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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug.2

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday as the beginning of a tour in the Middle East region, official MENA news agency reported.

Kerry's two-day visit to Cairo will include a strategic dialogue with Washington's longtime ally and will also discuss support to Egypt in it's war against terrorism, particularly in the restive North Sinai province. (Egypt-US-Terrorism)

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LAGOS -- Up to 250, 000 infants die every year in Nigeria due to lack of unskilled health workers and antenatal care, a health expert has said.

Elizabeth Disu, a consultant Paediatrician with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital told reporters in Lagos on Friday that new born deaths and child mortality was becoming rampant as Nigeria recorded the highest neonatal deaths in Africa.(Nigeria-Infant Death)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 20 people were killed Saturday in the northeast Indian state of Manipur bordering Myanmar due to incidents related with heavy rains and landslides, said local media.

The Indian government has also dispatched rescue teams to Manipur immediately for rescue and relief operations in landslide- affected areas, said Press Trust of India. (India-Landslide)

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HELSINKI -- The Finnish police had to use force to calm down a demonstration by the right wing group Finnish Resistance Movement in the town of Jyvaskyla, central Finland, on Saturday.

The demonstrators entered a department store and injured several people. A total of 32 demonstrators were taken into detention, media reported. (Finland-Right-Violence)

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KHARTOUM -- Violent clashes and heavy shooting took place on Saturday between armed tribal groups in Yambio, capital of South Sudan's Western Equatoria State, according to state information minister.

The clashes left scores of young people and government soldiers dead, said Charles Kisanga, Western Equatoria State Information Minister, in a statement, without giving specific number of the victims. (S. Sudan-Clashes-Tribes) Endit