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US ‘acquiesced’ to China in Asia seas, Australia minister says

The U.S. and its allies need to push back harder against China after they “acquiesced and allowed” Beijing to expand its footprint in the South China Sea over the past decade, Australia’s Defense Minister Peter Dutton said.

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What are the COVID testing rules at the Beijing Winter Olympics and what happens if athletes test postive?

Despite testing positive to COVID-19 this Australian athlete was able to compete in their sport. Here's why.

ABC News

Defending Olympic champ Mikaela Shiffrin out of giant slalom

Defending Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate early in the first run of the giant slalom at the Beijing Games and has been disqualified from the event

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Curler tries to turn disappointment into grit

BEIJING — Chris Plys has dealt with letdowns before. In fact, before he joined John Shuster's team, they were a fairly frequent occurrence.

Tribune News Service

Super Bowl/Olympics Sunday about to become routine for NBC

Super Sunday will become Super Gold Sunday for NBC

The Independent UK

Learning the Lessons of the Horrific Beijing Olympics - And How to Reform Future Games

It's too late to boycott. But much can be done to prevent such a travesty from ever happening again. I propose five reforms, and explain how to force their implementation.

Reason

Inside the Hazmat Olympic Games where China tracks athletes' every move in ring of steel

The Beijing Winter Olympics is a major sporting international event like no other - with severe measures in place around Covid and keeping a check on visitors' movements

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‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus

Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled allure as a business hub, say expats

The Guardian - UK

Qatar and UAE leaders meet for first time since Gulf crisis ended

Sheikh Tamim meets Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on sidelines of lunch hosted by China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Anthony's Brisbane-to-Beijing golden path

Australia's new Olympic champion Jakara Anthony credits a sunshine Brisbane training facility for fine-tuning her gold medal run on an icy Beijing night.

AAP

British curling duo seal semi spot at Beijing Winter Olympics despite heavy Norway loss

Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds will find out their opponents in the last-four once the final round of group matches are played overnight in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds dreaming big after teeing up medal showdown at Winter Olympic Games

Moaut and Dodds lost 6-2 to Norway on Sunday but eventually booked a semi-final spot after a convoluted set of mathematical equations in Beijing

Daily Record

‘I have no more tears’: Beijing’s Winter Olympics hit by athlete complaints

Just two days into the event organisers are facing a litany of complaints from multiple athletes and countries on multiple fronts

The Guardian - UK

Hologram of IOC’s Bach Hands over ‘Torch’ in Virtual Relay

After days of face to face diplomacy at the Beijing 2020 Winter Olympics, it was time for the holograms to take over on Sunday. A life-size image of International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach virtually handed an Olympic torch to a similar hologram of the chief executive of tech giant…

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Xi Meets Poland, Pakistan Leaders in Olympic Diplomacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Sunday with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Xi told President Andrzej Duda that China seeks to further improve ties with Poland, whose warm relationship with Beijing has not sat well with…

The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: a day of records and firsts

A first ever gold for New Zealand as records tumble in both the speed skating and figure skating

Daily Mirror

Beijing 2022 resembles science fiction as robots clean and serve cocktails behind scenes

There are plenty of futuristic gadgets on show to make life easier for athletes in the Olympic village, and to help with Covid protocols

Nottingham Post

Kathryn Thomson, Farrell Treacy & Niall Treacy reveal what went wrong on disastrous morning at Beijing 2022

The British trio, who are all based at Nottingham's National Ice Centre, saw their Saturday heat hopes ended in the space of just 45 minutes at the Capitol Indoor Stadium

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The Independent UK

Olympic skier, 17, wins award celebrating young in outdoor pursuits

Kirsty Muir has been touted as a strong medal contender at the Beijing Winter Games.

The Independent UK

Xi meets Poland, Pakistan leaders in Olympic diplomacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptian-Chinese Summit Focuses on Renaissance Dam, Palestinian Cause

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed, at their summit in Beijing on Saturday, to strengthen cooperation in fighting terrorism and reviewed developments regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. A statement by the Egyptian presidency said: “The Chinese president welcomed the Egyptian…

AAP

Anthony setting the pace in women's moguls

Jakara Anthony is continuing to set the pace in the women's moguls at the Beijing Olympics.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

We can’t let China use the Olympics to mask genocide and human rights abuses

As the Games get under way, Britain must stand by the values embodied in Team GB and send a clear message to Beijing

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt's Sisi Meets Qatari Emir, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in Beijing

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held talks Saturday in Beijing with several world leaders on the sidelines of the luncheon hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping in honor of the heads of state and government participating in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games. Sisi met with the Crown…

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