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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 20:02:04 -0400
>TOP STORIES as of 0800 HKT -- 04 July, 2010

> VILLA'S WINNER PUTS SPAIN IN WORLD CUP SEMIFINALS
David Villa came to Spain's rescue again to put the European
champions into the World Cup semifinals for the first time with
a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Paraguay in Johannesburg on
Saturday night as both teams missed a penalty.

> OLYMPICS MASSACRE 'MASTERMIND' DIES
Abu Daoud, the man who claimed to be the mastermind behind the
massacre that marked the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died,
according to the official news agency of the Palestinian
Authority.

> 230 DEAD IN CONGO TANKER EXPLOSION
At least 230 people are killed after an oil tanker flips over
and explodes in South Kivu province, on the eastern border of
the Democratic Republic of Congo.

> FIRST FEMALE KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SWORN IN
Interim leader Roza Otunbayeva is inaugurated as president of
troubled Kyrgyzstan, weeks after hundreds died during ethnic
violence, state media reports.

> PETRAEUS CALLS FOR UNITY IN AFGHANISTAN
Gen. David Petraeus called for unity on all fronts of the war in
Afghanistan during a speech Saturday in Kabul.

> SENATORS URGE NEW IRAQ GOVERNMENT
A delegation of U.S. senators on a visit to Iraq said they were
impressed with the progress the country has made over the past
few years, but urged political factions to form a new government
soon.

> VIOLENCE FEARS AS MEXICANS EYE VOTE
Mexicans in 15 states will head to the polls Sunday in elections
that are widely considered to be a referendum on Mexican
President Felipe Calderon's strategy of fighting drug cartels
and organized crime.

> LIGHTNING STRANDS THOUSANDS IN FRANCE
Thousands of travelers in France were stranded Saturday after
lightning shut down a main train station Saturday, the first day
of the summer holiday for students.

BUSINESS
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> BP BRACES FOR A SHAKE-UP AT THE TOP
Investors are braced for a clear-out of BP's leadership once its
leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is capped, which could
come in the next few weeks, according to several leading
shareholders and people close to the group.

> INDIA HAILS $3B SHOWPIECE AIRPORT TERMINAL
A massive new terminal at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International
Airport is being touted as a testament to India's economic
prowess.

> WHO DO AMERICANS BLAME FOR ECONOMY?
Republicans say it's time for President Obama to drop the Bush
bashing and take ownership of the economy.