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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb.10

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Four military personnel were killed instantly and one other died in the hospital after a military-owned plane crashed in Myanmar's new capital of Nay Pyi Taw Wednesday morning, the Ministry of Information website confirmed.

The B1900 aircraft had 5 military personnel on board including one Major, two Captains and two Lance Coporals. It crashed and caught fire near Kyankhin village of Shwepyitha village tract in Lewe township, Nay Pyi Taw. (Myanmar-Crash)

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MANCHESTER, the United States -- Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders on Tuesday handily won New Hampshire primaries, according to multiple U.S. TV networks.

Shortly after all polls closed at 8 p.m. local time, Trump, the billionaire developer from New York who upended the party establishment in this presidential election cycle, was declared winner of the Republican field by almost all major U.S. TV networks. (U.S.-Election-New Hampshire)

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PARIS -- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday that he was going to leave office after serving four years in the position, a local daily reported.

The top French diplomat told reporters he was attending his last cabinet meeting earlier in the day, Le Figaro said. (French-FM-Leaving Office)

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SEOUL -- South Korea on Wednesday announced plan to shut down a jointly run factory park with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.

Unification Minister Hong Yong-Pyo told a televised press briefing that Pyongyang hasn't shown any intention to give up its nuclear and missile programs, indicating recent DPRK provocations resulted in Seoul's decision to completely stop operations of the Kaesong Industrial Complex. (S.Korea-DPRK-Factory Park) Endit