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Coronavirus updates | January 30, 2022

The country saw its first case of COVID-19 on January 30, 2020, when a third-year medical student from Wuhan University tested positive. She had returned home following semester holidays.

The Hindu

Taiwan’s VP holds call with Pelosi to strengthen US ties

WASHINGTON — Taiwanese Vice President William Lai held a video call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — his second meeting with a senior U.S. politician in two days — on topics including human rights in China.

Tribune News Service

Pall hangs over China's Games

The Beijing Winter Olympics begin on Feb 4 -- and not without controversy given they are taking place as Beijing wrestles with human rights issues.

Bangkok Post

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Winter Olympics 2022: From COVID-19 to politics, Beijing is set to be a Games to remember

From COVID regulations to ongoing tensions between China and other world powers, this Winter Olympics will be like no other, writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

Richard O'Halloran celebrates 'great day of emotion' on return from China after three years

After being unable to see his family for nearly three years, the father-of-four is now home in Dublin and reunited with his wife and children

Irish Mirror

Asian Cup: China start favourites against Vietnam

NAVI MUMBAI: Chasing their first title in 16 years, Shui Qingxia's China will expect nothing less than victory when they face Vietnam in the Women's Asian Cup quarter-finals here on Sunday.

The Times of India

China: US 'paying athletes to disrupt Olympics'

BEIJING: The United States is paying athletes to “create disturbances” during the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.

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AICF expects strong finish for India at Asian Games

CHENNAI: As chess makes a return to the Asian Games for the first time since the 2010 Guangzhou edition in China, India will be hoping for a medal rush. The AICF (All India Chess Federation), on Saturday, named five-time former World champion Viswanathan Anand as the team mentor. The AICF…

The Times of India

Black people have the resources to heal our own communities

China’s presence here in Ghana is as conspicuous. It makes me reflect on the presence of outsiders in Black communities back in America.

Chicago Sun-Times

US denies Chinese media claims of trying to ‘maliciously disrupt and spoil’ Winter Olympics

A report in the China Daily newspaper claims the US is urging athletes to play passively in the Games

The Independent UK

Richard O’Halloran celebrates ‘great day of emotion’ on return from China

The father-of-four was unable to see his family for nearly three years.

The Independent UK

Richard O’Halloran reunited with family in Ireland after being stuck in China for 3 years

The dad-of-four arrived home to wife Tara and his children Ben, Amber, Isabella and Scarlett

Dublin Live

Caixin Top Stories of the Month: January 2022

China’s GDP growth slowed significantly in fourth quarter, highlighting pressure on economy from lingering real estate crisis, Beijing’s tough ‘zero-Covid’ strategy and raging omicron variant

Caixin Global

Russia’s Risky Options beyond Full Ukraine Attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing to launch an invasion of Ukraine, with more than 100,000 troops positioned around the country. Certainly, the US believes that's the case and President Joe Biden has warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that an attack could come in February. But Russia denies…

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Sports: Viswanathan Anand to mentor Indian chess team for 2022 Asian Games

With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men's and women's team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold after 12 years.

Irish Mirror

Richard O'Halloran's family 'unbelievably happy' as they reunite after his three years in China

The family said they are "unbelievably happy" to have him home

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Media Says US Pays Athletes to 'Disrupt' Beijing Games

Chinese state media said the United States plans to "maliciously disrupt and spoil" the Beijing Winter Olympics by enticing athletes to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticize Beijing. A week before the Games begin amid tensions between the two superpowers, China Daily, an English-language newspaper run by the…

The Guardian - UK

Covid: France reports 332,398 new cases; some UK schools reintroduce mask wearing in classrooms – as it happened

New Zealand PM deemed a close contact of a person who tested positive for Covid-19; Japanese infections set record for fifth consecutive day

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Reuters

Hong Kong university covers up Tiananmen crackdown memorial slogan

A leading Hong Kong university on Saturday covered a painted slogan commemorating China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, the latest instance of a public June 4 memorial being removed in China-ruled Hong Kong.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr’s ‘pathetic’ meme showing Joe Biden and Xi Jinping called out online

The photoshopped meme led to users calling him out for his father’s alleged ties to Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Olympics-China says U.S. plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Games

China's foreign ministry and an official newspaper have accused the United States of planning to interfere with and "sabotage" the Beijing Winter Olympics by paying athletes from some countries to make half-hearted efforts in competition and to criticise China.

The Times of India

Legendary Viswanathan Anand to mentor Indian chess players ahead of Asian Games

NEW DELHI: Five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand has been roped in as a mentor of the Indian players looking to break into the team for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where the sport will make a comeback after a gap of 12 years.

The Hindu

Beijing Winter Olympics | China media says U.S. pays athletes to 'disrupt' Beijing Games

The plan is to "incite athletes from various countries to express their discontent toward China.”

The Guardian - US

American muckrakers: Peter Schweizer, James O’Keefe and a rightwing full court press

The author of Clinton Cash takes aim at the Bidens, the founder of Project Veritas stakes a claim for legitimacy. The results are murky – but offer a map for political battles to come

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