The IOC will consider scrapping the international leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay as a result of the anti-Chinese protests that have dogged the event. Its path around the globe already has been marked by protests against China’s policies toward Tibet and Sudan.
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Adding more insult to injury, the Chinese pull another stunt the Olympics boycott.
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We want these cliches to run screaming from a mob of torch-toting villagers, only to stumble at the last minute and be punctured to death by pitchforks. So we call upon our considerable powers of reanimation to awaken the sleeper?. Rise. Rise! Riiiiiiiiiiiiise!
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Here’s a travel tip: if you’re driving through Russia, make sure your plates don’t have the numbers “666″ on them. Otherwise, your $85,000 Dodge Viper will be accused of witchcraft and torched.
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?s blue-clad flame attendants, whose aggressive methods of safeguarding the Olympic torch have provoked international outcry, are paramilitary police from a force spun off from the country?s army.
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Celebrities and athletes surrounded by Chinese guards surrounded by police on bicycles surrounded by the media try to play relay with a torch whilst fending off Tibetan protesters.
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The Olympic torch begins a 130-day, 85,000-mile journey Monday that will take it from the site of ancient Olympia in Greece to Beijing, China, where the 2008 summer games will begin in August.
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Previous games have used high-carbon fuels such as paraffin to fuel the torch so that the flame was more visible. Organizers plan to abandon this, and French company EDF, a major London 2012 sponsor, is assisting the games organizers in finding a low-carbon fuel for the torch. Will be interesting to see what they come [...]
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The rock legend torched his 1965 Fender Stratocaster at the end of a show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in March 1967. The stunt sent roadies rushing to put out the flames and left Hendrix needing treatment for minor burns. The guitar was bought for just over the estimated price. In case [...]
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The ceremony to light the Olympic torch in Greece was disrupted by 2 (or 3?) protestors who managed to penetrate the security cordon and wave a flag for Tibetan protestors as the Chinese representative was speaking.
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