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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, July 15

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At least 77 peoples were killed and many others injured as a truck rammed into crowd in Nice, southern France, local TV channels reported early Friday, citing the prosecutor of Nice.

The anti-terrorism section of Paris public prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the assassination and assassination attempts, the reports said. (France-Nice-Attack )

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UNITED NATIONS, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners are providing urgent life-saving assistance to thousands of people displaced by last weekend's heavy fighting in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, UN officials said here Thursday.

The fighting broke out on July 7 between rival army factions in the capital of the world's youngest country, reportedly killing more than 270 people, including 33 civilians, and displaced at least 36,000 civilians. (UN-South Sudan)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed the death sentence on Thursday to another 12 "hardcore terrorists", who were involved in committing heinous offences related to terrorism, the military said.

An army statement said the terrorists were found guilty of "killing of civilians, attacking Armed Forces of Pakistan and Law Enforcement Agencies, destruction of schools and communication infrastructure." (Pakistan-Terrorists-Death Penalty)

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DAMASCUS -- The Islamic State (IS) group downed a Syrian war jet in the country's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Thursday, capturing and crucifying the pilot, a monitor group reported.

The terror group shot down the aircraft near the airbase of Deir al-Zour, which the group has for long been trying to capture from the Syrian government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-IS) Endi