Tour organisers have tended to book their clients into hotels.
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Organisers say the march will swell as locals join in.
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Organisers said thousands of people turned up at 11 a.
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Organisers had hoped that the tournament would bring Arabs together.
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The organisers of her tour, Think Inc, have been harassed.
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Organisers have urged protesters to "shake the palace of despotism".
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Organisers expected a few hundred attendees, but thousands showed up.
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The real challenge has long been to disrupt the organisers.
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Some may have been positioned there deliberately by tour organisers.
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The organisers of the women's World Cup declined to comment.
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Organisers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Organisers aim to boost this figure to 100,000 in 2020.
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The move was intended "to prevent bloodshed", said the organisers.
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Event organisers did not respond to a request for comment.
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The organisers claimed these would spark interest in cricket there.
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Organisers should take climate further into account when picking venues.
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JP Morgan was one of the organisers of the deal.
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Russia's Investigative Committee says it will continue to hunt the organisers.
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But many organisers prefer a clear result to a dead heat.
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Diversity-loving progressives, including many artists and bloco organisers, were appalled.
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But as many organisers saw it, Shakespeare was just an excuse.
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Organisers of several conferences and exhibitions are scrambling to postpone events.
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Local organisers are flocking to the Tories and funding is scarce.
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Serious runners and jealous friends enthusiastically dob in suspects to organisers.
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Demonstration organisers in Scotland plan to turn up "wherever Trump appears".
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Its organisers claim the workout burns 500 calories in 13.493 minutes.
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With brighter colours, organisers can keep the focus on the game.
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Organisers said that some 28,000 participants attended Pink Dot in 143.
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The organisers also appear to have a narrower goal in mind.
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In June, protester organisers released their four-point list of demands.
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It was a last-minute surprise for everyone, including the organisers.
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Organisers warned that the same might happen to Scotland and Japan.
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Organisers said the march was larger than last year's pride parade.
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Organisers also handed out water and ice packs to athletes and spectators.
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Organisers of recent attacks on Paris and Brussels have also passed through.
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Eventually, Henslow orchestrates Darwin's summons from the organisers of the Beagle voyage.
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The organisers claimed 1.7m people attended, over a fifth of the population.
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SINGAAPORE AIRSHOW AVIATION LEADERSHIP SUMMIT WILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR - ORGANISERS
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Instead of working with us, the organisers decided to pull the show.
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Organisers say 320,000 people in Germany participated in them on May 24th.
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Organisers of last Sunday's protest march are planning another march this Sunday.
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Organisers and police have routinely produced vastly different estimates at recent demonstrations.
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In 2017 it published "A Handbook for Organisers of De Novo Institutions".
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Organisers reckon that about 1.9m people joined the demonstration on June 16th.
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The organisers included around 20 Hindu Sena members dressed in party hats.
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At the same time, organisers are running out of clever, legal boosts.
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BST The pageant president says organisers told Miss Iceland to lose weight.
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But the organisers say the top Asian players are increasingly being challenged.
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Organisers put the numbers at 11,000 while police said 8,000 turned out.
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Organisers of a wellness summit scheduled for October shifted it to Singapore.
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New Zealand Olympic organisers also came out in support of a delay.
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Organisers called it off, but thousands turned up anyway on August 31st.
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The conference organisers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Six Nations organisers had already postponed Saturday's match between Ireland and Italy.
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Organisers of Saturday's anti-Park rally estimated the crowd at about 300,000.
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Organisers have produced witty advertisements to urge people to join the march.
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Wimbledon organisers said they were still proceeding on the basis that the grasscourt Grand Slam would start on June 29, while organisers of the Australian Open are continuing to work towards the usual January start for the 2021 edition.
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Tour organisers will no doubt steer their clients away from army-owned businesses.
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At Glastonbury this year, the clear up cost for organisers was £780,000 ($990,000).
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Some 240 people blocked access to Amazon's main office in Paris, organisers said.
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The march was "an overwhelming success", says Amjed Farid, one of the organisers.
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Around 2,500 foreign and 13,000 domestic companies were expected to attend, organisers said.
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This year organisers had to cap attendance at 600 and turn people away.
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The Pyeongchang event was almost a sellout, organisers said, with 6,592 tickets sold.
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But one of the country's best organisers was motivated by something more mundane.
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The games would show off a prosperous, self-confident city, its organisers claimed.
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In their interviews, the organisers do not deny that some protesters struck back.
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Australia is attending for the second time at the invitation of the organisers.
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Organisers estimated that 25,000 took part, while police put the number at 10,000.
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Organisers of the Saudi conference on Monday said it would still go ahead.
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Runners and staff will have their temperature and health monitored, the organisers said.
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A Wednesday afternoon news conference with both teams was indefinitely delayed, organisers said.
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Parade organisers responded by challenging the ban in District Court in Lublin Wednesday.
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Organisers estimated last year that the Expo would draw 11 million overseas visitors.
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Sam Cornish, one of its organisers, is an independent curator based in London.
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As Farnborough organisers rued their inadequate weather preparations, order announcements flowed in corporate chalets.
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With an estimated 30,000 in attendance in Sydney, rally organisers have said the Sept.
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"For conference organisers, I think it's a bit of a no brainer," he said.
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The organisers avoided the word sexy, since that would be un-Islamic, explained one.
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Organisers estimated a protest the week before drew 1 million while police said 240,000.
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Organisers have been told to let their work be guided by "Xi Jinping Thought".
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Authorities have also cracked down on anti-government rally organisers, opposition leaders and activists.
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Organisers in the mosques which doubled as polling stations tried to rally their flock.
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Organisers said 1.7 million people participated, while police said the crowd peaked at 320,000.
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Organisers said they hoped to be back on schedule by the end of Tuesday.
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According to Remande, the organisers have not made contact with her since the incident.
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Rio 2016 spokesman Mario Andrada said organisers were stepping up their efforts on Saturday.
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The organisers of the march said they would discuss their response later on Saturday.
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Lake Louise organisers plan several tributes to the fallen French skier during the weekend.
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Organisers have repeatedly said the Games, set to run from July 24 to Aug.
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The organisers and the Italian rugby federation could not immediately be reached for comment.
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Organisers earlier this year had already moved up the starting times to 6 a.m.
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French Open organisers stick rigidly to the WTA rankings, so would not seed Serena.
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Around 2,500 foreign companies and 13,000 domestic companies were expected to attend, organisers said.
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The organisers claimed that 1.7m people attended at least some portion of the protest.
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Davos forum organisers have now changed their minds, RIA cited its government source as saying.
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The real target audience of the organisers was in midtown Manhattan, not on the Mediterranean.
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The organisers argue that matters of social justice and women's rights go hand in hand.
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Ahead of this year's event, on August 25th, organisers are hoping for scurrying without skulduggery.
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If the organisers' estimate is correct, the turnout represented a seventh of the territory's population.
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Calais residents would also form a human chain along the port road, said protest organisers.
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This year, 18 corporations sponsored Pink Dot, double the nine sponsors from 123, said organisers.
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IOC members also grilled organisers over long security checks, notorious Rio traffic jams and funding.
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The total unpaid bill is 3 million reais with Olympic organisers owing 1.7 million reais.
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Every potential topic is heavily pun-tested by organisers before being deemed fit for play.
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"Significantly improved weather conditions" were forecast for Saturday and the following days, the organisers said.
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The organisers of the talk said the programme had been cancelled, without giving a reason.
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Still, pieces of the puzzle emerged from interviews with organisers and activists in southern California.
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Organisers of the annual Clockenflap music and arts festival, due to take place from Nov.
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Organisers say that more than 500,000 people participated in the protest march on July 1st.
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In New York, hundreds met in Cadman Plaza where organisers shared free pizza with demonstrators.
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Summit organisers confirmed Osinbajo will not attend the Cape Town conference, which started on Wednesday.
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The organisers encourage attendees to see themselves as a crucial part of the political system.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo 2020 organisers still insist the July 24-Aug.
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There was no immediate comment from race organisers but sources indicated it would be postponed.
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The programme included a tree planting and the reading out of victims' names, organisers said.
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With 11-times champion Nadal safely through, organisers said they still hope for a Sunday finish.
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Set on what organisers call the "Portugese Riviera," the site is surrounded by beaches and beauty.
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However, festival organisers forgot one crucial thing in their initial announcement of the event: Women artists.
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The organisers of this week's conference had much to say about the merits of religious diversity.
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In 2017 organisers disqualified a man for wearing a bib registered to a woman called María.
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The organisers claimed a crowd of 1.5m; the police put it at a still-impressive 140,000.
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The protest organisers had hoped to bring a million people onto the streets across the country.
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The army sued the organisers for defamation—a crime punishable by up to two years' imprisonment.
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The organisers of Miss United Continents did not respond immediately when Mashable contacted them for comment.
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Organisers will be hoping that translates into lots more activists for the next round of protests.
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Organisers in Seoul said 1.5 million people came, while authorities said it was more like 270,000.
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At the time of writing, we don't know what the event organisers think about all this.
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The Indian Medical Association has urged organisers to call off Delhi's biggest race set for Nov.
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Organisers of events, from cycle races to international business conferences, have shipped in their own supplies.
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He succumbed on the third day when the USGA organisers put the pins in stupid places.
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Organisers say the program will include a tree planting and the reading out of victims' names.
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But sport's biggest showpiece, the Olympics, will still go ahead as planned, according to Tokyo organisers.
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Organisers say the program will include a tree planting and the reading out of victims' names.
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In a statement, the fair's organisers said 26 UAE-based companies had stands at the fair.
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Both Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers and the IOC have repeatedly stressed that the July 24-Aug.
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The Scottish Rugby Union even threatened legal action against the organisers to force them to reconsider.
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Major events, from music festival Clockenflap to tech bash Rise, have been called off by organisers.
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Belgium, knocked out of the tournament, were given a 6-0 6-33 win by organisers.
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With security the first concern for organisers, all matches and training sessions take place in Kabul.
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Reuters was not immediately able to reach the organisers of the Golden Horse Film Festival for comment.
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Here's a preview of the show tomorrow: The parade's organisers have tapped Intel to provide the segment.
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Hill complained to organisers that there were currently no emoji to reflect the lifestyles of older generations.
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He was taken to hospital for further treatment and was being examined by a cardiologist, organisers said.
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One Western source says the evidence linking one of the organisers to Russian intelligence organs is "incontrovertible".
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Protest organisers said they would go ahead with another rally on Sunday to demand Lam step down.
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Three of Occupy's student organisers are serving prison terms of six to eight months for unlawful assembly.
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Over the past few weeks organisers of the meeting in Buenos Aires have been managing expectations down.
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There is one other, perhaps more interesting challenge which the organisers of next year's commemorations will face.
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The concert organisers have also partnered up with several credit card companies to offer pre-sale tickets.
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At the protest's climax, the Farmers For Action organisers hand a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Reuters contacted one of the organisers of the petition to demand Juncker take "exemplary measures" against Barroso.
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The organisers are staging all of these safety "showcases" ahead of Zhangjiajie's grand opening slated for July.
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So far, the organisers have settled on slating the pride parade for October to November this year.
