Taiwan tantalises travel agents - e-Travel BlackboardAs travellers look closer to home for their next holiday hotspot, Taiwan has already reported a surge in Australian travellers, this year growing 37% year-on-year. Taiwan Tourism Bureau this week hosted their trade partners and selected travel agents
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Eastern, Southern Airlines to get government capital injectionChina Knowledge Online, Singapore - 4 hours ago17, 2008 (China Knowledge) - The Chinese government will inject RMB 3 billion each to the parent companies of China Eastern Airlines<600115><670> and China …China shares rise for 4th day on stimulus optimism The Associated PressChinese shares end slightly higher at mid-day [...]

Asian American Nonprofits are Struck HardestAsianWeek, CA - Nov 13, 2008BEIJING - A noxious cocktail of soot, smog and toxic chemicals is blotting out the sun, fouling the lungs of millions of people and altering weather …

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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: ABROADNewsday, NY - Nov 14, 2008The smog-like plumes, caused mainly by the burning of fossil fuels and firewood, [...]

Rajabi dreams of lifting 300 kg at London ParalympicsTehran Times, Iran - Nov 5, 2008TEHRAN — The world’s most powerful man Kazem Rajabi said on Wednesday that he wants to lift 300 kg in the 2012 London Paralympic Games. …

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Richie McCaw is among six current and former All Blacks included in the Barbarians team for next month’s [...]

BECIROVIC Sani (Slovenia). Preliminary round, FIBA Olympic …FIBA, Switzerland - 23 hours agoBut Repesa, who led Croatia to a sixth-place finish at the Olympics this summer, has always been good at getting the most out of his talent. …

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International umps training for ClassicMLB.com - 9 hours ago… system is different than what we're working with here with the Major League umpires," said Hyham, who was an umpire in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. …

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Sina.com quarterly profit up 28 percent - International Herald TribuneBEIJING : Sina.com Corp., a popular Chinese Web portal, said Thursday its quarterly profit rose 28 percent on strong advertising revenues and coverage of the Beijing Olympics despite slowing Chinese economic growth. Earnings for the three months
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Jim Williams » Paralympics special is must see TV on NBC - Washington ExaminerIt is a special that I think every fan of sports — or just competition — needs to watch. Yes, we saw the Olympics games that Michael Phelps stared in but this is the Paralympics where the athletes are disabled in name [...]

US gymnastics team members' stop at Sparrow brings smiles, hope to …Lansing State Journal, MI - Nov 8, 2008Five-year-old Victoria Garcia was caught off guard Friday morning when she learned Olympic gymnasts were visiting Sparrow Children's Center. …

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Two European cities fight to host first Winter Youth Olympics - CNN Sports IllustratedLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Innsbruck, Austria, and Kuopio, Finland, are the finalists in the race to host the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The short list was announced Monday by the International Olympic Committee. The two other candidates
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Olympian Rau'Shee Warren To Remain In Amateurs - BoxingScene.com

Olympian Rau'Shee Warren To Remain In AmateursBoxingScene.com, AR - 14 hours agoThe 21-year-old was the youngest male US Olympian in any sport at the 2004 Olympic Games before returning for a second Olympic berth in 2008. …

UCO program provides insight into ParalympicsNewsOK.com, OK - 6 hours agoTJ Pemberton, US Paralympic archer, gives tips to injured service members from Fort Sill at the University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center. …

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Knowles competes in national triathlon - Mexico Ledger

Knowles competes in national triathlonMexico Ledger, MO - 5 hours agoKaren Knowles, personal lines agent at Gallaher Insurance Group in Mexico, recently competed in the USA Triathlon National Club Championship near Las Vegas, …

CSU to play Tulsa twice in footballThe Coloradoan, CO - Nov 1, 2008OLYMPIAN, PARALYMPIAN HONORED - CSU also plans to honor two former athletes who recently competed in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympics in …CSU report: Cougars impress Fairchild Rocky Mountain Newsall 2 news articles

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Club members part of Paralympic teamBanbridge Leader, UK - 13 hours agoBy [...]

Complete coverage: Chicago Marathon - Chicago TribuneHere are the names of every runner who completed the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with a time of six hours or less. Click on the letter of the runner’s last name and you’ll reach an alphabetical listing. There are so many talented young Kenyans

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Charles Dubin, who investigated Ben Johnson, diesLos Angeles Times, CA - Oct 27, 2008… 638-page document the Canadian government commissioned in response to the positive steroid test of sprinter Ben Johnson during the 1988 Summer Olympics. …Charles Dubin dead at 87 Canada.comall 103 news articles

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Senior to compete in Olympic preliminary curling trials - University of Denver Clarion Online (subscription)

Senior to compete in Olympic preliminary curling trialsUniversity of Denver Clarion Online (subscription), Colorado - Oct 28, 2008He is also on a curling team that is his Olympic team. If Holmes and his team make it to the Olympic qualifying round in February, [...]

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US-SPORTS SummaryWashington Post, United States - 9 hours ago… federal prosecutors about her steroid use, was stripped of her three gold and two bronze Sydney Olympic medals by the International Olympic Committee. …More celebrity athletes put money on Obama OpEdNewsall 307 news articles

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‘Team of pride and performance’Business Mirror, Philippines - 2 hours agoPhilippine Olympic Committee (POC) [...]

Karl's lands Winter Olympics tent contractBizjournals.com, NC - Oct 23, 2008The Paralympic Winter Games will be held March 12-21, 2010. The contract is the first Olympic deal for Karl’s. “The contract provides an opportunity for us …Karl's wins Olympic contract Milwaukee Small Business TimesKarl’s Event Rental to build tents at Vancouver Olympics Milwaukee Journal Sentinelall 7 news [...]