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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 4

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he would "eventually" cut ties with the United States.

Duterte again hit out at the United States and its president, the European Union and the United Nations for using human rights to criticize his campaign to curb the illicit drug menace in the Philippines. (Philippines-Politics )

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STOCKHOLM -- The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics is being shared by three scientists, the Royal Academy of Sciences announced here Tuesday.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was divided, with one half awarded to David J. Thouless, the other half jointly to F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz "for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter." (Sweden-Nobel Prize-Physics)

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WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday maintained its forecast for global growth in 2016 at 3.1 percent, saying that subpar growth will continue without determined policy action.

The IMF revised down its 2016 growth prospects for advanced economies following a slowdown in the United States and Britain's vote to leave the European Union. (IMF-Global Economy)

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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Afghan government forces in counter-attack have killed more than 40 armed Taliban insurgents, forcing the hardliner group to vacate many areas in and around Kunduz city on Tuesday, senior security official Mahfoozullah Akbari said.

"More than 40 Taliban rebels have been killed since early morning when the government forces launched counter-offensive and forced militants to retreat from several areas in Kunduz city," Akbari told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Taliban) Endi