Police struggle to control Beijing Olympic ticket chaos
BEIJING (AFP) - Police struggled on Friday to control surging crowds of more than 50,000 people desperate to grab the last Olympic tickets in Beijing, as a Hong Kong journalist trying to cover the chaos was detained.
(AFP
) - Jul 25, 7:41 pm
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Ugly scenes as Beijingers snap up last Olympic tickets
BEIJING (AFP) - Violence broke out on Friday among the more than 50,000 people who queued to grab the last batch of Olympic tickets on sale in Beijing, as police struggled to control the frustrated fans.
(AFP
) - Jul 25, 5:26 pm
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China's Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics
BEIJING (AFP) - China's online population, already the world's largest, has swelled to 253 million, an official report said, driven by news events such as natural disasters and the Beijing Olympics.
(AFP
) - Jul 25, 4:36 pm
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Chaos in final rush for Beijing Olympic tickets
BEIJING (AFP) - Police were called in to control more than 50,000 people who queued for the last batch of Olympic tickets that went on sale here Friday amid chaotic scenes.
(AFP
) - Jul 25, 2:06 pm
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China cracks terror cell 'planning Games attack'
SHANGHAI (AFP) - Police in Shanghai have cracked a terrorist cell planning to attack an Olympic football venue in the Chinese financial hub, state media reported Thursday.
(AFP
) - Jul 24, 8:31 pm
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One dead as three quakes hit China's disaster area
BEIJING (AFP) - One person was killed and at least 17 injured on Thursday as three powerful earthquakes hit the area of China's southwest that was devastated by a massive tremor in May, local authorities said.
(AFP
) - Jul 24, 7:38 pm
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One dead as three quakes hit China's disaster area: Xinhua
BEIJING (AFP) - One person was killed and at least 10 injured on Thursday as three powerful earthquakes hit the same area of China's southwest that was devastated by a massive tremor in May, state media reported.
(AFP
) - Jul 24, 6:50 pm
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Final protest as village cleared for China's Three Gorges dam
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese authorities had to drag a woman from the water as she protested the evacuation of the last town to be submerged by China's Three Gorges Dam project, a local campaigner said Thursday.
(AFP
) - Jul 24, 5:32 pm
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Dalai Lama to visit Japan in November: Buddhist group
TOKYO (AFP) - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will visit Japan in November for a series of lectures and meetings on Buddhist themes, a religious group said Thursday.
(AFP
) - Jul 24, 3:13 pm
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Hu urges athletes to stay cool: official media
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao has visited the country's Olympic athletes, urging them to stay cool as the pressure builds ahead of next month's Beijing Games, state media reported Thursday.
(AFP
) - Jul 24, 1:26 pm
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 6:11 pm |
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 5:31 pm |
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 4:01 pm |
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 3:26 pm |
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 2:43 pm |
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 12:52 pm |
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 10:48 am |
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(AFP
) - Jul 22, 10:16 am |
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