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Beijing Olympics set to open under cloud of Covid, rights fears
AFP, Published on 04/02/2022
» BEIJING - A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at the "Bird's Nest" stadium.
Bach says controversial Beijing Olympics 'will change winter sports'
AFP, Published on 03/02/2022
» BEIJING - The Beijing Olympics will "change the scale of winter sports forever", IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday, on the eve of a Games beset by concerns about human rights and Covid.
Sports set to start at Beijing Olympics but controversies weigh heavy
AFP, Published on 02/02/2022
» BEIJING: The sporting action gets underway at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony of a Games overshadowed by diplomatic boycotts and concerns about human rights and Covid.
Rising gasoline costs, inflation unsettle Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/01/2022
» Surging gasoline prices are posing a tricky new problem for governments as they seek to nurse virus-hit economies back to health.
Olympics meaningful even without fans, Tokyo 2020 chief says ahead of Beijing
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» TOKYO: Next month's Beijing Winter Olympics can still be meaningful even with the general public locked out because of Covid-19, a top official from last year's pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games has said.
China orders overseas mail disinfection over Omicron fears
AFP, Published on 18/01/2022
» BEIJING: China's postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to reduce orders from overseas after authorities claimed mail could be the source of recent coronavirus outbreaks.
Superspreader fears at mass holy dip in India
AFP, Published on 13/01/2022
» SAGAR ISLAND, India: Hundreds of thousands of Indian pilgrims began packing an island in the Ganges on Thursday for a vast religious festival as Covid-19 cases surge nationwide, prompting fears of a superspreader event.
Chinese cities battle Covid as Winter Olympics loom
AFP, Published on 12/01/2022
» BEIJING: China is battling coronavirus outbreaks in several cities, testing the country's strict "zero-Covid" strategy just weeks before Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics.
China detects more Omicron cases as cities tighten restrictions
AFP, Published on 10/01/2022
» BEIJING: China reported more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, with authorities on high alert over flare-ups in major cities just weeks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
World passes 300 million Covid cases as Omicron breaks records
AFP, Published on 08/01/2022
» PARIS - The total number of Covid-19 cases registered worldwide passed 300 million on Friday, with the Omicron variant's rapid spread setting new infection records in dozens of countries over the last week.