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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 21

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The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un has ordered the country's frontline combined forces to enter state of war from 5pm (0830 GMT) Friday, the official KCNA news agency reported early Friday.

Kim made the order at an emergency enlarged meeting of the central military commission of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, said the report.

(DPRK-State of war)

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ATHENS -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras formally tendered his government's resignation to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Thursday evening, requesting the conduction of snap general elections.

The leftist leader visited the head of state shortly after announcing his decision to step down in a televised address to the Greek people.(Greece-PM-Resignation)

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WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's doctor said on Thursday that Carter's cancer treatment would not have the toxicity of past treatments.

Speaking hours after Carter held his first press conference since his announcement of cancer diagnosis on Aug. 12, Dr. Walter Curran Jr. from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University told reporters that apart from radiation treatment, Carter would also receive injection of a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration in February. (US-Carter-Cancer)

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JERUSALEM -- At least four rockets were launched from Syria toward northern Israel on Thursday evening, the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said in a statement.

"Four rockets were launched from the Syrian Golan Heights and landed in the Upper Galilee and the Israeli Golan Heights," the statement read. "No injuries have been reported." (Israel-Syria-Rocket) Endi