21.   MILF leaders want to halt the project, saying it will adversely affect communities in the area.

22.   MILF leaders want to halt the project, saying it will adversely affect neighboring communities.

23.   Tengku Mansor said many coastal fishing communities had been affected by the rapid development and pollution in their areas that they had no choice but to give up fishing.

24.   The local headman, unlike others in the area, allows women to attend tribal meetings and participate in decisions affecting the community.

25.   The outbreak has also affected two communities in nearby Ebonyi state, the newspaper said.

26.   It was not immediately clear what caused the sporadic blackouts, which affected communities as far north as Oregon and as far south as San Diego.