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Thursday, 28 August 2008
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Tibet protest as torch lands in Australia
Pro-Tibetan protesters beamed laser signs onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Wednesday reading "Don't Torch Tibet" and "China, talk to the Dalai Lama", as the Olympic torch arrived in Australia under tight security.
23 Apr 2008 |
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2012 budget was "wishful thinking"
The initial budget for the 2012 London Olympics was "unrealistic and wishful thinking", a group of MPs said on Tuesday.
22 Apr 2008 |
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Torch relay in Indonesia on grim trip
Indonesian police dispersed about 100 anti-China protestors and detained a foreign activist on Tuesday as the Olympic torch makes another restricted relay in Jakarta, the latest stop on its fraught journey around the world.
22 Apr 2008 |
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Thai police brace for anti-China torch protests
Hundreds of Thai police braced for another round of anti-China protests on Saturday as the Olympic torch was readied for its parade through Bangkok, the latest leg of its troubled tour from Greece to Beijing.
19 Apr 2008 |
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Torch lands in Bangkok as Japanese get jitters
The Olympic torch landed amid tight security on Friday in the Thai capital, the latest leg of its world tour, with police saying they were ready to stop any attempt by anti-China activists to put out the flame.
18 Apr 2008 |
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Torch greeted with protests in India
The Olympic torch arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to be met immediately with protests from members of the world's largest community of exiled Tibetans, who vowed to disrupt its passage through the Indian capital.
17 Apr 2008 |
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EU assembly moots Olympics ceremony boycott
The European Parliament urged European Union leaders on Thursday to boycott the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics unless China starts talks with the Dalai Lama over the situation in Tibet.
07 Apr 2008 |
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U.N. chief will miss Beijing Olympic ceremony
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed China that he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in August due to a scheduling conflict, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Thursday.
07 Apr 2008 |
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Protests in U.S before Olympic torch run
Protesters angered over China's crackdown in Tibet marched in San Francisco ahead of the Olympic torch's arrival on Wednesday, but Olympics chief Jacques Rogge said there are no plans to cut short a global relay.
07 Apr 2008 |
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