Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 7
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday formally declared Sierra Leone "Ebola free."
WHO Resident Representative to Sierra Leone Anders Nordstrom made the announcement after the West African nation has gone for 42 days without recording a single case of the Ebola virus. (Sierra Leone-Ebola)
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ISLAMABAD -- Death toll from the collapse of a factory in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore has risen to 49 as rescuers continued to retrieve more bodies on the fourth day, officials said Saturday. (Pakistan-Factory)
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MOSCOW -- About 10 special flights have departed for Egypt to bring home about 80,000 Russian tourists currently in Egypt, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said Saturday. (Russia-Egypt-Evacuation)
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JAKARTA -- Mount Barujari in West Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia erupted again on Saturday with potential of collapse of its dome and flow of hot lava, officials said here on Saturday.(Indonesia-Volcano)
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CAIRO -- Egypt's foreign minister said on Saturday foreign intelligence on the reasons of the Russian airliner crash over Sinai has not been shared with Egypt. (India-Missile) Endit