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Xinhua world news summary at 1000 GMT, Feb. 20

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RIGA -- Bank of Latvia Governor Ilmars Rimsevics, who was detained last weekend in connection with a bribery probe launched by the Baltic country's anti-corruption authority, was released on 100,000 euros (124,000 U.S. dollars) bail on Monday evening, the Latvian Corruption Prevention Bureau informed.

A video footage at Latvian news portal Delfi also showed Rimsevics dismissed the allegations as he was released. "I disagree with it absolutely," Rimsevics told reporters. (Latvia-Central Bank Head)

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BERLIN -- Germany will significantly increase the number of its armed forces personnel participating in NATO exercises on the military alliance's so-called "Eastern frontier", German media reported on Monday.

Around 12,000 German soldiers will participate in such exercises in 2018 according to a schedule drawn up by the Ministry of Defense. (Germany-NATO-Exercise)

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JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- At least three people were killed and two others injured as a bomb blast rocked Jalalabad city, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, spokesman for provincial government Attaullah Khogiani said.

According to Khogiani, an explosive device went off in Chauk Talashi locality at around noon, killing three persons and injuring two others, all civilians. (Afghanistan-Bomb Blast)

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NEW DELHI -- India Tuesday test-fired its medium-range, nuclear-capable Agni II missile from a military island off the coast of eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

"The home-made, surface-to-surface missile was test-fired this morning from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha's Balasore district as part of Indian Army's training exercise," sources said. (India-Missile Test)

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TEHRAN -- Iran has located the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed into western mountains on Sunday, official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday.

According to Morteza Salimi, the chief of Rescue and Welfare Organization, debris of the plane was spotted near Nogol area on the 4,000-meters heights of Dena Mountain. (Iran-Plane Crash) Enditem

 

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