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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 16

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) attempted early Sunday to test-launch an unidentified missile on its east coast, which was believed to have failed, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The JCS confirmed the botched missile launch, saying it is still analyzing what type of missile was fired. (DPRK-Missile Testfiring)

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VIENNA -- At least nine people were injured in a train-crash accident on Saturday in Vienna, police told media, no death was reported.

Two trains crashed in Vienna Meidling station, one of the main train station of the city, in the afternoon. A witness told local media that the accident took place in the station when both trains collided head on head in a low speed. (Austria-Train Accident)

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NEW YORK/CHICAGO -- Thousands of protesters took to the streets across the United States Saturday to demand that President Donald Trump release his tax returns.

The crowd in New York City stretched for blocks as speakers stood next to a giant inflatable rooster, bearing Trump's golden hairdo, on a stage in Bryant Park Saturday afternoon. (U.S.-Protest)

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DAMASCUS -- Hours after an explosion killed 70 people on Saturday, 30 busses carrying Shiite evacuees reached government-controlled areas in the northern city of Aleppo, a military source told Xinhua.

The 30 busses transporting Shiite Syrians from the towns of Kafraya and Foa in the rebel-held Idlib province reached government-controlled areas in Aleppo city, 24 hours after their busses were held by the rebels in Rashideen area, west of Aleppo, and just hours after a deadly bombing rocked the gathering point of their busses in Rashideen, killing 70 and wounding over 100. (Syria-Evacuation)

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QUITO -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Saturday accused the right-wing opposition of trying to foment a Venezuelan-style "state of upheaval" through baseless claims of electoral fraud.

"Part of their strategy is to take us towards a state of upheaval similar to the one in Venezuela, to prevent governability. They are desperate," Correa said in his regular weekly report. (Ecuador-Elections) Endi