Paul McCartney paid £1 for Olympics performance
July 31st, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Paul McCartney was among other musicians who performed at the Olympics extravaganza. Paul and the rest were paid a performance fee of 1 pound.
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Ticket sales going ‘very well’: 2012 London Olympic organizers
March 16th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.16 (ANI): The ticket sales for the 2012 London Olympics is going on very well, the organizers have said.Lord Coe, London 2012 chairman, said: "The reports are good. We went ... Read more...
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No female ski jumpers, as it is a Men’s-only sport at the Olympics
February 11th, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Vancouver, Feb 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The female ski jumpers tried to put an end to the Olympic ski jumping 86-year-old history, as a men’s only sport. But they lost the legal ... Read more...
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China reassures foreign visitors after murder of American (Lead)
August 10th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 10 (DPA) Chinese officials Sunday sought to reassure foreign visitors that they were safe in Beijing and said the stabbing to death of the father-in-law of a US Olympic ... Read more...
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Indian-origin scientist’’s aerial technology to calculate emissions during Olympics
August 10th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): With Beijing Olympics on a roll, a team led by an Indian-origin scientist will be using a new technology to understand how the atmosphere responds when a ... Read more...
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Tourists flock to China’s floodlit Olympic ‘nest’ and ‘cube’
July 25th, 2008 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
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Beijing, July 25 (DPA) China's two most spectacular Olympic venues are already attracting hundreds of sightseers, forcing the police to send crowd control officers and divide a footbridge that offers one of ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay begins at Salt Lake City in China
June 22nd, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Golmud (China), June 22 (ANI): Thousands of residents from the city and neighbouring countries gathered on Salt Lake Square as the starting ceremony of Olympic torch relay began this morning here. ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay starts in China’s Salt Lake city
June 22nd, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Golmud (China), June 22 (Xinhua) The Olympic torch relay kicked off its Qinghai leg Sunday morning in Golmud, known as China's "Salt Lake city". Thousands of residents from the city and neighbouring ... Read more...
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Olympic torch relay enters China’s ethnically divided far west
June 17th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, June 17 (DPA) An Olympic torch relay leg was held in China's ethnically divided far western region of Xinjiang Tuesday, as exiled Uighurs alleged that the government had vetted spectators and ... Read more...
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No plans to move Olympic events out of Beijing: official
February 19th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, Feb 19 (Xinhua) Beijing Olympic organizers do not plan to move some events out of the city despite concerns from athletes about the air quality in the Chinese capital, an organizing ... Read more...
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China to ensure respect for religious freedom during 2008 Olympics
November 14th, 2007 - 10:19 am ICT by admin
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