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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, June 7

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At least five people were killed and 11 others wounded on Tuesday in a car bomb explosion near a commercial building in the Shiite holy city of Karbala in south of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a police source said.

The blast occurred around noon when a booby-trapped car detonated near al-Jawahiri commercial building in Muwadhafin district in the city of Karbala, some 110 km south of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Car bomb)

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BRUSSELS -- The eurozone economy grew by 0.6 percent instead of 0.5 percent estimated previously in the first quarter of 2016, the highest rate for 12 months, according to figures issued on Tuesday by the European statistics agency Eurostat.

Eurostat said gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.6 percent month-on-month and by 1.7 percent year-on-year. (EU-GDP)

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ISTANBUL -- Seven police officers and four civilians were killed and 36 others injured in the car bombing attack on a police shuttle bus in Istanbul on Tuesday, the governor said.

Three of the wounded "are in critical condition," Governor Vasip Sahin said on the scene. (Turkey-Car Bombing)

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DAMASCUS -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday addressed the newly-elected parliament, saying the new parliament was elected after unprecedented participation of the Syrian people.

"The elections were not normal, but came amid political gravitation and tough internal circumstances," he said.(Syria-Assad-Parliament)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday reached the number of 2,383 delegates needed to become the first-ever female nominee of a major political party in the United States, according to the latest AP delegate count.

The former first lady and secretary of state garnered 1,812 pledged delegates won in primaries and caucuses, plus the support of 571 superdelegates -- party leaders who can choose whom to support at the national convention, the AP reported. (US-Election) Endi