Workers pull a rope at the site of the National Stadium, dubbed the "Bird's Nest," in Beijing where construction work passed a crucial stage when supports underpinning the steel structure were removed yesterday. [AFP]

3.Supportive structures of the National Stadium removed successfully

Officials launch the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games volunteers online application system. [BOCOG]

4.Over 240,000 Beijingers apply for volunteers

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