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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 19

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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) said Tuesday that since the escalation of the conflict on March 26 in Yemen, it has recorded at least 6,221 civilian casualties, including at least 1,950 civilians killed and 4,271 wounded, a UN spokesperson told reporters here.

Between July 31 and Aug. 14, at least 119 civilians were killed or injured in Yemen, UN associate spokesperson Vannina Maestracci said at a daily news briefing here. (UN-Yemen-Casualties)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Luiz Carlos Mendonca de Barros, former Communications Minister for Brazil, has called for Brazil's three main parties to come together and collaborate to solve the country's political stalemate.

According to de Barros, the government's Workers' Party (PT), its main ally, the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), and the main opposition party, Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) need to create a plan to improve governance. (Brazil-Coalition-Stalemate)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday distanced herself from President Barack Obama's fresh approval for offshore drilling in the Arctic.

"The Arctic is a unique treasure," said Clinton on Twitter. " Given what we know, it's not worth the risk." (U.S.-Hillary-Arctic)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has 6.3 million U.S. dollars for drought response in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and UN agencies and humanitarian partners are stepping up their support to national relief efforts in the lead up to the peak of the lean season, a UN spokesperson told reporters here Tuesday. (UN-DPRK-Funding)

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WASHINGTON -- More than 25,000 over-income U. S. families are currently taking advantage of the public housing assistance supposedly offered to low-income families and will cost U.S. taxpayers over 100 million U.S. dollars over the next year, said a government watchdog report.

According to the report released recently by the Inspector General's Office for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as many as 25,226 families whose income exceeded HUD's 2014 eligibility income limits are now enjoying the public housing subsidies while many low-income families are deprived of such assistance. (U.S.-Public-Housing) Endit