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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 11

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Kiev hopes to increase purchases of nuclear fuel from the U.S. Westinghouse Electric Company to ease dependence on nuclear materials from Russia, Ukrainian Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Monday.

"Currently, we purchase almost 100 percent of fuel from Russia, except for small batches, which we receive from Westinghouse. We are trying to diversify sources," Demchyshyn told a media conference here. (Ukraine-Nuclear Fuel-Imports)

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CAIRO -- At least 21 people died and 66 others were sent to hospitals due to the heatwave hitting Egypt nationwide, the health ministry said in a statement Monday.

The extremely hot weather in Egypt during August, with a maximum temperature that reached 47 degrees Celsius, led to the death of the victims on Sunday. (Egypt-Heatwave)

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ATHENS -- Greece's marathon negotiations with international lenders to finalize the third Greek bailout deal in five years were in the final stretch on Monday and "white smoke" could emerge as soon as Tuesday morning, according to government sources. (Greece-Bailout Deal)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff went into crisis management mode over the weekend as a poor economy and corruption scandal weaken her government's grip on power, local media said Monday.

Rousseff met Sunday with members of her cabinet and congressional leaders belonging to the ruling coalition of left- leaning parties to discuss the crisis of confidence in her government and map out a strategy. (Brazil-Political Crisis)

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FERGUSON, the United States -- A state of emergency has been declared for the city of Ferguson on Monday following gun battle between police and protesters Sunday night marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death.

St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger issued a state of emergency effective immediately Monday afternoon. (U.S.-Emergency-Ferguson)

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BAQUBA, Iraq -- Up to 43 people were killed and 69 others wounded on Monday in two car bombings in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua.

The deadliest car bomb explosion occurred at a busy marketplace in Huwaider village near the provincial capital city of Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, killing 35 people and wounding 65 others, the source said on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Bombings-Death) Endi