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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 20

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A translation mistake of EgyptAir's press release about finding wreckage of the missing flight MS804 has caused misunderstanding, a source from EgyptAir told Xinhua.

An EgyptAir source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Arabic version of a press statement on the "possibility of finding parts of the missing airplane" was mistakenly translated into English by EgyptAir's official Facebook page, which caused "confusion." (EgyptAir-Wreckage)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil's Public Prosecutor's Office denounced former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for allegedly obstructing the course of justice during the investigations into the corruption scandal in Petrobras, local media reported Thursday.

TV Globo, which obtained the complaint against Lula from the public prosecutor, disclosed that the former president (2003-2010) teamed up with an entrepreneur closely linked to a corruption network in order to offer 250,000 reais (71,000 U.S. dollars) to Petrobras' former International Director, Nestor Cervero, and he did not declare this before the justice system. (Brazil-Petrobras-Lula)

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BRUSSELS -- The European Commission announced on Thursday new transparency tools for trade defense instruments (TDIs) to facilitate communication with the involved stakeholders.

The move is part of the European Union (EU) executive arm's efforts to modernize certain elements of the EU's trade defense system amid the ongoing steel crisis. (EU-Economy)

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MOGADISHU -- A suicide bomber was killed and eight people including three government soldiers injured in a bomb attack in Mogadishu on Thursday, local authorities said.

Local government spokesman Abdifitah Omar Halane confirmed the attack in a restaurant at Warta-Nabda district, saying the deceased who was driving a motorbike stormed the restaurant and then blew up himself, causing casualties on civilians and government officers. (Somalia-Attack) Endi