Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 4
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Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Sunday lifted a city-wide curfew which had been in effect since Tuesday.
"Effective immediately, I have rescinded my order instituting a city-wide curfew," Rawlings-Blake announced on her twitter account. (U.S.-Baltimore-Curfew)
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HAVANA -- Fidel Castro, the leader of Cuban Revolution, and his brother and President of Cuba Raul Castro have had separate meetings with visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, local press reported Sunday.
"On Saturday afternoon, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz, met with Japan's Foreign Minister, Mr. Fumio Kishida," said Cuban official daily Juventud Rebelde. (Cuba-Japan-Meet)
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NAIROBI -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday arrived in Nairobi and started his visit in Africa, with fighting terrorism and regional situation topping his agenda, said a Kenyan official.
Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Amina Mohamed told journalists in Nairobi that the visit sends a strong signal about the current state of relations between the two nations. (Kenya-Politics)
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ATHENS -- Two inmates lost their lives and twenty one were injured - among them six seriously - during clashes between prisoners inside Greece's maximum security prison at the Piraeus port suburb of Korydallos, Greek police said on Sunday.
The two dead were Pakistani nationals according to initial information by police sources. (Greece-Clash)
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KATHMANDU -- The Chinese government will carry out a new round of quake relief assistance in epidemic prevention to Nepal which is hard hit by the devastating earth quake a week ago, a Chinese official told Xinhua here Sunday.
Xu Shuqiang, in charge of Chinese national medical teams in Nepal, said the new round of assistance to this south Asian nation will be based on its need and China's relief experience derived by the previous natural disasters. (China-Nepal-Assistance) Endi