Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Dec. 11

TOKYO -- Japanese man Takahiro Shiraishi on Monday was charged by the police with the murder in October of a 25-year-old woman.

It is the second such warrant served on Shiraishi who has admitted to killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo.

The 27-year-old suspect is being investigated for murdering Kazumi Maruyama from Yokohama and keeping her dead body in his apartment in Zama near Tokyo. (Japan-Murder)

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BUENOS AIRES -- The 11th WTO (World Trade Organization) Ministerial Conference opened here Sunday with an emphasis on open and multilateral trade.

"The more open and flexible we are, the greater possibilities of success we will have," WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo said in his opening remarks. (Argentina-WTO-Meeting)

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OTTAWA -- The Canadian government is expected to announce this week that it will both purchase Australia's used F/A-18 Classic Hornets and unveil its plan to acquire a permanent fleet of fighter jets.

It is believed that the government will unveil a purchase plan in the coming days to replace the military's aging fleet of 77 CF-18 Hornets in early 2019. (Canada-Fighter Jet)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 10 people were killed and six others injured Monday after a goods truck collided with a tractor in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

The accident took place in Mirzapur district, about 285 km southeast of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Accident-Deaths) Enditem