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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Dec. 24

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WASHINGTON -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday was hospitalized in Washington, D.C. after developing a fever, his Deputy Chief of Staff Angel Urena said on social media platform X.

"President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever," Urena said. (US-Clinton-Hospital)

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OSLO -- Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede on Monday said that the island is not for sale, in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's comments concerning the island.

Trump posted earlier on social media that U.S. ownership of Greenland is essential. He had made similar comments in 2019 during his first term as U.S. president. (Denmark-Greenland-Trump)

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ROME -- A 45-year-old woman died and another was hospitalized after being struck by a fallen tree amid strong gales in Italy on Monday, local authorities confirmed.

The incident occurred in a park near a children's playground in eastern Rome, state-run Rai News 24 reported. Rome's prosecution office has opened an involuntary manslaughter investigation. (Italy-Weather)

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BEIRUT -- Two people were killed and a third was injured on Monday in an Israeli drone strike on the village of Taybeh in southern Lebanon, according to official media reports and military sources.

The National News Agency reported that the airstrike targeted a group of people near a school in Taybeh. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrike-Casualty) Enditem

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