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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 27

Xinhua
27 Jun 2022, 10:30 GMT+10

CAPE TOWN -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday afternoon mourned for the death of "22 teenagers" at a tavern, or pub, in East London, Eastern Cape Province, in the early hours of this morning.

Ramaphosa is "concerned about the reported circumstances under which such young people were gathered at a venue which, on the face of it, should be off limits to persons under the age of 18," said a statement issued by the presidency. (South Africa-East London-Teenager Death)

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BEIRUT -- An infant died and several other people were injured on Sunday after a three-storey building collapsed in the Qibbeh district of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

The cause of the building's collapse remains unknown and rescuers have been sent to the scene to save and evacuate the injured, according to NNA. (Lebanon-Building Collapse-Casualty)

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ELMAU, Germany -- Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) kicked off their three-day annual summit on Sunday in Schloss Elmau in south Germany's Bavarian Alps amid lower expectations and protests.

The summit will focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, climate and others, while the host dampened expectations. (Germany-G7-Summit)

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KIEV -- Several explosions occurred in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on Sunday morning, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko told The Telegram.

According to the mayor, ambulance crews and rescuers are already on the scene and local residents are being rescued and evacuated. (Ukraine-Kiev Explosion)

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