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Contestants take the stage after the costume exhibition during preliminary competition for Miss Universe 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles July 18, 2006. [Reuters]
· Reform's intention to narrow wealth gap
· Biggest bank gets approval for IPO
· New stage for China-US military ties
· Iraq civilian toll spikes to 6,000
· Tsunami kills over 300 in Indonesia
· Military expenditure increase not aim at arms race
· First cargo plane to fly from Taiwan to mainland
· China vegetables to get Olympic identity codes
· 70% intellectuals on verge of overwork death
· Hui calls for flood-control efforts amid Bilis ravage
