Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, Jan. 20
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government is shutting down as the Senate failed to pass a stopgap spending bill. Negotiations between congressional lawmakers continue.
Last-minute negotiations fell apart as Senate Democrats blocked a four-week short-term spending bill in a late night vote. It led to the fourth government shutdown over the past 25 years. (US-Government shutdown)
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OTTAWA -- Canada on Friday filed a request for panel review within the framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) over the U.S. decision to impose duties on imports of Bombardier jet airliners, the Canadian Foreign Ministry said Friday.
The move is against the U.S. plan to impose duty rates of nearly 300 percent on future imports of the C Series aircraft produced by the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace. (Canada-US-Trade)
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense on Friday released a synopsis of its 2018 National Defense Strategy, saying that U.S. military advantage has been eroding and is facing strong competition from other countries.
"The central challenge to U.S. prosperity and security is the reemergence of long-term, strategic competition," the 11-page unclassified synopsis said in its assessment of the country's strategic environment. (US-Defense strategy)
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NEW DELHI -- At least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Saturday, police said.
"The accident occurred when a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned on a highway at Beldanga in the state's Murshidabad district this morning," a senior police official said. (India-Mishap-Deaths) Enditem