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In early December, the disease spread to Mexico for the first time, raising concerns in the US, as well as to Paraguay, Venezuela and Panama.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian rebels said Monday that they had shot down a Syrian fighter jet for the first time, raising new questions about the opposition's military capabilities, and whether Syria's control of the skies might be threatened.

PAGE A16 Scientists Clone a Mule Scientists said that they had cloned a mule for the first time, raising the possibility of carbon copies of related animals, including champion racehorses.

Scientists said yesterday that they had cloned a mule for the first time, raising the prospect that it will soon be possible to produce genetic carbon copies of related animals, including champion racehorses.

On Friday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan announced that he would travel to North Korea for the first time, raising the prospect of a thaw in relations, despite the Bush administration's efforts to isolate North Korea, along with Iraq and Iran.

A22 SCIENCE/HEALTH Scientists Clone First Mule Scientists at the University of Idaho and Utah State University said that they had cloned a mule for the first time, raising the prospect that it will soon be possible to produce genetic carbon copies of related animals, including champion racehorses.

There, Union troops for the first time raised the United States flag over a Confederate fortification.

While the S.E.C. already raised concerns, the F.B.I.'s examination adds to the scrutiny and for the first time raises the prospect of criminal actions.

The petitions for the first time raise questions about Mrs. Astor's competency at least as far back as February 2001, about two months before her 99th birthday.

But Ferris eventually came out on top and becomes the seventh winner of the prize that this year entered new phase under the sponsorship of Swansea University and has for the first time raised the age limit for 30 to 39.

The determination of authorities to stop Thursday's food drive comes on the back of a withering report by the Council of Europe's human rights commissioner, which for the first time raises the prospect of the extremist group being banned.