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Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, July 16

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Turkish authorities said they regained control of the country on Saturday after thwarting an attempt by a military faction to seize power from the Turkish president.

The putsch attempt appeared not to have been backed by most senior military ranks, and Turkey's main opposition groups quickly condemned the attempted overthrow of the government. (Turkey, ROUNDUP)

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KIGALI -- African governments expect that the upcoming G20 meeting under the chairmanship of China will usher in a new industrial take-off in the continent, Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Saturday.

Sall said with the latest industrial initiatives in the continent, Africa now is ready than ever before for an industrial revolution and awaits the September 2016 meeting of the G20 countries. (AU-Summit)

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ULAN BATOR -- In Mongolia over the weekend, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's effort to promote China's stance on the South China Sea issue received broad support during the 11th Asian-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit.

Li said Saturday before he returned to China that the South China Sea arbitration award will have no impact on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime interests. (Mongolia-China-ASEM, SPOTLIGHT)

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ULAN BATOR -- The 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit concluded Saturday in the Mongolian capital with a chair's statement and an Ulan Bator Declaration that emphasizes the need to promote connectivity.

"Enhancing connectivity across diverse domains is an important and commonly shared objective," according to the declaration issued after a two-day event under the theme of "20 Years of ASEM: Partnership for the Future through Connectivity." (Mongolia-ASEM)

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PARIS -- The Islamic State (IS)-linked news agency Amaq claimed responsibility for the attack in Nice on Thursday that killed 84 people, reported French media.

"The executor of the deadly operation in Nice, France, was a soldier of the IS", said Amaq, cited by several French media. (France-Nice-Attack, 1ST LD) Endi