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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Aug. 4

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President Barack Obama announced on Monday a tougher climate change plan for power plants amidst an overwhelming opposition from U.S. states nationwide.

By unveiling the final and tougher version of proposed regulations which the U.S. Environmental protection Agency (EPA) announced in 2012 and 2014, the White House was hoping the Clean Power Plan could trigger sweeping policy changes which could shut down a large number of coal power plants and cut U.S. emission of carbon dioxide by 32 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels. (US-Climate)

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ANKARA -- Increased attacks have been reported against Turkish police and military targets by the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), with reports pilling up as Turkey heightens security measures.

The PKK, listed as terror organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, staged an armed attack against a military hospital in the eastern province of Bitlis Sunday, followed by detonating a mine on the Bitlis-Diyarbakir highway during the transit of two military vehicles. (Turkey-PKK)

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NEW DELHI -- The Indian government and a northeast separatist group in the state of Nagaland on Monday signed a peace agreement to end the six- decades conflict, said officials.

The government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland- IM agreed to bring peace to the state bordering Myanmar which has seen a low-intensity war between government forces and rebels. (India-Peace Deal)

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BRUSSELS -- The eurozone manufacturing sector continued to expand at a solid, steady pace at the start of the third quarter, even as Greek manufacturing activity plunged in July to an all-time low, a survey showed Monday.

The manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI), a key measure of manufacturing activity in euro zone countries, was 52.4 in July, above the earlier flash estimate of 52.2 and close to June's 14-month peak, according to Markit, a global provider of financial information services. (Eurozone-Manufacture) Endi