Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 15

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DHAKA -- At least 10 people died in a fire at a fan factory in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Sunday, Fire Service Headquarters Duty Officer Lima Khanom told Xinhua.

Firemen brought the blaze under control at around 7:00 p.m. local time after a hectic effort of about two hours. (Bangladesh-Fire-Death)

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CAPE TOWN -- The government said on Sunday it was investigating the reported escape of South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed from captivity in Syria.

"Through our consular services, we are looking into the matter and we will only be able to comment at a later stage when we have been able to verify the whereabouts of Mr Shiraaz Mohamed," said Lunga Nqengelele, spokesperson for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. (S. Africa-Syria-Photojournalist)

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MADRID -- The UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) came to an end on Sunday after an unprecedentedly long extension, as negotiators failed to reach an agreement on Article 6 of 2015 Paris Agreement about the details of carbon market mechanisms.

The negotiations were scheduled to end on Friday but continued throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning. With over 40 hours of extension, it was the longest COP in history, which was quite usual to be extended due to intense discussions. (Spain-COP25)

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SAN FRANCISCO -- San Franciscans handed in 318 various weapons at a gun buyback event Saturday that was aimed at reducing violence and building a safer city, local police said.

"It's now 318 items turned in, thanks to a last minute drop-off at @up4life," the police department said, referring to United Playaz, a local violence prevention and youth development organization, after the end of the program. (US-San Francisco-Gun Buyback) Enditem

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