Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 26
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RIYADH -- One person was killed and two others wounded in a ballistic missile attack late Sunday over the capital of Riyadh fired from Yemen by Houthis militias, Saudi civil defense said.
The spokesman of Riyadh civil defense said in a statement that the missile's shrapnel that fell on a residential house in Riyadh led to the death of one person and injury of two others. They are all from Egypt. (Houthis-Missile-Attack )
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MOSCOW -- At least 37 people were killed in a fire in a shopping mall in south central Russia's Kemerovo city on Sunday, while many others are missing, TASS news agency reported, citing a source with firefighters.
Earlier reports said 69 people, including 40 children, were missing. (Russia-Fire-Deaths)
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DAMASCUS -- A total of 110,000 civilians have so far evacuated the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta area since earlier this month, state news agency SANA reported on Sunday.
The Syrian army secured the evacuation of civilians as the number increases on a daily basis since the evacuation started in mid-March. (Syria-Evacuation)
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MAPUTO -- At least 23 people were killed and about 30 were injured on Sunday dawn when a light vehicle rammed into a group of people at an on-site party by the Number 4 National Road near Luis Cabral region in Mozambican capital Maputo.
According to police, 21 were killed on the spot and two at the Maputo Central Hospital. (Mozambique-Car-Accident )
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CAIRO -- The Egyptian police killed six terrorists on Sunday during an anti-terror raid in Beheira province north of the capital Cairo, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The anti-terror police raid came hours before Egypt's 2018 presidential election kicks off on Monday morning, in which incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is expected to easily win a second four-year term. (Egypt-Police-Terrorism-Election) Enditem