Land of the panda running out of Beijing Olympic pandas
The land of the panda failed to produce enough panda souvenirs for the Beijing Winter Olympics, a red-faced Chinese official admitted on Sunday.
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Georgian luger races in Beijing in memory of cousin killed at 2010 Games
Saba Kumaritashvili says he was inspired to race in the luge at the Beijing Olympics by the death of his cousin in the same sport at the 2010 Winter Games.
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UN praises 'positive' talks with Yemen sides on ageing oil tanker
The UN's humanitarian coordinator for war-torn Yemen said he held constructive talks with government officials and Huthi rebels over dealing with the threat posed by a rusting oil tanker abandoned offshore.
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Elizabeth II marks Platinum Jubilee with 'Queen Camilla' announcement
Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday became the first British monarch to reign for seven decades, expressing her "sincere wish" for Camilla, the wife of her heir Prince Charles, to ultimately be known as Queen Consort.
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Pandas running out fast at China's Winter Olympics
The land of the panda failed to produce enough panda souvenirs for the Beijing Winter Olympics, an official admitted on Sunday.
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'Global Dream' turns into nightmare for German port town
The unfinished "Global Dream" rests quietly in a dock as the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the cruise ship into a nightmare for the shipyard in Wismar along Germany's windswept Baltic coast.
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'Act of arson' at S.Africa church where Tutu is buried
A fire started by an arsonist broke out overnight at the cathedral where South Africa's spiritual father and anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu is buried, a church leader announced Sunday.
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Olympic diplomacy blitz nets Argentina for China's Belt and Road
China welcomed Argentina into its global Belt and Road Initiative Sunday as President Xi Jinping capped a weekend of frenetic diplomatic activity on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics.
Read moreNew Zealand win historic Olympic gold but wind postpones downhill
"Super-proud" snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history for New Zealand after winning their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal on Sunday but bad weather played havoc with the eagerly anticipated men's downhill skiing.
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Russian teen does it for grandma in dazzling Olympic skating debut
Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva dominated on her Olympic debut Sunday in Beijing, coming close to breaking her own world record and propelling the Russians into first place ahead of the United States in the figure skating team event.
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