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Friday, August 1. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Several restrictions remain as the International Olympic Committee and Chinese organisers BOCOG claim they have lifted all Internet restrictions for media covering the Beijing Games. //www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4441127.ece ("The Times") //afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gI4coLNu9o-2CJUDgz4NeqaxIf5A (AFP via Google News)

A total solar eclipse is visible from northern Canada (Nunavut), Greenland, central Russia, eastern Kazakhstan, western Mongolia and China. //afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j4f6CQ9oO6WrC1-OoYGUWtCy2L5g (AFP via Google News)

2008 Summer Olympics: