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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 14

The Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security agency said in a joint statement that Ra'ad Sa'ad, head of the weapons production headquarters in Hamas' military wing, was killed. Sa'ad was ...
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Xi's special envoy attends forum dedicated to Int'l Year of Peace and Trust in Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Peng Qinghua visited the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat from Dec. 12 to 13 to attend the High-Level International Forum ...
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2nd LD: At least 2 killed in shooting at Brown University in U.S. Rhode Island: media

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and several others injured in a shooting on Saturday afternoon at Brown University in Providence, U.S. state of Rhode Island, according to ...
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UN chief condemns drone attacks on peacekeeping base in Sudan

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the drone attacks that targeted the UN peacekeeping logistics base in Kadugli, ...
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1st LD: Multiple shot at Brown University in U.S. Rhode Island: police

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Multiple people were shot on Saturday afternoon at Brown University in Providence, U.S. state of Rhode Island, according to local police. "This is an active investigation ...
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United Airlines flight returns to Washington, D.C. airport after engine failure

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A United Airlines flight was forced on Saturday to return to Washington Dulles International Airport after one of its engines lost power, with no passengers or crew ...
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Brown University campus on lockdown after active shooter reported

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Law enforcement is responding to reports of an active shooter on Brown University's campus in Providence, U.S. state of Rhode Island, local media said on Saturday quoting ...
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3 killed, 2 injured in organized crime attack on bar in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting attack early Saturday at a bar in the municipality of Jiquirica, in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, ...
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Roundup: Trump's pardon claim for Tina Peters stirs controversy over limits of presidential power

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump announced earlier this week that he had granted a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county election official serving a nine-year ...
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Gunman kills 5, including U.S. soldiers, in C. Syria attack

DAMASCUS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two Syrian security personnel, two U.S. service members, and one U.S. civilian were killed Saturday in an attack on a joint Syrian-U.S. patrol near the ancient city of ...
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 13

DAMASCUS -- Two Syrian security personnel, two U.S. service members, and one U.S. civilian were killed Saturday in an attack on a joint Syrian-U.S. patrol near the ancient city of Palmyra, Syrian ...
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Israeli army says killed militant during raid in West Bank

JERUSALEM, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it killed a Palestinian militant during a raid in the northern West Bank on Saturday evening.