London Informer

NYC Ferris wheel to compete with London Eye, Singapore Flyer After the towering London Eye debuted in early 2000, it seemed as if there was no end to the number of cities dreaming about stimulating tourism by building their own giant observation wheel, modeled after the one drawing 3.5 million riders per year in … [...]

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North Korea's disabled come in from the cold to compete in London Sixteen-year-old swimmer Rim Ju Song, a left arm and left leg amputee, is the reclusive, nuclear-armed nation's first and only athlete in the London Games, which open on Wednesday. He will compete in the 50m freestyle S6 event. Nine officials from the … [...]

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11 soldiers to compete at London Olympics FORT CARSON, Colo. — Dremiel Byers' twin careers as an Olympic wrestler and a soldier in the U.S. Army overlap at a crucial place, where athletic ambition and the military mission run head-on into the forces that combat and competition can muster. Full News here – Read more [...]

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