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Xinhua world news summary at 1600 GMT, Sept. 3

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Five soldiers were killed and six others wounded Saturday during a terror attack launched by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in Turkish southeastern province of Hakkari, Dogan News Agency reported.

The wounded were brought to Hakkari State Hospital for treatment. (Turkey-PKK-Attack)

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LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May reaffirmed Saturday that Sino-British relations were in a "golden era", as she left for the G20 meeting in China, British media Sky News reported.

This is the first time for May to use the term "golden era" to describe Sino-British ties since she took office as prime minister in July. (Britain-China-Ties)

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HANGZHOU, China -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in this eastern city of China on Saturday night, kicking off a tightly scheduled trip headlined by the 11th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies.

During his stay in Hangzhou, he will also meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as well as a number of other national leaders participating in the G20 gathering, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, British Prime Minister Theresa May and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (China-Putin-G20)

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BANGKOK-- One man was killed and three people injured when a bomb exploded on the tracks in front of a railway station in the southern Thai province of Pattani on Saturday evening.

The explosion took place at the Ban Nikhom Khok Pho station, said Pramot Juichuay, a duty-officer at the Khok Pho police station, adding that the bomb was placed on the tracks and exploded when the train passed over it as it passed the station, according to Bangkok Post newspaper. (Thailand-Blast) Endi