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Air pollution shrouds Beijing on eve of Games

msn.com     5 hrs ago   12 related          

The wall of gray haze around the National Stadium and across the city cut visibility down to a mile. On the eve of opening ceremonies, Beijing’s polluted air took center stage Thursday as the most visibly pressing problem for...                    

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China declares it is ready to stage greatest Olympic Games (AFP)

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BEIJING (AFP) - As the world's best athletes poured into Beijing and the Olympic flame passed over the Great Wall, Games organisers sought to shift global attention to what they promised would be a spectacular celebration of...                    

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IOC hails Beijing pollution effort as smog persists (AFP)

yahoo.com     10 hrs ago   12 related          

by Karl Malakunas 30 minutes ago BEIJING (AFP) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Jacques Rogge on Thursday hailed Beijing's "extraordinary" effort to cut pollution, despite familiar smog pervading the city on the...                    

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Digital revolution could be Olympics salvation

videsignline.com     8 hrs ago   9 related          

For the Olympic movement, the digital revolution is armed with a double-edged sword -- it has lured the younger generation away from sport but could open up the Olympic experience to a far wider audience. For the Olympic...                    

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No joint march by Koreas in Beijing

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BEIJING - South and North Korea will not march together in Friday's opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. IOC president Jacques Rogge says negotiations for a joint march failed. He calls it a "setback for peace." The Korean...                    

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Lomong selected as US flag bearer in Olympics ceremony (AFP)

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AFP - Just a day after four American cyclists apologised for wearing pollution masks on their entry into Beijing, the US team risked upsetting their Chinese hosts again by selecting a refugee from the Darfur conflict to be...                    

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Athletes' letter condemns China on rights (ABC)

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Olympic athletes have been given a warning about expressing political opinions and protesting in China as the communist country prepares to open the Games tonight. Forty athletes taking part in the games have written an open...                    

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German fencer to skip opening ceremony in protest

honoluluadvertiser.com     6 hrs ago          

By STEPHEN WADE Associated Press BEIJING — A German fencer is fashioning her own opening ceremony, skipping the official one to protest China's communist government. Imke Duplitzer, who won a silver medal in Athens, will stay...                    

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McDonald's Honors World's Best Big Mac Builders With 'First Medals' Of Beijing Olympic Games

franchising.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

The Official Restaurant of the Olympic Games honored its best of the best restaurant employees - McDonald's Olympic Champion Crew - who embody the Olympic ideals of excellence and teamwork in Beijing today at a Big Mac Building...                    

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Caple: How to play fantasy Olympics

espn.go.com     5 hrs ago   2 related          

Morgan Hamm totally messed up my Olympic fantasy team. I drafted Hamm as my gymnast, but the guy just withdrew from the Olympics because of an ankle injury, so I won't earn any points there. Jamie Squire/Getty Images If you get...                    

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