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French Parliament bans China's pogrom of Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 20 (ANI): France parliament slammed China's "genocide" of its Uyghur Muslim people on Thursday, in a resolution that could sour relations between Paris and Beijing only two weeks before the Winter Olympics.
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China cracks down on human rights activists ahead of Winter Olympics next
Updated : 4 years, 5 months 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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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at W
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A member of China's Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, spotlighting concerns about the country's restrictions on political expression.
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Archers Atanu Das, Deepika Kumari dropped from TOPS program
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Archers Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari have been dropped from the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), Sports Authority of India (SAI) confirmed on Thursday.
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Study examines misogynistic attitudes towards women's sport among male foo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): A new study has found that openly misogynistic attitudes towards women's sport may be common amongst male football fans.
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Women's Hockey Asia Cup: Experience, team camaraderie will give us edge ov
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], January 20 (ANI): Ahead of the Indian hockey team starting their campaign at the Women's Asia Cup on Friday, captain and team's ace goalkeeper Savita expressed that the team's experience will be the key to their performance at the prestigious quadrennial continental tournament
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COVID- Beijing battles both Delta, Omicron ahead of next month's Winter Ol
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Beijing battles with epidemic ahead of the scheduled next month's Winter Olympics as four COVID-19 infections, with both the Delta and Omicron variants, were detected recently.
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Amid diplomatic boycott, China issues visas to some US officials for 2022
Updated : 4 years, 5 months 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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China faces challenges amid rising COVID-19 cases ahead of Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): Weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics, China is witnessing a rise in COVID-19 cases in its major cities including Beijing despite the strict lockdown, said a media report.
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Beijing reports three more COVID-19 cases weeks ahead of Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 19 (ANI): China's capital Beijing has reported three more COVID-19 cases since Monday, weeks before the Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off in the capital on February 4.
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Beijing Olympics App 'My2022' has security flaws: Canadian cybersecurity g
Updated : 4 years, 5 months 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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China dismisses West's warnings on possible cybersecurity threats during 2
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 18 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian on Tuesday called Western countries' statements regarding cybersecurity threats to athletes' personal mobile phones, laptops and tablets during the 2022 Winter Olympics unjustified speculations.
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