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Xinhua world news summary at 0045 GMT, Dec. 2

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Finland is preparing to send more troops to the crisis management operation in Mali, and is also planning to remain in the NATO-led military training scheme in Afghanistan until the end of 2016, Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini said on Tuesday.

Soini told the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat that Finland has now received a request from France for assistance. Soini did not specify how many soldiers Finland would send to Mali. (Finland-Overseas Troops)

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PARIS -- A poll published Tuesday showed French President Francois Hollande since the Paris terror attacks gained an approval ratings boost at 35 percent, his best rating since October 2012.

The TNS Sofres-One Point survey in Le Figaro magazine showed Hollande's handling of the Nov. 13 attacks boosted his popularity by 20 points in November compared to a month earlier. (France-President-Rating)

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HARARE -- Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China and Zimbabwe to further transfer their traditional friendship into power of practical cooperation as he held talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe here on Tuesday.

China and Zimbabwe not only should be good friends on politics, but also should be good partners on development, said Xi, who is paying a state visit to the African country from Tuesday to Wednesday at the invitation of Mugabe. (Zimbabwe-China-Ties)

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ALGIERS -- Algerian army troops on Monday discovered and destroyed as many as 13 terrorist-bunkers in the east of the nation, Defense Ministry said Tuesday in a statement.

The source specified that the bunkers were discovered in the provinces of Batna and Skikda, eastern Algeria, adding that a gun and two hand-made bombs were found. (Algeria-Terrorists)

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BAGHDAD -- A total of 888 Iraqis were killed and 1,237 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in November across Iraq, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in a statement on Tuesday.

The statement said that a total of 489 civilians, including 28 civilian policemen, and 399 security members, were killed, while 869 other civilians, including 49 civilian policemen, and 368 security members, were wounded. (Iraq-Conflict-Toll) Endi