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 Olympics kick off in Beijing BEIJING -- Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for its mix of problems and promise.  The kids are all right  Now ascendent as a global power, China welcomed scores of world leaders to an opening ceremony watched by 91,000 people at the eye-catching National Stadium and a potential audience of four billion worldwide. It was depicted as the largest, costliest extravaganza in Olympic history, bookended by barrages of some 30,000 fireworks.  Olympics protests gear up worldwide BEIJING -- Thousands of people demanded China end its harsh rule in Tibet at raucous protests Friday timed to coincide with the start of the Beijing Olympics, although heavy security measures meant most of the demonstrations were outside the host country.  Thousands of Tibetan exiles demonstrated at the Chinese Embassy in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, shouting, "China thief, leave our country. Stop killing in Tibet."  Bus, jeep collide near MTS Centre A transit bus collided with a jeep this morning in the heart of the downtown.  The collision occurred at the intersection of Donald Street and Graham Avenue near the MTS Centre about 6:20 a.m.  Splendid summer weather expected for weekend Fear not a few clouds in the sky today ...we're in for a terrific weekend weatherwise.  Environment Canada is calling for a mix of sun and clouds this morning, clearing by noon, and a high of 28 C.   Family fears for missing woman IT'S been more than two weeks since 21-year-old Claudette Osborne was last seen or heard from, and her sister and other family members say they're beginning to fear something tragic has happened to their loved one.    "I fear the worst has happened, because there's just so many people out there who are crazy," Tina Osborne, 23, said Thursday.  




















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