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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 20

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Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday said he was keen to mend broken relations and reestablish ties with the United States, based on mutual respect.

The president told reporters at a press conference in La Paz that U.S. President Barack Obama signaled the same willingness by sending a high-level delegation to his second-term inauguration scheduled for this Thursday. (Bolivia-U.S.-Ties)

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MOSCOW -- The Russian Post has launched its mail delivery service to China by rail, the company announced at its website Monday.

Before this, all mails sent from China to Russia had to be delivered by air or by road.(Russia-China-Postal Service)

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PARIS -- France on Monday urged the release of a French aid worker abducted in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), French Foreign Affairs ministry said.

"France condemns this act...and calls for those responsible to free our compatriot as soon as possible," the Quai d'Orsay said.(France-CAR-kidnapp )

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TEHRAN -- A group of Iranian students held a rally in front of the French Embassy in Tehran on Monday to protest a recent caricature of the Prophet Mohammad by the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.

The students carried placards on which it was written "I Love Muhammad" in different languages. They also chanted slogans against Israel and France.(Iran-Charlie Hebdo)

ABU DHABI -- Egyptian president Abdul-Fettah El-Sisi spoke Monday about the future of the Arab world and a new energy policy his government plans to implement in Egypt, during his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the world future energy summit (WFES).

El-Sisi said that turmoil in some Arab countries revealed that governance was of utmost importance in building the future of Arab nations as he delivered a keynote address at the 8th edition of the 2015 WFES. (Egypt- UAE) Endi