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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 1

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One bystander was killed and four others injured when a bomb exploded inside a local market in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno on Sunday, local police said.

The attack occurred less than 24 hours after another attack killed at least 25 near a big market in Maiduguri, the state capital. (Nigeria-Blast)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will remain in a Swiss hospital overnight and return to the U.S. on Monday after breaking his leg in a cycling accident, the State Department said.

"The Secretary had planned on flying back to the U.S. this evening, but after further consultation it was sensible for him to remain in the hospital for observation overnight for purely precautionary measures and fly home tomorrow," State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. (US-Kerry-Cycling Accident)

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MEXICO -- At least six people died and another one was injured in a car accident early Sunday morning in Monterrey, the capital city of northern Mexican state Nuevo Leon, state police reported.

The accident happened on a highway on the south side of the city, said the State Secretary of Public Security. Monterrey is one of the most important and populated cities in the country due to its industrial activities. (Mexico-Road Accident)

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CAIRO -- Egypt has started on Sunday to demolish headquarters of the country's former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) in central Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square where mass protests ended ex-President Hosni Mubarak's almost 30-year rule more than four years ago.

The government announced that the undertaking to raze the 15-storey building, set ablaze by protestors during the 2011 anti-government demonstrations, has begun. (Egypt-Mubarak-Demolition)

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GAZA -- A total of 2,000 brides and grooms gathered on Sunday in the Gaza city in what could be the largest ever mass wedding.

The mass wedding, sponsored by Turkey, took place at the main Gaza sports stadium of al-Yarmuk, where the newlyweds were accompanied by hundreds of people, including their families and friends. (Palestine-Gaza-Wedding) Endi