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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 14

Xinhua, January 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to take initial steps toward repealing Obamacare, following Thursday's Senate vote on the issue.

House representatives voted 227-198 for a resolution to determine the congressional budget for the 2017 fiscal year and the appropriate budgetary levels for the 2016-2018 fiscal years, allowing the Republicans to adjust budgets for programs under Obamacare, a legislation pushed through in 2010 to expand the coverage of health insurance by the Barack Obama administration. (US-Obamacare)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he could lift the sanctions against Russia if Moscow proved helpful in battling terrorists and reaching other goals important to the United States, a newspaper report said Friday.

Trump said he will keep the sanctions, imposed by the Barack Obama administration on Moscow for its alleged cyberattacks to influence last year's U.S. presidential election, "at least for a period of time," the Wall Street Journal said in a report on its website on an interview with Trump. (US-Russia-Trump)

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BAMAKO -- African and French leaders kicked off a summit on Saturday under heavy security, focusing on key issues including peace and security, climate and economy.

The 27th Africa-France Summit was held under the theme of "Partnership, Peace and Emergence", with participation of 35 heads of state and government, including French President Francois Hollande. (Mali-Africa-France Summit)

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- Taliban shadowy governor for the troubled Helmand province is among 12 militants who were killed in Sangin district on Saturday, an official with Public Relations office of the national army in the province said.

"Acting on a tip off the units of Army's Special Forces raided a Taliban hideout in Sangin district early today and killed 12 rebels including Mullah Agha the shadowy governor of Taliban for Helmand province," the official told Xinhua but refused to be identified. (Afghanistan-Taliban) Endi