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Peng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview
World

Peng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview

BEIJING (AP) — Nothing to see here, move on. That was the message that Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai delivered…
No large fluctuations in Olympics COVID cases expected, organizers say
World

No large fluctuations in Olympics COVID cases expected, organizers say

BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due…
Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels
World

Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

BEIJING (AP) — Not enough food. Inedible meals. No training equipment. Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for…
In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule
World

In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule

His collar turned up against the cold, the head of the International Olympic Committee looked out over the stadium and…
Egypt’s Sisi, China’s Xi Jinping hold economic talks in Beijing
Business

Egypt’s Sisi, China’s Xi Jinping hold economic talks in Beijing

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held summit talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday morning at the Great Hall…
Sisi heads to China to attend opening of Beijing 2022 Olympics
Egypt

Sisi heads to China to attend opening of Beijing 2022 Olympics

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to the People’s Republic of China on Thursday morning to attend the opening ceremony of…
On Lunar New Year, Chinese pray outside shut temples
World

On Lunar New Year, Chinese pray outside shut temples

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese people on Tuesday rang in the Lunar New Year despite pandemic restrictions, as small crowds gathered…
A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK’d books
World

A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK’d books

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man…
Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs
Middle East

Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would…
US weighs letting diplomats leave China over tough COVID rules
World

US weighs letting diplomats leave China over tough COVID rules

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The US State Department is considering whether to authorize departures for American diplomats and their…
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