The setting sun is reflected off Beijing's tallest building in the city's fast developing Central Business District in April. China's economy is set to overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by the midcentury, a US study has concluded(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)
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China's economy to become world's biggest in 2035: study

AFP - 37 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - China's economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by midcentury, a study released Tuesday by a US research organization concluded.

Demonstrators protest against the plan to build a U.S. missile defence shield in the Czech Republic, in the centre of Prague July 8, 2008. The placards read: 'We are not sheep' and 'No radar'. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)

U.S, Czech missile deal prompts Moscow warning

Reuters - 27 minutes ago

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States signed a pact on Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic, prompting neighboring Russia to warn it will react with military means if the shield is deployed.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., addresses the 79th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Convention in Washington, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Analysis: Obama won't try for McCain's budget goal

AP - 37 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama says John McCain's plan to balance the budget doesn't add up. Easy for him to say: It's not a goal he's even trying to reach.

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