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News Source: NewKerala
| about 1 year ago
involving two family members of a coach for the US Olympic men's indoor volleyball team."...Bush said later that he was "saddened by the attack on an American family and their Chinese tour guide today in Beijing." "Our thoughts and prayers are with...
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News Source: Voice of America
| about 1 year ago
President George Bush is attending Olympic events in Beijing, where Saturday he expressed optimism that China will eventually allow greater freedoms for its people. The president used his weekly radio address to express America's deep concern about...
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News Source: Yedioth Ahronoth
| about 1 year ago
It will be the decision of the president of the country (Mikheil Saakashvili)," spokesman Giorgi Tchanishvili said. Georgia called for a ceasefire on Saturday after Russian bombers widened an offensive to force back Georgian troops seeking control...
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News Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 year ago
Beijing authorities say a Chinese man attacked two American tourists on the opening day of the Olympic Games, killing one of them before committing suicide. After a dazzling show that put China on display to the world and a parade featuring a record...
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News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| about 1 year ago
Meanwhile state press said meteorologists fired over 1,000 "rain dispersal rockets" into clouds over Beijing on Friday night in China's biggest operation of its kind to help prevent showers ruining the Olympic Games opening ceremony. As the first...
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News Source: GMA News
| about 1 year ago
Men�s Olympic cycling road race starts 08/09/2008 11:56 AM The men's Olympic cycling road race has started on the first morning of full competition. A total of 143 competitors from 54 countries have left the start line in central Beijing for a...
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News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 year ago
More than one thousand people gathered Friday afternoon at the Israeli port city of Tel Aviv, celebrating the opening of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. "This is the moment when the Olympic dream of the Chinese people finally comes true," said the...
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News Source: dailymail
| about 1 year ago
Friday that the century-old dream for Chinese people has been fulfilled at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. �Hosting an Olympic Games has been a century-old dream for the Chinese nation. For seven years, ever since Beijing won...
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News Source: Zee News
| about 1 year ago
Ban Ki-moon appeals for world peace during Olympics United Nations, Aug 08: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed for cessation of hostilities across the globe during the duration of Beijing Olympics. Ban asserted that this...
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News Source: Radio Prague
| about 1 year ago
The eyes of the world are on Beijing where the 2008 Olympic Games get underway with a grand opening ceremony on Friday night. Ten thousand sportspeople from 205 countries are taking part. Millions of people have traveled to Beijing to witness what...