Beijing's Olympic Heroes
By - Suzie from Beijing -(- Suzie from Beijing -)
She named them "Olympic Heroes". These two words say it all. However let me add a few words: Around one million migrant workers are working in Beijing. Most of them (at least 90 %) are construction workers helping to build the 'new ...
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Bhutia to skip Olympic torch relay
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
A Buddhist from a region with ancient ties to Tibet, Bhutia said on Tuesday that he won't carry the Beijing Olympic torch during its run through the Indian ...
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China scorns Olympic boycotting
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
China today also hit out at Amnesty International ahead of a new report by the rights group, saying any attempt to threaten it over the Beijing Olympics ...
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Websites win right to show Games clips
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
The Seven Network paid $75million for the rights to broadcast the 2006 Winter Games and the Beijing Olympics, which begin in August. ...
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Olympic 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin to have CAS appeal heard ...
International Herald Tribune - France
28, seeking to void the first of his two doping violations so he can compete at this year's Beijing Olympics. The hearing will be early enough to ...
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Turkey unveils details of Beijing Olympic torch relay in Istanbul
Xinhua - China
ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Olympic Committee (TMOK) on Tuesday unveiled details about the upcoming Beijing Olympic torch relay in the ...
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Swim prelims produce first Olympic qualifier
Globe and Mail - Canada
MONTREAL — Scott Dickens of Burlington, Ont., became Canada's first swim qualifier for the Beijing Olympics, topping the field to get to Tuesday night's ...
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China warns of threat of Tibetan `suicide squads'
Taipei Times - Taiwan
"A few clouds will not cover the sun's radiance and a few trouble-makers will not hold back the world's expectations for the Beijing Olympic Games," the ...
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Pelosi urges Bush to boycott Olympic ceremony
Times Online - UK
President Bush has been urged by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games because of the way ...
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Kudos to Beijing's Efforts for Smoke-Free Olympics
BusinessWeek - USA
So please allow me to disabuse you of that notion by taking this opportunity to extend my heartfelt praise for Beijing’s efforts to clamp down on smoking in ...
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