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The Olympic organisers agreed sourcing rules prior to the construction to ensure a sustainable games in 2020.
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For the 10th anniversary next year, organisers hope to hold Pride events in other cities, including Beijing.
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Moreover, organisers were limited in their choice of colours by the existing palette of London's transport network.
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Four recent events boosted participation, to the glee of organisers, who had set the date months ago.
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Also highlighted by organisers is what's described as the largest amphibious plane now in production: the AG600.
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"Brazil starts to be relatively expensive," he said, citing high signing bonuses estimated by the Brazilian organisers.
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One source said the deal's organisers expected the shares being sold would start trading on July 11.
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The single-layer underwater screens installed in Tokyo Bay have helped reduce the bacteria, according to organisers.
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T in the Park won't be going ahead in 2017, according to the festival's organisers DF Concerts.
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Neither Tokyo 2020 organisers nor the International Olympic Committee (IOC) immediately responded to a request for comment.
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ITALY V ENGLAND SIX NATIONS FIXTURE ON MARCH 14 POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK - SIX NATIONS ORGANISERS
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Yet Tokyo Olympics organisers have said the Games, scheduled to take place from July 24 to Aug.
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Organisers of the annual gathering in the Swiss ski resort did not comment on the reason given.
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LONDON - For the nominees and organisers today is a good day: The Brit awards are finally here.
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Wallman and the organisers now know a wide area megagame can work (and how to fix it).
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Organisers said there were more than a million protesters, although police put the number at about 240,000.
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The race was called off after several participants were taken sick due to the heat, organisers said.
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Uganda police have raided similar events before with officials accusing organisers of assembling illegally and promoting gay lifestyle.
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Conference organisers may decide to relocate events if they think that delegates will have trouble entering the country.
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Organisers were also forced to change the match schedule after China's team, which arrived in Australia on Jan.
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The largest was a rally that passed off peacefully and which organisers claimed was attended by 1.7m people.
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Organisers hailed a "strong show of support" as the city-state's defence and trade ministers inaugurated the Feb.
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The organisers of the recent anti-spycam protests, for example, specified that only "biological" women should take part.
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World Athletics is working with organisers to settle on a date to host the biennial event in 28.
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To counter these efforts, union organisers will have to work hard to convince dues-paying members to stay.
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Around a million people marched through Hong Kong last Sunday to oppose the bill, according to protest organisers.
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Around a million people, according to protest organisers, marched through Hong Kong last Sunday to oppose the bill.
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The crowds cheered when organisers called through loud hailers for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to step down.
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The group's own organisers say this shows that its supposed takeover of the Labour Party is a myth.
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Before the demonstrations the Congolese government shut down much of the mobile-phone network to hamper their organisers.
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He said he had been assigned the hotel by organisers, and so had no control over the cost.
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Today such local organisers sit dutifully, if at times awkwardly, on the red benches of the National Assembly.
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The organisers forgot to bring a PA system so it was impossible to hear what was being said.
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Protest organisers said over 40,000 people participated in Friday's rally, while the police put the number at 13,000.
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But the hot topic of the day remained what the organisers did, or did not do, on Tuesday.
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Organisers said there were between 150-200 people at the protest but the numbers looked closer to 100.
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Race organisers said pollution was a worry but they would take steps to reduce the impact on runners.
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Tour director Christian Prudhomme said it was the organisers' duty to offer the riders the best playing ground.
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More than 2100,383 Singaporeans came to Pink Dot, the city's annual LGBTQ festival this year, according to organisers.
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Race stewards report to the International Cycling Union (UCI) and communicate their daily decisions to the Tour organisers.
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The event's website was hacked, the organisers said, and the schedule was shared only shortly before it began.
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The bus links are late but working; organisers promise that the metro will be running by July 30th.
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Finding former underground organisers and even armed fighters who had had to hide their real names wasn't easy.
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More than 130,000 ticket holders were on site at Worthy Farm, southwest England, on Friday morning, organisers said.
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The fires also forced organisers to cancel the season-ending Rally of Australia, which pitted Hyundai against Toyota.
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Thursday's triathlon race, however, is another setback for Tokyo 2020 organisers, following a difficult period of test events.
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One of the protest organisers, Sirawith Seritiwat, also known as Ja New, said protesters planned to march peacefully.
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"The 2020 Miami Open is moving forward as scheduled, March 23-April 5," organisers said in a statement.
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The race had been due to go ahead on March 28 without spectators, organisers said earlier this month.
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There's no molly day or poppers day (*waits patiently for death threats from Molly Day 16 event organisers*).
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"We're just in unchartered territory here," she said at the event attended by more than 70 Pride organisers.
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Organisers will decide on torch relay celebrations in Japan a week before the torch arrives in each location.
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The IOC (International Olympic Committee) and 2020 organisers are not at all considering cancelling or postponing the Games.
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League organisers also said the step was necessary as many players would be returning to their home countries.
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Organisers previously moved the marathon to Hokkaido because of concerns about the heat in Tokyo during the summer.
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Police have refused permission for a pro-democracy march on Saturday, but organisers have appealed against the decision.
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Police have refused permission for a pro-democracy march on Saturday but organisers have appealed against the decision.
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Organisers said the postponement was because many of the participants would not be able to travel to Italy.
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Organisers of the Geneva watch fair said on Thursday they were cancelling their event due to the virus.
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The time available is short, however, and organisers would also likely expect their hosting costs to be underwritten.
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Organisers have also requested concrete barriers and say they are communicating more closely with police than last year.
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Organisers of other sports events have also faced obstacles in reclaiming medals or prize money from Russian dopers.
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Palestinian organisers said they expect the number of participants to again swell to tens of thousands on Friday.
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The time available is short, however, and organisers would also likely expect their hosting costs to be underwritten.
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The finance ministry and Eurobond organisers typically do not disclose timings of sovereign placements of Eurobonds in advance.
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Organisers are also struggling with major transportation, ticketing and security issues in the first five days of the competitions.
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Now that revenues from concerts have become so much more important, the potential losses to tour organisers have ballooned.
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Organisers hope that by then more than 4m visitors a year will be enjoying Museum Island's riches in comfort.
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Organisers say 85 percent of tickets have been sold with the final big batch going on sale on Saturday.
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Protest organisers said those two offices "have long overlooked corruption scandals reported by Jan Kuciak and other investigative journalists".
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The eventual winners were a polished rock band whose management were also the event organisers of the national competition!
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Many of its organisers were later jailed; but fear is only part of the reason for absence of protest.
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This year, festival organisers took a risk in featuring Steve Reich, a contemporary classical composer, in their opening concert.
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Organisers said 1.7 million people joined the most recent big anti-government protest in pouring summer rain on Sunday.
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Facing widespread drop-outs, conference organisers GSMA made the unprecedented decision this week to cancel this year's event entirely.
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Not such good news for the organisers, however, is a second positive doping test, this time for a Russian.
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Among the organisers of the show, named "Sight", is Neon, a foundation established by Dimitris Daskalopoulos, a Greek businessman.
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The rally drew 60,000 people to central London on Saturday according to one of its organisers, Health Campaigns Together.
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America, one of the organisers, had hoped to use the event to rally European support for sanctions against Iran.
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The Belarusian had been granted a wildcard for the season-opening grand slam but withdrew on Monday, organisers said.
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People and employers pay insurance companies, which pay opaque aggregators known as pharmacy-benefit managers and preferred provider organisers.
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Despite a rough decade for the discipline, some creative thinking from organisers ought to give it a brighter future.
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"The only ones who say are it's not possible are the organisers of the Tour de France," says Barrero.
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Across the state Mr Sanders has tapped into traditions of radical campaigning by Chicano activists and Hispanic union organisers.
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Organisers said millions of farmers in Maharashtra - home to one in every 10 Indians - took part in the strike.
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The event has been hugely successful, with stores "on every continent except Antarctica" now participating, according to the organisers.
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About 130,000 people took part in that event last year, but organisers say there may be fewer this time.
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Nikolai Solodnikov, one of the organisers, said the FSB saw it as "extremist activity aimed at undermining social stability".
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In the spirit of passing the mic, we profile these campaigners and organisers—and not their celebrity dates—below.
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Organisers of a pro-police counter-rally said 300,000 people turned out, while police put the number at 108,000.
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More than 36,000 runners and 1.7 million roadside spectators, went to the Tokyo Marathon this year, according to organisers.
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But his more important clients, event organisers who use stationery as promotion materials, are now few and far between.
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The protest drew some of the largest crowds against Orban's seven-year rule, with organisers estimating attendance around 70,000.
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The day before Saturday's rally, police raided the Bersih organisers office on Friday, and detained its chairwoman, Maria Chin.
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Sources told Reuters on Sunday Tokyo Games organisers had started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer.
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The Democracy Festival Association is working with organisers in Ukraine and South Korea to set up their own events.
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Organisers of the festival founded by actor Robert Redford say they received a record-breaking 15,100 submissions this year.
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Its rules state that organisers will attempt to reschedule any cancelled game within two days of the planned date.
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Organisers say they have faced a backlash from conservative elements in the country, including threats of murder and rape.
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The protests were held in some 212 cities across Russia, gathering a total of about 150,000 people, according to organisers.
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The camp has been running for nine years, and the organisers, an activist group called Vesna, say interest is growing.
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Gel packaging and tear-off strips found in the survey after the event after the organisers' contractors had cleared up.
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Organisers are holding up the tent idea as a creative and culturally authentic way for Qatar to meet FIFA requirements.
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The police banned the march but the organisers said it would go ahead anyway, raising fears of a further confrontation.■
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The 35-year-old eighth seeded American faces a likely fine from organisers after holding a post-match news conference.
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"Slovakia has to be a country where corruption, not courage, is punished," one of organisers Karolina Farska told the rally.
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Even the best-intentioned harvest organisers are sometimes prone to ordering, for example, too many carrots and too little bread.
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WHO's role was to offer technical advice to help organisers conduct a thorough risk assessment around an event, he said.
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Organisers said they were expecting more than 22009 companies from 235 countries and 212,103 trade attendees - down from last time.
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Nobody knew where they were going or minded too much whether they heard the various speakers arranged by the organisers.
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And some foreign firms may make worthwhile connections: the organisers estimate that more than 150,000 buyers, primarily Chinese, will attend.
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Organisers track them down by reviewing interval times to see if a runner's speed is unrealistically quick or varies suspiciously.
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Organisers deny that they are agents of the Chinese government, but it is likely that the party encourages their efforts.
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The organisers are exposing participants to danger and placing an unbearable strain on the authorities in Tijuana, in critics' view.
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Games organisers have set up a task force to coordinate with health authorities on how to respond to the epidemic.
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Organisers must spend heavily on barricades and guards to meet the government's security requirements, which were tightened two years ago.
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"This allows presenters and event organisers the ability to upload and sync their presentations from within Powerpoint," notes a spokesman.
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The conference moderator, Robin Lovell-Badge, said the summit organisers were unaware of the story until it broke this week.
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It requires event organisers to notify the police a month beforehand if they expect more than 5,000 people to attend.
