Beijing bowled over by top toilet toilers
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Beijing is flush with delegates from across the globe for the World Toilet Summit, a three-day event that got underway Wednesday. Although many may pooh-pooh the idea of a toilet summit, the founder of the
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GUANGZHOU: China had its hopes of securing a ticket to the World Cup crushed last night despite its 7-0 walloping of Hong Kong, as Kuwait edged ahead of the Chinese to win their qualifying group on goal difference.
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Hu Jintao became China&#39;s undisputed leader yesterday as the world&#39;s most populous nation completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era.
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Falls over on first day A new Chinese government website aimed at encouraging comrades to report corruption was brought to its knees yesterday by a stampede of eager citizens, Reuters reports.â¦
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Pakistan were bowled out for 262 against Western Australia on Thursday in a worrying sign for the tourists ahead of next week&#39;s first test against Australia.
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ATHENS  - The Athens Paralympics weathered its first doping scandal, while juggernaut China continued to dominate the competition, racking up nearly twice as many as second-place Britain over the first four days of competition.
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Chinese are uploading more Internet videos of sex, scandal and protest. It's big business  -  and a headache for Beijing
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China finished one-two through Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia in the women&#39;s 3m springboard diving final at the Olympic Games on Thursday.
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Century-maker Jacob Oram respected, frustrated and then bludgeoned an all-conquering bowling attack before his own &quot;popgun&quot; bowling sent tremors through Australia&#39;s top order in the first cricket test today.
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Andrew Flintoff made a spectacular return to senior cricket with an astonishing bowling haul here at Old Trafford.
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China&#39;s victorious Olympic athletes have arrived in Hong Kong for a celebration of their record-breaking achievements. China picked up 32 gold medals at the Athens games, and came second only to the USA in the overall medals table.
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The owners of a Beijing DVD show were convicted Monday of offering pirated movies. Fines and mandatory removal of the offending material were the order of the day.
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The Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer described his team&#39;s top-order batting as &quot;disgraceful&quot; after they were skittled out by Australia for 179 on the second day of the first Test in Perth to finish two runs short of avoiding the follow-on.
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Ricky Ponting and Daniel Vettori star to defeat an Asian XI in the Tsunami Appeal match in Melbourne.
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Athletes who won China its highest-ever Olympics gold medal tally were greeted like heroes when they returned Tuesday, with flag-waving fans cheering wildly at the airport.
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Britain celebrated another Olympic Games gold medal when they won their battle to have the topsy-turvy result of the three-day eventing equestrian competition overturned.
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AS the excitement of the Athens Olympic Games fades, the build-up to Beijing 2008 is in full swing. The countdown to China began last weekend when Beijing&#39;s mayor took possession of the Olympic flag at the Athens closing ceremony.