KAMPALA， March 24 (Xinhua) -- Hosts Uganda have beefed up security in and around the capital Kampala where the 2017 World Cross Country Championship is slated to be held on March 26.

Dominic Otuchet， President of Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) told Xinhua on Wednesday that with over 800 visitors coming into the country， they have ensured that security will be very tight and all teams， hotels and the track area will be guarded.

"We are not taking any security issues for granted，" Otuchet said noting that all teams right from arrival will have a lead security car to the hotels， training sessions and on the day of the race.

On the track at the Kololo Independence ground all is set as teams have started training ahead of the event on Sunday.

"The athletes will enjoy the track because the grass has been well maintained，" said Faustino Kiwa， a member of the technical committee of UAF.

Foreign teams have started arriving in the country.

Fifty nine countries and regions have entered the event which will have 553 athletes taking part. Ethiopia are the defending champions of the senior event， while Kenya dominated the individual event in the last championship held in China.

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One rider who will compete with Froome is the Colombian climber, Nairo Quintana who will count on the support of the powerful Movistar team, who will be riding on home soil.

It will be interesting to see whether Froome rides the Vuelta to win or whether it will form part of his preparations ahead of the World Championships next year when he will look to win a third Tour de France.

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The move came after allegations of child abuse at a Chaoyang District kindergarten under the New York-listed RYB Education stirred nationwide outrage.

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Large-scale safety checks on the city's kindergartens are underway.

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Society of early childhood education in Beijing on Sunday issued an initiative for pre-school educators calling for protection and respect for children and strengthened self-discipline.

LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Warner Bros.' presentation of Christopher Nolan's epic war film "Dunkirk" dominated North American box office with an estimated 50.5 million U.S. dollars in its opening weekend.

Set during the Second World War, the film concerns the evacuation of the British and Allied forces from the French seaport of Dunkirk as they battled the Nazis in 1940.

"Dunkirk" also brought in an outstanding 55.4 million U.S. dollars from 46 overseas markets and nabbing the top spot everywhere for a global combined total of 105.9 million U.S. dollars, according to studio figures collected by comScore.

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Sony's "Spider-Man: Homecoming" moved to the third place at the North American box office with an estimated 22.01 million U.S. dollars in its third weekend. The second reboot of the Spider-Man film have brought in 251.71 million U.S. dollars after just 17 days in North America.

20th Century Fox's "War for the Planet of the Apes" landed in the fourth place with an estimated 20.4 million U.S. dollars in its second weekend in North America.

English-language French science fiction film "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" finished fifth with an estimated 17.02 million U.S. dollars. The film was released by STX Entertainment on behalf of EuropaCorp on July 21 in the United States and will be by EuropaCorp on July 26 in France.

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