Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 29

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NEW YORK -- U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Friday with eight of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on an upbeat note.

Shares of BeiGene and Pinduoduo surged 4.94 percent and 4.37 percent, respectively, leading the gainers in the top 10 stocks in the index. (US-Chinese firms-Stock)

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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina on Friday said its new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to repay some 44.5 billion U.S. dollars in debt to the lending agency relies on refinancing and does not contemplate austerity measures.

Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman told reporters at a press conference the deal calls for new financing to help pay current commitments and shore up international reserves, as well as reduce inflation and the fiscal deficit. (Argentina-IMF-Deal)

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TEHRAN -- Latest violence in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah is a warning sign of re-emerging dangers of the Islamic State (IS) terrorists in the country, Iran's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) warned.

Referring to the recent attack by the IS militants on the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakah, Zahra Ershadi described the event as a wake-up call that once again showed "the foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists" remain a significant threat to regional security and stability, the state TV reported on Friday. (Iran-Syria-Terrorism)

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MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Friday to discuss the establishment of long-term and legally binding security guarantees between Russia and the West.

According to a Kremlin statement, Putin told Macron that Russia will carefully study the written responses from the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to Moscow's draft agreements on security guarantees. (Putin-Macron-Call) Enditem

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