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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 7

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The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is planning to create new units in a series of reorganizations, aiming to "cover the entire universe" amid modern threats and crises, CIA Director John Brennan said Friday.

Announcing the restructuring to the 67-years-old agency Friday, Brennan said the move comes after nine outside experts spent three months analyzing the agency's management structure, including what CIA deputy director David Cohen called "pain points", organizational areas where the CIA's bureaucracy does not work efficiently. (US-CIA-Overhaul)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Friday approved a resolution condemning the use of chlorine as a weapon in Syria.

The resolution, which was adopted by 14 of the 15 Council members with Venezuela abstaining in the vote, "condemns in the strongest terms any use of any toxic chemical, such as chlorine, as a weapon in the Syrian Arab Republic." (UN-Syria-Resolution)

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PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande's visit to Cuba, the first of such visit by French head of state, is a sign to mark the change in Cuba's diplomatic and economic policies, a government official said on Friday.

"France have strongly been involved, in recent years, on European Union and Cuba reconciliation," Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said. (France-Cuba)

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PARIS -- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius will meet his counterparts from the United States, Germany, Britain as well as EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Saturday to discuss Iran nuclear program, a ministry's official said on Friday.

At a daily press briefing, Romain Nadal, Quai d'Orsay's spokesperson, said Saturday's talks in the French capital "will be mainly devoted to the negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program." (Iran-US-Germany)

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TRIPOLI -- Libya's southern oil field al-Ghani was attacked by unknown militants on Friday, leaving at least eight dead, according to a statement from Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC).

The NOC statement said eight guards were killed and none of the field's workers were hurt. (Libya-Oil) Endi