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17:06 May 12 2008
Electricity resumed in parts of Yangon, Myanmar
Electricity supply has been resumed in some parts of Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon, after the city was devastated by the violent cyclone Nargis.

 
Fuel shortage looms in Greece due to strike
The prospect of widespread fuel shortages due to an ongoing strike by the owners of private fuel tanker trucks in Greece is looking increasingly possible, as petrol stations around the country began to "run dry" on Sunday.

 
Lebanon's Hezbollah withdraws armed presence after army froze cabinet decisions
Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition withdrew its armed presence from the capital Beirut on Saturday afternoon after the army froze earlier cabinet decisions against the Shiite group.

 
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