| Source: | AM |
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| Published: | Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:29 AEST |
| Expires: | Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:29 AEST |
Beijing turned on another spectacular show last night for the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympic Games. The challenge for China will be to deal with the post-Olympic hangover which is about to kick in.
ABC News Online takes a look at the big stories from 2008.
The Macquarie Dictionary has listed the words that made it into common use last year.
Latvian Ernests Gulbis has knocked Novak Djokovic out of the Brisbane International.
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