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Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 7

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Candidates of far-right National Front (FN) enjoyed big lead in the first round of France's regional elections on Sunday after their lists snatched the first rank in six regions out of 13, a major victory for the FN as it gears up for 2017 presidential run-off.

According to exit polls, the FN garnered up to 30 percent of the vote outpacing the conservatives who collected up to 27.5 percent. (France-Regional elections)

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DAMASCUS -- Intensified air strikes targeted positions of the Islamic State (IS) on Sunday in Syria, killing and wounding tens of IS militants, activists and local media said, as President Bashar al-Assad slammed the French and British anti-terror efforts as lacking the will and vision to defeat IS.

Warplanes, believed to be Russian, carried out over 45 air strikes on the IS positions in the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria, leaving unknown number of causalities, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-IS)

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WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Sunday that his most recent brain scan showed no signs of cancer.

"My recent MRI brain scan did not reveal any signs of the original cancer spots nor any new ones," Carter said in a statement. (US-Jimmy Carter-Cancer)

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WASHINGTON -- A private U.S. cargo spaceship was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday afternoon, months after two U.S. commercial shipments were destroyed in launch explosions.

A live broadcast by NASA TV showed Orbital ATK's Cygnus blasted off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket as planned at 4:44 p.m. EST (2144 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (US-Space) Endi