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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 27

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A small plane with three people on board crashed on Wednesday afternoon into one of the mountains that surrounds the Peruvian capital, Lima, with all three dead, announced General Salvador Iglesias, the head of police for Lima. (Peru-Plane-Crash)

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GUATEMALA CITY -- Embattled Guatemalan President Otto Perez's political troubles worsened when the country's Supreme Court approved a request to impeach him on Tuesday evening, local media reported on Wednesday.(Guatemala-President-Impeachment)

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BRUSSELS -- The European Union (EU) on Wednesday announced that it has cleared the UK and Australian companies' joint takeover of ESVAGT, a Danish company which delivers safety and supports at sea. The case is worth up to 610 million U.S. dollars.(EU-Danish Company)

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WASHINGTON -- Local authorities said Wednesday afternoon the suspect in killings of two Virginia journalists during a live TV interview earlier in the day died of gunshot wounds.(US-Journalist-Suspect)

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KHARTOUM -- South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Wednesday signed a peace deal proposed by the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development in Africa (IGAD) to end the violence in the new-born state, but warned that it could collapse. (SSudan-President-Peace Deal) Endi