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Olympic flame stories: 3 news summaries

 Olympic Flame 
 Arrives in Canada 

It'll make cross-country trek before landing in Vancouver

Oct 30, 09 11:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Olympic flame touched down in Canada today, with a relay kicking off in Victoria, British Columbia, which will take it across the continent before returning it to Vancouver—less than 70 miles away—for the start of the Winter Games on Feb. 12. Its first day didn't exactly go... More »

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Canada • Greece • delay • Olympic flame • 2010 Vancouver Olympics

 Delirious Throngs
 Greet Torch in Beijing

But Yank, Brit protesters busted for 'Free Tibet' banner

Aug 6, 08 3:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a beleaguered relay dogged by Tibet protesters in many of its legs around the world, the Olympic flame finally reached Beijing today. Ecstatic crowds under smog-choked skies shouted "Go Olympics, go Beijing" to greet torchbearers in Tiananmen Square, with Chinese basketball sensation Yao Ming holding the torch above... More »

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Beijing • Tiananmen Square • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • air pollution • Students for a Free Tibet • Olympic flame • global relay

 Olympic Flame Lit Atop Everest 

Display designed to counter protests

May 7, 08 11:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese and Tibetan climbers lit an OIympic torch at the top of Mount Everest today, the BBC reports. The climbers unfurled Chinese and Olympic flags and chanted slogans for TV cameras beaming their images live onto the nation's TVs. The Chinese hope the elaborate stunt will counter the damage from... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Olympic torch • Tibetan independence • Mt. Everest • Olympic flame • Tibetan protesters

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