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08.19.08 |
BBC News |
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'Yet to
Approve Protests' |
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China
has received a total of 77 applications to stage protests during the
Olympic Games period - but none has been approved. Beijing's public
security bureau said 74 applications were "withdrawn", two were
"suspended" and one was "vetoed". |
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08.19.08 |
China Org |
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US$9.7b
Earmarked for Quake Relief |
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China's
Ministry of Finance (MOF) said the country had allocated 66.75
billion yuan ($9.71 billion) for the May 12 quake relief and
reconstruction as of Monday noon. This included 59.74 billion yuan
from the central budget and the remainder from local budget, the
ministry said on its website. |
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08.19.08 |
Asia News |
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Criticism and Many Tears After China’s Champion Liu Xiang Pulls Out |
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A
glacial silence descended upon Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ when it was
announced that 2004 110 m hurdles Olympic Gold medallist Liu Xiang
had to pull out before starting his heat. Many spectators had paid
up to 2,000 yuan for a ticket to see him run. After a moment of
bitter surprise, at least 40,000 people left the stadium angry and
confused. |
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08.19.08 |
China Org |
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Rains,
Floods 420,000 People in East China |
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Torrential rains and flooding that left one person dead affected the
livelihoods of 419,300 people in east China at the weekend, the
Anhui provincial civil affairs bureau said on Tuesday. More than
1,200 people were evacuated in the three days of rain from Friday to
Sunday. |
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08.15.08 |
ABC Grandstand
Sport |
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Political Killings Rock China's North-West |
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While
the world's greatest sporting festival continues in Beijing, in
north-west China's Xinjiang Province there has been more political
killing, the likes of which has not been seen for years. According
to Chinese media reports, more than 30 people have died in just over
a week as Muslim separatists, members of the Uighur minority, try to
upstage the Games by attacking police and other government workers. |
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08.15.08 |
BBC News |
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China
Defends Pre-Games Promises |
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China
has vigorously defended itself against accusations that it has not
fulfilled promises it made when it bid for the Olympic Games. Top
Beijing Olympic official Wang Wei said the Olympics would allow
China to open up further to the outside world. |
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