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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, April 21

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GAZA -- Four Palestinians were killed and more than 450 wounded on Friday during fierce clashes between hundreds of Palestinian protestors and Israeli soldiers near the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, medics said.

Ashraf al-Qedra, spokesman of the health ministry in Gaza said that since the outbreak of rallies and protests in March 30, the Israeli army shot dead 37 Palestinians and wounded more 4,000 others; more than one third of them were shot by live gunshots. (Palestine-Israel-Clash)

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UNITED NATIONS -- Poor rains in 2017 have led to a significant drought affecting much of the Sahel region, leaving more than 10 million people in need for emergency food assistance during this year's lean season, said the United Nations on Friday. (UN-Sahel-Drought)

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the kidnapping and killing of three media workers last week and the subsequent kidnapping of two other Ecuadorian nationals in the Ecuador-Colombia border region.

The UN chief expressed his condolences to the families of the victims, and his sympathy and solidarity to the government and people of Ecuador, said Farhan Haq, Guterres' deputy spokesman in a statement. (UN-Ecuador-Death)

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ST. PETERSBURG -- A criminal case was opened in Russia's St. Petersburg against two people from Central Asia, who planned to join the ranks of a terrorist organization.

According to authorities, the suspects contacted a recruiter via instant messaging service Telegram and planned to take part in the activities of an international terrorist organization in a Middle East country. (Russia-Terrorist-Crime)

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MINSK -- The Belarusian Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized the European Parliament resolution on Belarus.

"We noted that the European Parliament is once again trying to speak the language that it unsuccessfully used to address Belarus for more than 20 years. It is the language of the one who wants only to declare, not caring about whether his words will be heard and understood," Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dmitry Mironchik told local media. (Belarus-EU-Resolution) Enditem

 

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