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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, Nov. 30

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A 51-year-old Islamist with German citizenship who worked for Germany's Federal Intelligence Agency has been arrested for spying on the intelligence agency, German local media Spiegel Online reported on Tuesday.

The Federal Intelligence Agency has "succeeded in exposing a suspect Islamist among their employees," as the agency confirmed on Tuesday evening to Spiegel Online. (Germany-Islamist-Intelligence Agency)

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MAPUTO -- It has been nearly two weeks since a truck tanker exploded in central Tete province and caused casualties. The death toll is still increasing and has risen to 99, authorities announced on Tuesday.

"We sadly had 3 deaths in the last 24 hours at this moment, with 44 patients hospitalized and 7 of them are still in a critical condition, the other patients are in a better clinic condition and they will eventually recover," said Veronica de Deus from the Tete provincial hospital. (Mozambique-Tanker Explosion)

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WASHINGTON -- A wildfire sweeping through the central U.S. state of Tennessee have killed three people and destroyed more than 150 buildings, a local official said Tuesday.

"We do not have further information on them at this time," Sevier County mayor Larry Waters told reporters, adding the relatives of the dead were being contacted. (US-Fire-Death)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilians on Tuesday mourned the loss of an up-and-coming soccer team that was among the victims of a plane crash late Monday.

Brazilian team Chapecoense was heading to a championship final in Medellin, Colombia, when the LMI2933 charter flight carrying a total of 81 passengers went down just kilometers from the destination airport. (Brazil-Airplane Crash)

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ANKARA -- Eight students were killed and 13 others injured on Tuesday in a school building fire in southeastern Turkish province of Adana, Dogan News Agency reported.

The fire broke out in a high school dormitory building where 31 girls were living. (Turkey-Fire-School) Endi