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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 · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Feb 6, 2022

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

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

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022

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 · Feb 6, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

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

Wales Online · Feb 6, 2022

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

The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2022

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.

Reuters · Feb 5, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2022