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Documents Reveal China’s Arms Connection With Libya

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Documents suggest Chinese firms recently agreed to supply Gaddafi’s forces with weapons.

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Women’s Soccer World Cup in Germany

US soccer: Women's National Team

Where will the opening game of the US team take place?

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Alien refugees in South Africa

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D-9.comThe new sci-fi movie called District 9 tells the tale of an alien species looking for refuge on earth. Their craft ends up above the city of Johannesburg in South Africa. The humans force the aliens to live in a slum (pictured), called District 9. For today’s quiz, we want to know the name of the real-life slum just outside of Johannesburg where the movie was filmed. Geoffrey York, Africa bureau chief of Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper has the answer for you. >>>Click here for a District 9 trailer.

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