Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 24

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive package on Friday to fund the federal government.

The omnibus bill -- worth 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars -- cleared the Senate on Thursday and is being sent to the White House. (US-Congress-Funding)

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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- At least 20 people were killed and six others injured in a fire at a private nursing home in the city of Keme