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Xinhua World News Summary at 1530 GMT, May 15

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A manufacturing plant which belongs to the automotive supplier Schaeffler in Eltmann, a city in southern Germany, exploded on Monday, leaving 13 people injured, local police tweeted. (Germany-Plant explosion)

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KAMPALA -- Migration experts from several African countries are meeting in Uganda to develop a common continental policy on migration.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in a speech read for him at the opening of the three-day meeting, said migration is a topical issue all over the world, which countries now have to humanely deal with especially by not closing borders. (Africa-Migration)

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to approve the country's economic security strategy for the period until 2030, the Russian government said Monday.

"The implementation of the strategy should result in ensuring Russia's economic sovereignty and stability against external and internal challenges and threats," said a document published on the government's legal information website. (Russia-Economic Security)

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BEIRUT -- The Lebanese army said Israeli drone and boat violated Lebanese air space and territorial waters, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Monday.

"A spy drone belonging to the Israeli enemy violated, at 9:30 p.m. (GMT1830) yesterday (Sunday), the Lebanese airspace off Rmeish, and effectuated circular flights over the south," a communique by the Lebanese army said on Monday. (Lebanon-Israel)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian national police has established a task force to help recover computer systems hit by ransomeware viruses as they have affected two major hospitals in the country, a senior police officer said here Monday.

Director of Cyber Crime at National Police's Investigation Unit Brigadier General Fadil Imran disclosed that cooperation with police counterparts from foreign nations have also been carried out. (Indonesia-Police-Cyber Attack) Endi