G-8 summit to open July 7

G-8 summit to open July 7

TOYAKO, Japan - A policeman stands guard July 5 on a road leading to the Windsor Hotel Toya (in the background) in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, where the summit of the Group of Eight countries will take place July 7-9. (Kyodo)

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