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Xinhua world news summary at 0930 GMT, May 2

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said on Tuesday that he hoped to reach a deal to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in mid-May, which could buy more time for the current Congress to approve the deal.

Lighthizer is scheduled to meet representatives from Canada and Mexico in Washington to resume talks on NAFTA on May 7 after he returns from a trip to China. (NAFTA-Deal)

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NEW DELHI -- At least six people were mowed down by a speeding bus in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said. (India-Bus Accident-Toll)

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TEHRAN -- At least 31 people were injured in the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Sisakht city in Iran's western Kohgiluye and Boyerahmad province at 10:38 local time (0608 GMT) on Wednesday, semi-official ISNA news agency reported.

The epicenter of the earthquake, with a depth of 8 km, was determined to be at 30.834 degrees north latitude and 51.559 degrees east longitude. (Iran-Earthquake)

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LONDON -- A man died and another was seriously wounded on Tuesday night in shootings in northwestern London, local news reports said early Wednesday.

The man, believed to be in his 30s, was found with critical injuries outside the Queensbury tube station at around 9:00 p.m. local time (2000 GMT). (UK-London-Shooting)

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WASHINGTON -- The White House said on Tuesday that the landmark Iran nuclear deal was made on "false pretense" in 2015, while the United Nations nuclear watchdog stuck to its former claim that no evidence has been found related to Tehran's nuclear development.

"Iran's nuclear capability were far more advanced and far further along than they ever indicated," said White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders at a daily briefing.

"The deal that was made was made on things that weren't accurate. And we have a big problem with that," Sanders added, referring to the pact inked by the Barack Obama administration with Iran in 2015 along with other world powers. (US-Iran-Nuke) Enditem

 

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