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From Brazil, Pictures of the Rio2016 Celebration
Region: Brazil
Brazilians have spent the last week celebrating: Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games, which for the first time will take place in South American soil. If a recent Forbes magazine survey had already ... more
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Weakness breeds contempt
Region: TexasSome wonder why it gladdens others that America will not host the 2016 Olympic Games. It's not that citizens of other countries don't like us - travel outside the U.S. and you will personally experience the hos... more
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Rio De Janeiro Wins Olympic 2016 Bid
Region: BrazilIt’s official, Rio De Janeiro beat out rivals Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago. The objectivity of the selection, kudos to the International Olympic Committee is truly commendable. It was certainly very difficul... more
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All Is Not Well With Preparations for Winter Olympics 2010 in Vancouver
Region: Canada
While preparations are in full swing for Winter Olympics 2010, which will be held in Vancouver five months from now, there are certain cracks in the wall, which might not get fixed in time. For one, the United Nations has... more
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Will Vancouver 2010 Olympics See a Repeat of Slalom Cancellation?
Region: CanadaIn a year’s time, the Winter Olympics will be taking place in Vancouver and Whistler. The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) will be hoping that Sunday’s cancelled World Cup Parallel Giant Slalom on Cypress... more
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Vancouver - During the 2010 Winter Olympics what will happen to the Homeless People
Region: CanadaIn one year's time the Winter Olympics will have started in Vancouver/Whistler in British Columbia and Canada's campaign to 'own the podium' will have begun. There was a large party at the new Richmond skating oval paid f... more
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Vancouver - Canada's Gang Capital - Shootings and Bad Driving
Region: CanadaVancouver in British Columbia is host city for the Winter Olympics in 2010. This is a city and a province that is obsessed with titling everything – hence the province calling itself ‘The Best Place on Earth&rs... more
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China celebrates National Day highlighting Beijing Olympics, spacewalk
Region: ChinaBEIJING, China (GroundReport) - China has begun its National Day celebrations Monday by highlighting the Beijing Olympics and the country's first spacewalk. Both of these events were clearly two hard-won successes in a... more
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VIDEO: A Green Olympics Accomplished?
Region: China
China won the bid to hold the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by promising a ground-breaking "green" Olympics. Now with the Olympics officially over and $17 billion spent, was it everything China had promised it would be?&n... more
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Can London Compete with Beijing's Extravagant Olympics?
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
24th Aug 2008, London, U.K More than 45,000 people collected at Buckingham Palace with dreams and joys in their eyes to witness the biggest sporting event, as London is going to be the subsequent venue for the 20... more
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