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China Fakes the Olympic Opening Ceremony, at What Expense?
Region: China
Posted by John Kennedy to Global Voices Online Faked, harmonized, prettified, just when everyone seems so into the Games, out comes the news that two of the highlights of the opening ceremony were not what they appeared: ... more
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It Takes a Village to Run the Olympics
Region: China
Posted by Emily Coakley to findingDulcinea You can lead a horse to China... Transporting horses to Beijing for Olympic equestrian events and housing and feeding thousands of athletes are among the many challenges for tho... more
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Olympics Expands Online Coverage With YouTube Deal
Region: China
Posted by Denis Cummings to findingDulcinea.com The Olympics has reached a deal with YouTube to broadcast daily highlights videos, adding to its already large online video content. YouTube will be allowed to broadcas... more
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Protesters Raise Tibetan Flag Outside Olympic Stadium
Region: China
Posted by John Kennedy to Global Voices Online Still waiting (updating below) for more details, but Qik.com vlogger Noel Hidalgo is at the scene and giving updates via Twitter. Here's a video he took just a few mi... more
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Olympic Committee Struggles to Eradicate Doping
Region: United States
Posted by Denis Cummings to findingDulcinea The lead-up to the 2008 Olympics has been marked by the suspension of athletes for drug use, suggesting that the games will once again be scandal-ridden. Seventeen athletes hav... more
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China's Olympic Sign Taller than Great Wall
Region: China
Posted by John Kennedy to Global Voices Online “1st thing I see as I ascend the wall,” writes Flickr user Moonage Daydreamer, “slogan for the Beijing 2008 Olympics…could be seen everywhere in Ch... more
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Iraqi Team Back in the Olympics
Region: Iraq
Posted by Josh Katz to findingDulcinea On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee reversed last week’s decision to bar Iraq from participating in the Olympics after Iraq agreed to revamp its Olympic committee. ... more
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No "Go China!" Banners at the Olympics
Region: China
Posted by John Kennedy to Global Voices Online Those attending the Olympics this year will be subject to the standard rules: no outside food or drinks, no sporting of commercial logos of any kind…but among all thos... more
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Kazakh Bloggers Discuss Olympic Chances
Region: Kazakhstan
Posted by Adil Nurmakov to Global Voices Online On the eve of the Beijing Olympiad, the Kazakhstani bloggers discuss what chances their country has to performs decently in summer sports. The composition of Russian olym... more
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In Beijing, Evictions Make Room for Olympics
Region: China
Posted by Sarah Amandolare to Global Voices Online According to Reuters, as construction for Olympic venues proceeds and Beijing is beautified for the big event, thousands of residents are been forcibly evicted from their... more
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