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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: real snow causes chaos

Freestyle, skiing, women’s downhill, giant slalom and the cross-country skiing all disrupted or cancelled by blizzard conditions

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2022: Curling wins, snow disruption, latest Team GB news; results and medal table

Great Britain saw off China 7-6 in the men’s curling competition at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Australia evacuates embassy in Kiev and calls on China to not remain ‘chillingly silent’

Australia continues to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

The Independent UK

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Chinese fans of 'Friends' angry after show re-released with censorship

Chinese fans of U.S. sitcom "Friends" have expressed dismay online after noticing censorship in recently released episodes of the beloved show, including of LGBT issues.

Reuters

Ex-China Development Bank exec arrested on bribery suspicion

A former vice president of China Development Bank (CDB), He Xingxiang, was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, China's Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Sunday, amid a series of probes into officials at state financial firms.

Reuters

Husband who killed wife drove around with daughter in car looking to dump body

Murderer Joseph Elledge kept a journal outlining Mengqi Ji's 'faults', which was used in evidence when he was accused of killing her. He was sentenced to 28 years in prison

Daily Mirror

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

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For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality

Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American woman fronting the Games have encountered a whiplashing duality — prized on the global stage for their medal-winning talent, buffeted by the escalating crisis of racist abuse at home

The Independent UK

China issues blizzard alert in first Beijing snowfall of Olympics

The China Meterological Administration issued a blizzard warning for Sunday saying significant snowfall is expected in large parts of northern China including Beijing, the capital and current site of the Winter Olympics.

Reuters

China the great survivor

From feudal rule to a republic, China's reputation as a great survivor is undeniable.

Newcastle Herald

Australia evacuates embassy in Kyiv, calls on China to speak up for Ukraine

Australia said on Sunday it was evacuating its embassy in Kyiv as the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border deteriorated quickly, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling on China to not remain "chillingly silent" on the crisis.

Reuters

US sees China watching Ukraine crisis as proxy for Taiwan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration increasingly believes that China is gauging the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis as a proxy for how America would deal with more aggressive action by Beijing against Taiwan, according to three senior officials.

Tribune News Service

USA women’s 4x5K relay team — anchored by Jessie Diggins — finishes sixth

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When Jessie Diggins began the anchor leg of the women's 4 x 5K relay on Saturday, Team USA trailed the leaders by 57.6 seconds.

Tribune News Service

Would you pay $4,000 for a tree? This Australian couple sells mature trees to clients around the world

Barbara and James McGeoch's old dairy farm near Toowoomba is a perfect tree nursery from where they've built a thriving business with clients as far away as China and the Middle East.

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Hong Kong officials seek Beijing’s help to combat COVID-19 outbreak

HONOG KONG — China’s central government will give full support to Hong Kong as the city’s worsening outbreak strains health care resources and threatens its COVID-Zero strategy, Chief Secretary John Lee said after a meeting with mainland officials to ask for urgent pandemic support.

Irish Mirror

Richard O'Halloran felt 'totally' abandoned by Irish Government during detention in China

The 46-year-old said he was in a dark place and turned to alcohol as a 'coping mechanism'

ABC News

China has strict rules for dual citizenship, but apparently not when it comes to elite athletes

China has entered a record number of athletes in this year's Beijing Winter Olympics, but many of the competitors representing Team China were born and trained in foreign countries, like the US.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: China win first men’s speed skating gold; latest Team GB news; results and medal table

Gao Tingyu won China’s first ever men’s speed skating gold at the Winter Olympics as he came out on top in the 500m event in Beijing.

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RTE listeners hear how Richard O'Halloran endured a 'forced divorce' from his wife

The dad-of-four also said he missed precious years of his children growing up while he was detained in China

Irish Mirror

Richard O'Halloran tells RTE's Brendan O'Connor he 'fell in love with wife again' after China return

“There was an extraordinarily low point which I would hope that nobody ever has to go through"

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine crisis: US is prepared for Russian ‘aggression’, warns Blinken

Secretary of state was speaking during trip to Fiji as the US seeks to stem China’s influence in the Pacific region

The Independent UK

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Gao Wins China Its First Men’s Speed Skating Gold

Gao Tingyu won China its first men's speed skating gold on Saturday, smashing the Olympic record to cross the finish line in 34.32 seconds as spectators cheered him on in the men's 500 meters at the Beijing Olympics. He set the pace early as the seventh pairing out of 15,…

Reuters

Responding to Ukraine tensions, Taiwan says it is watching situation with China

Taiwan is closely watching the situation in the narrow strait that separates it from China and raising its preparedness in response to what is happening with Ukraine, the government said on Saturday, though it added the two cases were very different.

Tribune News Service

The great climate backslide: How governments are regressing worldwide

At the conclusion of COP26 in November, summit chairman Alok Sharma praised the “heroic efforts” by nations showing they can rise above their differences and unite to tackle climate change, an outcome he said “the world had come to doubt.”

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