Saunders makes early Beijing exit

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British welterweight Billy Joe Saunders crashed out of the Beijing Olympics at the second round stage. Saunders fought bravely but was well beaten by experienced Cuban opponent Carlos Banteaux Suarez. The 18-year-old Briton trailed from start to finish, eventually losing 13-6 to Banteaux who will face Egypt's Hosam Abdin in the next round. Later on Thursday... Submitted by: noorol | Visited 18 times | Comments 0

♦ China Has Enough Water to Meet Demands During Olympics - Official

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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "(Beijing Olympics) Beijing Prepares Adequate Water for Olympics"] Beijing, July 13 (Xinhua) Beijing has more than enough water to meet demand over the Olympics, despite suffering years of drought, a senior official of the Beijing Water Bureau has said. Submitted by: al-zabir - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Beijing to set up protest zones during Olympics

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Chinese security personnel picks out passersby for security check at a check point near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics. BEIJING (AP) — Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said Wednesday... Submitted by: charles12 - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Coach Donadoni set for Italy exit

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Italy are poised to part company with coach Roberto Donadoni after their exit from Euro 2008, BBC Sport understands. The Italian Soccer Federation has yet to confirm that Donadoni has left the post and reports in the Italian media say a meeting is set for next week. Speculation about his future has been mounting since Italy's quarter-final defeat by Spain on penalties on Sunday. Donadoni... Submitted by: vertigoflow - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ British duo set for Beijing event

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Wheelchair racer David Weir and blind sprinter Tracey Hinton get an early chance to test out the Beijing National Stadium this week. The Paralympic pair will compete in the Good Luck Beijing 2008 China Athletics Open at the Bird's Nest from Thursday. Weir will race in the 5,000m on Saturday with Hinton and guide Steffan Hughes in the 200m on Sunday. Submitted by: Untitled - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Futures hint at early drop

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Investors sidelined ahead of Fed policy statement; oil climbs; reports on consumer confidence and home prices on deck. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -Stock futures tumbled early Tuesday, as high oil prices and worries about corporate profits hung over investors ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates. At 8:17 a.m. ET, Nasdaq and S&P futures were lower... Submitted by: Evilboy - Visited 15 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Photo exhibition for Beijing Olympics in Kochi

1 vote	Visitors are thronging the exhibition in large numbers. They said that they could get a glimpse of Beijing sitting far away in the southern state. Tags: beijing olympics, beijing, kochi, kerala, video. Submitted by: tayntin - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Bush views U.S. embassy in Beijing as 'solid foundation'

1 vote	President Bush, in Beijing to attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and cheer on U.S. athletes, attended the dedication of the embassy with his father, former President George H.W. Bush. BEIJING (AP) — President Bush dedicated the massive new $434 million U.S. embassy in Beijing on Thursday... Submitted by: primeryder - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Diabetes Drug Slows Early-onset Puberty In Girls, Study Shows

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ScienceDaily (Jun. 17, 2008) — In young girls at risk of early puberty and insulin resistance, the diabetes drug metformin delayed the onset of menstruation and decreased the development of insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Also, getting a first menstrual period before age 12 has been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. Submitted by: peter84 - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China Focus: Beijing Builds Key Olympic Venues into Green Building Models

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China Focus: Beijing builds key Olympic venues into green building models by Xinhua writer Quan Xiaoshu BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -Committed to a "green" Olympics, Beijing has built its key Game's venues into not only showpieces among the most imaginative and impressive architectural feats in the world, but also energy-saving role models. Submitted by: Sir Rusty - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 8 earthquake pandas arrive in Beijing for Olympics

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BEIJING (AP) — Eight pandas reached Beijing safely Saturday after a long journey from their damaged reserve near the epicenter of the recent earthquake in China. The pandas will spend the next six months at the Beijing Zoo on a special Olympics visit that was planned long before the quake. They have been closely watched because they seemed nervous after the earthquake... Submitted by: noorol - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Huntington's Disease: Discovery Will Assist Treatment And Research Into Fatal Brain Disorder

1 vote	An early confirmation of Huntington's disease in people who have tested gene positive for the disease could enable treatment to commence early, even before motor, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms arise. Using Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMR)... Submitted by: ezcat - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Beijing airport deploys armed guards in preparation for Olympics

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BEIJING (AP) — Guards with machine guns began patrolling the Beijing airport as the city tightens security for the Olympics, news reports said Saturday. Also this weekend, police will start checking Beijing subway passengers for guns and explosives, the reports said. The measures reflect the fears of Chinese leaders, who worry the Olympics might be tarnished by security threats. Submitted by: asterix - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Many vacant hotel rooms remain ahead of Olympics

1 vote	BEIJING — There are plenty of rooms available for the Beijing Olympics with domestic visitors being counted on to make up for an apparent absence of foreign guests. Xiong Yuemi, deputy director of the Beijing Tourism Bureau, said Tuesday that 45.5% of Beijing's four-star hotel rooms had been booked for the Olympic period. Submitted by: antheus - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Report: Beijing to consider emergency measures if air quality doesn't improve

1 vote	BEIJING (AP) — Beijing could pull more cars from the roads and shut down additional factories as part of contingency measures if air quality worsens during the Olympic Games, state media reported Monday. The city remained shrouded in a heavy haze in recent days, among the worst seen in Beijing this past month... Submitted by: Dannyboyonline - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Analysts don't rule out a Microsoft-Yahoo deal just yet

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Updated June 13 at 8:35 a.m. PDT with analyst comments on the Google-Yahoo search ad deal. Shares of Yahoo continued to get hammered in early-morning market trading on Friday, in a sign that its Google search ad announcement wasn't enough to boomerang its share price northward following Microsoft's exit from buyout talks. Yahoo was down 6.46 percent to $22 a share in early morning trading. Submitted by: eXe - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Gunn still on track for Beijing

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Steeplechaser Luke Gunn could still be on his way to Beijing after a dramatic run in the British Olympic trials. The Derby AC runner, 23, finished in second spot in Birmingham on Sunday, meaning he is guaranteed selection providing he makes the qualifying time. Gunn only has until Saturday to attain the Olympic A standard time but is confident he can make the grade. think I can get the time... Submitted by: Camay123 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ China urged to free Tiananmen prisoners on anniversary

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BEIJING (AP) — Security forces kept a close watch on Beijing's Tiananmen Square during Wednesday's anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests, amid renewed calls for the release of political prisoners ahead of this year's Beijing Summer Olympics. No public commemorations of the protests were known to be held and there were few reminders of the events of 19 years ago. Submitted by: Dr.Sell - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Beijing: No flights during Olympics opening

1 vote	BEIJING — Airlines are being told to stay away from Beijing's airport during the opening ceremony of the Olympics and further scrutiny is being applied to foreign entertainers in the latest security moves ahead of next month's games. No official announcement has been made... Submitted by: DomainDomain - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ozura to release Beijing Dreams worldwide

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Ozura Mobile, a leading international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment revealed that for the first time ever, sport gaming fans around the world will be able to have an experience of Ozura's top sport mobile game Beijing Dreams. Beijing Dreams is an authentic stimulation mobile game featuring five different kinds of sports which are the 100 meters, hurdles, long jump... Submitted by: ziya - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Early exit for Serena

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The fifth-seeded American, who won the Roland Garros title in 2002, gave an error-strewn performance as she suffered a straight sets 6-4 6-4 defeat in the third-round encounter. Srebotnik, seeded 27th, clinched victory when Williams, who cut a frustrated figure for much of the 90-minute contest, sent a forehand wide. It is Williams' earliest exit from the Paris event since 1999... Submitted by: Jose Cuervo - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment