Xinhua world news summary at 0930 GMT, July 8

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TEHRAN -- A magnitude-5.7 earthquake on the Richter scale hit Iran's Masjid Soleiman region in southwestern Khuzestan province on Monday, Iran's Seismological Center reported. (Iran-Earthquake)

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TRIPOLI -- Three workers were injured and an airplane damaged when Mitiga International Airport of the Libyan capital Tripoli was hit by shells of unknown source on Sunday.

According to the airport's management, flights at the airport were suspended for a few hours due to the shelling. (Tripoli-Shell-Airport)

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NEW DELHI -- The death toll in Monday morning's bus mishap in north India has risen to 29, while 18 people were injured, government sources confirmed.

The mishap occurred when a passengers bus heading towards Delhi from Lucknow, the capital city of northern state of Uttar Pradesh, fell in an around 50-feet deep drain in the wee hours of Monday in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. (India-Bus Mishap)

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SYDNEY -- Running throughout July, the biannual war games between Australia and the United States started Sunday evening in the Port of Brisbane onboard the USS Ronald Reagan.

This year's war games will feature forces from Britain, Japan, New Zealand and Canada, with tens of thousands of personnel set to take part in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. (US-Australia-Military Exercise) Enditem

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