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Chinese team takes Olympic torch to top of Mount Everest A Chinese mountaineering team took the Olympic flame to the top of the world Thursday, a spectacular feat dreamed up to underscore China's ambitions for the Beijing games. The Mount Everest climbers could be heard struggling for breath in a live television broadcast as five torchbearers each shuffled a few feet before passing on the flame to the next person. A colorful Tibetan prayer flag lined the path and fluttered in the wind. 2008-05-08 Activities: [2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] Tibetan woman holds Olympic flame atop Everest A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people," but Tibetan exiles criticized Beijing for politicizing the Games. 2008-05-08 People: [Dalai Lama] Activities: [2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg Cheering Chinese stood on their chairs and waved flags as the Olympic torch started its mainland leg Sunday on the tropical island of Hainan -- the first stop in what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing. 2008-05-04 People: [Yi Jianlian] [Jackie Chan] Activities: [2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] Olympic torch arrives on safer terrain in mainland China After a much-protested journey, the Olympic torch reached this southern Chinese seaside resort Saturday night, beginning what organizers and Chinese citizens promised would be a trouble-free national tour. 2008-05-03 People: [Yi Jianlian] [Jackie Chan] Activities: [2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] Olympic torch enjoys smooth run in casino haven Macau The Olympic torch enjoyed a trouble-free run in balmy conditions Saturday in the gambling haven of Macau, the final leg of its global tour before heading into mainland China. 2008-05-03 Activities: [2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] Headlines Chinese team takes Olympic torch to top of Mount Everest 2008-05-08 Tibetan woman holds Olympic flame atop Everest 2008-05-08 Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg 2008-05-04 Olympic torch arrives on safer terrain in mainland China 2008-05-03 Olympic torch enjoys smooth run in casino haven Macau 2008-05-03 Mia Farrow in Hong Kong as city prepares for Olympic torch 2008-05-01 Olympic torch arrives in Hong Kong after activists deported 2008-04-30 Supporters cheer Olympic torch in peaceful Vietnam relay 2008-04-29 Everest torch silence breeds frustration 2008-04-29 Vietnam breaks up rally before last international torch stop 2008-04-29 Suppoters drown out protesters in S. Korea Olympic torch leg 2008-04-27 Torch faces S.Korea protests, festivities in North 2008-04-27 Clashes break out at Olympic torch relay in South Korea 2008-04-27 Korean tries to set himself on fire during Seoul torch run 2008-04-27 Protesters jeer Olympic torch in Japan 2008-04-26 Major pro-China rally at Australia relay 2008-04-23 Runners carry Olympic torch in Australia unimpeded 2008-04-23 Nepal expels climber with 'Free Tibet' banner from Everest 2008-04-23 Australia to have unprecedented torch security 2008-04-23 Olympic torch arrives in Australia, quickly whisked away 2008-04-23 China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama 2008-04-22 Tibet protest as torch lands in Australia 2008-04-22 Olympic flame route scaled back in Indonesia 2008-04-22 Demonstrators in U.S. call Dalai Lama a liar 2008-04-21 Olympic flame arrives in Malaysia 2008-04-20 Torch protests stir strident Chinese nationalism 2008-04-20 Thai leg of Olympic torch relay festive 2008-04-19 Anti-China protests at torch run in Bangkok 2008-04-19 Japanese temple refuses to host Olympic torch 2008-04-18 Radical Tibetan disrupted Olympic in India 2008-04-17 Olympic flame carried through a quiet New Delhi 2008-04-17 Chinese fight back biased Western media 2008-04-16 U.S. would only boycott Beijing over athlete safety 2008-04-16 Tight security as torch arrives in New Delhi 2008-04-16 Olympic torch kicks off Asian journey in Pakistan 2008-04-16 Firearms found in Tibetan temple 2008-04-14 Olympic torch in Oman 2008-04-14 China editorials blast Dalai Lama, Pelosi 2008-04-13 Dalai Lama refused to make concessions 2008-04-13 Tanzanians cheer Olympic torch run 2008-04-13 Olympic torch flickers in China-friendly Africa 2008-04-12 Chinese anger and terror warnings cloud Olympics 2008-04-11 Dalai Lama set to discuss "compassion" 2008-04-11 Olympic torch makes Latin American stop 2008-04-11 IOC chiefs to end talks after week of protests 2008-04-11 Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F. 2008-04-10 Joan Chen: Let the Games Go On 2008-04-10 Dalai Lama to visit US since Tibet riot 2008-04-10 China tells Olympic boss to stay out of politics 2008-04-10 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Chinese fight back biased Western media 2008-04-16 China editorials blast Dalai Lama, Pelosi 2008-04-13 Chinese anger and terror warnings cloud Olympics 2008-04-11 Joan Chen: Let the Games Go On 2008-04-10 Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F. 2008-04-10 Torch divides San Francisco's Chinese community 2008-04-08 Japanese temple refuses to host Olympic torch 2008-04-18 Thai leg of Olympic torch relay festive 2008-04-19 China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama 2008-04-22 U.S. would only boycott Beijing over athlete safety 2008-04-16 IOC chiefs to end talks after week of protests 2008-04-11 Protests in San Francisco before Olympic torch run 2008-04-08 Radical Tibetan disrupted Olympic in India 2008-04-17 Olympic torch flickers in China-friendly Africa 2008-04-12 China denounced Olympics saboteurs 2008-04-08 Tight security as torch arrives in New Delhi 2008-04-16 IOC raises prospect of abandoning global torch relay 2008-04-08 Confusion, protests mar US leg of Olympic torch relay 2008-04-10 China tells Olympic boss to stay out of politics 2008-04-10 Olympic torch kicks off Asian journey in Pakistan 2008-04-16 San Francisco braces for wild Olympic torch run 2008-04-09 Olympic torch arrives in San Francisco 2008-04-08 Olympic flame carried through a quiet New Delhi 2008-04-17 Dalai Lama refused to make concessions 2008-04-13 Security high for torch's S.F. stop 2008-04-09

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