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Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, April 5

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At least six people were killed and 10 others injured in an explosion which went off at a restaurant outside two Somali government ministries on Wednesday.

Police officer Ahmed Elmi told Xinhua that the car loaded with explosives went off at the entrance of the restaurant which is located opposite the sports ministry in Shangani district, Mogadishu. The internal security ministry headquarters is also located nearby.(Somalia-Explosion)

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STRASBOURG -- Members of European Parliament (MEPs), meeting here for a plenary session in Strasbourg, voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to adopt a resolution outlining major conditions for the approval of any final settlement on the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (EU).

Adopted by 516 votes in favor to 133 against, with 50 abstentions, the resolution establishes the key principles by which the European Parliament will be willing to greenlight the outcomes of Brexit negotiations.(France-Brexit-EU)

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HELSINKI -- China and Finland agreed Wednesday to establish and promote a future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership, with both sides pledging to enhance political mutual trust and deepen pragmatic cooperation.

During talks between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, the two heads of state stressed that to build a more forward-looking and strategic bilateral relationship that keeps pace with the times is in the fundamental interests of both countries and their peoples. (China-Finland-Cooperation)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least six people including four army personnel and two civilians were killed and 14 others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Wednesday morning, officials said.

Provincial government spokesperson Malik Muhammad Khan said that the bomber attacked a van carrying a census team in Bedian road of Lahore, the capital city of the province. (Pakistan-Suicide Attack) Endi