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Xinhua world news summary at 1530, June 27

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday proposed a conference with South Korea to discuss reunification of the Korean nation and peace on the Korean Peninsula.

The proposal, in the form of a letter, was sent to South Korean authorities by the DPRK's preparatory committee for this proposed joint meeting, the official KCNA news agency reported. (DPRK-S.Korea-Proposal)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is holding a 12-point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump as support for the latter tumbled in the past month, found a poll released Sunday.

Clinton enjoys 51 percent of support among Americans, up by seven points from May, compared to Trump's support at 39 percent, which is down by seven points, according to the Washington Post-ABC News poll. (US-Election-Clinton Lead)

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HANOI -- Vietnam on Monday recovered two black boxes of a CASA aircraft that crashed in waters off Vietnam's northern Hai Phong City on June 16, said search and rescue forces.

Specifically, two black boxes of the missing rescue aircraft CASA were found Monday at a depth of between 50-60 meters in waters around Hai Phong's Bach Long Vi Island.

In addition, two more bodies, identified as crew members of the crashed aircraft, were also found at the searching area on the same day, Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA quoted the forces as saying. (Vietnam-Plane)

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ANKARA -- Turkey and Israel have reached a deal to normalize ties and the two countries will exchange ambassadors, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Monday, after a six-year diplomatic rift.

Yildirim said the deal would be signed on Tuesday. It ends a row over an Israeli raid on an aid flotilla that killed 10 Turkish pro-Palestinian activists who tried to sail to the blockaded Gaza Strip in 2010. (Turkey-Israel-Ties)

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BERLIN -- The area surrounding German parliament in Berlin was reopened after a brief isolation as a "suspicious suitcase" found earlier was proved to be safe, said the police on Monday afternoon.

The area was cordoned off after a "suspicious suitcase" was found in front of the parliament building at 15:45 local time, but the owner of the suitcase appeared shortly thereafter, a police spokeswoman told Xinhua. (Germany-Security) Endi