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China’s use of Uyghur with Olympic torch can’t distract from abuses -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China's use of a Uyghur athlete to carry the Olympic torch cannot be a distraction from "the human...
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Olympics-China’s U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart's remark that China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur...
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Eight killed in two days after third deadly avalanche hits Austria
ZURICH (Reuters) -One person was killed and four others injured in an avalanche in western Austria on Saturday, police said,...
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China’s Xi meets more heads of state in Winter Games diplomatic push
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday as Beijing used the start...
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Increased COVID cases at Beijing Games no reason for concern, organisers say
By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - COVID-19 cases inside Beijing's Winter Olympic Games bubble hit the second highest since arrivals...
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Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ timing of China-Russia partnership
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Saturday condemned as "contemptible" the timing of China and Russia's "no limits" partnership at the...
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China, Russia partner up against West at Olympics summit
By Tony Munroe, Andrew Osborn and Humeyra Pamuk BEIJING/ MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China and Russia on the opening day of...
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Olympics-Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict
By Tony Munroe, Muyu Xu and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics...
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Olympics-Opening ceremony ends with Uyghur skier lighting cauldron
By Tony Munroe, Muyu Xu and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Winter Games opened on Friday night in...
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Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott as Beijing Games begin
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters from China's Muslim Uyghur community rallied in Istanbul on Friday to...
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Putin hails $117.5 billion of China deals as Russia squares off with West
By Vladimir Soldatkin and Chen Aizhu MOSCOW/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin unveiled new Russian oil and gas deals with China...
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Olympics-‘We’re not best friends’: Ukrainian and Russian athletes keep distance
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Parniyan Zemaryalai BEIJING (Reuters) - With Russian troops massed at Ukraine's borders, athletes from the two...
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Putin arrives in Beijing for Winter Olympics with gas supply deal for China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Friday for the 2022 Winter Olympics and a meeting...
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Olympics-Beijing Games are like IOC’s reward to China for bad behaviour: Rippon
By Ian Ransom (Reuters) - The selection of Beijing as the 2022 Winter Games host is like the International Olympic...
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Olympics-Beijing Games see 21 new COVID cases on Feb 3 vs 55 a day earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) - A total of 21 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 3, down...
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Ukraine in focus for Olympics insurers as Beijing Games kick off
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn (Reuters) - The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest...
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China, Russia ‘coordinated positions’ on Ukraine, says Chinese foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Russia coordinated their positions on Ukraine during a meeting between both countries' foreign ministers in...
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Olympics-Peng Shuai expected inside Beijing bubble as athletes find their snow feet
By Karolos Grohmann, Simon Evans and Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - The Olympics chief on Thursday pledged to support Chinese...
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Cocktails and hazmat suits mingle in the Beijing Olympics bubble
By Yiming Woo and Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -A bartender in the Chinese ski resort of Zhangjiakou wears a...
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Olympics-Tibetans march on IOC headquarters to protest Beijing Games
By Stephanie Nebehay LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) -Several hundred Tibetan and Uyghur activists marched on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on...
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