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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 31

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Five illegal miners were killed and six others severely injured in an abandoned gold mine in western Tanzania's district of Nzega, authorities said Friday.

John Bwire, Tabora Regional Police Commander confirmed the incident, saying it happened when an abandoned mine collapsed on Thursday at around 1 p.m. local time. (Tanzania-Illegal Mining)

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MADRID -- Madrid has adopted extra security measures to protect revelers looking to enjoy the New Year and later Three-Kings' celebrations, local authority said on Friday.

People hoping to welcome the New Year in the Puerta del Sol, the very heart of the capital, will have to arrive early. (Spain-Security)

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Authorities found the wreckage Friday morning of a small plane that went down the previous night in Western Washington state, killing all four people aboard.

The Washington State Department of Transportation, which coordinated the search, said the finding in Jefferson County was made possible by using radar forensics data and the single-engine Cessna's emergency location transmitter. (San Francisco-Plane Crash)

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TUNIS -- Tunisia welcomed the cease-fire agreement announced on Thursday by the Syrian government, part of the opposition, Russia and Turkey, said on Friday the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"The different parties concerned must apply to the prerogatives of this agreement which will help the delivery of humanitarian aids to the affected regions and to the fighting victims," said the ministry in an official statement. (Tunisia-Syria) Endi