Monday, April 7, 2008

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 6

More educational weblinks and resources available on Beijing Olympics
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BEIJING OLYMPICS: olympics.com.au/portals/3/pdf/teacherguide_beijing_final.pdf The Beijing 2008 Olympic Resource is a national resource produced by the Australian Olympic Committee in consultation with teachers and educational advisors. ...
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Beijing Olympics: hopes swiftly extinguished by violence and farce
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Monday April 7, 2008 Ashling O’Connor Times Online The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay was reduced to farce and ignominy yesterday as ugly scenes of protest disrupted the London leg of the tour that was billed as a journey of ...
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Beijing: torch relay disruption is ’sabotage’
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Some protesters tried to sabotage the torch relay, by trying to grab the torch or extinguish it, stirring clashes with British police, an unnamed spokesman from the Beijing Olympics organizing committee torch relay center was quoted as ...
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Beijing Olympics: hopes swiftly extinguished
Times Online - UK
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay was reduced to farce and ignominy yesterday as ugly scenes of protest disrupted the London leg of the tour that ...
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Australian opposition leader supports PM in attending Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
Rudd has not yet confirmed if he will attend the Beijing Olympics, but has ruled out a boycott of the event. "I think that we shouldn't boycott the Games, ...
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Hoff's success putting her in Phelps' territory
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
There's another pool prodigy from Baltimore who's ready to make waves at this summer's Beijing Olympics. Katie Hoff offered further proof of that this ...
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Talks put focus on Beijing Olympics
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be the focus of a symposium at Kansas University’s Hall Center for the Humanities this week. ...
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Disruptions along Olympic torch route in London are 'sabotage ...
China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
By ANITA CHANG, AP BEIJING -- Organizers of the Beijing Olympics criticized protesters who tried to disrupt the torch relay in London, saying Monday that ...
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Canada urges other nations not to boycott Beijing Games
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
BEIJING - As protesters in London tried to douse the Beijing Olympic torch Sunday amid a growing backlash against China, the head of the Canadian Olympic ...
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Praxair Affiliate Gets Beijing Olympics Oxygen-Supply Pact
CNNMoney.com - USA
Praxair Inc. (PX) said an affiliate of its China subsidiary contracted to supply oxygen to Beijing No. 3 Water Works, which will provide fresh drinking ...
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Clashes Mar Beijing Olympic Torch's London Route []
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
4/7/2008 2:59:41 AM Pro-Tibet protesters tried to snatch and extinguish the Beijing Olympic torch and clashed with police leading to the arrest of 37 people ...
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San Franciscans: China Must Clean Up its Act
The Epoch Times Ireland - Dublin,Ireland
San Francisco is the only appearance of the Beijing Olympic torch in North America, but China's poor human rights record sparked escalating protests and ...
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Polo to announce Beijing Olympics outfit contract -WSJ
Reuters - USA
N: Quote, Profile, Research) is set to announce that it will be the US team's official outfitter for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the Wall Street ...
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