At the completion of the civil wedding ceremony Friday, South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock became Charlene Princess of Monaco.

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And, under pressure from China, both the United States and the United Nations have withdrawn from official participation in a ceremony scheduled next month to commemorate the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914 (the Universal Congress of the Canal in Panama).

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The visit will be a preview of the One World Trade Center topping-off ceremony, which will symbolize the near-completion of the iconic building's framework.

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