An Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?
By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its final…
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India launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier
CNN By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander…
Continue ReadingIndia launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier
By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved…
Continue ReadingIce that took roughly 2,000 years to form on Mt. Everest has melted in around 25
By Angela Dewan and Danya Gainor, CNN The highest glacier on the world’s tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of…
Continue ReadingXi’s Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Simone McCarthy, CNN When China’s leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who…
Continue ReadingAfghan universities reopen to female students but with strict rules on mixing
By Ehsan Popalzai and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Afghanistan’s public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on campus…
Continue ReadingAfghan universities reopen to female students but with strict rules on mixing
CNN By Ehsan Popalzai and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Afghanistan’s public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on…
Continue ReadingXi’s Olympic guest list heavy on strongmen and autocrats
By Simone McCarthy, CNN When China’s leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who are unlikely to…
Continue ReadingDisaster-hit Tonga goes into lockdown after recording first local Covid cases
By Helen Regan, CNN The Pacific island nation of Tonga has gone into lockdown after reporting its first community cases of Covid-19, weeks after a…
Continue Reading99 million-year-old flowers found perfectly preserved in amber bloomed at the feet of dinosaurs
By Katie Hunt, CNN Flowers discovered perfectly preserved in globs of amber bloomed at the feet of dinosaurs, suggesting that some flowering plants…
Continue ReadingBTS member Jimin hospitalized for appendicitis while positive for Covid-19
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Jimin, a member of South Korean supergroup BTS, tested positive for Covid-19 and underwent surgery for acute…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s coup leaders tried to crush resistance. But one year on, it’s stronger than ever
By Helen Regan, CNN After one year of military rule in Myanmar, millions of people are resisting a return to repression and isolation. Last February,…
Continue ReadingJacinda Ardern Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1980…
Continue ReadingJacinda Ardern in self-isolation as Covid cases rise in New Zealand
By Akanksha Sharma, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has entered self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires longest range missile since 2017
By Brad Lendon, Gawon Bae, Junko Ogura and Barbara Starr, CNN North Korea fired what is presumed to be its longest range ballistic missile since 2017…
Continue ReadingChina claims to be holding the greenest Olympics. So why has it built a ski resort in the middle of a nature reserve?
By David Culver and CNN staff China has touted its newly completed Olympic ski venue as an example of its commitment to making the Beijing Games the…
Continue ReadingIs that a nuclear plant? The story behind those towers at the Winter Olympics big air
CNN By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of…
Continue ReadingSupport of Taiwan independence could spark US military conflict with China, Chinese ambassador says
By Reuters China and the United States could end up in a military conflict if the United States encourages Taiwan’s independence,…
Continue ReadingImages emerge of one of the US Navy’s newest stealth fighters crashing into the sea
By Brad Lendon, CNN Images have emerged of a US Navy F-35C stealth fighter crashing into the South China Sea earlier this week. The F-35C, a…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea conducts what could be its 6th missile test this month, South Korea says
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea fired what are presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast…
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