Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Oct. 17

MOSCOW– A Russian fighter jet on Sunday escorted a U.S. strategic bomber over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, said the Russian Defense Ministry. The new airline “will have to be born in the coming days in the DRC with quality aircraft”, thanks to a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, the ministry said on its Twitter account, adding that Ethiopian Airlines will…

MOSCOW — A Russian fighter jet on Sunday escorted a U.S. strategic bomber over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, said the Russian Defense Ministry.

Russian radars detected an air target approaching the Russian border over the Sea of Japan, and a MiG-31 fighter from Russia’s Eastern Military District took off in response, the ministry said. (Russia-U.S. Bomber)

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KINSHASA — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to set up “in the coming days” a new national aviation company called “Air Congo”, DRC’s Ministry of Transport said Sunday.

The new airline “will have to be born in the coming days in the DRC with quality aircraft”, thanks to a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, the ministry said on its Twitter account, adding that Ethiopian Airlines will hand over “at least seven planes to the DRC as part of a joint venture.” (DRC-Airline)

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TEHRAN — Seven excellent Chinese films will be screened in Iran as the 2nd Chinese Cinema at a Glance event opened in Iran’s capital Tehran on Saturday night.

The event, jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Iran and the Art and Experience Institute of Iranians Cinema, is scheduled to be held from Oct. 16 to Oct. 22 in both online and offline modes. (Iran-China-Flim Week)

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NEW DELHI — At least 26 people were killed and many others reported missing after heavy rains wreaked havoc in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Sunday.

The rains triggered waterlogging, flooding and landslides in several areas of the state. (India-Rains-Death Toll)

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JERUSALEM — An Israeli-led multinational research team has developed an advanced method to detect vulnerable “hotspots” in cancerous tumors, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) said Sunday.

These hotspots, which are mutated protein segments on the cancer cell membranes, may expose tumors to the body’s immune system. (Israel-Research-Cancer Immunotherapy) Enditem