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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 13

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At least 14 people were killed and 60 others injured when a suicide bomber hit protestors outside provincial assembly in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday evening, officials said. (Pakistan-Suicide-Deaths)

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DAMASCUS -- At least 39 government soldiers have been killed over the past 36 hours, when the Islamic State (IS) unleashed a violent offensive on areas under the government control in southern countryside of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on Monday. (Syria-IS-Soldiers)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday strongly condemns the Feb. 12 launch of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). (UN-Chief-DPRK)

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PARIS -- An avalanche in Savoie, southeastern French region killed at least four skiers on Monday, a local newspaper reported. (France-Avalanche-Deaths)

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BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of Islamic State (IS) militants launched an attack on the paramilitary units of Hashd Shaabi, using tanks for the first time, west of Iraq's northern city of Mosul, a military statement said on Monday. (Iraq-IS-Attacks)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian government said on Monday that it is ready to exchange prisoners it has with kidnapped people in rebel hands, state news agency SANA reported. (Syria-POW-Swap) Endi