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At a Glance
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Internet access restored
SHANGHAI: It has been reported that the broken undersea cable linking Shanghai to the west coast of the United States was fixed on Monday afternoon, and Internet access was restored at 7.05pm after a trial connection.
Barak to resign
JERUSALEM: Israel's outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday that he will resign as both leader of the Labour Party and member of the Knesset (parliament) after the new government is formed.
Mori refuses to quit
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Monday refused to step down, despite his plunging popularity and growing calls from the ruling coalition for his resignation, saying he wants to get the fiscal 2001 budget through the Diet (parliament).
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