23 July 2008, 6:31 pm
Canada.comBeijing sets up 'protest pens' for demonstrators at Olympic GamesTimes Online, UK - 56 minutes agoThe compromise to designate three parks for approved protests enables Beijing to show the world it can be tolerant of open debate while preventing its ...Beijing parks Olympi... read more
23 July 2008, 6:04 pm
Canoe.caChina's Hu stresses Games hopes, worries over Yao's footReuters - 1 hour agoBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao cheered on his nation's Olympics gymnasts and synchronized swimmers and worried over basketball star Yao ...Yao Ming confident despite horror draw for ... read more
23 July 2008, 5:29 pm
Washington PostBritain to send 313 athletes for Beijing OlympicsXinhua, China - 1 hour agoLONDON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Britain will send a total of 313 athletes for the Beijing Olympics as it first finished the registration process with the ...Tough Talk on Beijing’s Air Wall Street Jour... read more
23 July 2008, 5:09 pm
Telegraph.co.ukTyson Gay misses his date at Palace to increase Beijing fearsTimes Online, UK - 2 hours ago“The decision does not affect his plans for Beijing, by which time he is expected to be fully recovered,” he said. Gay’s duel with Powell, of Jamaica, ...Usain Bolt shrugs off pr... read more
23 July 2008, 3:01 pm
Swimmer with cancer cleared to head to BeijingThe Associated Press - 4 hours agoEric Shanteau, who decided to put off surgery for testicular cancer until after the Olympics, has been cleared to head to Beijing with the US swim team. ...Shanteau battles cancer while training for Olympics in Beij... read more
23 July 2008, 12:45 pm
San Diego Union TribuneBeijing Olympics broadcasting center evacuatedThe Associated Press - 6 hours agoBEIJING (AP) — Hundreds were evacuated Wednesday from the massive building that will house broadcasting facilities for the Beijing Olympics, fearing there ...Gas scare empties Olympic buildi... read more