All posts tagged "2008 Beijing Olympics"

BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei vowed on Wednesday to fight tax evasion charges "to the death", a day after the government ordered a company linked to him to pay 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) in back taxes and fines.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic rowing twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court a ruling upholding their $65 million settlement with Facebook Inc and its founder Mark Zuckerberg, signaling the possible end of the long-running dispute.

NAIROBI (AFP) – Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya died overnight at the age of 24 after falling from the second floor of his home in the town of Nyahururu, police said on Monday.