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Summer Olympic Sports: Water Polo

b5media.com     8 hrs ago   368 related          

Water polo became an Olympic sport for men with the 1900 Games. Women’s water polo was added in 2000. Hungary has historically dominated the men’s competition, taking home 14 medals, 8 of those Gold Medals. In Beijing the men’s...                

30,000 on hand for Olympic tickets

upi.com     4 hrs ago   178 related          

BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- More than 30,000 people stood in line on a hot Friday for their last chance to buy Olympics tickets near the National Stadium in Beijing. The Summer Games begin in two weeks. As tickets went on sale, a...                

No personal questions to Olympic tourists: China

alarabiya.net     8 hrs ago   53 related          

Don't ask a tourist's age or wage, steer clear of sex and avoid religion: what many Chinese consider idle chit-chat has now become the latest area of censure in Beijing as it prepares for an influx of Olympic visitors. Posters...                

China’s Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics (AFP)

go2blogging.com     8 hrs ago   92 related          

BEIJING (AFP) - China's online population, already the world's largest, has swelled to 253 million, an official report said, driven by news events of that kind as natural disasters and the Beijing Olympics. The number of...                

Web site of Chinese newspaper censored after publishing photograph from 1989 Tiananmen protest

iht.com     8 hrs ago   24 related          

An aggressive tabloid newspaper has had its Web site censored and could face further punishment by China's media authorities for running a photograph from the still-taboo 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement. Editors at the...                

Beijing says measures have led to 20 percent drop in pollutants ahead of Olympics

iht.com     9 hrs ago   14 related          

Temporary measures targeting Beijing's notorious traffic and pollution ahead of the Olympics have led to a 20 percent drop in major pollutants, a city environmental official said Friday. Although it has yet to translate into...                

Another Spin on China Reporting

observer.com     6 hrs ago   79 related          

With the Beijing Olympics less than three weeks away, The New York Times is beefing up its coverage of China for obvious reasons. But how many stories can the paper run on architecture, earthquakes, anti-smoking campaigns, and...                

Iraq Olympic official says talks started on ban

charlotte.com     2 hrs ago   64 related          

The spokesman for the banned Iraqi Olympic Committee says he still hopes that Iraq can take part in next month's Beijing games.Jazair al-Sahlani says that talks are under way Friday to restore Iraq's Olympic status and he hopes...                

Olympic Countdown: 14 Days to Beijing!

about.com     11 hrs ago   8 related          

It won't be long now. In just two weeks the opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics will take place. The actual date is August 8th and the games will conclude over two weeks later on August 24th. If you haven't done last...                

Industrial Info Resources: Qatargas, CNPC and Shell to Build Joint Venture Refinery in China, an...

marketwire.com     10 hrs ago   5 related          

BEIJING (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) (Beijing), Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) (The Hague, Netherlands) and Qatargas (Doha, Qatar)...                

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