Beijing Olympics Preparations

China begins the one-year countdown to the Olympics amid a barrage of criticism over its human rights record.

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pod0808 Beijing Olympics

englisch: pod0808 Beijing Olympics - Produziert: 08.08.2007 - 13:25:16 von Croft

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Rescuers carry away a man effected by the scorching heat as Muslim pilgrims perform the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, on June 16, 2024

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