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Sharpshooters from Russia and Georgia embraced Sunday after earning medals for their countries, which have been teetering on the brink of war since the Beijing Summer Olympics kicked...
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- News Source: CNN | 5 months agoSharpshooters from Russia and Georgia embraced Sunday after earning medals for their countries, which have been teetering on the brink of war since the Beijing Summer Olympics kicked off last week. Russia's Natalia Paderina, left, and Georgia's Nino...
- News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | 5 months agoPDT Beijing With their countries on the verge of full-scale war, Natalia Paderina of Russia and Nino Salukvadze of the former Soviet republic of Georgia squared off with pistols at the Olympics and made peace. After the women's 10-meter air pistol...
- News Source: The independent | 5 months agoGeorgia's Nino Salukvadze, bronze medallist in the women's 10m air pistol event, hugged the Russian silver medallist Natalia Paderina during the medal ceremony and insisted that the enmity between their two nations did not exist in Beijing. "We live...
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- News Source: Arizona Daily star | 5 months agoTheir countries on the verge of full-scale war, Natalia Paderina of Russia and Nino Salukvadze of the former Soviet republic of Georgia squared off with pistols at the Olympics and made peace. After the women's 10-meter air pistol competition Sunday,...
- News Source: CCTV | 5 months agoA lot of people thought that China's first gold medal would come from shooting. Looking at the latest results, it's no surprise why many thought so...Chinese athletes shot down 4 gold medals and broke an Olympic record in the women's 10-meter air...
- News Source: Russia Today | 5 months agoBut visiting heads of state at the Beijing games now find themselves discussing the developing crisis in Georgia. Speaking in Beijing, US President George Bush accused Russia of disproportionate use of force in Georgia. Politics aside, our...
- News Source: The Hindu | 5 months agoCzech Republic’s David Kostelecky reacts after winning the gold. The expected battle for gold between two-time Olympic champion Michael Diamond and defending champion Alexey Alipov eventually turned out to be a battle for the bronze, while the...
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