Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Sept. 13

RIYADH– Saudi Arabia announced Monday three projects in the iron and steel sector with a value of 35 billion Saudi riyals, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The kingdom is working with local and international investors to establish a variety of investment opportunities in the sector, announced Bandar Al-Khorayef, Saudi minister of industry and mineral…

OTTAWA — A Canadian police officer was killed on Monday and a suspect is in custody following two daylight shootings in Toronto, the largest city in the country, local media reported.

Police said on Twitter that a suspect has been located and is in police custody. (Canada-Shooting)

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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia announced Monday three projects in the iron and steel sector with a value of 35 billion Saudi riyals (9.3 billion U.S. dollars), the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The kingdom is working with local and international investors to establish a variety of investment opportunities in the sector, announced Bandar Al-Khorayef, Saudi minister of industry and mineral resources, at the second edition of the Saudi International Iron and Steel Conference. (Saudi Arabia-Iron and Steel Sector)

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YAOUNDE — At least six separatist fighters were killed in weekend clashes in Cameroon’s war-torn English-speaking region of Northwest, locals and security sources said Monday.

The clashes took place between the army and separatist fighters in Bui, a division of the region where separatist fighters have set up several camps. (Cameroon-Counterterrorism-Death)

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KIEV — More than 73,000 people have been evacuated from the conflict-affected eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the past month, Ukraine’s Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories said on Monday.

In particular, about 16,000 civilians have been evacuated in a month from the eastern Donetsk region as a part of the mandatory evacuation, the ministry said. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict) Enditem