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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 22

Xinhua, July 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Donald Trump officially accepted the presidential nomination of the U.S. Republican Party on Thursday night, announcing a plan that will "put America first."

It was the biggest night so far for the New York real estate mogul's campaign and final night of the 2016 Republican National Convention held at the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland in the U.S. State of Ohio.

(US-Cleveland-Trump)

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PYONGYANG -- A flight of Air Koryo, the national flag carrier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which was en route from Pyongyang to Beijing, Friday force-landed in China's northeastern city of Shenyang because of smoke in the aircraft, a passenger told Xinhua.

Smoke appeared in the cabin about 30 minutes after the plane took off from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, said the passenger. Flight attendants told the passengers not to panic and that the plane will temporarily land at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport.

(DPRK-Plane-Force Landing)

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MOSCOW -- Russia on Friday restored regular flights to Turkey, which had been restricted earlier due to a coup attempt in Ankara.

"As a result of Turkey's guarantees of additional aviation security measures, effective from 12:01 a.m. July 22 (2101 GMT July 21), Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) lifted all restrictions on regular passenger service between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey...," said a statement released by Russian flag carrier Aeroflot.

(Russia-Turkey-Flight)

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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Governments of Malaysia, Australia and China announced on Friday that search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 would be suspended upon completion of the current search area if no new evidences emerge.

The announcement was made following a tripartite meeting attended by transport ministers of the three countries in Malaysia. Despite the discovery to some debris, a joint search effort has not yet found the main body of the aircraft in the south Indian Ocean, where it has presumably ended its journey. (Malaysia-MH370) Endi