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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, April 14

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Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Groysman was elected the country's new prime minister on Thursday.

Addressing the Parliament after his election, Groysman said he hoped his Cabinet will regain the trust of Ukrainians. (Ukraine-Parliament-Prime Minister)

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GENEVA -- China's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, or UNOG, Ma Zhaoxu on Wednesday met UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura, urging a balanced and sustainable settlement of the crisis in Syria.

The two sides exchanged views on the ongoing Syrian peace talks. Ma said that China pays great attention to the Syria issue and highly values De Mistura's efforts in promoting the peace talks, which have already shown a positive momentum. (China-Syrian Settlement-UN)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged to keep up momentum in the fight against the Islamic State, saying that the 66-member coalition of nations is "on the offensive."

"Today, on the ground in Syria and in Iraq, ISIL (IS) is on the defensive," Obama told reporters after meeting with his national security team at the headquarters of Central Intelligence Agency. "We have momentum, and we intend to keep that momentum." (U.S.-IS)

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TOKYO -- One person feared dead and over 100 others were taken to hospitals after strong quakes jolted Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan at around 9:26 p.m. local time Thursday, said local reports, adding over 10 buildings collapsed.

An early report said that an individual suffered injure on head and lost consciousness. Several people who were trapped under the rubbles were rescued, local reports said. (Japan-Quake) Endi