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Summer Olympics Disaster Guide
Toxic air, algae blooms, Tibetan uprisings—welcome to the 2008 Summer Olympics! As the Aug. 8 opening ceremony inches closer, the list of potential disasters gets longer every day. Below, we've collected all of the crises and glitches that might spoil the Beijing games.
Tibet not open to global debate, spokesman says
China expressed on Tuesday its resolute opposition to discussing the Tibet situation in any form at international conferences, saying the issue is an internal affair. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said Tibet should not be linked to the Olympic Games, which was seen as a response to comments by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said his attendance at the Games' opening ceremony would depend on the progress of talks between the Chinese government and the private representative of the Dalai Lama.
NBA Uses Beijing Olympics to Tap China’s `Amazing’ Potential
The National Basketball Association, the most-watched sports league in China, is opening its first stores in Beijing and using the Olympics to boost popularity in its biggest overseas market.
Sarkozy not welcome at Olympics - poll
NEARLY 90 per cent of Chinese respondents to an online survey said they oppose French President Nicolas Sarkozy's attendance at the Beijing Olympics, results showed today. The poll, conducted by internet portal sina.com, was in response to Mr Sarkozy's threat to boycott the Games' opening ceremonies.
Pakistan’s pendulum swings
Where are public-diplomacy efforts today? The sorry truth is that they have failed in Pakistan just as they have in most Muslim-majority countries. Insofar as the United States can change this context, it creates room for Pakistan's government in the unpopular business of combating terrorism.
Zambo City inks sisterhood pact with Zaragoza, Spain
The signing of the twinning agreement which was highly endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs led by Sec. Alberto Romulo and the Department of Tourism led by Sec. Joseph Ace Durano will surely open doors of opportunities for cooperation, especially in areas of education, culture and tourism between the two cities.
Reporting Among Gangsters
Last fall, Alisher Saipov, a human rights reporter for Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was denounced by Uzbekistan's state-controlled media. Not long afterward, the 26-year-old journalist was fatally shot in front of his office in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
Romania Service to Close
After nearly 60 years of providing uncensored news and information to the people of Romania, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Romanian-language service will cease broadcasting to Romania on August 1, 2008.
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