London 2012 – how the world's newspapers covered the Olympics opening ceremony
The Daily Mail, like many others, splashes on the spectacular Olympic rings displayPhotograph: Public DomainThe Daily Telegraph keeps its simple ...Photograph: Public Domain... as does the GuardianPhotograph: Public Domain
The Daily Star manages to squeeze in some news among the promotionsPhotograph: Public DomainThe Daily Express attempts to rival the ceremony for noisePhotograph: Public DomainThe Advertiser in Adelaide declares it 'party time'Photograph: Public DomainThe headline of Aamulehti, Finland's second largest daily, translates as 'Welcome to the communal campfire'Photograph: Public DomainDenmark daily the Berlingske Photograph: Public DomainOlympics fever reaches the Belgian mediaPhotograph: Public DomainFrance's Le Figaro manages to squeeze in a picture caption Photograph: Public DomainChina's English-language publication Shanghai Daily Photograph: Public DomainSpain's La Vanguardia mirrors the British papers with a spectacular picture - above a main story about unemploymentPhotograph: Public Domain
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