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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 19

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Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong entered the space lab Tiangong-2 Wednesday morning aboard the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft. It's story that has garnered plenty of international media attention.

But what is life actually like in space? In two separate interviews, former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao and Alexander Zheleznyakov, a member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, tell us about the day-to-day routine of astronauts along with the mental and physical challenges they face. (Tiangong-2-Space Life)

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LONDON -- The number of people with jobs in Britain has increased by more than half a million compared to last year, according to figures released on Wednesday.

It means the current unemployment rate is 4.9 percent, compared to 5.4 percent a year earlier. (UK-EU-Brexit)

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TOKYO -- Two of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet ministers visited the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its Autumn festival on Wednesday.

The two ministers were Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi and Katsunobu Kato, minister for promoting dynamic engagement of all citizens. (Japan-Yasukuni)

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BEIJING -- The just-concluded BRICS summit has boosted confidence in global economic growth, said close watchers of the bloc, who also hailed China's contribution to the summit's success.

Leaders of the BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- met in the western Indian state of Goa on Oct. 15-16 for the group's 8th summit. (China-BRICS Summit) Endi