Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, May 7
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A head-on collision between two buses along Nigeria's southwest Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday left at least 26 people dead, a road safety official said.
The two 18-seater buses caught fire immediately after a head-on collision on the expressway, Yusuf Salami, the Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, told Xinhua on the phone. He said 11 people including children were injured in the crash and were being treated in the hospitals. (Nigeria-Crash-Yusuf Salami)
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LAGOS -- At least 82 out of the more than 200 Chibok girls that were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 in Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno State have been released, a government source told Xinhua late Saturday.
The source told Xinhua that the girls were released following a negotiations between the extremist group and the Nigerian government.(Nigeria-Boko Haram-Girls)
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PARIS -- Five people were killed, among them two children, on Saturday in a car crash in northern department of Pas de Calais in France, a local newspaper reported.
The accident happened at 17:30 local time (1530 GMT) when a three-vehicle collision occurred in northern region of Radinghem, La Voix du Nord reported. According the newspaper, a driver lost control of his vehicle and rammed into two other cars coming from the opposite direction. (France-Crash-Radinghem)
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CARACAS -- Female supporters of both the government and the opposition called for major protests for Saturday in Caracas, continuing weeks of demonstrations that have left 37 dead since April 1.
Followers of President Nicolas Maduro called for the march to be "for peace and life" and against "terrorism." Women who support the opposition party Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), however, called to mobilize against the "repression" which they say has oppressed the country.(Caracas-Protest-MUD) Endi