Athletes from E. Timor arrive in Sydney

Athletes from E. Timor arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Athletes and officials from East Timor smile as they are greeted by International Olympic Committee Vice President Kevan Gosper (L) at the Sydney airport Sept. 7.

Late British translator of Communist Manifesto commemorated in Britain

STORY: Late British translator of Communist Manifesto commemorated in Britain DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): DU JUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KEVAN NELSON, International Secretary of Communist Party of Britain 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KEVAN NELSON, International Secretary of Communist Party of Britain STORYLINE: The late translator of the first English version of the Communist Manifesto, Helen Macfarlane, was commemorated by members of the British Communist Party on Sunday. During the commemorative event in Cheshire, northwest England, members of the British Communist Party laid flowers on Macfarlane's tombstone, hailing her historical contribution in spreading Marxism. STANDUP (English): DU JUAN, Xinhua correspondent "On Sunday, members of the Communist Party of Britain paid tribute to the late translator of Communist Manifesto in Cheshire, northwest England. Helen McFarlane was born in 1818, and d

Athletes from E. Timor arrive in Sydney

Athletes from E. Timor arrive in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Athletes and officials from East Timor smile as they are greeted by International Olympic Committee Vice President Kevan Gosper (L) at the Sydney airport Sept. 7.

Samaranch, his successor hopefuls meet the press in Sydney

Samaranch, his successor hopefuls meet the press in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch (R) and three hopefuls as his successor attend a press conference in Sydney on Feb. 18, the final day of a three-day IOC Executive Board meeting. (From L to R) IOC Vice President Kevan Gosper (Australia), Executive Board member Jacques Rogge (Belgium) and Vice President Richard Pound (Canada).