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Xinhua world news summary at 1530, June 29

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A group of 20 children who went missing in a mountain range in south Wales have reportedly been found, Sky News said Wednesday.

"A group of schoolchildren who went missing in the Brecon Beacons in atrocious weather conditions have reportedly been found," Sky News said. (Britain-Wales-Missing Children)

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PYONGYANG -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un on Wednesday was elected chairman of a newly-created institution at the fourth session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly, or the country's parliament, state television reported.

Three members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea were elected vice-chairmen of the state institution, namely Hwang Pyong So, Choe Ryong Hae and Pak Pong Ju. (DPRK-Kim Jong Un)

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THE HAGUE -- An arbitral tribunal with widely contested jurisdiction will issue an award on July 12 on the South China Sea case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague said.

"The Tribunal will issue its Award on Tuesday, 12 July 2016 at approximately 11 A.M.," the PCA, acting as the registry of the tribunal, said in a press release. (South China Sea-Arbitration-China)

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BRUSSELS -- European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will not resign because of Britain's referendum vote to leave to the European Union (EU), he said Wednesday.

The EU side did not participate in Britain's Remain campaign and there was no interference from Brussels while Britain held the independent referendum, Juncker told a press conference after European leaders held an informal meeting without their British counterpart for the first time in 41 years. (EU-Britain-Brexit) Endi