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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Feb. 9

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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- Athletes from South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) marched together under a unified Korean flag at the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympic in South Korea's eastern county of PyeongChang on Friday.

Dressed in long, white padded jackets, they followed the flag with a blue silhouette of the Korean Peninsula against a white background. The athletes also held and waved smaller unified flags aloft in their right hand, smiling in front of thousands of spectators. (S. Korea-DPRK-Olympics)

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Congress early Friday morning passed a two-year budget measure that combines a short-term spending bill, ending a brief partial government shutdown that began at midnight.

The measure was passed in a 240-186 vote in the House of Representatives. (US-Shutdown-Budget Bill)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday met Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of top leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Un, according to Yonhap news agency report.

Moon met and shook hands with Kim who serves as the first vice director of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea of the DPRK. (S. Korea-DPRK-Olympics)

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TRIPOLI -- An explosion hit the Sa'ad Bin-Abada mosque in the Libyan city of Benghazi Friday afternoon, killing one worshipper and injuring 55 others, military and medical sources told Xinhua.

"Explosive bags exploded inside the Sa'ad Bin-Abada mosque in Majuri as worshippers were performing Friday prayers," Col. Milud Zwai, spokesman for the eastern-based army's special forces, told Xinhua. (Libya-Benghazi-Explosion)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Friday with the head of a high-ranking delegation from the DPRK, local TV footage showed.

Moon greeted and shook hands with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK, at a reception for leader-level guests visiting the country to attend the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics. (S. Korea-DPRK-Olympics) Enditem

 

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