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Photo: The scene during the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival in Ascot, southern England, on Tuesday.

Bilingual: The US space agency announced the appointment of eight new astronauts on Monday, and a record half of NASA's first astronaut class since 2009 are women.

Hot words: British Prime Minister David Cameron made clear that his key priorities for the two-day G8 summit were economic issues, including a planned EU-US free trade deal and measures to crack down on tax havens.

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Life in China: On Sunday, women took part in an unusual contest in Jinan, Shandong province, to get a blind date with a rich man next month. In the contest, the women were judged on their appearance, lifestyle, personality and views on marriage.

(China Daily USA 06/20/2013 page3)