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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 17

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The Ugandan government on Friday urged its citizens in South Africa to exercise caution after the deadly Xenophobic attacks in the country. (Uganda-Politics)

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TIKRIT, Iraq -- Iraqi security forces on Friday said they probably killed Saddam Hussein's former vice president Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri during operations in Salahudin province, a provincial security source said.(Iraq-Saddam-Vice President)

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WASHINGTON -- A private Dragon cargo ship owned by SpaceX arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday to deliver nearly 2 tons of astronaut supplies and science experiments, including an espresso machine designed for use in microgravity. (US-SpaceX Dragon)

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday that Singapore has released 57 extremists from detention since 2002.

Lee made the remarks at the closing of the East Asia Summit on Religious Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Channel NewsAsia reported. (Singapore-Extremists-Release)

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ATHENS -- Greece seeks a solution to the debt crisis within the European Union, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday during a meeting with visiting Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. (Greece-Debt Crisis)

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KIEV -- A unspecific number of U.S. paratroopers has arrived in Ukraine's western Lvov region to train Ukrainian soldiers, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said Friday. (Ukraine-U.S. paratroopers) Endi