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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 6

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MOSCOW -- China-Russia relations are at the best level in history and the two countries need to further strengthen their cooperation in view of various uncertainties on the international and regional agenda, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Thursday.

At a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Wang, also special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin once again on his re-election with record support rate, recalling that Xi was also elected Chinese president by a unanimous vote last month. (China-FM-Russia)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- An appeals court Thursday authorized Brazil's judiciary to issue an arrest warrant against ex-president and presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

It comes just hours after the Federal Supreme Court rejected a habeas corpus motion to spare Lula from having to begin a 12-year prison sentence until he had exhausted his appeals process. (Brazil-Lula-Jail)

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LOS ANGELES -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the Southern California coast on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the shaker was a magnitude-5.0, but it was later upgraded to magnitude-5.3. (US-Quake-California)

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ADEN, Yemen -- A total of 16 Shiite Houthi militants were killed in government artillery shelling near Yemen's southern province of Lahj on Thursday, a military source told Xinhua.

The army artillery unit launched 11 missile strikes on Houthi-controlled sites in areas between the provinces of Lahj and Taiz, destroying armored vehicles belonging to the rebels, the military official said on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Shelling-Houthis) Enditem

 

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