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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 3

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened further sanctions against Turkey for the downing of a Russian warplane.

Warning that Turkey will regret many times for shooting down a Su-24 on the Syrian-Turkish border last week, Putin claimed that Russia is aware of Ankara's illegal oil trade with the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.(Russia-Turkey-Ties)

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ATHENS -- A 22-year-old Moroccan national was electrocuted at Idomeni on the Greece-Macedonia border on Thursday, local authorities said.

The migrant died after touching high voltage cables while climbing on top of a train carriage in his attempt to cross from Greece to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). (Greece-Migrants)

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LONDON -- British warplanes conducted six strikes against IS-controled oil fields Thursday, just hours after politicians voted to extend bombing missions in Syria.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Defense in London said following the vote in the House of Commons last night, Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 aircraft flew their first offensive operation against Daesh terrorist targets inside Syria.(Britain-Syria-Airstrike)

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YAOUNDE -- Cameroonian army spokesman Colonel Didier Badjeck said in a press release Wednesday evening that Cameroon's troops had conducted a sweep operation between November 26 and 28 along the western border with Nigeria and killed at least 100 members of Boko Haram and freed 900 people the group had held hostage.

"Cameroon is part of an 8,700-strong regional task force also comprising troops from Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Benin that has pledged to destroy Boko Haram, which though based mainly in Nigeria has become a major threat to wider regional security. (Cameroon-Boko Haram)

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LOS ANGELES -- At least 14 people were killed and 17 others were injured Wednesday after gunmen opened fire at a social services center in San Bernardino City of Southern California.

The mass shooting, which occurred only days after another high-profile gun attack in the U.S. state of Colorado, reinforces the impression that the U.S. society is facing a growing scourge of gun violence, with attacks happening almost on daily basis. (UN-Mass Shooting) Endi