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Zambia's ultra-modern stadium construction by Chinese kicks off
The construction of Zambia's first ultra-modern stadium-the Ndola Stadium officially started on Saturday, with Zambian President Rupiah Banda attending the project ground breaking ceremony. The stadium, constructed by China's Anhui Foreign Economic

Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, 3d in row (AP)

AP - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.

N Korea defies US with new missile launches
SEOUL ? North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles yesterday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States on its Independence Day that further stoked regional tensions. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the

Don't aggravate tensions, US warns N Korea
Salvo...North Korea fired seven Scud missiles (r) into the Sea of Japan. (Reuters: Lee Jae-Won, file photo) The United States has urged North Korea not to 'aggravate tensions' as it slammed Pyongyang's latest missile test, apparently timed for the US

US says North Korea should not 'aggravate tensions'
WASHINGTON: The United States urged North Korea on Saturday not to 'aggravate tensions' as it slammed Pyongyang's latest missile test, apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday, as 'not helpful.' 'North Korea should refrain from actions that

U.S. Condemns North Korean Missile Tests
South Korea and Japan also condemned the barrage of short-range missiles fired by the North, while Russia and China called for calm.

South Africa must cool it's China fever
SOUTH Africa is well endowed with natural resources, especially minerals and metals. This has created a unique South African form of capitalism. The South African economy is dominated by the extraction of minerals from the ground, processing them into

SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish (AP)

AP - John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers.

North Korea test-fires more missiles, Seoul says
North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative.

NKorea test-fires seven ballistic missiles: SKorea (AFP)

AFP - North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast Saturday, South Korean officials said, in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday.

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