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CHINA DAILY - Thursday July 3,2008
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JERUSALEM: A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into cars, buses and pedestrians on a busy Jerusalem street yesterday, killing at least three people and wounding 45 before being shot by a security officer.
A medic carries an injured child from a bus that was rammed by a bulldozer in Jerusalem yesterday.  Inset: Israeli policemen inspect the slumped body of the attacker in the bulldozer. AP
Beijing 2008
Tourists on day tours of Beijing will no longer be forced to shop at more than one location, or receive "medical advice" that convinces them they are ill and in need of a "magical potion".
Insight
Last year, more than 20 workers at a factory in Wuxi, Jiangsu province that produces nickel-cadmium batteries for electronic products giant Panasonic were found to be suffering from high levels of cadmium, a toxic and cancer-causing chemical.
Comment
From June 20, the prices for gasoline and diesel were raised by 1,000 yuan ($144.9) per ton and the price for aviation kerosene was up by 1,500 yuan ($217.4) per ton. Compared with the huge losses of oil refiners, this rise is quite limited. Further hikes would be necessary to balance their losses.
Opinion
I am sure we all have experienced the chaos of people rushing into overloaded subway compartments.
International
Police have arrested hundreds of Brazilian drivers under a tough new law designed to crack down on rampant drunken driving, but bar owners are working to overturn the measure and many of their clients are flouting it.
International
Millions of Indian truckers went on strike yesterday to protest against high taxes and rising fuel bills, union leaders said, adding that a meeting with the transport ministry had failed to resolve the dispute.
Special Supplement
Highlighting the theme of "Silk Road for Information from Imagery", China will host the 21st Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) in July.
Olympics
OMAHA, Nebraska: The US Olympic swimming trials produced a brace of backstroke world records - for Aaron Peirsol and Natalie Coughlin - and two more Beijing Games berths for Michael Phelps on Tuesday.
Sports
LONDON: Surprise Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie will use her prize money to help the earthquake victims in her home province of Sichuan, she said on Tuesday.
Special Supplement
With an average of 10 patents approved each day and 90 percent of those used in production, Qingdao is illustrating its strong capacity for innovation.