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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 1

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An oil tanker truck exploded Monday in a bus station in the southern Nigerian state of Anambra, killing at least 69 and wounding dozens of others, Nigerian Red Cross said. (Nigeria-Truck-Explosion)

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NAIROBI -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday called on citizens to remain vigilant as the country is grappling with terror threats from Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants. (Kenya-President-Terror)

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BAGHDAD -- A total of 1,031 Iraqis were killed and 1,684 others injured in terrorist attacks and violence in May in Iraq, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement on Monday.(UN-Iraq-Violence)

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TEHRAN -- Iran has helped Syria fight terrorism and will continue to do so, Iran's Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said here on Monday, according to official IRNA news agency.(Iran-Syria-Terrorism)

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SANAA -- A French woman who was kidnapped in Yemen earlier this year has appeared for the first time in an online video appealing to the French and Yemeni governments for her release.(Yemen-French Woman)

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MOGADISHU -- At least 50 people were killed and scores of others injured in border clashes between Somali clan militia and Ethiopian paramilitary unit since last week, the Somali authorities said on Monday.(Somalia-Clashes) Endi