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The stage was, however, cut short from 130km to 59km after landslides forced the organisers to skip one major climb.
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The organisers of Saturday's protest said more people would have turned up if they had not feared a police crackdown.
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Given this experience, Olympic organisers deliberately schedule the Alpine skiing early in the Games to ensure to allow for adjustments.
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Organisers—a mix of unions, pensioners' associations and consumer-advocacy groups—say that a million demonstrated nationwide (perhaps an exaggeration).
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Before the fifth-anniversary concert, the organisers had shown that their old mastery of mass pageantry had not been lost.
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Some have also been turned away from the ticket windows as the organisers have refrained from accepting the banned currencies.
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Authorities and organisers of the Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix are considering halting the race after the contract ends in 2018.
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Tokyo has stopped 340 children from attending the ceremony while Greek organisers last week banned crowds from the dress rehearsal.
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"The EBU is very aware of how much the Eurovision song contest will be missed this year", the organisers said.
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In both cases, organisers said it was because many of the participants might not be able to travel to Italy.
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The organisers of those protests said they had called off this week's mass-demonstration, but a smaller crowd still gathered.
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The organisers had come under pressure from Christian groups and conservative politicians, setting off a debate about freedom of expression.
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He will be gratified by this year's rush for tickets; the 4.5m applications have taken even the organisers by surprise.
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The postponement of training will not affect other preparations, and organisers are not considering cancelling the games, the statement said.
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However, Games organisers expected sales to rise in China, once people are allowed to directly buy tickets online from Oct.
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"Three of the Canadian players were passed unfit to the play the doubles," organisers the ITF said at the time.
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WHO's role was to offer technical advice to help organisers conduct a thorough risk assessment around an event, he said.
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The venue, part-owned by Andrew WK, didn't mention the event in their cancellation email to organisers of future events.
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In addition, the organisers of major tournaments typically choose and prepare the courses in order to provide an unusually difficult test.
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Sanctions are stipulated for failure to discharge the various responsibilities of organisers of information distribution on the internet, the newspaper said.
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After more chemicals were added, Olympic organisers said the pool problems had been rectified and the water posed no health risk.
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"The Baltic Way brought the world's attention to their cause and inspired following generations," the rally organisers said in a statement.
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The organisers are no longer volunteers, and the competitions often take place in a major concert hall rather than a tent.
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Organisers advised trade visitors to avoid shaking hands and to choose alternative forms of greeting such as bowing or waving hands.
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We are training 100 black organisers in 28 states and have entered into partnerships with more than 80 black grassroots organisations.
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Organisers have called on people to rally from 11:00 GMT at Chater Garden in the heart of the financial centre.
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Organisers Sustainabiliteens Vancouver said the aim of the first climate march after the election was to show the government their persistence.
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Half of these, to be unveiled on May 11th, will be newcomers to politics: businessmen, teachers, sports organisers and the like.
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"The 'Baltic Way' brought the worlds attention to their cause and inspired following generations," the rally organisers said in a statement.
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"The Baltic Way brought the worlds attention to their cause and inspired following generations," the rally organisers said in a statement.
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The police is faced more with riot-management than the familiar union-led demonstrations, whose organisers help plan crowd-control arrangements.
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At last year's event activists held banners reading "Transactivism erases lesbianism", prompting organisers to apologise for the "bigotry, ignorance and hate".
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The organisers had clearly forgotten to clear up after a Halloween party, because there were decorations left all over the place.
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The FSB described him in a statement as one of the organisers of the attack, who had trained Jalilov, RIA reported.
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Some labels and record shops are complaining that restrictions enforced by organisers are at odds with how they run their businesses.
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A paper will also be presented by Davos' organisers that takes direct aim at the Trump administration's understanding of international commerce.
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The second day of the 2016 Olympic rowing regatta was called off due to problems caused by rough weather, organisers announced.
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A much-larger demonstration in support of the government attracted what organisers said was 476,000 people, although police said 108,000 attended.
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"As everybody clearly understands from the above, FIDE and the Saudi organisers are always ready to welcome any participant," FIDE said.
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In cycling, organisers of the Giro d'Italia said the race, due to start in Budapest on May 9, had been postponed.
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Despite the spiralling impact of coronavirus, sport's biggest showpiece, the Olympics, will still go ahead as planned, according to Tokyo organisers.
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A sizeable crowd still gathered in the Dharamsala ground, with local match organisers saying they had not received the government directive.
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Marquez has a remote chance, in the strictly literal sense, in what is being presented by MotoGP organisers as the #StayAtHomeGP.
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France cancelled public gatherings of over 5,000 at the weekend, forcing organisers of the Paris half-marathon to cancel the event.
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Takaya reiterated the organisers' policy of carefully considering whether it was necessary to hold every event related to Tokyo 2020 separately.
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While the USGA and organisers believe they have prepared for almost every contingency Davis admitted you never know what can happen.
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Police said they had detained around 200 people in the city, where protest organisers said thousands attended four demonstrations on Thursday.
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In his winding-up speech Luigi Zingales, one of the organisers, proposed the creation of an interdisciplinary committee for internet-platform regulation.
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Tokyo organisers are evaluating heat-fighting measures from mist sprays and ice packs to shaded rest areas and tents at security checkpoints.
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While she thinks movements such as "No thanks, mate" can be incredibly powerful, conference organisers, men and women, need to step up.
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The vehicle was filmed slamming into her: Organisers at a roadshow were demonstrating the Nissan's collision avoidance feature when the accident happened.
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Mori said organisers now would start work on pinning down venues and would present progress reports during the IOC session in Rio.
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Organisers hope to take the exhibition to other European countries as well as the United States and Asia over next five years.
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"The situation is changing, but slowly, and businesses are resisting change," Romy Duhem-Verdière — one of the organisers of 8 Mars — explains.
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The organisers are demanding the prompt organisation of elections and a pledge from term-limited Kabila not to stand for re-election.
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The organisers then waited until the day of closing act DJ Khaled's performance to inform ticketholders that he had cancelled months before.
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Organisers have staggered the events carefully to minimise overlaps and wrangling for players, which has resulted in a never-ending worldwide circus.
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Cut-offs allow organisers and marshalls to pack up and re-open roads, but they also filter slower runners from the competition.
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Organisers say that children are planning strikes in some 1,700 towns and cities in 106 countries, from Canada, to Tanzania to Australia.
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Organisers say the event, first recorded in 1868, is the only race on a beach under the rules of Ireland's Turf Club.
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Organisers of the games say their aim to lift Seine-Saint-Denis's fortunes helped their case with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Local sponsorship revenue has passed $3 billion, more than any other Games, which is necessary as Tokyo 2020 organisers battle rising costs.
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Campaign organisers said they had recently sought to reconfirm approvals from the backers and that "most of the brands have already confirmed".
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A crowd that respect each-other, musicians that inspire each-other, and organisers that feed of this particular, and often peculiar energy.
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One million-plus protesters, a record turnout as estimated by organisers, marched against the bill on Sunday, and called for Lam's resignation.
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In 2014 he was selected for Tokyo's Red Bull Music Academy, where organisers hailed him as "a master of spaced-out disco".
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At that time, the JSC said tropical timber was being used but that it met certification standards agreed by Japan's Olympic organisers.
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"This is something we do not wish on you, or any of the organisers of Pink Dot," they said in a statement.
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One of the organisers was Agus Widjojo, an intellectual former general and a son of one of the six assassinated in 1965.
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The number has only grown by 30 million since then, meaning the target will be missed unless efforts are accelerated, organisers said.
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The partnership between Cambridgeshire police, local public health authorities and the Secret Garden Party organisers had been several years in the making.
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The Kremlin on Tuesday warned supporters of Navalny not to hold unsanctioned rallies, saying the organisers of such events would be prosecuted.
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Police fired teargas, beat up protesters and broke down doors at some houses, saying they were looking for organisers of the protest.
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Some health professionals and media pundits have criticised race organisers for pressing ahead with race week, even as infections increase in Australia.
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But a sizeable crowd nonetheless gathered in the Dharamsala ground, with local match organisers saying they had not received the government directive.
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Countries could decide to send the same artists as they would have this year when the competition returns in 2021, organisers said.
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Protest organisers have urged the public to overwhelm road and rail links to the airport on Sunday and Monday, potentially disrupting flights.
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Organisers of the Australian Grand Prix cancelled Sunday's race after Victoria state's chief medical officer said it could proceed only without spectators.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko has withdrawn from the U.S. Open with a right elbow injury, tournament organisers said on Monday.
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The organisers have now added the finales of the competitions, which had both been due to take place in Marseille in May.
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Skiing's governing body FIS said in a statement here it took the "difficult decision" along with local organisers to cancel the Feb.
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Organisers have said the week's main conference sessions as well as other associated industry events would go ahead regardless of the virus.
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Alibaba founder Jack Ma and Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang extended an invitation on behalf of the organisers of the next Asiad.
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The Paralympics took place two weeks after the flagship event but lacked sponsors and organisers and struggled to sell the TV rights.
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Dubai is banking on Expo 2020 to boost economic activity as the event could attract 11 million foreign visitors, organisers have said.
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Organisers aim to sell 750,000 tickets at home, but so far only 120,000 tickets were sold or 16 percent of the target.
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The Okura has stopped taking bookings for next summer's Olympics for want of rooms, many of which have been earmarked for organisers.
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The organisers were the loose association of pro-democracy parties and NGOs responsible for bringing about enormous rallies in June and July.
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Back at the school, the organisers of the lessons bemoaned the fact that many young maids would miss out on an education.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Tokyo Games organisers are under mounting pressure to postpone the Games due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Both organisers are aware of the heavy security that will be surrounding the event, and say they are only interested in peaceful protest.
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Saudi Arabia lifted a ban on women drivers last June and organisers said the local promoter had wanted female participation at the test.
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Following the controversy, organisers of British music festival Born & Bred dropped Banks as their headline act, saying that they celebrated "inclusivity and equality".
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Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya said Games organisers were very keen to work closely with the IOC to address any impact on planning.
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Five delegates privately expressed surprise the show was going ahead, but organisers insisted they had a responsibility to those who wished to attend.
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"We hope that Marine Le Pen will win next," said Mikhail Kovalev, one of the party's organisers, sporting a Trump-Pence baseball cap.
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Up to that point, unions had regarded labour from British dominions as a threat, as Sujata Aurora of Grunwick 40, the organisers, explains.
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Its main organisers included one of the city's best-known Muslim personalities, the former councillor and activist against the Iraq war, Salma Yaqoob.
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According to FIFA, the organisers, five of the seven countries that (after Russia itself) snapped up most tickets in advance were Latin American.
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The tournament lost 26-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, who retired against Garbine Muguruza with what organisers described as a viral illness.
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Organisers admitted they were working hard to improve the water quality that has been a major headache for competitors due to heavy pollution.
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Organisers of fancy events such as this month's Chelsea Flower Show, in London, already blame MiFID for companies sending fewer guests their way.
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A campaign asking the Glastonbury Festival organisers to cancel West's 2015 headline appearance in favour of a rock band received over 130,000 signatures.
