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Xinhua world news summary at 0100 GMT, April 5

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A total number of 27,000 students and 102 schools in Namibia's north and north-east regions are affected by floods, said Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Katrina Hanse-Himarwa on Tuesday in the National Assembly.

According to Hanse-Himarwa, Omusati region has the highest number of schools (73) affected by the floods followed by 11 schools in Ohangwena region and about 10 schools in Oshana region. (Windhoek-Floods)

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LISBON -- An explosion at a fireworks factory in Avoes, Lamego, northern Portugal, killed at least 4 people on Tuesday, according to local media reports.

The explosion took place in Avoes, some 350 km north of capital Lisbon at around 5:48 p.m. local time and 111 men, 35 vehicles and two helicopters are involved in the rescue action, according to the Civil Protection website.(Lisbon-Explosion)

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MOGADISHU -- Suspected Al-Shabaab militants kidnapped four UN World Health Organization (WHO) workers in southern Somalia early Tuesday, police said.

A police officer said all the four workers, all Somalis, were working on a polio vaccination exercise underway in Somalia for the UN health agency.(Mogadishu-Kidnap)

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LUSAKA -- Three people are feared dead while three others survived when a boat they were traveling in capsized on a lake in northern Zambia, the state-run news agency reported on Tuesday.

The boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika in Mpulungu district last Friday, according to the Zambia News and Information Service, which quoted provincial minister Brian Mundubile.(Lusaka-Accident)

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SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday fired "an unidentified projectile" into east waters, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea.

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QUITO -- Lenin Moreno has won the second round of Ecuador's presidential election, with 51.16 percent of the vote, the National Electoral Council said on Tuesday.

Moreno beat out his rival, Guillermo Lasso, who garnered 48.84 percent of the vote, the council said. Endi