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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 11

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The death toll from a car bomb attack at a marketplace in eastern Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, rose to 64, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

"The police report said that 64 people were killed and 87 others wounded in the car bomb explosion in Sadr City marketplace," the source said on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Attack)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- In a last-minute move to halt the Senate voting which may suspend President Dilma Rousseff from office, Brazil's attorney general filed on Tuesday an injunction trying to cancel the impeachment process.

Under the Brazilian law, such an injunction must be analyzed by one of the 11 Supreme Court judges, randomly appointed in order to avoid bias.

(Brazil-Impeachment-Injunction)

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WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders was declared winner in a primary in West Virginia in a tight race with the party's front-runner Hillary Clinton, according to TV projections.

"Every vote we earn and every delegate we secure sends an unmistakable message about the values we share, the country's support for the ideas of our campaign, and a rejection of (Republican contender) Donald Trump and his values," said the Sanders campaign team. (U.S.-Election)

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JAKARTA -- Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines has freed four other Indonesian nationals abducted on March 15, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Wednesday.

"Thank God, finally four Indonesians kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf group can be freed," President Widodo said at the State palace. (Indonesia-Philippines-Abduction) Endi