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Pope: Beijing Olympics of ‘great’ worth
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI described the Beijing Olympic Games
as “an event of great importance for the entire human family” as
he received the China Philharmonic at the Vatican on Wednesday.
It was the pontiff’s first remarks on the
upcoming Olympiad, which have been the target of global controversy
since unrest broke out in Tibet in March, prompting a crackdown by
the Communist Party regime in Beijing.
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Beijing, Tokyo set restart
of human rights talks
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TOKYO: Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed with Japan to restart a
dialogue on human rights, officials said, as he faced protests
Thursday over his handling of protests in Tibet.
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Everest ban lifted as torch summits
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KATHMANDU: Scores of climbers waiting on the southern Nepalese
approach to Mount Everest will be allowed to proceed after the
Chinese Olympic torch team made it to the roof of the world,
officials said Thursday.
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Tibetan envoy says China
told to free Tibetan prisoners
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DHARAMSHALA, India: Dalai Lama envoys told Beijing to release
Tibetan prisoners and end ‘reeducation’ during weekend talks
with Chinese officials over unrest in Tibet, one of the envoys said
Thursday.
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ANALYSIS
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Jigsaw puzzles of China’s economy
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China, the world’s second-largest exporter of
goods and the fourth-largest economy, is growing at the fastest pace
among all major economies.
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