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News Source: Telegraph India
| about 1 year ago
The request was made by a four-member team of Chinese intelligence officials, who met the director of the Intelligence Bureau today. The protests will not be banned, a senior home ministry official later told The Telegraph on a day hundreds of...
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News Source: BBC
| about 1 year ago
The torch is to be guarded by thousands of police after chaotic anti-China protests on the London, Paris and San Francisco legs of the torch's tour. The Olympic flame is being relayed around the world through 20 countries before it arrives in Beijing...
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News Source: The New York Times
| about 1 year ago
To keep the beleaguered flame from being stopped or snuffed out by pro-Tibet demonstrators, the city diverted the relay’s route , bypassing the densest crowds (though this also meant many assembled supporters were denied a chance to see the...
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News Source: The Financial Express
| about 1 year ago
New Delhi, April 10: As apprehensions about disruptions by Tibetan protestors continues, a Chinese team on Thursday held talks with security agencies on the measures that will be put in place for the Olympic torch run on April 17. The issues...
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News Source: International Business Times
| about 1 year ago
LoopNet Inc. bought REApplications Inc., which runs a commercial real estate Web site, for $9.4 million, the company said Tuesday. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Diego, REApplications runs a Web platform allowing clients in the commercial...
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News Source: St Petersburg Times
| about 1 year ago
Last-minute changes to the Olympic torch�s route through the only North American city on its world tour helped it evade not only protesters, but also fans who lined up for hours waiting for a historic sight that never arrived. �I�m...
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News Source: The Daily Star
| about 1 year ago
Pakistan, a close ally of China, said Thursday that it opposed any politicization of the Beijing Olympics and foresaw no trouble when the torch relay comes to Islamabad next week. Islamabad is due to host the Olympic flame on April 16, after protests...
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News Source: International Herald Tribune
| about 1 year ago
I believe IOC officials support the Beijing Olympics and adherence to the Olympic charter of not bringing in any irrelevant political factors," Jiang Yu, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, told reporters. Rogge described the protests that have dogged...
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News Source: The Hindu
| about 1 year ago
Usha and shooters Abhinav Bindra and Manavjit Singh Sandhu are among the torch-bearers announced by Samsung India for the Olympic torch relay to be held here on April 17. Usha was earlier invited by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) too. Sandhu...
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News Source: Alternet
| about 1 year ago
Earlier this week, the International Olympic Committee was considering scrapping the entire Olympic torch run due to the controversy and protests surrounding it. Apparently, PR-value and face-saving prevailed over common sense, and rather than cancel...