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DR CONGO

Tshisekedi wins 2nd term as president

Felix Tshisekedi has been reelected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo for a second five-year term, securing 73.34 percent of the total votes cast in the elections held on Dec 20, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Sunday. Moise Katumbi, one of the main opposition candidates, secured the second position with about 18 percent of the votes, the commission said. It reported that more than 18 million people, out of a total of 44 million registered voters, cast their ballots. The president-elect is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan 20 after the Constitutional Court approves the election results on Jan 10. "It is with a spirit of openness that I'll govern during this second term," Tshisekedi said in the capital Kinshasa.

UNITED STATES

Woman killed, 4 hurt in early morning shooting

A woman was killed and four people were wounded in a Los Angeles County shooting shortly after the arrival of the new year, police said. Officers from the Hawthorne Police Department responded to a shooting report around 12:30 am on Monday, KABC-TV reported. The Hawthorne police said a male victim who suffered gunshot wounds was transported to a hospital from the scene near a shopping mall on Crenshaw Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue, KABC reported. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said four other victims arrived at area hospitals by other means. An adult female victim was later pronounced dead. One of the others was listed in critical condition and three were listed as stable, KABC reported. There were no immediate arrests in the shooting, which was being investigated by the sheriff's department.

Agencies - Xinhua