The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics has begun with a spectacular display of dancing, music and fireworks at a packed national stadium.
There are 10,000 performers are taking part in the festivities, being watched on TV by an estimated one billion people. City’s main airport has been closed for the ceremony due to the heightened security in the capital. The build-up to the event has been dominated by worries over pollution and criticism of China’s rights record. Before the beginning, President Hu Jintao said that the historic moment we have awaited is arriving!
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Morgan Freeman – Hollywood star – has been discharged from the hospital where he was recovering after a car crash. Base on the statement issued after his release, Freeman said that he was well. He suffered a broken arm and had to undergo surgery after his car overturned and landed in a ditch near his home in Mississippi last Sunday. A female passenger was also injured but there is no word on the condition of his passenger named Demaris Meter. The possible cause of the accident is unclear. Police said it was possible that the actor had fallen asleep at the wheel.
Oklahoma City had sued the Sonics to try to force them to continue playing in Seattle through to the end of the lease on their Key Arena home in 2010. Sonics had played in Seattle since 1967, winning one NBA title in 1979. Bennett, who hails from Oklahoma, said that they made it. Congratulations, the NBA will be in Oklahoma City next season.
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