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[Metro & Sports]

• Nine-time Champion's league winners Real Madrid have been handed a monumental task as the draw for the group stages of this season's Champions League cup was announced in Monaco.
• Men's world tennis No 4 Andy Murray and women's No 3 Kim Clijsters will make their China debuts at the China Open in October, organisers have announced.
  The duo is expected to lift the ATP-WTA joint event to a new level.

[Real China] Afrokoko Roots Afro-beat Humanitarian BBQ August 29th

Unfortunately, China is no stranger to natural disasters and in recent years, people have witnessed the notorious Wenchuan and Qinghai Earthquakes. But now torrential rains in Sichuan and Gansu Provinces have led to mudslides that have further devastated the area.

[Showbiz News]

• Jia Zhangke Takes 'I Wish I Knew' to Toronto
• Taiwan Film "Monga" to Compete for Oscar
• Brad Pitt clip puts Fox News on "fair use" hot seat
• Oscar Winner Waltz to Become Austrian Citizen

[Cultural Voyage]  Kung Fu shows at the World Expo

Chinese Kung Fu always attracts an audience. And at the ongoing Shanghai World Expo, Kung Fu shows are also proving popular and attracting attention from visitors from all over the world. Zhang Mengyuan has more.

[Blogbite]

it's time for Blogbite. Joining us today in the studio is our colleague Zhang Cheng.

[Strange News]

• An 18-year-old Norwich girl has an unusual combination of ambitions - she wants to be a beauty queen and an undertaker.
• A Chinese man, named Zhang Xingquan, has managed to pull a car while walking on eggs without breaking a single egg!
• Another amazing thing this Chinese guy can do is pick up a 25 kg bicycle with his mouth while, of course, standing on eggs.
• Police had an easy job identifying a naked couple who broke into a house and filmed themselves having sex - because they left the camera behind.
• And both may face more charges, since the camcorder that was their undoing was also found to be stolen during a separate break-in.