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" The organisers said: "What blew us away was the huge variety of GIFs received — there are cinemagraphs, stereoscopic GIFs and stop-motion animation.
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Sports teams, concert organisers and even zookeepers have embraced dynamic pricing to exploit demand for hot tickets and stimulate appetite for unwanted ones.
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A CeBIT spokesperson told Mashable Australia there was no prescribed allocation for gender, race, or specific diversity by the organisers of the show.
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"The organisers and their various partners are potentially able to access attendees' data footprint, which can be huge and highly revealing," says Weatherhead.
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One of the organisers, who asked to be identified only as Matthew, said he was nervous the Chengdu event could draw official attention.
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Organisers said they had a standby pontoon for the 10-km marathon swimming off Copacabana beach after the original pontoon was swept away.
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NAAMSA president Mike Whitfield did not provide any comparative figures in the statement, issued on behalf of the organisers of a motoring festival.
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But the cat disappeared under a seating structure and is still at large in the stadium, stadium organisers wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
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"Today is particularly meaningful," said Choi Kyun-kee, a leader of the embassy protest that organisers said drew as many as 20,000 people.
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Dubai's flagship international art fair "Art Dubai", which was scheduled to be held from March 25-28, has also been postponed, organisers said.
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A picket in the Ural mountains city of Yekaterinburg attracted around 30 people, one of the organisers, Sergei Khorenzhenko, said on social media.
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BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Germany's industrial trade fair Hannover Messe has been postponed until July due to the coronavirus, organisers said on Wednesday.
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Former England coach Clive Woodward said organisers had to look at the bigger picture and call off the tournament after this weekend's action.
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Formula One Grand Prix organisers had also cancelled all practice and qualifying sessions scheduled for Saturday but the race went ahead on Sunday.
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Organisers of the new stage, including radio station Rinse FM and Diageo vodka Smirnoff, said female talent had been sidelined for too long.
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Since then Drew Pavlou, one of the organisers of the sympathy rally, says he has received a litany of threats from Chinese patriots.
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Many demonstrators sat on the grass in Victoria Park waiting for organisers to announce the start of the march scheduled for 3 p.m.
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In July 2016, when WADA recommended that the IOC exclude all Russian athletes from the forthcoming summer games in Rio, the organisers refused.
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" Another conversation participant thought her friend's comments were exaggerated; she presumed the organisers "have some sense and will take you to other places.
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"It's a horrific atmosphere we're living in," says Bartosz Staszewski, a 29-year-old filmmaker and one of the organisers of Saturday's event.
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Olympics organisers plan to take steps to deal with the heat, including shaded rest areas, tents at security checkpoints, mist sprays and ice packs.
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Cha, who became a chef this winter because the snowboarding business was so bad, says retailers feel let down by the Pyeongchang 2018 organisers.
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This year's show was no different, but thanks to Pokémon Go fever, we couldn't help but notice the tribute the show's organisers threw in.
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Organisers are planning a host of protests in the coming weeks including a mass march, a city-wide strike and class boycotts at universities.
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The measures appeared largely effective in Beijing, but in Hong Kong about 180,000 people joined a candlelit vigil to mark the bloodshed, organisers said.
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But the trend has continued in the past decade, even after the organisers introduced juries of musical experts as a counterweight to popular opinion.
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Yet still the question remains: what is the point of an empowered Miss America, if that really is what the organisers have in mind?
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Internal quarrels over whether to set up a political party, and insurrectional posturing by the movement's more unhinged organisers, have also discredited the movement.
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Organisers of Monday's anniversary march say they are confident that anger over the city government's failure to withdraw the extradition bill will fuel numbers.
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Before he went to jail, even one of the student organisers, Joshua Wong, told The Economist that Hong Kong was suffering from protest fatigue.
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Governments, police forces and events-organisers should take note: to help people avoid the most harmful drugs, let them check what they are taking.
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Some of the most eye-catching projects bring together Muslims and Jews, and their organisers are now more likely to be female than male.
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Local sponsorship revenue has also passed $3 billion, more than any other previous Games, which is necessary as Tokyo 2020 organisers battle rising costs.
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Weatherhead says it means festival organisers "have a large dataset" of unique and personally identifiable information before the attendee even arrives at the event.
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In 2012 London's bustling West End went quiet because residents heeded too avidly the organisers' pleas to avoid putting pressure on the transport system.
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Kim said the journalists' inability to cover the concert stemmed from a breakdown in cooperation between Kim Jong Un's security detail and concert organisers.
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"Dear fans, Madrid Open organisers, Novak Djokovic, I am sorry to announce that I must withdraw from today's match," said the Croatian on Twitter.
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"The organisers pay a commission fee based upon Fever's ability to drive additional ticket sales and attendance to their event or experience," it explains.
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Organisers have urged the public not to crowd the relay route, cancelled many events along the way and have restricted public access to others.
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Organisers have been pushing a consistent message that the Games would not be cancelled or postponed, and Mori called Takahashi's suggestion "outrageous" on Wednesday.
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While Tokyo organisers still have the luxury of time on their side, the impact on other sporting bodies wrestling with the coronavirus is immediate.
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The 2021 World Athletics Championships are also certain to be postponed after organisers said they would shift the event to accommodate the rescheduled Olympics.
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The head of Gowa regency, Adnan Purichta Ichsan, posted on social media late on Wednesday that organisers had "finally agreed" to postpone the event.
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"I absolutely don't know who the organisers are," he told reporters on Friday in Brussels, when asked if he had links with the group.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Women's marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei will return to defend her title at this year's London Marathon, organisers said on Monday.
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We have got to believe, and have faith in the organisers, even if it is behind closed doors or played at a different venue.
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The venue was not a target in any way, according to local organisers, citing the Brazilian military, the civil police and the national guard.
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But, they've also received help and advice from Amnesty International UK and the organisers of the UK Women's March, as well as Democrats Abroad.
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Organisers have already had to make one late change to their plans with Saturday's decision not to host matches at the Education City stadium.
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The game had been due to be played without fans present after an Italian government ruling on Wednesday but organisers decided to postpone it.
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Organisers are regularly reviewing plans and preparations in line with guidance from authorities in the United Arab Emirates and international stakeholders, the spokesman said.
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Organisers also refused to say afterwards how many people showed up at the event, only noting that the crowd spilled out of the park's capacity.
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Mark Thomas, a comedian and protest organiser, said the UK should not commit to a Brexit based on the Leave organisers' distortions of the facts.
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Ivanovic's match, like all the others on centre court, was played in a stadium that was more than half empty, something likely to disappoint organisers.
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It's a winning formula that festival organisers have since exported to other parts of the world, but the Spanish original is not to be missed.
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Protest organisers say they have no control over who turns up, and hint that "neo-Nazis" were paid by journalists or were left-wing activists.
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"Financing of the oldest and the most prestigious ballet competition in the world would not be possible due to insufficient sponsorship and donations," organisers said.
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The march organisers, the CLC, said it had confirmed three deaths on Sunday, one more than the UN - two in Kinshasa and one in Mbandaka.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from the U.S. Open with a left wrist injury, tournament organisers said on Friday.
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Although the protest on August 18th, which organisers claim was attended by 1.7m people, concluded peacefully, no end to the prolonged conflict is in sight.
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Despite chatter that the government would hit pause on the bill, organisers of last Sunday's protest march stood by plans for another march this Sunday.
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FED UP WITH watching professional golfers humble historic courses, tournament organisers have lengthened holes, dug deeper bunkers and grown thicker rough to make things harder.
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Unlike the French organisers of the Paris COP two years ago, Poland's populist Law and Justice government lacks diplomatic nous and credibility on environmental issues.
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The case was uncovered by a police investigation into illegal gambling that stumbled across eSports-fixing, rather than eSports organisers attempting to ensure clean play.
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It's understandable that, in the wake of the Weinstein scandal, the ceremony's organisers wanted to repair some of the damage done to their industry's reputation.
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Britain's departure from the European Union provided "a wonderful opportunity to win back the talent the country lost during the Spanish recession," the organisers said.
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Wednesday marks one year until the opening ceremony in the almost-completed National Stadium, and organisers believe they are on schedule to deliver the Games.
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Either as a reminder of or a precaution against a repeat of the violence, organisers distribute sticking-plasters which supporters wear on their index fingers.
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We think the organisers might have missed the whole point of the idea behind International Women's Day, which is a day for reflecting on progress.
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Organisers instead rolled out a Russian Art Corner to highlight the cultural exchange goals of Prince Mohammed's plans to open up the conservative Muslim country.
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He and his fellow-organisers had six months to collect 3,842 local residents' signatures, but by the final deadline in early April secured only 894.
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Against the backdrop of a struggling Brazilian economy, tournament organisers overspent on the Olympic games in August, while early sales for Paralympics events were weak.
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The organisers of the uck party will then pick up the children and take them to another location, where the sexual exploitation will take place.
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But the march's organisers insist that they do not represent any one movement, and are simply protesting against their perpetual refugee status and the siege.
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TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - For weeks, Olympic organisers have relentlessly pushed a consistent message: The Summer Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled or postponed.
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But WEF spokesman Oliver Cann said Kagame and Mutharika had informed conference organisers that they could not attend by Saturday, before the attacks had started.
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On Sunday, organisers postponed until November a conference on the world economy due to take place in the Italian city of Assisi with the pope.
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Canada has since stepped up pressure on the organisers by boycotting the Games, while Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics next year.
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The renowned fair, which every year attracts on average more than 370,000 visitors, will next take place on April 13-18 2021, the organisers said.
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Organisers of the all-electric Formula E series said on Sunday they had abandoned plans for a race in the city of Sanya next month.
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Hotels and Benghazi airport have reopened but several bombings killed dozens of people this year, forcing organisers to postpone the conference until security had improved.
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Organisers had wanted to match the 800,000 who participated in a first day of protest last Thursday, but union leaders acknowledged the crowds were smaller.
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Kerimli told reporters before his own detention that some 50 people, mostly organisers of Saturday's unauthorised rally, had already been detained earlier in the week.
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The Council did not identify anyone but said that all of the race participants, staff and organisers were being screened for the flu-like virus.
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The Times reported on Tuesday that tournament organisers were already concerned about the fixture as well as about Italy's visit to Ireland the week before.
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TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Organisers for the Tokyo 23 Summer Olympics have postponed training for volunteers because of the spread of the coronavirus in Japan.
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The damage from the outbreak is spreading across Asia with organisers cancelling events, flight cancellations hurting tourism and fears of the virus keeping shoppers home.
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But as far back as 2003 organisers of an exhibition called "Caution: Religion" were convicted of inciting hatred, after the show drew protests from believers.
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Italian Fabio Fognini and Belgium's David Goffin are also involved with four other players to be announced in the coming weeks, organisers said on Tuesday.
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"His team are keen that a significant crowd will attend to cheer Kipchoge on and help him make history," the organisers said in a statement.
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Organisers of big events are now increasingly wary of including Malaysia on their itineraries, following the cancellation of the beer festival and other similar events.
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"Six Nations notes the decree issued by the Italian Government with respect to all upcoming sporting events in that country," organisers said in a statement.
