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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 14

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The passenger train that derailed near the U.S. city of Philadelphia Tuesday night was traveling twice as fast as it should have been, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday.

NTSB spokesman Robert Sumwalt said at a news briefing that the train was traveling at 106 miles per hour, or 170 kilometers per hour, while the speed limit for the curve is 50 mph. The emergency brakes slowed the train from 106 mph to 102 mph before "the entire train derailed." (U.S.-Train Derailment-Speeding)

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HELSINKI -- Finland's new NATO policy may speed up the country's application for membership of the military alliance, said a Finnish expert on Wednesday.

While the governmental formation talks were ongoing, the ruling coalition issued its first outline of foreign and security policies on Wednesday, saying that Finland will maintain the possibility to apply for NATO membership during the next four years. (Finland-NATO-Speedup)

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ANTALYA, Turkey -- NATO member states and Ukraine expressed concern on Wednesday about statements from Russia for possible future stationing of nuclear weapons in Crimea region.

"We are deeply concerned by statements of the Russian leadership with regard to possible future stationing of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems in Crimea, which would be destabilizing," NATO and Ukraine foreign ministers said in a joint statement after they met in the southern Turkish city of Antalya. (NATO-Russia)

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ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopian officials have called for more Chinese investments in different sectors in the East African nation on occasion of the three-day visit from 12 to 14 May of a Chinese delegation to Ethiopia from the Council for Promoting South-South Cooperation (CPSSC).

The Chinese delegation of CPSSC on Tuesday met with the Ethiopian President and the business community in separate sessions and held discussions on investment opportunities and business environment in Ethiopia. (China-Ethiopia-investment) Endi