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The Olympic torch relay will be simplified, downscaled and open with a minute of silence Wednesday when a leg starts in the southeastern city of Ruijin, a symbolic gesture to thousands who died in a massive earthquake in central China.
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Chinese state news agency says that German tourist has been rescued after being buried for 114 hours in earthquake rubble.
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American experts are monitoring nuclear facilities in China’s earthquake zone, officials said Friday, after France’s nuclear watchdog reported that some had...
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AP, New York
A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of...
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Racked by horror and heartache, there was no one to help him as he struggled to give his wife some vestige of dignity in death.
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A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30...
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AP, Wufu
Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, stopped having children after their daughter was born, taking to heart China’s one-child policy and its slogan “Have fewer...
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AP, Vatican City
Pope Benedict XVI has written a special prayer for Chinese Catholics who face “daily trials” in the officially atheistic country, the Vatican said Friday.
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AP, Washington
The Chinese Embassy is encouraging Americans and others to send cash and supplies to victims of this week’s powerful earthquake.
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AP, Frankfort
In a May 14 story about the upcoming Kentucky primary election, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the level of trade between Kentucky and China. It is more than...
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AP, Beichuan
Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Friday who had been buried for four days as a strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week’s...
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AP, Shanghai
Cracked dams and buckled roads, collapsed buildings and toppled factories _ China has begun to tally its losses from an earthquake this week that killed thousands and...
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AP, Beijing
The Sichuan government says the official death toll from this week’s powerful earthquake in the Chinese province has risen to 21,500 people.
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AP, Beijing
The Sichuan government says the official death toll from this week’s powerful earthquake in the Chinese province has risen to 21,000 people.
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AP, Beichuan
A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week’s powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of...
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AP, Beichuan
A Chinese state news agency says that aftershocks have cut off roads and telecommunications in quake-hit Sichuan province, burying a number of vehicles.
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A Chinese state news agency says that aftershocks have cut off roads and telecommunications in quake-hit Sichuan province, burying a number of vehicles.
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AP, Beijing
The death toll rose to 43 from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across China, a report said Friday.
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AP, Shanghai
Cracked dams and buckled roads, collapsed buildings and toppled factories _ China has begun tallying losses from the calamitous earthquake that struck earlier this...
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The world is quickly moving to a bi-polar world led by two super powers: the U.S. and China. The way things are shaping up, on the one pole we will have the U.S., the...
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A Chinese state news agency says rescuers have pulled a student to safety after being trapped for 80 hours in the debris of a school following this week’s massive...
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Natalie Coughlin broke her own American record in the women’s 100 freestyle while finishing second at the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Friday.
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A top USA Swimming official said Friday he hopes a lawsuit accusing the governing body of being in cahoots with Speedo will be resolved quickly so athletes can focus on...
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AP, Chicago
Chicago Olympic organizers are on track to spend about $58 million trying to lure the 2016 Summer Games to the Midwest.
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A new IRS filing shows Chicago’s Olympic organizing committee raised more than $32 million during its successful effort to be selected the American bidder for the...
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AP, Geneva
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius was set to find out Friday if his dream of competing at the Beijing Olympics is back on track.
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AP, Colorado Springs
The U.S. Olympic Committee’s aggressive plan to start its own cable network is moving forward, though officials are giving no indications that the network will be...
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Forget the pool. The bitter battle over Olympic swimsuits is now in the courts, less than three months before the Beijing Games.
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There will be nothing resembling Spygate to distract the U.S. Olympic Committee. In fact, the USOC actually encourages _ gasp! _ sharing its secrets with the...
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AP, Miami
The Cuban national judo team prepared to return home Monday without one of its stars, whose weekend disappearance fueled speculation she is defecting.
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AP, Miami
A member of Cuba’s women’s national judo team left the team at some point Sunday afternoon following the final day of the Pan American Judo Championships.
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AP, Copenhagen
Kyle Bennett is the United States’ first Olympic BMX qualifier.
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AP, Sydney
Australian Olympic chief John Coates says there’s a good chance some athletes will protest on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics.
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AP, Beijing
Passengers riding the subway and major bus routes in Beijing will undergo strict security checks starting at the end of June ahead of the Olympics, police said Friday.
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AP, New York
The Olympics are still three months away, and already Yao Ming is trying to work the officials.
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AP, Beijing
The Olympic torch moved to within striking distance of the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday, with the flame likely to reach the top of the world’s tallest...
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AP, Athens
Athletes from 10 European countries will take part in an allergy and asthma study at the Beijing Olympics.
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AP, Denver
Waving the Tibet flag or paying tribute to the Dalai Lama during the medals ceremony will be against the rules at the Beijing Olympics, though the penalties for those...
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With the Beijing Games less than 100 days away, the International Olympic Committee clarified its protest rules Monday, saying that athletes’ external appearance,...
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AP, Beijing
China’s capital is tightening security around the highly symbolic Tiananmen Square ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games.
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