http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:36:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35905/chinas-power-pollution-to-pass-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultCarbon emissions from China's mostly coal-fired electric power industry will exceed those of the US this year for the first time, the Washington Post reports. China's runaway economic growth means its power industry's carbon emissions will double by 2020, predicts the Center for Global Development, a Washington-based think tank. Power generation accounts for 27% of all carbon emissions worldwide.http://www.newser.com/story/35905/chinas-power-pollution-to-pass-us.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 22:57:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35865/sydney-olympics-also-featured-fake-performances.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe world was shocked to learn that Chinese singer Lin Miaoke was really just a pretty lip-syncher, but fakery seems to be par for the Olympic course: the Sydney Symphony has disclosed that its performers mimed to a backing tape during the 2000 opening ceremony. "It's correct that we were basically miming to a pre-recording," an ensemble official told the Morning Herald .http://www.newser.com/story/35865/sydney-olympics-also-featured-fake-performances.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 13:27:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35815/chinese-athletes-went-through-hell-for-gold.html?refid=rss_all_defaultChina topped the gold medal tally at the Beijing Olympics but the road to glory was a tough one for many athletes, the Los Angeles Times reports. Judo gold medalist Xian Dongmei, the only mother in the squad, did not see her 18-month-old daughter for a year before the Games, while 15-year-old diving champ Chen Ruolin was ordered to skip dinner for a year.http://www.newser.com/story/35815/chinese-athletes-went-through-hell-for-gold.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Aug 2008 4:09:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35721/china-faces-rocky-road-in-keeping-up-growth.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe opulence of the Beijing Olympics highlighted just how far China has come since opening its economy 30 years ago—it soon will be the world’s third largest. But with the success comes a plethora of challenges, reports the Wall Street Journal. And chief among them is how to maintain the phenomenal growth.http://www.newser.com/story/35721/china-faces-rocky-road-in-keeping-up-growth.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 7:07:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35703/communist-party-basks-in-olympic-afterglow.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFor nearly a decade, the Chinese Communist Party has made the Olympics the nation's first political priority, writes Jim Yardley in the New York Times . Hopes that the international spotlight would lead to democratization and human-rights reforms in China didn't materialize, as the triumph of the Games instead underscored the strength of the party. "They have earned a tremendous amount of face because of the Olympics," said one Beijing media exec. "They are going to ride on that for a while."http://www.newser.com/story/35703/communist-party-basks-in-olympic-afterglow.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 5:25:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35659/us-urges-china-to-free-8-yanks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWashington is seeking the release of eight US protesters held by China during the Olympics, Reuters reports. Two were collared Thursday for posting a "Free Tibet" banner near an Olympic event; six others were members of Free Tibet Reporters detained the day before. Beijing vows to release all eight next weekend. This marks the first time during the Olympics that American protesters have been held for more than a day.http://www.newser.com/story/35659/us-urges-china-to-free-8-yanks.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 24 Aug 2008 8:57:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35670/china-wraps-up-olympic-idyll.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe 2008 Beijing Olympic Games wrapped up today with a star-studded fireworks-filled extravaganza worthy of its opening, Reuters reports. With 51 golds, China easily topped the medal rankings, capping a near-flawlessly-executed couple of weeks that saw smog lifting, transport worries evaporating, and Tibet protests dwindling. Still, arrests and suppression of free speech marred China's image, say critics.http://www.newser.com/story/35670/china-wraps-up-olympic-idyll.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 24 Aug 2008 10:35:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35657/us-men-back-on-top-with-basketball-gold.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe US Men's Basketball Olympic team pulled off a hard-fought victory to beat Spain 118-107 today to grab the gold medal. The US team has won gold every Olympics but three, including embarrassing defeats in 2004. "Much respect to Spain, but the US is back on top again," boasted player LeBron James. The US women's basketball team nailed gold yesterday. Spain brought on a surprisingly tough game after being trounced by the Yanks earlier in the competition.http://www.newser.com/story/35657/us-men-back-on-top-with-basketball-gold.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 24 Aug 2008 6:02:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35624/modern-bullies-arent-worlds-real-threat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe world's strong-arm autocrats are surging to the fore, ignoring human rights, denying election results, and barging into neighboring nations. But Hu Jintao, Robert Mugabe and Vladimir Putin are not Mao, Hitler, or Stalin, Francis Fukuyama writes in the Washington Post . That “sort of ideological tyrant no longer bestrides the world stage,” he writes.http://www.newser.com/story/35624/modern-bullies-arent-worlds-real-threat.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 23 Aug 2008 13:28:17 CDT