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45 people injured in Macao traffic accident

National
2009-11-18

SOME 42 tourists and three drivers were injured as three tourist coaches collided with one another on a narrow road in Macao, the Macao Post Daily reported today. The accident occurred yesterday morning near Macao's...

Going, going... Games condoms

National
2009-11-6

"FASTER, higher, stronger." It's not just the Olympic motto - it was also a catchphrase used on condoms distributed to athletes attending the 2008 Beijing Games. And while many records were broken on the track,...

11 detained over used clothes trafficking in Guangdong

National
2009-10-25

CHINESE police have detained 11 people involved in the smuggling of worn clothes in a southern coastal city, a local official said today. Officers with the public security authorities, customs and industry and...

Vancouver torch starts its journey

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-23

THE torch relay for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics got underway yesterday, with the sun's rays igniting the flame during a brief break in the clouds at the ancient Olympic stadium. It was the first time in...

South Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-22

THE 2010 World Cup organizing committee chief thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted in Africa for the first time in 2020. "The IOC decided to give South America its first Olympics,...

Fare-refusal cabs face crackdown

Metro | Traffic
2009-10-16

THE Shanghai Traffic Law Enforcement Team yesterday tightened parking limits for taxis in eight key city areas. It is part of a crackdown on the drivers of vacant cabs who refuse short-trip passengers and comes...

Hiroshima, Nagasaki to pitch for 2020 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-11

HIROSHIMA and Nagasaki, the victims of the only atomic bombings in history, are teaming up to try to bring the Olympics to Japan in 2020, the cities' mayors said today. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki...

2010 athletes' village to be ready despite problems

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-7

ATHLETES' housing for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be ready on time, despite earlier financial problems that Vancouver's mayor said yesterday had threatened to make it a "train wreck." But Vancouver taxpayers,...

Lula hails Rio's victory in Olympic bid 'biggest gift'

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed yesterday a victory for Rio de Janeiro's bid for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics as "the biggest gift" he ever got as president. "As president, this is the...

Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics

Sports | Olympics
2009-10-3

THE 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. Finally, South America gets an Olympics. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beaches, mountains and samba beat surprise finalist Madrid,...