"The agreement of shareholders to pass over control to Lionheart is an essential condition for this deal to be completed satisfactorily, " the statement read.

BBC: Livi manager Davie Hay

Regional leaders and the African Union had called for the rebels' withdrawal from Goma, supposed to have been completed by Thursday, as a condition of starting negotiations.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

He wrote that less than half of the urgently required maintenance will be completed over the next five years, leaving council buildings in a declining condition and jeopardising future service delivery for the public.

BBC: Anglesey council examines private firm plan for repairs

The study, which is expected to be completed in the spring of 2006, should shed some light on the true condition of long-term care in these countries.

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Amotivational syndrome is defined as a condition in which a person loses ambition or motivation to complete tasks that he or she would normally like to have completed.

CNN: Famous fried eggs