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US sets high-level talks with China Monday over Russia war

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A high-level US delegation meets in Rome Monday with a top Chinese official, the…

Chinese city locks down, Shanghai shuts schools as Covid spikes

  by Dan Martin Agence France Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A Chinese city of nine million was ordered into…

Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from Winter Paralympics

by Lisa MARTIN Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Russian and Belarusian athletes were on Thursday banned from the…

Chen wins Olympic figure skating gold as Hanyu falls, ends fourth

by Rebecca BAILEY Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nathan Chen demolished the opposition to win Olympic figure skating…

Chen smashes record with ‘shocked’ rival Hanyu in trouble in Beijing

  by Rebecca BAILEY Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nathan Chen smashed a world record held by fierce…

Olympic men’s downhill postponed because of high winds

The Beijing Olympics men's downhill, one of the Games' signature events, was postponed Sunday because of high winds. "The jury…

China thrill crowd with their first gold at Beijing Olympics

by Rebecca BAILEY Hosts China claimed their first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Games on Saturday, winning the short…

Perfectionist Ludwig holds slender lead in men’s Olympic luge

Luge ace Johannes Ludwig admits gold in the men's singles at the Beijing Olympics is still up for grabs despite…

Beijing Olympics opening ceremony starts under cloud of Covid, rights fears

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China attempted to turn…

Beijing reports highest Covid cases since June 2020 as Olympics loom

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on…

Beijing tests 2 million for coronavirus as Winter Olympics loom

Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of coronavirus cases…

Japan has ‘no plans to send govt officials’ to Beijing Olympics

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has "no plans to send government officials" to February's Beijing Olympics, Tokyo said Friday, after…

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