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Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, March 2

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The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) announced Wednesday that two German nationals were declared personae non gratae for ten years for carrying out activities that may threaten national security.

The two, one of whom is of Syrian extraction, were quickly radicalized to adhere to the ideology of Daesh, while displaying a tendency toward violence, the SRI said in a press statement. (Romania-Germans-Personae)

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UNITED NATIONS -- A Security Council delegation left UN Headquarters on Wednesday for a week-long trip to the Lake Chad Basin in northern central Africa to examine local terrorism threat.

The delegation was led by British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, this month's president of the council, and joined by Ambassador Francois DeLattre of France and Ambassador Fode Seck of Senegal. They will make an investigation on the Boko Haram threat to Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. (UN-Syria)

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DENVER -- Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump was to rewrite the American political playbook by engaging the legal system more than any president in U.S. History, analysts predicted.

Legal experts told Xinhua in recent interviews that by late February about 100 lawsuits on the federal level would have been filed against America's 45th president. (U.S.-Oscar)

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NEW YORK -- Bloomberg became the first index provider to include China bonds in its global indices offering on Tuesday, a significant step that reflects international investors' increasing confidence in China's financial market as it becomes more accessible and attractive.

"Financial markets have been one of the areas where the pace of China's reforms has been fastest," Bloomberg Chief Asia Economist Tom Orlik told Xinhua, adding that moves like interest rate liberalization were already playing a significant role in improving the allocation of credit. (US-China-Bloomberg)

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BRUSSELS -- Lead members of European Parliament (MEPs) from political groups on Wednesday reacted to the European Commission's future of Europe white paper, presented by its President Jean-Claude Juncker, with mixed comments.

Opening the European Parliament plenary session here, Juncker sketched out five scenarios for the future of the European Union (EU) after Brexit.(EU-EP-White Paper) Endi