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London mayor invites Murdoch to Olympic games
London Mayor Boris Johnson said Wednesday he had invited Rupert Murdoch to watch the Olympic Games, despite the controversy that the media baron faces over Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. News Corporation boss Murdoch, 81, has been at the centre of a political storm in Britain over the past year following the…
London mayor gets stuck in mid-air in zip line stunt gone wrong
Surely it seemed like a good idea at the time, sending London’s Mayor Boris Johnson whizzing down a zip line in his suit and tie, blue-helmeted for safety and waving a Union Jack in each hand. Things shortly turned sour, however, when the mayor came to a sudden halt in…
Farmer cycles from China to London for Olympics
A Chinese farmer claims he spent two years riding nearly 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometres) through 16 countries on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games, the BBC reported Thursday. Chen Guanming, 57, said his goal was to “spread the Olympic spirit” on his epic quest through…
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