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Briton vies to take He Kexin's gymnastics crown
Gymnastics attracts enthusiastic attention at the Olympics, with Britain's Beth Tweddle hoping to give the home crowd another gold to cheer in the uneven bars, but reigning Olympic champion He Kexin (left) of China will provide stiff opposition. Tweddle has yet to win an Olympic medal and considered retiring after Beijing, but has all of Britain rooting for her. Elsewhere, the hosts hope to continue their track-cycling gold rush when Jason Kenny takes part in the individual sprint, and in women's soccer Japan and the US aim to set up a repeat of last year's World Cup final when they face France and Canada respectively in the semis. China's men's and women's table tennis teams play their semi-finals in their drive to continue the country's dominance in the event.
State, federal ministers meet over Indian blackouts
The power ministers of all 28 Indian states and the federal government meet to discuss ways to avoid a repeat of last week's grid failures, which left almost half of India without power. The failures were blamed on greedy states consuming more than their allotted power quotas as they sought to meet increased demand. Part of the demand surge comes from increasingly affluent Indians adopting electricity-guzzling lifestyles, adding to the strain on the grid from industrial users and businesses.
High alert as third typhoon in days approaches