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Thousands of people are expected at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, which is set to begin today with pre-show at 10 am.

Researchers from Japan have discovered vast quantities of rare earth deposits on the floor of the Pacific Ocean that might challenge the dominance of China as world's leading provider.

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan concludes his state visit to China.

Rolling Stone, a U.S.-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture, has come up with an index of 16 solo female artists. It ranked the artists on the basis of six criteria including album and digital song sales, Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, YouTube views, social media, concert grosses, industry awards and critics' ratings.

A policy overhaul to be decided by Cabinet within weeks would remove all gender barriers from the military next year.

Here is a list of LaBeouf's known past flings and love interests, with the most recent revelation of Megan Fox shocking the public.

Mass weddings are increasingly becoming common worldwide and sometimes are preferred over regular weddings by couples because of economic reasons, as the costs for the venue, decorations, and sometimes celebrations afterwards can be shared between multiple families.

The heat is building between Apple and Samsung as issues over patent infringement filed lawsuits and accusations have sparked media attention between the two tech giant's escalating rivalry. Official injunctions were filed by Apple to try and block four of Samsung's mobile devices from hitting the U.S. market. The four Samsung devices listed were Galaxy S 4G smartphone, Infuse 4G smartphone, Droid Charge smartphone, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple's devices included iPhones and iPads....

China celebrated Communist Party of China (CPC)'s 90th anniversary on Friday, July 1.

Google+, Google's ambitious project to redefine the future of social media, has created a huge buzz. Google+ has posed threat to different groups in numerous ways - it has attacked boldly on the present social network king Facebook, while China allegedly blocked the access to Google+ with its great firewall, and Google's unpreparedness to face the massive influx of traffic has forced the beta version of Google+ to close its invitation door.

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) said it will cut about 1,500 jobs at the Aeronautics unit in a move to curb costs and offer better priced products to customers. Added to the costs, President Barack Obama's goal of reducing defense spending by $400 million is also a burden on Lockheed Martin.

China has opened the world's longest sea bridge, a 26.4 mile-long structure that could easily span the length of the English Channel.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: InterDigital, Apollo Group, TiVo, Dendreon, and Logitech International. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Central European Media Enterprises, Applied Materials, JA Solar Holdings, Riverbed Technology, Vodafone Group, and Randgold Resources.

It's likely to be a bitter-sweet Fourth of July holiday weekend, gas price-wise, for U.S. motorists. Gas prices have edged lower recently, but are still up substantially from a year ago, in early July 2010.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Oshkosh Truck, Phoenix New Media, National Bank of Greece, Hovnanian Enterprises and Beazer Homes. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Eastman Kodak, SouFun Holdings, CapitalSource, China Ming Yang Wind Power and Noble Corp.

The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, China, which was opened on Thursday, is now the world’s longest sea bridge. Spanning Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao City in Shandong Province, the bridge is 22 miles (36 kilometers) long, Xinhua News Agency reported.

While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.

While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.

In the eyes of an increasingly uneasy internet-savvy society, China's Communist Party is anxious to bolster its legitimacy as it celebrates its 90th anniversary on Friday.

The color red appears to have a long positive association in Russian culture – from long before the rise of Communism.

China quickly blocked Google's newest offering Google+, a service that promises a better social networking experience than Facebook's. The Google+ service was not available to Chinese users, New York's Daily News said, citing sources.