Whatever my feelings on the matter, reform of the Lords is effectively over and now is a good time to manage that handover.

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The handover should be less troubled this time, but the WICB does not have long to find a replacement with a seven-match limited overs series against Zimbabwe starting on 29 April.

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Annan said further discussions would take place before he decided whether to send such a team, but he expressed doubts that direct elections could be held in time for a planned handover to an interim Iraqi government this (northern hemisphere) summer.

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Chinese accounted for 22% of tourist arrivals last year (even with a mainland tourist ban around the time of the territory's handover).

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The handover is due to be completed by 20 March, by which time it is believed tens of thousands of Serbs will have left their homes.

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The coalition and IGC have called for Iraqis to choose a transitional government through caucuses, saying there is no time to pull together an electoral infrastructure before the scheduled handover of power to a new Iraqi government by June 30.

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Mr Bremer had insisted that there was not enough time, technical wherewithal or security to hold an election before the scheduled handover to Iraqis by July 1st.

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