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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 14

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The United States announced Friday it would further lift sanctions on Cuba to facilitate trade as well as scientific and humanitarian exchanges between the two countries.

The move is intended to expand scientific collaboration, increase humanitarian support, and bolster trade and commercial opportunities between the United States and Cuba, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. (U.S.-Cuba-Sanctions)

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SEOUL -- One worker was killed and five others injured in a South Korean explosion incident that happened in the country's southeastern city of Ulsan, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

The explosion occurred at around 2:35 p.m. local time (0535 GMT) at an Ulsan branch of the state-run Korea National Oil Corporation. (S. Korea-Pipeline Explosion)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 15 people were killed and over 15 others injured when a private bus plunged into a gorge in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Friday, a senior police official said.

"The mishap took place near Namli town in the state's Ratlam district when the bus carrying 40 passengers fell into the water body after the driver lost control of the speeding vehicle," he said, on condition of anonymity. (India-Bus Accident)

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ISLAMABAD -- Three security personnel were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Quetta city in southwest Pakistan on Friday, local Urdu media reported.

The militants coming on motorbike opened fire at a vehicle of paramilitary troops Frontier Corps when it was on its routine patrol near Samangli Road area in Quetta, the capital city of the country's southwest Balochistan province, the Samaa News reported. (Pakistan-Attack)

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GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that 477 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in Haiti's Grand'Anse and South departments over the past four days.

"WHO expects an important upsurge in cholera cases after Hurricane Matthew given the context of flooding and the storm's impact on water and sanitation infrastructure," WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told the press here. (Haiti-Cholera-WHO) Endi