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Xinhua world news summary at 0830 GMT, May 10

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DAMASCUS -- Israel is targeting the Syrian air defenses and radars as part of its ongoing missile attack, Syria's official TV reported Thursday.

The Syrian air defenses responded to dozens of Israeli missiles, but some of the missiles hit their target and destroyed one radar station, reports said. (Israel-Syria-Attack)

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CARACAS -- Venezuela does not recognize any sanctions imposed on the country without UN authorization, president of the National Constituent Assembly Delcy Rodriguez said on Wednesday.

On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new round of sanctions against the oil-rich South American country, this time against three Venezuelan nationals and 20 companies. (Venezuela-US-Sanction)

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SEOUL -- South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha planned to visit Washington Friday for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead of the summit between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday. (S.Korea-US-DPRK)

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WASHINGTON -- Eighteen were injured in an improperly conducted science experiment at a high school in Tennessee of the United States, authorities said Wednesday.

The explosion was caused by an unintentional chemical reaction in the science lab of Merrol Hyde Magnet school of the city of Hendersonville, which caused a temporary fiery-flash which lasted three to five seconds. (Chemical-Explosion-School)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 12 people have died in thunderstorm in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday.

"While four people died in Etawah district, three were killed in Mathura, two in Firozabad, and one each in Agra, Aligarh and Kanpur districts. While some people died after lightning struck them, some were killed as trees, power poles fell on them," a disaster management official said. (India-Thunderstorm-Death) Enditem

 

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