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Xinhua world news summary at 0120 GMT, March 30

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The passengers of Egypt's previously hijacked Egyptian airplane have arrived at Cairo International Airport on Tuesday evening.

Earlier in the day, all 81 passengers, including 21 foreigners, were freed in Cyprus and the kidnapper was arrested. (Egypt-Cairo-Hijack)

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BRASILIA -- The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), led by Vice President Michel Temer, announced Tuesday its decision to leave President Dilma Rousseff's government, depriving her of major coalition ally, Brazilian press reported.

This leaves Rousseff in deep trouble with a number of ministers leaving her Workers' Party (PT) government and increases the chances of her impeachment moving forward in the Chamber of Deputies. (Brazil-Rousseff-Temer-PMDB)

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GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced the Ebola outbreaks in West Africa no longer constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

The decision came after WHO convened the ninth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations regarding the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa took place on Tuesday. (Geneva-WHO-Ebola)

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OTTAWA -- All seven people were killed after a small plane crashed Tuesday in Quebec province, Canada, according to local media reports.

Six passengers and the pilot were all killed in the crash, which took place on the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, due to bad weather, said the news reports, quoting the police sources. (Canada-Plane Crash-Deaths) Endi