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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 7

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Thursday for a visit to Kazakhstan, his second to the Central Asian country since he took office in March 2013.

Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were greeted by Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov and First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev at the airport in Astana. (China-Kazakhstan-Visit)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged cooperation with Israel's new coalition government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on various issues including the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.

The president, in his administration's continuing efforts to smooth over differences with Netanyahu, congratulated the Israeli leader for his formation of a new coalition by the midnight Wednesday deadline after winning the March 17 parliamentary elections. (U.S.-Israel)

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LONDON -- Tens of millions of Britons flocked to polling stations Thursday to decide who will become their next prime minister in a highly unpredictable general election.

A total of 650 seats in Britain's House of Commons are up for grabs, with nearly 50 million people registered to vote. (Britain-Election-Vote)

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KATHMANDU -- The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal soared to 8,413 on Wednesday, the update from the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) said.

The earthquake response 2015 report of NRCS said a total 17,576 others were injured and 260 people still missing in the quake. (Nepal-Death Toll)

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ARISH, Egypt -- At least 21 militants were killed by the Egyptian armed forces on Wednesday during air raids on their cells in Rafah border city of North Sinai province, a security source told Xinhua.

The forces used Apaches in the operation which belonged to Sinai-based Al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) group, the source said. (Egypt-Militants-Raids) Endi