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Olympics boss says time is running out

THE International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said yesterday Beijing was running out of time to tackle air pollution that could undermine the success of next year's Olympic Games. Speaking at the opening of the 7th World Conference on... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Oct 25 2007

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