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Bikes, China's icon, thrive despite car invasion
Jul 6 2008, AP

For a vivid insight into the clash of old and new in China, follow the bicycle.Morning rush hour in Beijing and Shanghai used to be rivers of cyclists flowing in a majestic hush down broad bike lanes. Today, many of those lanes have been taken over by...

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Chen wins on last dive to give China its 7th gold
AP, Beijing
Chen Ruolin rallied on her last dive, earning four 10s, to win the gold medal on women’s 10-meter platform, making China 7-for-7 with one event remaining in the...
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Iraq, China to ink Ahdab oil deal next week
AP, Baghdad
Iraq and China will sign a deal next week to develop the Ahdab oil field, restoring an agreement that was canceled after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, an Iraqi spokesman...
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China's eco-sensitive Songjiang Hotel to be built in a quarry!
Nithya N, Mumbai
This is one of the coolest ideas for a hotel ever! And no, these pictures are not photo-shopped! The Songjiang Hotel in China is actually going to be built inside a 100...
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Police detain more foreign activists in Beijing
AP, Beijing
Swarms of plainclothes police took away four foreign activists who tried to unfurl a Tibetan flag outside the main Olympics venue on Thursday, squelching the latest...
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'Bolt should show more respect'
Sonu, Thiruvananthapuram
Jamaican double sprint gold medallist Usain Bolt is now on a par with the great US sprinter Jesse Owens but should show more respect to his fellow competitors, IOC...
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Walsh, May-Treanor win 2nd beach volleyball gold
AP, Beijing
Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian...
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Walsh, May-Treanor of US win 2nd beach volley gold
AP, Beijing
Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian...
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China's Xue, Zhang win bronze in beach volleyball
AP, Beijing
Xue Chen and Zhang Xi have won China’s first medal in beach volleyball, beating Brazilians Talita and Renata for the bronze.
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Wrestler Sushil, boxer Vijender concoct a double delight
Prasad, Howrah
Sushil Kumar and Vijender Kumar gave Indian sport a double delight Wednesday.
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Golden girls: Liukin and Johnson
Jessica, Ca
Shawn Johnson won the balance-beam gold Tuesday night in the final event of women’s gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Nastia Liukin took silver.
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Hack the Olympics!
Hassan, Hollywood
There’s been some widely publicized controversy regarding the competition age of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team recently. Rather than be too CNN, I...
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U.S. Wrestler Completes a Journey From Poverty
Sean, New York City
The American flag landed on the scorer’s table, launched by a family member with exceptional aim. Henry Cejudo grabbed it from his coach and draped it around his...
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4 more foreign activists detained in China
AP, Beijing
Two elderly Chinese women who applied to hold a protest during the Olympics were ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said Wednesday. Police later...
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Beijing bishop urges pope to visit China
AP, Rome
The Beijing bishop appointed by China’s state-controlled Catholic Church said in an interview Wednesday that he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit his country and...
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The Olympics: Michael Phelps Freakish Physique Explained
Zuliya, Washington
Swim demon Michael Phelps won his 8th gold medal of the 2008 Olympics last night, his 14th overall. How does he do it? It’s that crazy 6′4
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Lightning Bolt breaks WR in Men's 200m
Jonty, New Delhi
Jamaican Usain Bolt set a new world record of 19.30 seconds in the Men’s 200m final to take the gold medal in this event on August 20 at the Beijing 2008 Olympic...
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Far from Beijing, Chinese transfixed by Olympics
AP, Dongtai
Perched on a stool beside a roadside fruit stand piled high with melons and pears in farming country north of Shanghai, Meng Zhoucui conceded she’s not a big...
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Earthquake hits China-Myanmar border, no casualties
Vikas, solan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 hit the border between China and Myanmar early on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
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made popular Aug 20 2008
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Joey Cheek bemoans curbs on Olympic free speech
AP, Beijing
Former U.S. Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek, founder of a group of athletes called Team Darfur, had a visa for China revoked shortly before he was to embark for Beijing...
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made popular Aug 20 2008
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BEIJING BEAT: Rights groups frustrated by Olympics
AP, Beijing
The Beijing Olympics have left the world’s human rights groups frustrated and angry _ convinced that China has been let off the hook for serious abuses, and...
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made popular Aug 20 2008
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'Indiana Jones' tops box office on long holiday weekend
AP, Los Angeles
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” schooled the competition over the long Memorial Day weekend, as the fourth appearance of Harrison Ford...
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made popular May 27 2008
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Kung Fu film 'The Forbidden Kingdom' a hit in China
AP, Hong Kong
Jackie Chan and Jet Li’s first movie together is a hit in China.There were concerns whether “The Forbidden Kingdom” would appeal to Chinese because...
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made popular May 8 2008
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'Indiana Jones' Trailer Is a Smash
AP, Los Angeles
Times sure have changed in the 19 years since Harrison Ford last donned the signature fedora of thrill-seeking archaeologist Indiana Jones. The viral spread of the...
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made popular Mar 2 2008
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Chinese residents ride their bicycles next to a bicycle parking lot in Beijing, China Thursday, June 26, 2008. While two-wheelers have long since yielded the roads to sedans in this increasingly affluent society, the bicycle is far from dead. In fact,...

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