues remained about the same at $10.6bn, due to increased ticket prices.

Animated movie Toy Sront 3 was the highest-grossing film of the year at the US box office, earning nearly $415m.

The Pixar sequel, like second highest-grossing title Alice in Wonderland, was one of several hit movies released in 3D.

It is thought attendance figures in the US and Canada will rise next year, when sequels to hit comedy The Hangover and Pirates of the Caribbean are released.