Winter Olympics 2022
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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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Should athletes be worried about flaws in China’s Olympics app?
A report found the app that will be used to monitor athletes’ health and travel data has a ‘devastating’ encry…
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Beijing authorities conduct mass Covid testing as cases rise before Olympics
All residents of Fengtai district told to get nucleic acid tests as China’s capital rushes to contain Omicron …
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China hires western TikTokers to polish its image during 2022 Winter Olympics
Influencers told to extol country’s virtues on social media despite diplomatic boycotts of Beijing Games over …
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Beijing reports its first locally transmitted Omicron variant case
Case comes city finalises preparation to host Winter Olympics, which start in three weeksCoronavirus – latest …
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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…