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What's going on with China as guest of honour at the Frankfurt book fair?
At the opening ceremony on 13 October, in the presence of Chinese vice president Xi Jinping, German chancellor Angela Merkel said there would be 'no taboos'. The Italian, Swiss, Spanish and German press react
olympic games, tibet, media, angela merkel, dissident, reading, press review
Nawal El Moutawakel: ‘girls think that sport is a macho world’
The former Moroccan women's track hurdler and current youth and sports minister says nobody wants to change. Interview
olympic games, femme europeenne , morocco, european union, feminism, lisbon treaty, sport
Josefa Idem wins Olympic silver for canoe
The East German-born canoer, 42, and sporty mum-of-two won for Italy at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, after a string of international successes in LA, Seoul, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens
olympic games, canoe, silver, interview, italy, medal, olimpiadi
Hosting the Olympics won't improve your life
Enthusiastic as preparations may appear on the world stage, the positive economic and human rights impact of the August Olympic Games will be minimal in China
olympic games, human rights, abuses, change, death penalty, liu qi , press
Frankfurt - Beijing: getting German Olympic rowers to China
Organising the transport of boats and beer from Germany to far-off China could be considered an Olympic challenge in itself
olympic games, germany, rowing, boat, logistics, equipment, athelete
Babelblogs: Olympics of human rights
British exes, banking superheros, Athens and garapos in Cuba - plus the latest Franco-German blog to watch out for
olympic games, cinema, politics, blogs, athens, sub-prime, europe
