Countdown to Olympic Opening Ceremony

Taxi drivers wait outside the Main Press Center (MPC) in the Olympic Green in Beijing, China, at about 10:00 AM on August 8, 2008, 10-hour countdown to the opening ceremony of the Olympics. The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held in the National Stadium at 8:00 PM on August 8.

(Xinhua News Agency August 8, 2008)

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