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Japan says no to drones at Olympic venues, reports

Japanese police will step up their efforts to defend against potential terrorist attacks from drones during this summer's Tokyo Olympic Games. The Nikkei said that the police will install detection

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Concert raises curtain on Haidian's cultural season

The 2020 New Year's concert of the Haidian district in Beijing wrapped up on Monday at the China ethnic song and dance ensemble's theater, attracting nearly 1,000 concertgoers.That also raised

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Beijing 2022 venue construction proceeds smoothly

TheplanningforBeijing2022WinterOlympicGamesvenuesisonschedule,accordingtotheBeijingWinterOlympicsorganizingcommittee.Whilethisisgoodnews,spendinghasnotyetbeenco

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McCartney, Pink Floyd join campaign to save UK music venues

PinkFloyddrummerNickMasonandfolksingerBillyBraggwereamongartistsandpoliticianscampaigningoutsideBritain'sparliamentonWednesdaytosavethecountry'slivemusicvenues.

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S. Korea opens high-speed line to Winter Olympic venues

Emblazonedwithatigerandabear--themascotsofthe2018WinterOlympicsandParalympics--ablueandwhitehigh-speedtrainrolledoutofSeoulstationFridayasanewlinetothevenuesope

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41 cities bid for 2026 World Cup games

Forty-onecitiesinCanada,MexicoandtheUnitedStateshavesubmittedbidstoserveashostcitiesforthe2026WorldCup,officialssaidThursday.ThejointNorthAmericanbidisseenasthe

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Rio Olympics price tag at $13.2 bln as gov't reuse of facilities

The cost of last year's Rio Olympics has risen to 13.2 billion US dollars, around 4.4 billion US dollars more than originally planned, according to figures published by the federal agency for Olympic legacy (AGLO) on Wednesday.

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Rio Olympics price tag at $13.2 bln as gov't reuse of facilities

Thecostoflastyear'sRioOlympicshasrisento13.2billionUSdollars,around4.4billionUSdollarsmorethanoriginallyplanned,accordingtofigurespublishedbythefederalagencyfor

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Tokyo to remove more 2020 Olympic venues far outside city due to spiralling costs

​A Tokyo government panel is set to propose removing more 2020 Olympic venues far outside the city, some of them being hundreds of miles away, as costs have been out of control.