Winter Olympics
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New Zealand’s curling team, with nowhere to go, find a home at a Canadian retirement village
Group of four men in their 20s and 30s struggled to find accommodation in Calgary while training for the 2026 …
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Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal threatens to derail Winter Games bid
Japanese official says corruption claims could damage Sapporo’s chances of hosting 2030 eventMore than a year …
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China denies it asked Russia not to invade Ukraine during Winter Olympics
Beijing dismisses as ‘fake news’ claims that Chinese officials had some knowledge of Russia’s plansChina has v…
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How citizenship row clouded Eileen Gu’s Olympics
Success of Chinese American skier should have been a positive story but geopolitics got in the wayGu soars to …
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Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger
Appearance of traditional dress denounced as further attempt by China to appropriate Korean cultureChina and S…
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Trial of protesters against Beijing Olympics postponed in Greece
Lawyers say delay in case against three defendants including a Briton is to avoid embarrassing China The trial…
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Xi and Putin urge Nato to rule out expansion as Ukraine tensions rise
Chinese and Russian leaders call on west to abandon ‘cold war’ approach at pre-Olympic meetingChina’s Xi Jinpi…
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‘Nobody can say anything’: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics
Communist party tightens grip on critics to preserve ‘perfect’ image of Winter GamesA chill is blowing through…
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Covid news: UK health secretary says mandatory vaccination for NHS workers ‘no longer proportionate’ – as it happened
This blog is now closedSajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces revi…
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Beijing seals off several communities over two cases of Covid-19
As the Winter Olympics nears, the Chinese capital has locked down some neighbourhoods and is setting up 19 tes…
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Sport, politics and Covid collide at the Beijing Winter Olympics
The Games will open on Friday in a country that hopes sport will be the talking point. But political twists or…
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Beijing Winter Olympics reports jump in daily Covid cases
Number of infections rises by 19 as Games organisers warn of more cases in coming daysCoronavirus – latest upd…
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Don’t buy from abroad, Chinese told as Covid threatens Olympics and holidays
Authorities claim recent Omicron case in Beijing came from package sent from CanadaCoronavirus – latest update…
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China battles Omicron outbreak weeks before Winter Olympics
Cases of Covid variant come in run-up to lunar new year, when millions of people usually travel to see familyC…
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Mind Games: how China’s confidence soared between two Olympics
The international context and mood music are very different 14 years after the Beijing Summer GamesSpectacular…