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Olympics 2004
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Medal Count
A final count of medals in the Olympics
The final medal count of the Athens' Olympics is dominated by the United States followed by Russia and China. It will be interesting to see if China will be able to go ahead of Russia in the Olympic Games of 2008 in Bejing China. Click on the title to see the final count.
Sep 12, 2004 - 12:42:00 AM
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Athens Waves Goodbye to the world After 'Dream' Games
ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of athletes, officials and visitors waved goodbye to Athens in a post-Olympics exodus Monday, leaving city officials to probe a doping scandal that tarnished an otherwise dream Games.
A public prosecutor called in for testimony the star sprinter at the heart of a drugs test scandal that rocked Greece at the start of the Games, which ended with an exuberant song-and-dance closing ceremony Sunday.
Aug 30, 2004 - 4:26:00 PM
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Argentina wins men basketball Gold Medal
ATHENS, 28 August - After one of the most memorable tournaments ever played, Olympic Men's Basketball has a new king from a new continent: Argentina.
Aug 28, 2004 - 6:45:00 PM
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US Women basketball team wins Gold medal
ATHENS, August 28 - Unlike on the men’s side, the traditional powers in Olympic Women’s Basketball reaffirmed their lofty status in Athens, where the United States repeated as champion, Australia repeated its silver medal and Russia took away the bronze medal from Brazil in their third-place game.
Aug 28, 2004 - 6:23:00 PM
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Argentina is the Olympic champion in Football (soccer)
ATHENS, 27 August - Argentina is the new Olympic champion in the Men's Football competition, having on Saturday morning beaten Paraguay 1-0 in the final at the Olympic Stadium.
Aug 28, 2004 - 1:16:00 PM
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05/15/2008 12:03 AM
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Rescuers at China quake epicenter, digging by hand
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 AP - Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and rescuers came by helicopter and ship Wednesday into the isolated epicenter but still were forced to dig for survivors with their bare hands.
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05/14/2008 06:09 PM
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China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks
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 AP - Hundreds of dams around the epicenter of China's earthquake have been damaged and Chinese troops scrambled Wednesday to plug cracks and open sluices to prevent flooding of already devastated communities.
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05/15/2008 12:13 AM
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Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar
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 AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 — a much larger figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.
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05/14/2008 11:02 PM
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UN chief secures support for more access in Myanmar
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 AP - A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month.
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05/14/2008 06:16 PM
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Lebanese Cabinet reverses anti-Hezbollah decisions
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 AP - The U.S.-backed Cabinet on Wednesday reversed measures against the militant Hezbollah movement that set off Lebanon's worst violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
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05/14/2008 11:16 PM
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Officials look to solve Stanford's cricket investment problems
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 AFP - Cricket chiefs are seeking a compromise to salvage Texan billionaire Allen Stanford's multi-million pound investment in English cricket which threatens to run into conflict with the sport's laws.
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05/14/2008 09:16 PM
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Court: American to testify in Olmert investigation
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AP - An American businessman will give evidence in court this month as part of an investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accepted illegal donations, according to court records released Wednesday.
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