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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 8

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NATO on Friday said following consultations with Russia, the two sides had agreed to hold a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the ambassadorial level in the next two weeks. (NATO-Russia-Meeting)

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CAIRO -- Egypt and Saudi Arabia have agreed Friday on establishing a land bridge to connect the two countries, visiting King Salman Bin Abdel-Aziz said in a joint press conference. (Egypt-Saudi Arabia-Bridge)

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DAMASCUS -- The Islamic State (IS) group is believed to have committed a massacre against 175 workers it had taken hostage in a town northeast of the capital Damascus, pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported on Friday. (Syria-IS-Massacre)

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CAIRO -- At least four soldiers and one officer were killed and 11 others injured in two separate explosions on Thursday night in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula, official security sources said. (Egypt-Sinai)

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ANKARA -- Turkish and Israeli officials have met in London and agreed to finalize the deal in the next round of talks for the normalization of diplomatic relations, the Turkish foreign ministry said Friday. (Turkey-Israel-Ties) Endi