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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 15

Xinhua, January 15, 2017 Adjust font size:

The death toll in Saturday's boat tragedy in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has risen to 23, with more bodies being fished out of the Ganga river. (India-Boat Tragedy)

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QUITO -- At least 20 people have died and another 17 have been injured in a car accident in Ecuador's coastal province of Guayas on Friday night, according to the ECU 911 national security system. (Ecuador-Car Accident)

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LOS ANGELES -- U.S. space firm SpaceX returns to launching rockets on Saturday, four months after an explosion on the launchpad that caused the company to suspend flights. (U.S.-SpaceX)

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KAMPALA -- Birdflu has broken out in the central part of Uganda, a senior ministry of agriculture official said on Saturday. (Uganda-Birdflu)

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MADRID -- The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed on Saturday that the bodies of four immigrants have been found washed up on beaches in the south of Spain. (Spain-Immigrants) Endi