Zoi Sadowski Synnott gives New Zealand their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal after winning the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Beijing Games u.afp.com/wYTg
#BREAKING Beijing Olympic men's downhill postponed because of high winds: organisers
#UPDATE "Super-proud" snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott makes history for New Zealand after winning their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal but bad weather plays havoc with the eagerly anticipated men's downhill skiing u.afp.com/wYTB
#UPDATE Saba Kumaritashvili says he was inspired to race in the luge at the #Beijing2022 Olympics by the death of his cousin in the same sport at the 2010 Winter Games u.afp.com/wYqR #AFPSports
#UPDATE Californian-born Eileen Gu, one of the faces of the #Beijing2022 Games, makes her Olympic debut Monday under the flag of host nation China u.afp.com/wYqj #AFPSports
#UPDATE Japanese figure skating idol Yuzuru Hanyu finally arrived in Beijing on Sunday to start his quest for a third Olympic gold, his team said, whipping his Chinese fans into a social media frenzy #Beijing2022 u.afp.com/wYqy #AFPSports
#UPDATE China appeared Sunday to censor an outpouring of social media vitriol against a naturalised US-born figure skater who took a tumble at the #Beijing2022 Games and nearly cost the hosts dear u.afp.com/wYcG #AFPSports
#UPDATE Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi won ski jumping gold on the men's normal hill at the #Beijing2022 Olympics on Sunday, holding his nerve while his main title rivals lost theirs u.afp.com/wYch #AFPSports
#UPDATE Alexander Bolshunov said the mere mention of doping "turns me inside out" after the Russian cross-country skier won the #Beijing2022 Olympics men's skiathlon by more than a minute on Sunday u.afp.com/wYcj #AFPSports
#UPDATE The United States on Sunday criticized China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur to carry the Olympic torch, calling it an effort by Beijing to "distract us" from the mistreatment of the minority group #Beijing2022 u.afp.com/wYp2 #AFFPSports
🌏 Today at #Beijing2022
🏅🏂 "Super-proud" snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott made history on Sunday after winning New Zealand's first ever #WinterOlympics gold but the men's downhill skiers were forced to wait 24 hours for their chance
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#BREAKING African Union summit 'unequivocally' condemns coup 'wave'
#UPDATE The African Union has condemned a recent "wave" of coups that has seen an unprecedented number of member states suspended from the bloc, a senior official said Sunday
#BREAKING African Union suspends debate on Israel's status: diplomats
VIDEO: 🇬🇧 Amateur British bakers are battling it out to create a #PlatinumJubilee pudding worthy of marking the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign #platinumpudding
#PlatinumJubilee#UPDATE
95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II made a rare public appearance Saturday, at a small reception in Norfolk, England
Sunday will be the 70th anniversary of the day her father, King George VI, died, and she became queen aged 25
Cyclone #Batsirai was expected to reach eastern Madagascar on Saturday, posing a "very serious threat" to millions with powerful winds and torrential rains set to batter the large Indian Ocean island u.afp.com/wYwR#CycloneBatsirai
VIDEO: 🇷🇪🇲🇺 A Mauritian oil tanker has run aground on the south coast of #ReunionIsland during heavy weather caused by the passage of #CycloneBatsirai. The 11 sailors on the Tresta Star, which was sailing empty of cargo, were rescued
#UPDATE As #CycloneBatsirai neared eastern #Madagascar on Saturday people sought shelter in more secure concrete buildings while others reinforced their roofs with sandbags. The Meteo-France weather service has warned of winds of up to 260 kph (162mph) u.afp.com/wYwR
#BREAKING Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Winter Olympics
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
The clear favourite ahead of the event, she finished the course in 44mins 13.7sec
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing #WinterOlympics2022 on Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing u.afp.com/wYiZ#AFPSports
#BREAKING US waives sanctions on Iran's civil nuclear program
#UPDATE Ahead of upcoming negotiations in Vienna, a senior US official said the State Department is waiving sanctions on Iran's civilian nuclear program - a technical step necessary to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement
#UPDATE The resumption of the sanctions waivers, ended by the Trump administration in 2020, "would be essential to ensuring Iran's swift compliance" if a new nuclear deal can be reached in Vienna, a State Department official said Friday u.afp.com/wYUP
#UPDATE The opening ceremony of the Beijing #WinterOlympics2022 began on Friday as China attempted to turn the page on a troubled build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns and Covid
VIDEO: 🇨🇳 Beijing 2022: Fireworks mark start of the #WinterOlympics2022 opening ceremony in China's capital #AFPSports