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Xinhua world news summary at GMT 0030 on June 25

Xinhua, June 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the message twice Friday that there was "special relationship" between his country and Britain, which voted a day earlier to leave the European Union.

Early in the day, the White House released a statement on Obama's behalf, saying the special relationship is "enduring." (Obama-Britain)

- - - - ( SAN FRANCISCO -- Images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have confirmed the presence of a "dark vortex" in the atmosphere of Neptune, a rare type of feature that can persist for years on the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

The vortex, the first to be observed on Neptune in the 21st century, was first seen in September 2015 by the HST, a space-based telescope launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA). (US-Space-Neptune)

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RIYADH -- Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Friday a traffic officer was shot dead on duty in Saihat in east coast of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency.

The incident occurred on Friday morning when a traffic patrol was attacked. The ministry launched investigation into the case that was described as terrorism. (Saudi-Terror)

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VIENNA -- Austrian President Heinz Fischer on Friday called the British decision to leave the European Union a "wake up call" for Europe.

Saying he does not fear a "domino effect" of referendums across the continent, he also expressed his belief that Austria will be able to manage in the aftermath of the British departure from the EU. (Austrian- Brexit)

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KIRINYAGA -- The Kenyan government on Friday refuted claims that there was looming food shortages in the country.

Deputy President William Ruto said there were enough bags of maize in the country's strategic reserves to sustain the country until the next harvesting season, which was around the corner. (Kenya-Food) Endi