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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 1

Xinhua, September 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 31 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection here as of Thursday.

Of the 31 cases, three are not linked to any existing cluster. They live in Tagore Avenue, Yishun Street 81 and Harvey Crescent, said the ministry. (Singapore-Health-Zika)

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WASHINGTON -- SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploded Thursday on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. media reported. (US-SpaceX-Blast)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army received reinforcements Thursday to confront a widescale offensive by rebels in the central province of Hama, a military source told Xinhua. (Syria-Hama-Reinforcement)

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RABAT -- Moroccan authorities said on Thursday that the two suspected extremists extradited to Morocco from France earlier this month had planned attacks on targets in both countries. (Morocco-France-Extremists)

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