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The IOC delegation, led by Australian John Coates, and Games organisers are being joined in talks by not only the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but also by members of the national government, indicating the efforts being made to reach an amicable solution In Wednesday's opening remarks, Coates said organisers "owed it to the people of Tokyo" to clarify any plans over the marathon and race walk.
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Mr Ellison and the race's organisers have also tried to build a sustainable future with faster boats, more frequent racing and a greater number of teams.
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On July 20th groups in Hong Kong sympathetic to the party held their own rally calling for calm; organisers said more than 300,000 people took part.
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The organisers called for ambitious climate policies to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in line with goals set by the Paris Agreement in 2015.
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"Go to the airport by different means, including MTR, Airport Bus, Taxi, Bike and Private Car to increase pressure on airport transport," protest organisers wrote online.
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Organisers are planning a host of protests in the coming weeks including a mass march, a city-wide strike and class boycotts at the city's universities.
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"If anyone has blood on their hands, it's the politicians who have allowed terror to be imported to Europe," says Arthur Österle, one of the organisers.
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Last week saw the largest street protests in Slovakia since the end of communist rule nearly 30 years ago, and organisers promised new demonstrations for Friday.
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Malaysian police suspect that a North Korean diplomat in Malaysia may have been among the organisers, several of whom are thought to have fled to Pyongyang.
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"Go to the airport by different means, including MTR, airport bus, taxi, bike and private car to increase pressure on airport transport," protest organisers wrote online.
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Organisers of the Singapore Airshow said a meeting of about 300 international aviation officials had been cancelled although the show itself would go ahead this month.
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Organisers say the strike draws attention to wages, violence against women, and the need for greater representation in positions of power and more equitable family policy.
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It is also understandable that the Oscars' organisers should want to shake up the ceremony's format, bearing in mind how low its television ratings have fallen.
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Glastonbury festival organisers posted a tweet this week telling people there will be no way to vote on site and they should register for postal voting.
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China is seen as a major growth area for the sport, however, and Formula One is keen to keep on good terms with the local organisers.
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China is seen as a major growth area for the sport, however, and Formula One is keen to keep on good terms with the local organisers.
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That is important: organisers like to call the event "the horticultural expo at the foot of the Great Wall", aiming for a soft-power multiplier effect.
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Festival organisers will be hoping that "Jewels" still charms the aspirational and fills the coffers: NYCB only makes about 45% of its revenues from ticket sales.
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At what organisers claimed to be Britain's first large-scale "Crypto Investor Show", attendees were looking to get in on the next initial coin offering (ICO).
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Indeed, they have received help from its organisers, as well as other groups, for the "March for Our Lives" planned in Washington, DC, on March 24th.
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Miss United Kingdom has handed back her crown and withdrawn from an international beauty pageant after being told to lose weight by competition organisers, she says.
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Wednesday marks one year until the opening ceremony in the almost-completed National Stadium, and organisers believe they are on schedule to deliver a unique Games.
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With all the newly-built and refurbished venues on track to be completed on schedule, organisers are heading into the final straight with few major headaches.
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Erika Novarria was the only female fighter in attendance and had flown over from Milan, even though organisers were unable to find a suitable female opponent.
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"But China's reasonable concerns were not respected," Geng said, adding that many others at the meeting supported China's position though got no reaction from the organisers.
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Organisers have an interest in better-known teams playing in the competition: replacing Belgium's champions with a popular Italian team will attract more fans and advertisers.
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Organisers of the Scottish Open golf tournament were rumoured to be considering his hotel as their venue for 2017, but have announced they are going elsewhere.
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The 2018 series had no female gamers in the team lineups, something also reflected on the racetrack, and Bratches said organisers wanted to address that too.
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In a move that stunned the tennis world, French Open organisers on Tuesday postponed the claycourt tournament at Roland Garros from May until Sept. 20-Oct.
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Some private job fair organisers say public sentiment on Japan is souring as the dispute drags on and local media highlight negative comments by Japanese leaders.
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The organisers of Boston's gay-pride parade, which drew 750,000 people this year, released a statement saying they were "not interested in responding to their bait".
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That was an improvement on last year, when protesters prevented the organisers from setting up their stalls in the first place and violently attacked the parade.
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The organisers of a queer festival in the southern city of Busan recently cancelled a street party following a dispute with the local government over permits.
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Abe has requested schools to close and organisers of events to cancel large gatherings but so far has not had the power to make them comply.
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Tokyo 2020 head Yoshiro Mori - while insisting there would be no changes - said last week that organisers had to address the situation in a flexible manner.
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In the space of 30 hours, thugs have assaulted protest organisers and the police have conducted mass arrests of pro-democracy lawmakers and activists, including me.
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Organisers have not yet said whether the Milan-Sanremo major classic and the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race - both scheduled for later this month - will go ahead.
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Dubai has asked sports events organisers to postpone all sports-related activities until the end of the month, according to a government circular seen by Reuters.
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Ghosn presented a document at the Beirut press conference that he said showed the organisers had listed the cost of renting the building as "zero euros".
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Organisers initially applied for a permit for a march, but police only agreed to a static rally in the park, saying previous marches have turned violent.
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But it was a bad look for organisers a day after the Canadians forfeited their doubles rubber against the United States, drawing criticism from rival teams.
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As more governments impose travel restrictions and it becomes more and more difficult to organise games, other competition organisers may also see that as a solution.
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We spoke to eight-time Victorian Indigenous Champion, who is also one of the main organisers of all the Indigenous surfing events around Australia, Jordie Campbell.
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Broadcasters, organisers, venues, advertising sponsors and catering establishments are among firms to have missed out after four matches were called off in an exceptionally rainy June.
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In Frankfurt, an IronMan endurance event went ahead after organisers issued an advisory to the 3,000 competitors to caution them over the dangers of getting overheated.
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Your blogger suspects that it was the "so blue" Alabaman skies of the chorus, rather than issues of race, that the rally organisers were aiming to evoke.
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Organisers reportedly tried selling tickets just a day before the match commenced, in order to prevent scalpers from having enough time to scoop up tickets for resale.
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Shanghai's culture administration has ordered the organisers to pay out the refunds, but they can only be made in person in Shanghai, reported South China Morning Post.
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Organisers have hosted two previous events this year, which each attracted around 60 to 80 people, and the next event will be held on Saturday 10 December.
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Approximately one million fans used such fanzones four years ago in England but Japan 2019 organisers are confident of surpassing that number during the Sept. 20–Nov.
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Then on February 24th a team of 32 organisers resigned from the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (NPBCU), throwing the festival of tawdry pop into doubt.
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La Batalla de Vino is held each June in the town of Haro on the feast of St Peter, an event organisers say draws thousands of people.
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Russian long-distance runner Liliya Shobukhova has been told to repay £377,000 to the organisers of the London Marathon, having been banned for doping violations in 2014.
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The Centre for Global Disaster Protection will draw on international expertise to help build cheaper, faster and more reliable access to cash in emergencies, its organisers said.
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Sunday's massive turnout, which organisers put at 1.7 million, showed that the movement still has widespread support despite chaotic scenes last week when protesters occupied the airport.
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Sunday's protest turnout, which organisers put at 1.7 million, showed that the movement still has widespread support despite chaotic scenes last week when protesters occupied the airport.
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Organisers of the Singapore Airshow 2020 expect this week's event to draw less than half the crowd seen on public days at the last show in 2018.
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It was encouraging enough for the organisers to announce a second competition this year from June 25 to July 31 and the franchises do not mind either.
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Many of the "migration organisers" who fanned out to villages, offering to subsidise journeys to cities, seem to have been expected to sign up 450 migrants each.
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This year, Pink Dot's organisers required people to show their IDs to pick up the placards and posted reminders before the event for foreigners not to participate.
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When Atwater, Ellis and the rest of the committee are brought together for their two-week-long summit, they are subjected to patronising treatment by the organisers.
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The organisers of a Basque recruitment conference, to be held in London in October, said they were focusing on Spaniards working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Web Summit's transatlantic imbalance is hardly the fault of the organisers of the jamboree, which attracted around 70,000 attendees to talks involving 1,200 speakers on 24 stages.
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Around 3.22 million tickets were sold during the first domestic sales phase last month, surprising organisers so much that their sales policy has had to be amended.
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The authorities cut electricity to the venue, hired goons to block the path of attendees and briefly detained the festival's organisers, who had to cancel the event.
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The organisers, the National Arts Council's Noise and kult Singapore, told Mashable that 500 GIF submissions flowed in from designers here, created just for GIF Fest 2017.
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The International Cycling Union (UCI) regulations state that the protocol involves convening a meeting between stakeholders, including organisers, riders and teams, when extreme weather conditions are anticipated.
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Their participation as neutral athletes is still subject to formalities under IAAF rules that are being completed and the acceptance of their entries by individual meeting organisers.
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Sowrey told AP he had tried to push through a plan for Buzios, but "couldn't win that battle" - neither internally with World Sailing, nor with Games organisers.
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The organisers of Singapore's only pride event have banned foreigners from attending this year, following a rule change in the city's laws on demonstrations and political gatherings.
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The Los Angeles bid is based on private funding and requires no major construction from the side of organisers with 97 percent of venues existing or temporary.
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In June, women's Twenty20 cricket moved a step closer to featuring in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after being nominated by organisers for its potential inclusion in Birmingham.
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Some of the CXEMA crew took part in Euromaidan, including one of the organisers Nazariy who told me about the effect it has had on youth culture.
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Nonetheless, Kenyan organisers have been dogged by accusations of mismanagement throughout, leading the government to disband the National Olympic Committee of Kenya and order an internal investigation.
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Organisers called off Sunday's Belgian solidarity march after officials including the city's mayor urged people to stay away in order to spare the over-taxed police force.
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Given that Fever/Secret Media creates significant financial and advertorial value for event organisers, the 'marketing fee' is around 3-5 times that of a 'ticketing fee'.
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Organisers had hoped the newly formed team would challenge the American record of 37.38 seconds set twice by U.S. national teams with Gatlin a member each time.
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The decision came moments after organisers cancelled the world's largest military air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo, which had also been scheduled for Britain in July.
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Recently the organisers banded together to form the "Democracy Festivals Association", which will offer support to groups from other countries who want to put on something similar.
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A concert by UK pop start Robbie Williams that was to take place at the race track on Saturday was also called off, organisers World Tour said.
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With Tokyo bracing for the arrival of millions of tourists for the Olympic Games next year, the organisers have warned them to leave their stashes at home.
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"Six Nations notes the decree issued by the Italian Government with respect to all upcoming sporting events in that country," Six Nations organisers said in a statement.
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This year's WEF included a contingent of young activists like Thunberg, with the organisers keen to add to the voices engaging in debate at the exclusive event.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney will headline Glastonbury Festival, the pinnacle of Britain's pop music calendar, for its 50th anniversary next year, organisers said on Monday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney will headline Glastonbury Festival, the pinnacle of Britain's pop music calendar, for its 50th anniversary next year, organisers said on Monday.
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The organisers of the protest, Camp for the Vistula Split, said it was inspired by the Nobel lecture delivered by author Olga Tokarczuk, entitled "The Tender Narrator".
