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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 25

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order aimed at cutting regulations that he said were "punishing companies."

The executive order, titled Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda, directed that each government agency shall establish a regulation reform officer and a regulatory reform task force within 60 days to carry out regulatory reforms. (U.S.-Trump-Regulation Cutting)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council strongly condemned the recent violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday, calling for a "credible and impartial investigation."

The 15-nation UN body expressed grave concern at the recent reports of serious violations of international humanitarian law committed by local militia in the central Kasai region, including unlawful recruitment and use of child soldiers, and of killings of civilians by members of the security forces of the DRC, all of which might constitute war crimes under international law. (UN-DRC-Condemnation)

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ATHENS -- Greek police on Saturday detonated an explosive device placed near a police station in the Athens district of Daphne, AMNA news agency reported.

The operation was prompted by a phone call to the police by an unidentified person, who warned that a bomb would go off in 40 minutes, according to a police statement. (Greece-Terror)

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MONTEVIDEO -- The Latin American Integration Association, known by its Spanish acronym ALADI, said Friday that it will carry out a technical study on a Latin America-wide trade agreement.

ALADI will take up the task in conjunction with other regional organizations such as the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). (LatAm-Integration) Endi