Olympic joy in Greek, Chinese press
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Newspapers in Greece reflect a mixture of exhilaration that the Athens Olympics proved successful, and relief that they passed off without any major setback.
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ATHENS, Greece - Efharisto! A nervous world learned the Greek word for thank you and repeated it endlessly at an astonishingly successful Athens Olympics that quelled fears, surprised skeptics and greatly honored the birthplace of the games.    Fireworks and spectacular lighting kicked off the closing ceremony Sunday night, a two-hour extravaganza of folk dancing and music in the Olympic tradition that summed up the glee and relief the games brought to Greece...
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A Boston exhibition of Greek art reflects both ancient athletic games, and modern moments of Olympic spirit.
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The Greek faithful came to see if their 35-year-old star of Olympics past could give them one last thrill. They left having witnessed the new breed of lifting.
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Photos of the best of the action in Athens on day five of the Olympic Games.
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Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge on Sunday gave top marks to Athens for organising a superb Games. &quot;I am an extremely happy President of the IOC,&quot; he told reporters on the day the Games wrap up.
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It was splashed on the front page of Greece&#39;s mass-circulation To Vima, a left-leaning daily newspaper: &quot;Muslim blessing for the Athens Games.
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Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid  as a "Winged Goddess," stormed to Olympic victory in the 400  meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing  of her startlingly improved form.
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As China marks the centenary of the birth of its late supreme leader Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese press lavishes praise on his achievements.
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Greece found a new athletics god to replace the disgraced Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou in their hearts when Fani Halkia won gold in the 400 metres hurdles in the Olympic Stadium last night.
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Chinese officials are treating the Games as proud confirmation of their country's emergence as a global force to be reckoned with.
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Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.
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China's state media was basking in nationalist glory as it celebrated the best Chinese performance at the Olympic Games yet with four more gold medals.
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FOR most spectators in the Olympic stadium, the lavish closing ceremony in Athens last night was a chance to revel in the self-congratulation and relief that traditionally comprise end-of-games euphoria.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Bigger than the  Olympics boasted one paper. Excitement is a gimme promised  another.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Capping its sports-hosting triumph, Greece ended the XXVIII Olympiad with a festive splash of ethnic folklore, music and dancing.
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Athens - Runner-up to the United States by a handful of gold medals at the Athens Olympics, China was the big winner at the Paralympics.