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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 12

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The tribunal handling the South China Sea arbitration unilaterally initiated by the former Philippine government issued its final award on Tuesday, amid a global chorus that the panel has no jurisdiction to do so.

In a press release accompanying the 479-page award, the five-member tribunal offered a summary of its decisions, which sweepingly side with the claims filed by the administration of former Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III. (The Hague-South China Sea-Award)

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KAMPALA -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday ordered the country's military to immediately evacuate its citizens currently trapped in the ongoing fighting between two rival forces in the neighboring South Sudan, a spokesperson said here.

Ofwono Opondo, the government spokesperson, told reporters here that President Museveni has directed Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) to cross and evacuate the citizens currently stranded at Nisitu as fighting between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and First Deputy President, Riek Machara continues in the capital, Juba. (Uganda-Sudan-Evacuation)

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ROME -- At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured as two trains collided and clashed head-on in southern Italy on Tuesday, local media reported.

According to the latest reports of ANSA news agency and Rai state television, the collision happened on a single-track railway around 11:30 a.m. local time in the southern Puglia region. (Italy-Train-Accident)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) kicked off here Monday to review the work of countries' efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and SDGs, UN officials said.

"There are 22 volunteering countries for the review of their national implementation of the SDGs," said Ambassador Oh Joon of South Korea, this year's president of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). (UN-Sustainable development) Endi