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News Source: Phayul
| 4 months ago
President Nicolas Sarkozy is to attend the August 8 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, which he threatened to boycott over China's recent crackdown in Tibet, Le Monde newspaper reported on Friday. The French newspaper of reference reported in its
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News Source: Macleans
| 4 months ago
An envoy for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Friday that the latest round of talks with China were "one of the most difficult sessions" held so far, but that he will return for more discussions after the Beijing Olympics. Lodi Gyari said
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News Source: Canada.com
| 4 months ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was told by the Chinese media earlier this week he wasn't welcome in Beijing next month for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games, will attend the event, French media reported Friday. The newspaper Le Monde
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News Source: International Herald Tribune
| 4 months ago
China has taken sweeping steps to prevent any protests or violence during the Games in August, and the restive regions of Tibet and Xinjiang have been a particular target. Yang's warnings came as officials sought to contain a riot in the county of
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News Source: NewKerala
| 4 months ago
D u Qinglin, head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, recently met with two Dalai Lama representatives, Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, and said that "the door of dialogue is always open."
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News Source: Chicago Tribune
| 4 months ago
French media said on Friday that President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, prompting howls from human rights groups. His office declined to comment on the report by RMC radio and BFM television, saying an
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News Source: South Africa News
| 4 months ago
Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games on 8 August, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino announced on Thursday. Bush — whom human rights activists had urged to boycott the opening gala — will also travel to South
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News Source: The Herald
| 4 months ago
Marine unit's Afghanistan tour extended The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is doing combat operations in the
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News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
| 4 months ago
An envoy for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Friday that the latest round of talks with China were "one of the most difficult sessions" held so far, but that he will return for more discussions after the Beijing Olympics. Lodi Gyari said
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News Source: The Mercury News
| 4 months ago
President Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Beijing, the White House said Thursday. The announcement quashed any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown after anti-government riots and protests in Tibet.