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Torch Relay to Resume After Quake Mourning

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May 21, 2008
        
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BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympic torch relay will resume on Thursday in the coastal city of Ningbo after three days of national mourning for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, Xinhua news agency said. Ningbo, on the southern tip of the Yangtze River Delta, was originally scheduled to... [read full story]                    

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Full turnout in Shanghai for relay

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May 23, 2008
        

SHANGHAI: After a week spent in mourning the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, the city of Shanghai allowed itself a few cheers on Friday as the Olympic torch finally made its way to China’s most prosperous city following a three-day ... ... — Photo: Xinhua Spirit aloft:...

                   

Quake victims remembered at torch relay in China

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May 23, 2008
        

By ELAINE KURTENBACH The Associated Press NINGBO, China — Victims of China's devastating earthquake were remembered with a moment of silence Thursday as the Olympic torch's march to Beijing restarted its journey. Participants at the torch lighting ceremony in the eastern seaport city of Ningo...

                   

Earthquake mutes protests of Beijing Olympics

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May 23, 2008
        

China's deadly earthquake may have saved the Beijing Olympics. Guests offer a minute of silence for the Sichuan earthquake victims during torch lighting ceremony for Beijing Olympic torch relay at Ningbo Port in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, Thursday, May 22, 2008. The Olympic torch resumed...

                   
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Earthquake mutes protests of Beijing Olympics

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May 23, 2008
        

China's deadly earthquake may have saved the Beijing Olympics.Just a few weeks ago, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge described the games as "in crisis." They were being battered by pro-Tibet protests, health concerns about Beijing's noxious pollution, and calls for boycotts...

                   

Shanghai welcomes Olympic torch

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May 23, 2008
        

SHANGHAI: The Olympic torch reached China's financial hub of Shanghai on Friday but celebrations were muted as the city paid tribute to the victims of last's week's devastating earthquake. The flame-lighting ceremony held in downtown Shanghai began with a minute of silence for the more than...

                   

Quake rescuers carry Olympic torch in Shanghai relay

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May 23, 2008
        

Special report: 2008 Olympic Games People ... ... People cheer for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay and care for the people of the earthquake-ridden southwest and northwest China's regions during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Shanghai, east...

                   

Quake-hit leg of Olympic torch relay postponed

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May 23, 2008
        

BEIJING: The Sichuan leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay has been cut by a day and postponed to the week before the Games’ opening ceremony to allow for relief work in the quake-torn province, organisers said on Thursday. The relay resumed on Thursday in the coastal city of Ningbo after three...

                   

Olympic torch reaches Shanghai

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May 23, 2008
        

Shanghai - The Olympic torch reached China's financial hub of Shanghai on Friday but celebrations were muted as the city paid tribute to the victims of last's week's devastating earthquake. The flame-lighting ceremony held in downtown Shanghai began with a minute of silence for the more than 80...

                   

Shanghai welcomes Olympic torch, remembers quake victims (AFP)

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May 23, 2008
        

by Benjamin Morgan 6 minutes ago SHANGHAI (AFP) - The Olympic torch reached China's financial hub of Shanghai on Friday but celebrations were muted as the city paid tribute to the victims of last's week's devastating earthquake. The flame-lighting ceremony held in downtown Shanghai began with a...

Olympic torch relay back on track after China earthquake

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May 23, 2008
        

The march toward the Beijing Olympics got back on track Thursday with a minute of silence, followed by the resumption of the torch relay after a three-day mourning period for thousands of earthquake victims. The torch relay restarted on the dock of a container terminal in the eastern seaport city...

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