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As the Paralympic Games keep British achievement centre stage this week, global business summits continue to raise the international profile of UK enterprises. The summits, hosted by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) at Lancaster House, London, will showcase British expertise in developing assistive medical technologies and delivering major global sporting events, to hundreds of UK and international delegates.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson, center, a member of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic shooting team, makes adjustments to his air rifle during a competitive round of shooting at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, Sept. 1, 2012. DOD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.

The former Archbishop of Milan, a one-time candidate for pope who died Friday, said in his last interview that the Catholic Church is “200 years out of date.”

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes attendees to the Operation VISTA programme 50-year reunion.

The study will begin with an assessment of curricula from 195 countries, showing where and to what extent the Holocaust is established in the official school syllabus. The result will take the form of a global mapping, illustrating where the Holocaust is actually being taught.

The Nairobi-based Slum Film Festival showcases the work of East African filmmakers living in the slums. This year, the judges selected 33 films to be shown in Kibera and Mathare, two huge Nairobi slums.

Zakat, or giving to the poor and needy, is a tradition for Muslims, especially as they celebrate the end of Ramadan, the holy fasting month. Indonesian-American Dian Alyan, who grew up in a family of Muslim scholars before becoming an advertising executive and Silicon Valley mom, tries to embody the spirit of Zakat all year.

Cada Septiembre es celebrado el Festival del Alcalde de Londres para conmemorar la importancia del Rio Támesis. Este año el evento libre de costo tendrá un impulso Olímpico ya que coincide con la Ceremonia de Clausura de las Olimpiadas y con la finalización de los Juegos Paralímpicos. Este impulso se manifiesta con el ambiente eufórico, las grandes masas de gente y shows en vivo a las orillas del rio.

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The London Olympics have come to a close with the International Olympic Committee pleased with nearly all aspects of the organization and the running of the 30th Summer Games. And the United States finished first in the medals standings.