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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, April 8

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DAMASCUS -- Negotiations between the Islam Army militants and the Syrian government will soon start on Sunday about the situation in Douma district east of Damascus, state TV reported.

The state TV said Sunday that the Islam Army rebels, who are in control of Douma, the last rebel-held area in Eastern Ghouta countryside of Damascus, have asked for negotiating with the Syrian government. (Syria-Talks)

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NEW YORK -- A man died after being pulled from a fire on the 50th floor of the Trump Tower, New York City on Saturday.

The unidentified occupant of the 58-floor skyscraper in midtown Manhattan was rushed to a local hospital and listed in critical condition, Fire Department New York Commissioner Daniel Nigro said at a press conference. (US-Trump Tower-Fire)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- At least four people were killed and 142 arrested on Saturday in a wide-ranging Brazilian police dragnet in Rio de Janeiro.

The operation was part of a crackdown against paramilitary organized criminal groups in the Santa Cruz neighborhood in west Rio. (Brazil-Crime)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 28 students of a madrasa have fallen ill after eating fruits in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said Friday.

"The children of the madrasa in the state's Shahdol district were served the fruits Thursday night. And within hours of consuming them, the students started complaining of vomiting, stomach illness, nausea and giddiness," a health official said. (India-Food Security)

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TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan -- As many as 22 militants affiliated with the Taliban were killed and 10 others wounded following a series of the U.S. and NATO-led coalition's air raids in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, a statement said Sunday.

Acting on a confirmed tip-off, the operations were launched late on Saturday in Khas Uruzgan district of the province, leaving up to 22 militants dead and 10 other wounded, Afghan army Corps 205 Attal, based in the region, said in the statement. (Afghanistan-Air Raids-Militants) Enditem

 

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