Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, May 5
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PHNOM PENH -- Five villagers had died and 18 others hospitalized in eastern Cambodia's Kratie province after drinking contaminated water, a local police official said Saturday.
The incident occurred at an indigenous people's village in Chitborey district since Thursday, said Om Phy, deputy police chief of Kratie province. (Cambodia-Water-Death)
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LOS ANGELES -- An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
No casualties have been reported so far and no tsunami threat is in place, according to the authorities. (U.S.-Hawaii-Earthquake)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump will welcome his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in here on May 22, ahead of the scheduled meeting between Trump and the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un, said the White House Friday.
The two leaders will discuss Trump's upcoming meeting with Kim, it said in a statement. (US-SKorea-Visit)
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WASHINGTON -- While U.S. President Donald Trump continues to see low approval ratings, the bombastic billionaire is unlikely to be forced from office via impeachment, experts said.
Trump has been a highly controversial figure since even before he clinched the White House over a year ago, and charges of alleged collusion with Russia continue to dog the president, sparking an open feud between Trump and Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is spearheading a probe into any alleged wrongdoing on the part of Trump's team in the Russia fiasco.(US-Trump-Impeachment)
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SEOUL -- Four South Korean ministers planned to visit border islands to discuss with residents over the maritime peace zone with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which the leaders of the two sides agreed to form at the third inter-Korean summit, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.
Defense Minister Song Young-moo, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, and Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kim Young-choon planned to visit Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong islands in western waters near the Northern Limit Line (NLL).(S.Korea-Maritime Peace Zone) Enditem