Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 13

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FRANKFURT -- The European Central Bank (ECB) Thursday announced to end its massive four-year asset purchase programme (APP), but keep the key interest rates for the euro area unchanged, as most analysts expected.

Following a two-day governing council meeting, the ECB took a crucial step towards normalizing policy with formally announcing the bond-buying exit after almost four years and 2.6 trillion euros (2.95 trillion U.S. dollars) asset purchases. (ECB-Bond-buying-Interest Rate)

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ADEN, Yemen -- The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and Houthi rebels on Thursday achieved a significant progress in the UN-sponsored peace talks by signing a ceasefire deal in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who took part in the closing day of the Yemeni peace talks in Sweden, declared a number of breakthroughs aimed at solving the years-long conflict in the impoverished Arab country. (Yemen-Ceasefire-Deal)

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ANKARA -- A Turkish high-speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring 47 others, The Turkish Transport Minister said.

"The high-speed train crashed head on with another locomotive returning from an inspection on the same rails. Nine people have been killed in this accident including three mechanics," Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters on the crash scene. (Ankara-Train Accident)

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PARIS -- A young man taking part in "Yellow Vests" protests has died after being hit by a truck in Avignon, south of France, local media reported on Thursday.

The 23-year-old protester lost his life after a truck struck him at a roundabout near a highway exit in Avignon as angry people rejecting the government's economic and fiscal policy blocked the motorway. (France-Yellow Vest-Death) Enditem

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