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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 28

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Italian police on Tuesday released a picture of the Berlin attack suspect, Anis Amri, walking through the main train station of Milan.

The footage was taken by a surveillance camera inside Milan Central Station at 00:58 a.m. local time on Dec. 23, the police said. (Italy-Berlin-Police)

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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (2007-2015) was prosecuted on Tuesday for embezzlement and organized crime.

Federal Judge Julian Ercolini initiated the prosecution proceedings, and ordered the embargo of one billion pesos (625 million U.S. dollars) in assets belonging to the former head of state. (Argentina-Kirchner-Prosecution)

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CARACAS -- Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA announced on Tuesday it will cut crude production by 95,000 barrels per day as of Jan. 1.

The move is part of an international agreement among leading oil producing countries to curb the glut of oil and shore up prices. (Venezuela-Oil-PDVSA)

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LUSAKA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rains have left 89 schools in northern Zambia without roofs, state broadcaster reported on Tuesday.

The schools had their roofs blown off due to heavy rains being experienced in some parts of the country and the affected schools included newly-constructed ones, according to the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation. (Zambia-Rain-Schools) Endi