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Oil and Gas Pipeline Watch (UPI)

20 May 2008

By DANIEL GRAEBER UPI Correspondent Iran puts May 26 deadline on IPI pipeline; Putin bypasses Belarus on BPS-2; Swiss EGL reaches gas deal with Iran; Kenya to extend oil pipeline to Burundi; TransCanada tar sands pipeline approved

China quake could claim over 50,000 victims - diplomat (Interfax)

20 May 2008

MINSK. May 20 (Interfax) - More than 50,000 people could have fallen victim to a shattering earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Hu Hunbin said. "The quake-hit area is 100,000 square kilometers - half the size of Belarus.

U.S. voices concern over lawyer jailed in Belarus (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

20 May 2008

WASHINGTON, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - The U.S. State Department has said it is deeply concerned over the deteriorating health of an American lawyer in custody in Belarus, and urged Belarusian authorities to respond to a release plea.