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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Feb. 20

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European leaders on Friday night reached a deal on British Prime Minister David Cameron's reforms after marathon talks, President of the European Council Donald Tusk tweeted.

Tusk said on twitter "Deal. Unanimous support for new settlement for UK in EU". (EU-UK)

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SEOUL -- An artillery fire from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was heard near a South Korean border island in western waters, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday citing military authorities. (S.Korea-DPRK-Artillery fire)

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WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday announced that it selected Christine Lagarde to serve as its leader for a second five-year term.

Lagarde, the sole candidate nominated for the post of the IMF chief, will start the second term from June 5. (IMF chief-Lagarde)

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RABAT -- A top Moroccan intelligence official said Friday that the Islamic State (IS) planned a series of terror attacks in Morocco, including a suicide car bomb attack.

Deeming the busted terrorist cell on Thursday as "the most dangerous" cell dismantled in Morocco, the director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations, Abdelhak Khiame, told reporters that investigations revealed the members of this cell planned attacks against sensitive sites, including hotels, and high profile civil and military figures. (Moroccan-IS) Endi