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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Sept. 2

Xinhua, September 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore confirmed 38 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection as of Friday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint statement.

Friday's update brings the total number of Zika infections in Singapore to 189. MOH said that of the newly reported cases, 34 cases are linked to the Aljunied Crescent/Sims Drive/Kallang Way/ Paya Lebar Way cluster, while four cases have no known links to any existing cluster. (Singapore-Zika)

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NEW DELHI -- Millions of workers across Indian states Friday observed a day-long strike demanding better wages and new labor reforms.

The strike affected public sector such as banks, government offices and industrial clusters and even disrupted public transport in many states of India. However, private banks functioned normally. (India-Strike)

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TOKYO -- Death toll caused by powerful Typhoon Lionrock in northern and northeastern Japan earlier in the week reached 14 on Friday.

The number is expected to rise further with search operations being carried out in regions which were previously impassable due to road damages. (Japan-Typhoon)

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SHANGHAI -- China's views on global economic governance are very important, Kevin Rudd, chairman of the International Finance Forum (IFF) and former prime minister of Australia, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview here on Thursday.

"China plays a more active role in global governance in general, both in the United Nations, but also in the global economic institutions as well," said Rudd, who came to Shanghai to attend the 13th annual conference of the IFF scheduled from Wednesday to Friday. (China-Kevin Rudd-IFF)

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GENEVA -- One in every 42 migrants who crossed the Central Mediterranean route separating North Africa and Italy has died this year, up from one in every 52 in 2015, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported Friday.

"This makes 2016 to date the deadliest year on record in the Central Mediterranean," the agency said in a statement. (UNHCR-Refugee-Mediterranean) Endi