Archive for the ‘Olympics’ Category

Suspected terrorist attack kills two in China’s Xinjiang province

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Two policemen have been killed and several wounded in the latest attack in China’s Xinjiang province reports say.

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China happy to see Russia give West a bloody nose

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

China has no great love for Russia and when two Muscovite blondes battled it out with Georgia on the beach volleyball court during the Olympics the crowd cheerfully supported the geopolitical underdogs.

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British woman killed in Siberian cliff fall

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

A British tourist fell to her death while hiking along a remote Siberian mountain path.

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British and US proTibet activists locked to chairs during Chinese interrogation

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

British and American activists jailed by the Chinese for protesting about Tibet during the Olympics said they were locked to their chairs for marathon interrogation sessions and deprived of sleep.

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Beijing Olympics Hundreds turn out to welcome home Welsh Olympic heroes

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

More than 1000 flagwaving sports fans braved the Welsh rain to welcome their Olympic heroes home.

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Georgia president claims Russians are now within artillery range of Tbilisi

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The Georgian president has accused Russian forces of moving their artillery to within range of the capital city Tbilisi.

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Nicolas Sarkozy hails Olympic ‘victory’ for the EU

Monday, August 25th, 2008

The French President has awarded Britain’s Olympic gold medals to the European Union in order to claim victory for Europe in the Beijing Games.

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South Korea and China expand cooperation

Monday, August 25th, 2008

South Korea and China agreed on Monday to expand cooperation in political economic and other fields including North Korea’s nuclear disarmament.

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Robot Athletic Meet 2008 Robot athletes compete in hitech alternative Olympics

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Robot “athletes” take part in a race in front of obsessive fans in Japan.

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China and its Communist Party are Olympics winners analysis

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

China has won the Games something which became clear long before its lead in the gold medals table became unassailable on Saturday.

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