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Security tightened on Beijing's subway lines
Security has also been tightened on the capital's subway lines to ensure a smooth run-up to the Beijing Games. |
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Jin Jing receives Sarkozy's sympathy note
Poncelet gave President Nicolas Sarkozy's sympathy note to Jin Jing, a wheelchair-bound fencer who was attacked during the Olympics torch relay in Paris. |
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Olympic-themed creations shine in fashion week
An Olympic-themed dress, designed by Italian designers, upstaged others during China's International Fashion Week that finished March 31, 2008. Photos |
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Flame-lighting Ceremony
The torch for the 2008 Olympic Games has been lit successfully in ancient Olympia, Greece. The torch will begin a 130-day, 85,000-mile journey starting Monday. That will take it from the site of Olympia to Beijing, where the Summer Games is scheduled for August. |
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Flame-lighting ceremony rehearsed
Maria Nafpliotou, the High Priestess of the Flame-lighting Ceremony in Ancient Olympia, lights the Olympic flame at a rehearsal before the Lighting Ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games in ancient Olympia, Greece March 22, 2008. |
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Yang Lan: Important for athletes to enjoy Games
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Beijing to halve traffic for Olympics
Beijing will take more than half of its three million cars off the roads for August's Olympic Games to guarantee air quality and improve traffic flow. |
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Multinational choir sings Chinese Olympic Hymn
Singers are giving voice to the Chinese version of the Olympic Hymn. A multinational choir performed the song for the very first time at Beijing's Dongyuan Theater. |
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