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Main news of May 10

19:11 10/05/2008

* Matthew Bryza, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, arrived in Abkhazia to discuss the current situation between the self-proclaimed republic and Georgia

* Thirty Russians, who remain in Lebanon as the only airport in Beirut was closed due to the recent armed clashes, may leave the country on May 13, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

* A Russian Il-76 airplane from the Emergencies Ministry's fleet delivered humanitarian aid to Myanmar, a spokesperson for the ministry said

* Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia wants a diplomatic resolution of the current situation with Tbilisi, but fears that the tensions may progress further, the Abkhaz foreign minister said

* Twelve people were killed and five were injured in two major traffic accidents in southern Russia, a police source said

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