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Archive for July, 2008

Jul 30 2008

Why the Olympics are not necessarily good for business - Times Online

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Why the Olympics are not necessarily good for business
Times Online, UK - 4 hours ago
While the Beijing Olympics may be a festival of sport, spectators may not be aware of the challenges that the Games have caused for businesses in China. ...
Olympic pollution controls cost Chinese industry Forbes
Shanghai Shows Olympic Excitement Huffington Post
Olympic Games Prompts Restrictions on Business Visas GlobalVisas
Reuters - istockAnalyst.com
all 344 news articles

Jul 30 2008

'Yellow Bull' Scalpers Have Field Day Selling Olympic Tickets for … - FOXNews

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'Yellow Bull' Scalpers Have Field Day Selling Olympic Tickets for ...
FOXNews - 2 hours ago
The man was waiting in line to buy tickets to next month's Olympic Games. July 25: A Chinese paramilitary police officer, right, helps a man cool off ...
"Yellow bull" scalpers run with Olympics tickets guardian.co.uk
Scalpers sell Olympic tickets for $38000 Melbourne Herald Sun
Beijing says upcoming Olympics are sold out San Diego Union Tribune
Shanghai Daily - Xinhua
all 1,081 news articles

Jul 30 2008

China readies tougher Olympic pollution measures - Reuters

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China readies tougher Olympic pollution measures
Reuters - 47 minutes ago
By Emma Graham-Harrison BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - China is mulling emergency plans to keep Olympic skies clear and may push more cars off the road in ...
Video: Beijing Air Still Murky As Olympic Village Opens AssociatedPress
What do you think of China as Olympic host? Globe and Mail
Olympics: Sportswear brands collide Telegraph.co.uk
NPR - DesMoinesRegister.com
all 456 news articles

Jul 30 2008

China tightens Tibet security ahead of Beijing Olympics - Times Online

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China tightens Tibet security ahead of Beijing Olympics
Times Online, UK - 55 minutes ago
China has announced a sweeping security operation in Lhasa to ensure no anti-Chinese unrest rocks the Tibetan capital during the Beijing Olympic Games in ...
Video: Tibet poet speaks out - July 24 2008 AlJazeeraEnglish
China, protesters may engage in cat-and-mouse game at politically ... Kansas City Star
Pro-Tibet group's ad urges athletes headed to Beijing Games to ... The Canadian Press
United Press International, Asia - AsiaNews.it
all 234 news articles

Jul 30 2008

Confidence strengthened in "Green Olympics" - Xinhua

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Confidence strengthened in "Green Olympics"
Xinhua, China - 1 hour ago
Although hot and humid weather and persisting haze have haunted the city for almost a week, its confidence in a "Green Olympics" has even been strengthened. ...
Video: Beijing Air Still Murky As Olympic Village Opens AssociatedPress
As Olympics near, Beijing still can't beat pollution Los Angeles Times
Olympic projects use green technologies China Daily
New Zealand Herald - Xinhua
all 1,060 news articles

Jul 29 2008

Britain's Olympic Hockey team test red contact lenses to gain edge - Telegraph.co.uk

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Britain's Olympic Hockey team test red contact lenses to gain edge
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
Great Britain's women's hockey team are wearing red contact lenses in their preparations for the Olympic Games in a bid to improve their vision. ...
Beijing says upcoming Olympics are sold out San Diego Union Tribune
US Coach says Olympic team confident, but not complacent about ... International Herald Tribune
Beijing Olympics could affect Macau gaming GamingTodaySlotsToday
The Associated Press - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
all 403 news articles

Jul 29 2008

CGA provides gymnasts' ID cards to prove their Olympic eligibility - Xinhua

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CGA provides gymnasts' ID cards to prove their Olympic eligibility
Xinhua, China - 5 hours ago
"All the Chinese Olympic gymnasts' passports were issued according to their legal ID cards provided by their regional gymnastics associations," the ...
China denies NYT story suggesting gymnasts underaged Canada.com
Too Young to Compete in the Olympics? ABC News
10 DAYS TO GO The Age
Toronto Star - The Canadian Press
all 168 news articles

Jul 29 2008

Too-good US team hurt softball's Olympic future - Kansas City Star

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Too-good US team hurt softball's Olympic future
Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago
At least, not on network television, and not in an Olympics. They got too good. They suffered from an association with baseball and its reluctance to ...
USA softball "Dream Team" closes out pre-Olympic tour for Beijing ... Xinhua
Striving for Excellence London Free Press
Last hurrah for 'take me out to the ballgames' Americans hope ... San Francisco Chronicle
Reuters
all 52 news articles

Jul 29 2008

Amnesty: Chinese authorities tarnishing Olympics - The Associated Press

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Amnesty: Chinese authorities tarnishing Olympics
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
HONG KONG (AP) — China has failed to improve its human rights record in the run-up to next month's Olympics, with the government intensifying its crackdown ...
Beijing to produce first-ever Olympic Games Impact report in 2010 Xinhua
Beijing Olympics; Human rights abuses getting worse Telegraph.co.uk
China accused of failing to keep Olympics promises Belfast Telegraph
Aljazeera.net - The Press Association
all 766 news articles

Jul 29 2008

Danish Olympic cyclist fails dope test - NDTV.com

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Danish Olympic cyclist fails dope test
NDTV.com, India - 3 hours ago
Danish Olympic cyclist Peter Riis Andersen was kicked out of the team after testing positive for EPO, according to reports reaching in Stockholm from ...
Hamm Withdraws From Olympics Hartford Courant
Danish Olympic cyclist fails doping test Times of India
Danish athlete barred from Beijing Olympics after positive doping test CNN
Daily Camera - Reuters
all 124 news articles

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