Tuesday, August 17, 2004

News

China grabs 5 more golds, tops the medal tally: China geared up to sweep five more golds in shooting, weightlifting, diving and swimming, with the most precious gold from Luo Xuejuan, who swam on lane 1 to triumph in the women's 100m breaststroke final. China perches atop the medal tally with 10 golds and Australia is second with six, followed by Japan on five and the United States three.

Beijing Subways Improve Access for Handicapped: Work will start in Beijing this month to make the city's subway stations more convenient for the handicapped. The focus of the work on the city's No. 1 and No. 2 subway lines will be restrooms, tactile paths for the blind, telephones, signs and elevators.

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