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Stowaway gecko survived three months after 4,800-mile journey from China

The musical instrument import company named him Thin Lizard

Wales Online

China's pet economy booms as more millennials delay marriage and kids for fur babies

HONG KONG: He Qi, an English teacher from Guangzhou city, divorced last month. He and his ex-wife split their properties quickly and amicably, but could not escape a big quarrel over their two dearest possessions - the pet dogs.

Bangkok Post

Ai Weiwei: ‘I am like a cat. Cats can play for a whole day’

As his new show opens in Cambridge, the artist reflects on his interest in fakes, why he’d love to go home, and the fate of the Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai

The Guardian - UK

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Winter Olympics 2022: Britain near curling medal after Aussie Covid drama; latest news, results, medal table

Australia’s eventful debut in the Winter Olympics mixed doubles curling continued on Sunday with the team almost kicked out of the competition following a positive Covid test.

Evening Standard

Covid news: Chinese city of Baise ‘sealed off’ after Omicron outbreak; Papua New Guinea PM tests positive – as it happened

City in Guangxi, with population of 3.7 million, reportedly under lockdown; James Marape tests positive on arrival at Winter Olympics

The Guardian - UK

China to Boost Supply of Winter Games Panda Mascot Souvenirs

China will increase the supply of merchandise featuring "Bing Dwen Dwen", the panda mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the organizing committee said on Sunday. The announcement came as Chinese media and internet users reported difficulty in purchasing souvenirs in the likeness of the chubby panda in a hard,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden rattles his sabre at Putin … but it’s Xi he really wants to scare

Tub-thumping talk of all-out war in Ukraine seems overblown but the White House knows the fledgling Sino-Russian axis is a real threat, in Taiwan and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

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Richard O'Halloran enjoys day out with son Ben at Aviva Stadium for Ireland victory

The Dubliner had been been prevented from leaving China for almost three years before he returned home last month

Dublin Live

An Olympic question that won't go away: Where is Peng Shuai?

The whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai remain a pressing question at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Inside the Olympic bubble, looking for China — or 'China'

The Olympics are usually an opportunity for the host country to showcase its culture

The Independent UK

No Large Fluctuations in COVID Cases Expected, Olympics Organizers Say

A sharp drop in COVID-19 cases on Feb. 5 among Beijing Olympics-related personnel was due to fewer arrivals at the airport and organizers said on Sunday that they did not expect any more large fluctuations in infection numbers. China detected 10 new COVID cases among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Julia Marino claims silver as Jamie Anderson’s golden reign in slopestyle ends

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — As all eyes turned toward the podium positioned at the base of Genting Snow Park’s slopestyle course, Jamie Anderson slipped quietly through a maze of TV cameras, dragging her snowboard by her side.

Los Angeles Times

GLIMPSES: Connections forged in shared chills at Olympics

Foreign visitors at the Beijing Olympics are strictly segregated from the public under China’s zero-tolerance virus containment strategy

The Independent UK

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Cheering for China on cold, dark night

China may not have a strong winter sports tradition, but skating is one of the areas where its athletes have excelled

The Independent UK

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Winter Olympics: British curlers sink China 6-5 in Beijing

A win over Norway later on Sunday would secure them a semi-final slot

Tribune News Service

News Corp. says China likely behind hack of emails and documents

The media company News Corp. said Friday that it believes a foreign government was behind a recent hack of its computer systems. China is suspected of being behind the attack, according to a cybersecurity expert.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Olympian dilemma: Protest China's human rights abuses, or just play?

BEIJING – Noah Hoffman understands the desire to speak up. For the athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics, the Winter Games will provide a global megaphone, a platform to voice their concerns about human rights abuses in China.

Wales Online

Government paying to rent storage space in China for billions of unused PPE items

The Government says it has rented some 9,512 containers since the start of the pandemic

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Winter Olympics day two: curling, ski jumping, luge and freestyle skiing – as it happened

Team GB face Norway in mixed doubles and there are medals up for grabs in the luge, moguls and ski jumping. Join Martin Belam for the latest

Reuters

U.N. chief to China's leaders: allow 'credible' visit by rights envoy

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Chinese leaders on Saturday that he expected authorities to allow U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to make a "credible visit" to the country, including Xinjiang, the United Nations said.

Tribune News Service

Jessie Diggins finishes sixth in skiathlon, first race of loaded Beijing Games

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins didn't win a medal Saturday in her first race of the Beijing Olympics. That was hard to tell from her upbeat mood after a sixth-place finish in the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon.

Irish Mirror

Richard O'Halloran enjoys happy day out with son Ben at Aviva Stadium for Ireland victory

Richard had been been prevented from leaving China for almost three years, but was released last month

The Guardian - UK

China bags Winter Games gold and a rap for ‘cynical ploy’ of Uyghur torchbearer

Host nation’s speedskating win overshadowed by criticism for using athlete from persecuted minority to light Olympic flame

Reuters

Ecuador sees trade deal with China at end of year, debt talks to begin

Ecuador expects to pull together a trade deal with China at the end of this year and will begin formal debt re-negotiations with the Asian country, Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso said on Saturday, after a Beijing visit with his counterpart Xi Jinping.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Xi Meets More Heads of State in Winter Games Diplomatic Push

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the leaders of several more countries on Saturday as Beijing used the start of the Winter Olympics to score diplomatic points amid simmering tensions with the United States. Following a groundbreaking agreement with Russia on Friday over Taiwan and against NATO expansion, Xi held meetings…

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