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China cracks down on human rights activists ahead of Winter Olympics next
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): Chinese authorities are detaining human rights activists to strike out any potential dissent and criticism right ahead of the next month's Winter Olympics.
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Amid diplomatic boycott, China issues visas to some US officials for 2022
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Despite Washington's diplomatic boycott of games, China has issued visas to some members of the US delegation for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, reported Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Beijing Olympics App 'My2022' has security flaws: Canadian cybersecurity g
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], January 18 (ANI): The Beijing Winter Olympics app, 'My2022' mandated for use by all Game attendees, contains security issues that might lead to data breaches, according to Canadian cybersecurity group Citizen Lab, which issued a warning on Tuesday, reported Sputnik.
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Putin to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 14 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday.
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Pak PM Imran Khan to attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony despite West
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will attend the scheduled Beijing Winter Olympic ceremony next month despite the West's Boycott.
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Surging COVID-19 cases in China spoil planning for Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): Corona caseload in China is spiking at a time when the organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games have less than a month to finalise their preparations for the Winter Olympics which are scheduled to start from February 4, 2022.
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Tibetans, Taiwanese officials in Taipei protest; call for Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 7 (ANI): Several officials of Taiwan and members of the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT) protested here in front of the Bank of China, the only Chinese government entity in Taiwan, on January 5, calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics due to Chi
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US' diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Uyghur abuses garners Musl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The decision by the United States to boycott the Beijing Olympics in February 2022 in the wake of the genocide and inhumane treatment of Muslims in China's Xinjiang province is a fair response in all respects because the humiliation, torture, and suffering
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Disqualification in Beijing Olympics 2008 led to birth of One Thousand Hoc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): In the year 2008 when the Indian hockey team failed to qualify for Olympics, K Arumugam, a freelance journalist, decided to do something for the game: He started an NGO named 'One Thousand Hockey Legs' (OTHL) which started giving training to underprivilege
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China starts 2022 with biggest tally of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 2 (ANI): China welcomed the year 2022 with the worst tally of COVID-19 cases for any seven-day period since subduing the country's first epidemic nearly two years ago.
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Chinese stakes in 2022 high, but success is by no means guaranteed
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): The stakes of China in 2022 are undoubtedly high - from the Beijing Winter Olympics to the 20th Communist Party Congress in the fall, but success is by no means guaranteed. And numerous questions abound.
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Boycott of Beijing Olympics doomed to fail, as boycott of Sochi games: Chi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): A diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics by the US is doomed to fail, as the boycott of the Games in Sochi, said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui while adding that China and Russia are ready to resist the politicization of sports.
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