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Organisers wanted a day of "mourning"—both for the millions of victims of the Communist revolution since 1949 and for the "death of freedom" in Hong Kong.
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The organisers admit that they are delving into the unknown, but for David Van Reybrouck, of G1000, a group promoting the scheme, it is a game-changer.
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SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Organisers of Japan's Formula One Grand Prix have canceled all practice and qualifying sessions scheduled for Saturday due to the approach of Typhoon Hagibis.
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Organisers claimed as many as 50,000 people took part in the march toward Manila's Rizal Park, while about 10,000 based on police estimates stayed to hear speeches.
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Organisers said some 4,000 people attended the event, fewer than expected, probably because of the weather and concerns about the spread of the virus in large crowds.
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Organisers have prepared for smoke delays during the match with all eyes on Saturday when temperatures are set to soar above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Festival organisers rejected German actress Claudia Eisinger's call to lay out a black carpet in solidarity with sexual violence survivors, despite over 23,000 people signing her petition.
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Gay Singaporeans bring relatives along, and the involvement of non-gay groups, says Paerin Choa, a lawyer and one of the organisers, does a lot for the cause.
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With organisers hoping for more than 300,000 people to protest on Sunday, some opposition politicians say the issue now represents a turning point for the city's free status.
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Japan 2019 organisers have made it a priority to keep the beer flowing during games, with World Rugby officials visiting various host cities to hammer home that message.
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The resulting abnormal pH levels in the diving and water polo pool next door would be quickly remedied, organisers said, adding that the water posed no health risk.
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"The EFL has received an apology from Twitter UK for the delay which is believed to have occurred as a result of a faulty encoder," the organisers said.
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But the campaign's organisers hail more bog-standard techniques, including the relentless use of focus groups, in which their (and their opponents') slogans and adverts were tested repeatedly.
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It was originally called the "Million Women March", until organisers were admonished for appropriating the name of the 1997 "Million Woman March", which focused on African-American women.
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"Go to the airport by different means, including MTR, airport bus, taxi, bike and private car to increase pressure on airport transport," protest organisers wrote online on Friday.
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Sunday's protest, which organisers said drew more than a million people, and a snowballing backlash against the extradition bill could raise questions about Lam's ability to govern effectively.
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The Singapore Airshow, Asia's biggest aerospace gathering, will go ahead as planned next week despite China's virus epidemic prompting some firms to pull out, organisers said on Tuesday.
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The turnout at the handover anniversary rally in 2018 was one of the lowest ever, after the opposition lost steam, with organisers saying about 50,000 people turned up.
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FARNBOROUGH, England, July 11 (Reuters) - A thunderstorm grounded displays at the Farnborough airshow in southern England on Monday and forced organisers to evacuate the site in mid-afternoon.
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Bad behaviour did not seem to be entirely unexpected by the organisers: a programme handed out on the night contained a full-page reminder not to harass staff.
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And its efforts have attracted widespread attention, fielding inquiries from like-minded groups in California, Massachusetts and Canada, according to Chandra Farlow, one of the Real Rent organisers.
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Yet it has become the first soccer club in the world to sell bonds directly to its fans online via crowdfunding, according to the organisers of the deal.
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Time trial world champion Dennis, one of the favourites for Friday's individual effort against the clock, pulled out 80km from the finish of the 12th stage, organisers said.
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James McGrory, one of the organisers of the march, said voters should have the chance to change their minds because the decision will impact their lives for generations.
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A spokeswoman for the Pyeongchang Games organisers said in a statement that "KT has exercised their marketing and promotion rights to the fullest through various efforts within Korea".
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Around 1,000 people gathered to watch the blimp launch in Parliament Square, with organisers of the stunt wearing red boiler suits and baseball caps emblazoned with "TRUMP BABYSITTER".
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Organisers of the protests that began on March 30 set Friday as a day to honour the dead and urged Gazans to flock again to the tent cities.
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Co-organisers Michael and Emily Eavis announced the cancellation of the event in a joint Twitter statement Wednesday morning, stating that tickets will roll over to next year.
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The IAAF said it had no say in who competed in Diamond League events such as the one in Rabat, to which athletes were invited by the organisers.
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Up to a million people took to the streets on Sunday, protest organisers estimated, to denounce the bill in the biggest protest the city has seen for years.
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A number of large events, including a travel fair in Berlin, have already been called off, but Jens Spahn said other organisers had been too slow to act.
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"We ask that employers and competition organisers respect the wishes of players to take short-term precautionary measures including suspending training or competitions," FIFPRO said in a statement.
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After the postponement, the IOC, local organisers, sponsors and hospitality and travel providers are among organisations who may look to recoup some money from insurers for the delay.
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On a frantic day for soccer organisers, south American confederation CONMEBOL agreed to delay this year's Copa America, due to take place in Argentina and Colombia, to 2284.
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Still, it had remained a challenge for organisers to find a suitable Japanese person, already living in Greece and so not subject to travel restrictions, at short notice.
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Australia and Canada withdrew from the Games on Monday as organisers faced global pressure to postpone the Games for the first time in their 124-year modern history.
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Organisers took the decision to continue at the Copper Box arena without paying spectators due to "concerns for public, athlete and volunteer welfare" because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Dutch broadcaster NPO said Eurovision organisers would follow the advice of health authorities in deciding what form the event, due to be held May 12-16, would take.
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Dutch broadcaster NPO said Eurovision organisers would follow the advice of health authorities in deciding what form the event, due to be held May 12-16, would take.
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With the year's first tennis major starting on Monday in Melbourne, Evert — along with John McEnroe — told reporters that air quality should be paramount in tournament organisers' minds.
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Campaigners are confident that the number of people on the streets will rival a similar demonstration in March, when organisers said 1 million people took to the streets.
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Organisers of the May 9-18 event have set up a telephone hotline for victims of harassment, and several discussion groups are addressing the issue during the fortnight.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) - Australian Open organisers are monitoring the deteriorating air quality in Melbourne and said matches could be suspended if conditions become hazardous amid the bushfire crisis.
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A statement said race organisers had reached agreement with the Municipality of Budapest to include the iconic Szechenyi chain bridge for stage one, an 8.6km individual time trial.
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Stores, factories and subway systems have been shut down as a precaution, while Japanese Formula One Grand Prix organisers cancelled all practice and qualifying sessions scheduled for Saturday.
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Meanwhile Ghana is expected to issue an amortizing dollar-denominated bond of up to $20.03 billion at some point this week, according to sources and the lead organisers.
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A spokesman for local organisers said the medical team had been in daily contact with Public Health England throughout the tournament with regular guidance provided to all teams.
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In early February, the film was also pulled from Montreal's RVCQ film festival, at the urging of Inuit artists who petitioned all festival organisers to stop showing it.
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Bank also promised that the organisers would continue to nurture music and its growth on the Isle of Wight, with the development of a new event on the island.
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Founded by Reshad Hossenally, Event Genius offers a complete event solution for event organisers, spanning things like online ticket sales, POS software, ticket scanning, seat reservations, marketing and analytics.
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Organisers say the strike, which ends on May 18th, has won support in 100 locations across Germany, and messages of solidarity from other Teutonic places like Austria and Switzerland.
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But while attendance numbers have traditionally been the main indicator of Pink Dot's success, this year organisers were notably mum on the headcount, with no official attendance number released.
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This year's Singapore Grand Prix is just two weekends away, and already its organisers are pulling out all the stops to ensure the event goes off without a hitch.
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Figures released last month showed organisers had trimmed budget estimates to 1.685 trillion yen ($15.7 billion) including contingencies, from 1.8 trillion yen in their initial budget unveiled in December.
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The main ramp at the Marina da Gloria which allows boats to get into the water, was damaged by high tides and big waves on Saturday afternoon, organisers said.
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Organisers of the biggest protests since the 1989 fall of communism, united under the 'For a Decent Slovakia' alliance, said the nomination was a missed opportunity for real change.
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In the run-up to this week's draw, Powerball's organisers expected that roughly 86% of all possible numerical combinations would have been bought, suggesting sales of some 570m tickets.
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GAP, France (Reuters) - Britain's Luke Rowe and Germany's Tony Martin have been disqualified from the Tour de France following an altercation during the 17th stage, organisers said on Wednesday.
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The organisers did not break ground until 2013, and the project, which they aimed to complete within a year, was plagued by a series of cost overruns and delays.
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At Jeddah's annual festival, the organisers display the colourful costumes women used to wear before the puritans imposed the black abaya of the central desert on the whole country.
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KEROSENE TAX HAVEN The conference organisers hope that higher taxes will lead to changes in consumer behaviour, with fewer people flying and choosing less carbon-intensive transport options instead.
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Around 100,000 supporters of the EU marched through central London on Saturday to demand that the government hold a final public vote on the terms of Brexit, organisers said.
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Kyodo News reported last weekend that several athletes were treated for heatstroke at the 2019 World Rowing Junior Championships in Tokyo, which was another test event for Olympic organisers.
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Organisers of the "Genuine Marriage" petition collected more than 100,000 signatures demanding a repeal by arguing that a child was entitled to have both a mother and a father.
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Nicholas Opiyo, head of Chapter Four Uganda, an independent human rights group, said he informed the festival organisers that the police were on their way after a tip off.
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Games organisers have struggled to complete venues in time for the competitions, having run out of cash in the past years due to the country's worst recession in decades.
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Organisers say spectators will be able to travel around the city using public transportation, including a beefed-up metro system, but LA is up against Paris's first-rate metro.
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Airbnb is becoming a worldwide Olympic partner in time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as the games' organisers bid to cut the costs associated with hosting the event.
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DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix this month will be restricted to particpants and no fans will be allowed to attend, organisers said on Sunday.
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The march's organisers estimated that 550,000 people demonstrated in the former British colony, numbers bolstered by anger over a now-shelved bill that would have allowed extraditions to China.
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Successive polls suggest his support is drifting into the low single digits, even as his team hires bigger teams of organisers and volunteers, especially in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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The game had been due to be played without fans present after an Italian government ruling this week on all sports events but organisers decided to postpone the match.
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Organisers of Ultra, where electronic group Major Lazer and DJ Afrojack were to perform, cited travel restrictions imposed by some countries and airlines due to the rapidly-spreading virus.
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TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - With just over four months left to the July 24 opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, organisers say events will go ahead as planned.
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Authorities had been trying to persuade organisers to stop the event at Gowa near the city of Makassar after a similar event in Malaysia led to hundreds of infections.
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"We ask UK to take immediate action on China not honouring the Sino-British Joint Declaration and acknowledge one country, two systems is not functioning," the rally organisers said.
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Monaco Grand Prix organisers have already axed their race, making this the first year since 1954 without the glamour highlight, while the season-opener in Australia was also cancelled.
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LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Britain's Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music festival in the world, has been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, organisers said on Wednesday.
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Takeda had been head of the JOC since 2001 and his resignation leaves a cloud hanging over both the national committee and the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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Organisers had wanted to match the more than 217,218.74 who participated in a first day of protest last Thursday, but the turnout was much lower, despite the fine weather.
