Welcome to the Guardian’s choice of Britain’s top 50 medal hopes. Our aim is to provide a snapshot of Team GB’s contenders across all 26 sports and rank them on their likelihood of winning gold Paddy Allen Owen Gibson Anna Kessel William Fotheringham Andy Bull Kevin Mitchell Jonny Weeks
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Three also missing after heavy rains swept through the capital Seoul and northern town of Chuncheon At least 17 people have been killed and three are missing after heavy rain triggered landslides through the South Korean capital Seoul and a northern town on Wednesday. Eight of the 12 killed in the early morning landslide in Chuncheon, about 68 miles (110km) north-east of Seoul, were college students who had been doing volunteer work, said Byun In-soo from the town’s fire station. They were staying in a resort cabin when the mud and debris engulfed them. In Seoul, five people were killed in a landslide, according to a police official in the Bangbae area. The dead have not yet been identified. One child was also missing. South Korea has been pummelled with strong rain this week. About 15 inches (nearly 400mm) of rain fell in Seoul in just 17 hours starting Tuesday afternoon. More than 10 inches fell on Chuncheon in the past two days. Weather officials say another 10 inches could fall on Friday in northern area of South Korea, parts of which are already flooded from the rains. South Korea Flooding Natural disasters and extreme weather guardian.co.uk
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A post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt is hardly the epitome of peace and stability as envisaged by tens of thousands. Though the Egyptian military leadership made a critical choice by siding with the popular protests at the right time, their standing at present seems to have sunk low enough to merit concern. Egypt today is mired in political uncertainty as it lumbers to regain stability after the ushering in of a new era which…
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This Sprint-bound Galaxy S II already posed for one candid and now it also appears to have made a tour of the FCC’s testing facilities. Packing CDMA and WiMAX radios, along with a design that matches the leak and and an appropriate model number (SPH-D710), this definitely appears to be the Within we were expecting. So far the only additional clue teased from the FCC documents comes from Wireless Goodness which points out it’s 5mm taller and 3mm wider than Euro-spec Galaxy S IIs, but feel free to click the source link and look for yourself. Samsung Galaxy S II with WiMAX stops by the FCC on its way to Sprint originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …John Boehner’s debt ceiling plan has had a lousy day: In the latest setback, the Congressional Budget Office says it doesn’t cut as much as Boehner thought—the CBO puts the figure at $850 million over a decade, instead of the $1.2 trillion promised by the House speaker, reports…
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Type: Video Games Title: Nickelodeon Fun N Fit Bundle See all customer reviews Product Description: Nickelodeon Fit is the first fitness video game designed specifically for children for the Wii. It’s a game so big it has all your Nick Jr. favorites: Dora, Diego, Kai-lan and the Backyardigans. They’re getting together to promote exercise fun, achievement tracking and parent and child collaboration. Includes Nick Fit Balance Board. Features: Features – Over 30 games with your favorite Nick Jr. characters, including biking with Dora, river rafting with Diego, running with Kai-lan and jump rope with the Backyardigans Places a combined emphasis on heart health, cardio, strength building, balance, endurance and coordination Works with both the Balance Board and Wii Remote Ability for parents to program various exercise routines for their child and track their progress See the details
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SAM KIM Associated Press= SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Heavy rain sent a landslide barreling into a resort in a northern South Korean town Wednesday, leaving 12 people dead and two others missing, officials said. Eight of those killed in the early morning landslide were college students who had been doing volunteer work. They were staying in a resort cabin in Chuncheon, about two hours northeast of Seoul, when the mud and debris engulfed them, Byun In-soo of the town’s fire station said. South Korea has been pummeled with strong rain this week, and more than 10 inches (250 millimeters) have fallen on Chuncheon in the last two days. The Korea Meteorological Administration said another 10 inches…
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