Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 20
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At least 10 people were killed in an attack carried out by Boko Haram fighters in Gamboru, a Nigeria- Cameroon border town in Borno State, a security source said Thursday.
The attack was carried out on Wednesday, barely three weeks after Boko Haram fighters were dislodged by Chadian soldiers on regional cooperation, said the security source who pleaded for anonymity. (Nigeria-Attack)
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BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU)'s sanctions policy against Russia over the Ukraine crisis would be linked to the implementation of the Minsk agreement till the end of 2015, European leaders agreed on Thursday.
"The duration of sanctions will be clearly linked to full Minsk implementation by the end of year," European Council President Donald Tusk told a press conference following the first day of the EU's spring summit. (EU-Ukraine)
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MOSCOW -- Russia and China will jointly celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Second World War to uphold world peace and wartime history.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday met here with Li Zhanshu, a senior official of Communist Party of China (CPC). (Russia-China-Peace)
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TUNIS -- The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Tunisia's National Bardo Museum that left 23 people dead and about 50 injured.
Two gunmen on Wednesday entered the museum in Tunis through the parliament building and took a group of tourists as hostages when security forces stormed the building. (Tunisia-Attack-IS)
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SYDNEY -- Australia will join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and potentially invest 3 billion Australian dollars (2.3 billion U.S. dollars), local media reported on Friday.
The Australian cabinet's National Security Committee will approve joining the bank on Monday, according to leaked documents given to Fairfax Media. (Australia-AIIB) Endi