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Organisers had wanted to match the more than 800,000 who participated in a first day of protest last Thursday, but the turnout was much lower, despite the fine weather.
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Campaigners are confident that the number of people on the streets will rival a similar demonstration held in March, when organisers said 1 million people took to the streets.
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The organisers got a boost from IOC president Thomas Bach late on Thursday after he told Japanese media the body was "fully committed" to holding the Olympics on schedule.
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It was called off following advice from Berlin's health and economics ministries, and after its health authority asked organisers to impose stricter controls on potential visitors, Messe Berlin said.
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Organisers of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix said they were keeping a close eye on the typhoon and were working to minimise any disruption to this weekend's schedule.
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"That is one of the points that we explained to the IOC," Games chief Carlos Nuzman told reporters after the organisers' final progress report to the IOC Executive board.
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The state, which is run by Malaysia's federal opposition alliance, said it would allow beer festivals as long as organisers adhered to conditions set by police and local council.
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In the run-up to the Olympics, which the organisers promised would be the most environmentally friendly ever, the country will curb its excessive use of single-use plastics.
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IOC Vice President John Coates made the comment at a news conference after a meeting of a working group comprising Tokyo, the national government, Tokyo 2020 organisers and the IOC.
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The organisers of the UK Women's Strike stated in a blog post that the strike aimed to show solidarity with women across the globe, to stand up for economic justice.
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SOFIA (Reuters) - The 29th edition of the Varna International Ballet Competition, the oldest ballet competition in the world, has been postponed due to insufficient financial support, organisers said on Thursday.
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The organisers sold items such as paper fans and received donations, and said proceeds raised would go to efforts to encourage breast feeding, such as training seminars for new mothers.
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Rio organisers struggled with transportation, security, empty stands and a shortage of funds as Brazil was gripped by its worst recession since the 1930s, with political turmoil further hampering preparations.
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Trade unions can play a useful role as organisers of lifelong learning, particularly for those—workers in small firms or the self-employed—for whom company-provided training is unlikely.
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Organisers have urged people to take to the streets on Sunday and protesters have applied for a permit to gather on Monday, when legislators may reconvene to discuss the bill.
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Following legal action in December from ISL and a group of swimmers including Hosszu, FINA acknowledged in January that athletes were free to compete in events staged by independent organisers.
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A day later a crowd estimated by organisers at 2m people marched, in a territory of 7.5m; many demanded that the bill be withdrawn entirely, and that Mrs Lam resign.
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The first Olympics in South America are due to begin on Friday and organisers are still rushing to complete venues and clean waters where swimmers, rowers and sailors will compete.
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LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A new Tesla-based Electric Production Car Series has been officially sanctioned by Formula One's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), organisers said on Thursday.
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A couple of months later there was an outcry after a religious procession in Corleone seemed to make a gesture of homage to the Riina family, though organisers denied this.
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Naysayers might argue here that female cyclists have La Course, a one-day women-only race managed by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour de France.
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In 2015, organisers had to scrap the original logo over accusations of plagiarism and the original design for the centrepiece National Stadium was ditched because it was deemed too expensive.
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There's an increasing data play, too, with the ability to crunch and analyse event data to help event organisers garner more registrations, increase revenue and improve the overall attendee experience.
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Alaphilippe began eating back into the lead with a brilliant descent, only to be told to stop riding after organisers called the race off because of the dangerous conditions ahead.
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Huda Jawad, one of the organisers of the London chapter of the global movement, told us that Schneiderman's speech is just as relevant today as it was 100 years ago.
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"Traditionally, farm labourers for hire would go from house to house wassailing, like some people do with carol singing," explains Stephen Rowley, one of the organisers of the Stroud Wassail.
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The rain-soaked rally, staged on a national holiday, also drew support from some healthcare workers and dozens of civil groups, organisers said on the Facebook page of the event.
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Predators organising these parties will often target a legitimate party, unbeknownst to the organisers, telling young people to meet them dressed in a certain way so they can recognise them.
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World swimming governing body FINA blamed the colour change on a failure by the organisers to sufficiently treat the water after tanks at the venue ran out of pool chemicals.
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They are made to feel safe, too: one-on-one meetings with event organisers at Wellcome Collection included consideration of "no-go" questions that the "books" might feel uncomfortable answering.
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Tokyo organisers, however, said earlier this week the water quality was not an issue for the ITU, who were prepared to let their test event to go ahead as scheduled.
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Fink said he and the organisers of a conference he addressed at Columbia University in New York in October 22017 were hounded by complaints and protests from CFS/ME activists.
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The one million estimate would make it London's second biggest demonstration after a rally against the Iraq War in February 2003, which organisers said close to 2 million people attended.
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Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL), a U.K.-based financial protection scheme for vacationers, found that we underestimate our spending while on a trip by £536.80 (that's about $689) on average.
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Activists around the world signed up to carry out hunger strikes in countries ranging from the Democratic Republic of Congo to New Zealand, Pakistan and Turkey, Extinction Rebellion organisers said.
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"The organising committee of the Giro d'Italia's Hungarian stages declared the Giro's start could not be held in Hungary at the originally scheduled time," the organisers said in a statement.
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The European championship is usually held in one or two host nations, but was spread around the continent this time in what organisers said was a romantic one-off event.
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On Wednesday, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported that tickets might not be refundable if the Olympics were to be cancelled, citing Olympic organisers and contractual details connected to the tickets.
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Expo 2020 Dubai's steering committee has agreed to study postponing the world fair by a year following requests by member states hit by the coronavirus, the organisers said on Monday.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anett Kontaveit withdrew from the U.S. Open singles on Saturday prior to her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to an acute viral illness, organisers said.
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On Wednesday, India entered a three-week lockdown period to minimise the spread of the virus, but IPL organisers have yet to call off the competition or delay it further.
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Tokyo Games organisers are due to deliver a report via video conference to the executive board on Wednesday when the Games will be discussed, before a news conference by Bach.
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Germany's Siemens has mandated Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan as lead organisers of an initial public offering (IPO) of its Healthineers unit, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Organisers of the multi-million dollar event in Eugene say they hope to ask state tourism officials for $25 million from a lodging tax increase over the next six years.
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Bid organisers are hopeful that Macron's internationalist outlook will be a boost to their campaign, and he had signalled his intent to meet with the IOC's evaluation commission on Sunday.
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Organisers added they were preparing for potential changes, should the relevant governments take further action, while a new date for the postponed Ireland-Italy game had yet to be agreed.
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BAGSHOT, England March 5 (Reuters) - England's final Six Nations encounter against Italy in Rome next week has been postponed amid fears over the coronavirus outbreak, tournament organisers said on Thursday.
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A crowd of what organisers said was more than two million protesters, many dressed in black, swarmed over swathes of Hong Kong island on Sunday, chanting for Lam to quit.
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Australian brands, venues and particularly fastidious wedding organisers will be able to pay to put their personal touch on Snapchat after the company launched its on-demand geofilter feature Down Under.
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Instead, both entered the tournament with nagging complaints that—combined with their fearsome opponents—proved to be too much, leaving tournament organisers scrambling to place a suitable replacement on Centre Court.
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In 210, there were 21,21.3892 trade attendees and 1,062 firms as the event contributed S$343 million ($247 million) to the local economy through hotels and other spending, according to organisers.
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The rally organisers, who have not been named, hoped people in Macau would come out to condemn the way police in nearby Hong Kong have dealt with anti-government protests there.
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Police said 22,800 people marched at the peak of the procession, but organisers estimated 130,000 turned out — making it one of the largest street protests in the city for several years.
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Organisers of the Nigeria International Trade and Investment Conference said in a statement the event had been pushed back from late March to June 13-15 due to the airport closure.
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The minister acknowledges that having come off last year's SG50 celebrations, comparisons will be inevitable and organisers do feel the pressure of meeting the public's high expectations for this year's celebrations.
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Organisers of the award said it was interesting that all of the short-listed companies had received media attention highlighting modern slavery risks related to their business operations or supply chains.
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It was still unclear, however, if the middle-distance runner would now be eligible to compete at the Rio Olympics, with the IAAF saying it was up to organisers to decide.
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"Over the last year, we have been in negotiations with the organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship about bringing a road race to Birmingham, effectively reviving the Superprix," Street said.
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"We have seen the difficulties and have always been in solidarity and now we have to deliver together great Games in great unity," International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told organisers.
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And in Northern Ireland's Orange celebrations, which remember a Protestant victory of 1690, statutes of the Virgin Mary are sometimes thrown on the giant bonfires, although organisers say they deplore this.
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On June 22019th hundreds of thousands of people—over a million, organisers say—peacefully marched in opposition to a government bill that would allow extraditions from Hong Kong to mainland China.
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I had agreed to chair several sessions so the organisers sent a car—a brand-new black Mercedes—to pick me up at the airport and deposit me at my hotel.
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At Madrid's main annual contemporary art fair last month its third co-founder, Tatxo Benet, purchased a contentious set of photographs which labelled the plebiscite's jailed Catalan organisers as political prisoners.
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At least 68,000 farmers, unionists and other activists (130,000, according to the organisers) faced off against 20,000-odd police (the authorities typically aim for an overwhelming police presence at big demonstrations).
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"We had the race in our hands and Egan would have liked to ride the last climb but the riders' safety comes first, ASO (organisers) did a great job," he said.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A German canoe slalom coach was injured and rushed to hospital after a taxi he was travelling in crashed, Rio Games organisers said on Friday.
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But discussions by the Politikoffee group were postponed indefinitely by the organisers after the main opposition party was dissolved last week at the request of authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen's government.
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LA24's unveiling of their modest plan comes as the IOC urges organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games to trim a budget that was threatening to climb to $26.36 billion.
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As it stands, their funds are largely donations from the British Somali community, with players and organisers sometimes resorting to collecting at shops and restaurants in order to fund the team.
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But two years ago police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse participants, after organisers said they had been refused permission because it coincided with the holy month of Ramadan.
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It marked the third night of violence since a protest on Sunday drew what organisers said was more than a million people in the biggest street demonstration since the 1997 handover.
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Organisers of the so-called "Wooferendum" campaign argued that animals would suffer from leaving the EU, saying there would be a shortage of vets and a rise in pet food costs.
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"To ensure that neither the sport, nor its global supporter base, is unduly impacted, the race weekend itself will still go ahead as a televised event," organisers said in a statement.
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Major sporting nations Australia and Canada had already withdrawn on Monday as organisers came under global pressure to postpone the event for the first time in its 124-year modern history.
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He felt the Swiss's status meant organisers at events such as the Australian Open would regularly schedule Federer's matches during the night session so that he would avoid the scorching temperatures.
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Major sporting nations Australia and Canada had already withdrawn on Monday as organisers came under global pressure to postpone the event for the first time in its 21944-year modern history.
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Race organisers in Italy, Europe's most affected country by the outbreak, said on Thursday they were cancelling Saturday's Strade Bianche one-day race after Rome decided to hold events without fans.
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TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Organisers of this summer's Tokyo Olympics have contingency plans to cancel competitions in the event of a strong earthquake or other natural disaster, the Mainichi newspaper said.
