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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 28

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Up to 23 people were killed and 59 others wounded on Sunday in back-to-back explosions in the east of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"The latest reports said that 23 people were killed and 59 injured in the twin bomb attacks in Mreidy Market in Sadr City district," the source said on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Bomb)

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MOSCOW -- The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said on Sunday that there are actually no chances for survival of the 26 coal miners trapped underground in Thursday's coal mine blast in Russia's northern Komi republic.

According to an online press release of the ministry, Denis Paikin, a technical director of the Vorkutaugol Mining Corporation that operates the Severnaya mine, said assessment of the current situation showed that people trapped in the mine could not survive. (Russia-Coal Mime-Blast)

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MAIMANA, Afghanistan -- About 130 Taliban rebels renounced violence and surrendered to the government in Afghanistan's northern province of Faryab on Sunday, the provincial governor said.

"We sincerely welcome our 130 brothers who denounced the violence and joined the peace and reconciliation process today," governor Sayyed Anwar Saadat told audience at a welcoming ceremony held here. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister on Sunday welcomed the ceasefire in Syria, yet stressed that any agreement on the future of the country must assure Israel's security as well.

"We welcome the efforts to reach a stable, long-term ceasefire in Syria," Netanyahu said on Sunday, at start of the weekly cabinet meeting, according to a statement from his office. (Israel-Syrian-Deal) Endi