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/ 28 February 2009
A Tibetan Buddhist monk in China set himself on fire in an apparent protest against government religious restrictions and was shot by security forces.
Beijing promised on Tuesday to fight ambush advertising during the Olympic Games that threaten official sponsors, saying organised groups of spectators wearing competing brand logos would not be allowed. McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and other sponsors paid tens of millions of dollars to link their names with the Beijing Olympics.