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Organisers of Ultra, where electronic group Major Lazer and DJ Afrojack were to perform, cited travel restrictions imposed by some countries and airlines in the wake of the rapidly-spreading virus.
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"The Japan Para Sports Association (JPSA) informed us the 2020 Japan Para Wheelchair Rugby Championships, scheduled for 12 to 0003 March, has been cancelled," read a statement from Tokyo 2020 organisers.
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The change, accepted by the IOC and Rio organisers, will give Felix more time between her opening round of the 200 metres and the final of the 400 metres on Aug.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Stockholm's prestigious Bauhaus Galan athletics meeting will lose its Diamond League status, organisers announced on Friday, citing a decision by the sport's governing IAAF to re-organise the season.
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Since July last year, Hopin has been available for early access and seen over 1,000 events hosted on the platform and a 10,000-strong waitlist of event organisers, according to Boufarhat.
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Organisers of the world's biggest eyewear trade fair, MIDO, on Saturday postponed to the end of May the event which had been due to take place in Milan in a week.
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BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Organisers of Beijing autoshow, which is scheduled to be held in late-April, said on Monday the event will be delayed event due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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The organisers did not try to match the grandeur of the opening ceremony and handed over the baton to Hangzhou, China, which will host the next event in four years' time.
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The organisers deny this and say they merely want to register their opposition to populist forces that are gaining strength in Italy after a decade of economic stagnation and sinking wages.
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The dollar Eurobond became the largest issue for the finance ministry since 2013, said Andrey Solovyov, Global Head of Debt Capital Markets at VTB Capital, one of the bond placement organisers.
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" A spokesman for Reading and Leeds Festivals said: "Organisers were a little concerned about hundreds of pineapples turning up on site so decided to ask fans not to bring them along.
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The air show's organisers said on Sunday they were expecting more than 930 companies from 13 countries and 45,000 trade attendees - down from the 54,000 at the last show in 2018.
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A spokesman for Dutch broadcaster NPO said organisers would follow the advice of health authorities in deciding what form the event, due to be held from May 12-16, would take.
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Organisers urged the demonstrators to keep their voices down to avoid disturbing residents in the surrounding high-rise blocks, some of whom had draped Turkish flags over their balconies to show support.
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He has denied his resignation was connected in any way to the DOJ investigation, and Eugene organisers have said they had adhered to all ethical and legal standards in pursuing the bid.
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Organisers put the size of the crowd at more than a million, outstripping a demonstration in 2003 when 500,000 took to the streets to challenge government plans for tighter national security laws.
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"Go to the airport by different means, including MTR, airport bus, taxi, bike and private car to increase pressure on airport transport," protest organisers wrote online ahead of a protest this weekend.
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To that end, the resulting "Event Genius by Festicket" will be an end-to-end platform for organisers and fans alike, says Festicket, providing a complete offering for the live entertainment industry.
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Some Russians used Thursday's session - broadcast live with some questions flashed on the studio screen and subject to a cyber attack according to organisers - as an opportunity to criticise the Kremlin chief.
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Three challengers have put their hats in the ring — from Italy, Britain and the United States — although organisers are hoping more may be confirmed before a final deadline for entries on Friday.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The start of the second day of the 2016 Olympic rowing regatta on Sunday has been delayed by one hour due to rough weather, organisers announced.
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Organisers of a Speak Mandarin campaign in Singapore were red-faced after they debuted a banner with a slogan, to encourage people to use the Chinese language more in reading and communicating.
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Santos was originally left off Brazil's roster as his event is not on the Olympic programme but organisers FINA issued the 39-year-old with a special invitation to compete in Korea.
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YANGON (Reuters) - Organisers of a summit in Myanmar's crisis-hit western state of Rakhine are this week pitching to investors its plentiful farmland and fishing grounds, tourist-ready beaches and historic temples.
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He could be released from hospital but we understand the care of players is a priority for Russia and so thanks to the organisers and all the medical help that was provided.
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Excitement is built up around the parties, too: "It can go on for weeks, with organisers sending out the date one week and promising to send the location the next," says Hillier.
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Organisers of an International Women's Day march in Pakistan say they have had death and rape threats on social media over the event, which prompted complaints from some conservative groups.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Olympics organisers rushed to replace the entire floor of the handball court overnight to reinforce it after only three days of matches, they said on Tuesday.
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After a number of prominent activists were arrested on Friday afternoon, organisers of a major march planned for Saturday afternoon tried to cancel the event, per the Guardian, but protesters marched anyway.
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Organisers put the size of Sunday's crowd at more than a million, outstripping a demonstration in 2003 when 500,000 took to the streets to challenge government plans for tighter national security laws.
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Paris-Nice is the last ongoing professional cycling race amid the coronavirus outbreak, which has prompted most sporting event organisers to suspend competitions across the globe, with Europe the most-affected continent.
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This means the organisers may compensate the IOC for the damages they suffer, as well as payments the IOC is asked to make by third parties such as Olympic sponsors or broadcasters.
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The Glasgow-based company, a supplier of temporary power generation and temperature control equipment, said it would discuss with the Olympic organisers about the commercial terms and operational impact of the postponement.
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DUBLIN, March 19 (Reuters) - The suspension of rugby's PRO14 2019/20 competition has been extended indefinitely and the final scheduled for June has been cancelled due to coronavirus, organisers said on Thursday.
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The organisers of the Tour de France have not yet considered postponing the June 27-July 19 event, which is due to finish five days before the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
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But in an email on Wednesday, organisers of the event, which was due to be held in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan on March 9 and 10, said it was on hold.
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Organisers also said they were still preparing for potential changes, should the relevant governments take further action, while a new date for the postponed Ireland-Italy game has yet to be agreed.
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TOKYO, March 2000 (Reuters) - The Japan Para Sports Association and Tokyo 212 Olympic and Paralympic organisers moved to cancel this month's wheelchair rugby test event on Tuesday due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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FRANKFURT, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Geneva car show that was set to begin next week has been cancelled, organisers Palexpo said on Friday, blaming Swiss government heath measures designed to contain coronavirus.
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Concerns about the epidemic have made people careful about attending outdoor activities and events in Japan, with Tokyo marathon organisers reportedly cancelling entries from the general public due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Tokyo 2020 organisers announced the rescheduling on Wednesday, following discussions with the International Olympic Committee and World Athletics, to ease the burden on National Olympic Committees and athletes travelling to northern Japan.
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The report released by protest organisers was a response to an independent review of state liquor laws, which the government (under Premier Mike Baird) must respond to by the end of 2016.
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DUBAI, March 25 (Reuters) - Organisers of the Expo 2020 Dubai world fair, scheduled to start in October, have confirmed one coronavirus case among staff and taken precautions to prevent the virus spreading.
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The disappointing turnout continued a worrying trend for tournament organisers CONMEBOL after only 13,000 people made it into the Arena Gremio for Peru's goalless draw with Venezuela on Saturday in Porto Alegre.
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Concert organisers and others who depend on mature rockers for their income are more likely to insure against the risk that their performers might not show up, says Jonathan Thomas, a Lloyd's underwriter.
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In their pre-tour negotiations, the organisers from both sides had made no provision for a deadlock after three full matches of 80 minutes, which left both sets of players and fans disappointed.
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Its organisers ensured that he would be in the spotlight from his very first shot by putting him in a playing group with Tiger Woods, still the sport's biggest star, and Francesco Molinari.
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Many protest organisers say they will continue to hold street demonstrations until Lam scraps the bill, fearing that authorities may seek to revive the legislation in future when the public mood is calmer.
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World swimming governing body FINA said the color was the result of a failure by Games organisers to sufficiently treat the water, after tanks at the pools had run out of pool chemicals.
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That has led London Marathon organisers to pursue her for the prize money she won in 2010, which they now plan to redistribute amongst the clean athletes who were robbed of their winnings.
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"With this being our first strike post election, we need numbers to show our government that we are unstoppable and a better world is possible!" organisers Sustainabiliteens Vancouver wrote on their Facebook page.
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To this end he got in touch with the organisers of the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study, which looks at the development of children from birth to the age of five.
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Despite the setbacks during preparations and the IOC assisting organisers financially by fronting part of their contribution that was to be paid after the Games, Bach believes the Games will be a success.
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This year organisers of the annual spring-festival gala on national television tried to include more southern accents in order to deflect accusations that the much-watched variety show has a northern bias.
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Training was halted at 12:30pm local time and no more runs took place at the Deodoro X-Park in the north west of the city as organisers scrambled to fix the problem.
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The International Trade Mark Association has expressed concerns that excessive legislation against ambush marketing fails "to appropriately balance the interests of official sponsors and event organisers with … the legitimate commercial activities of others".
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The organisers of some small-scale events like concerts in New York and Oregon have asked white patrons to pay extra to help cover the costs for people of colour who were attending.
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The race is scheduled to get underway at 11 am local time (0200 GMT) but organisers have had contingency plans in place for several days in case the forecast winds forced a postponement.
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Only 58 per cent of tickets have been sold and organisers will have driving ranges, putting greens and other attractions for fans they believe may be coming to golf for the first time.
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BRATISLAVA, March 22 (Reuters) - Organisers of Slovak anti-government protests cancelled a rally planned in Bratislava for Friday after the appointment of a new cabinet on Thursday, they said on their Facebook page.
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The start of the final was delayed by over an hour because of the wind but, after qualification was cancelled entirely on Sunday due to the weather, organisers decided it could go ahead.
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GLASTONBURY, England, June 28 (Reuters) - Abba-tribute act Bjorn Again opened Glastonbury Festival's famous Pyramid Stage in hot sunshine as organisers encouraged festival goers to put on sunscreen and drink plenty of water.
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After Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh's warning of possible disruption, the organisers took the "difficult decision" to shift the contest from the picturesque sleepy hill town to Kolkata's usually boisterous Eden Gardens.
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SHANGHAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The organisers of a conference where a Chinese scientist claimed to have edited the genes of twin babies condemned the work on Thursday, calling it "deeply disturbing" and "irresponsible".
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"Right now we're in a phase of movement building," Larch Maxey, one of the movement's organisers, said outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, where several hundred protesters blocked the road.
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At a previous meeting about three weeks ago, organisers had said costs could run to as much as 2 trillion yen, a level that IOC Vice President John Coates had deemed too high.
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Six Nations organisers said in a statement on their website here that the game in Paris had been postponed but that the Wales v Scotland match in Cardiff would go ahead as scheduled.
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Organisers The Race and parent company Torque Esports had assembled a field of real world drivers along with top simulator racers with a total prize pot of $13,000 and $4,000 for the winner.
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Although 14 major corporations have indicated they would remain in the IOC's global partnership programme despite the delay, local organisers might have some negotiating to do to retain their own Games-specific sponsors.
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As the virus spread from Asia to Europe and further west, however, opposition to the Games mounted, forcing organisers on Sunday to say they were considering postponement in a four-week consultation period.
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TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Olympic organisers have dropped a dance by Japan's indigenous Ainu people from the opening ceremony of this year's Games in Tokyo, a representative of the group said on Friday.
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