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The entire 20-member delegation held up a "peace for all" message, accompanied by raised fists.

The Beijing Games, contained inside a "closed loop", were the second Olympics in six months to be deprived by COVID-19 of much of its festivity.

The world's best figure skaters put aside competition nerves and concerns about scores on Sunday as they let loose on the final day.

The crowds were generally far smaller than the 30 pct capacity an International Olympic Committee official had earlier said was hoped for.

The scintillating opening ceremony ended with a member of China's Uyghur minority helping to light the Olympic cauldron.

Since January 23, there have been 287 positive tests among Games-related personnel from a total of 610,000 tests.

Final preparations are taking place for the Winter Games amid a global surge in cases of the highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant.

The relay involving 1,200 torchbearers will begin on Feb. 2 and wind up just two days later, on Feb. 4, when the Games open in Beijing.

Authorities are determined to create a physical barrier between participants and the general population.

North Korea blames "hostile forces" and the worldwide pandemic for not being able to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Athletes and other attendees will have to arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport before entering a closed loop.

On Friday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that reanalysis of samples resulted in positive tests for 30 competitors from the 2008 Beijing Games and 15 from London 2012.

It was a first global title for the 31-year-old two-time Olympic champion since she won at the Beijing Games in 2008.

Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington announced Tuesday her retirement from competitive swimming.

According to police, four individuals, including three police officers, were involved in the incident.

Naim Qassem says any Israeli military presence on Lebanese soil after February 18 would be considered an occupying force.

Trump says he lifted a Biden-era block on the export of the bombs to Israel despite a ceasefire agreement being in place.

Netanyahu again praises US President Donald Trump's plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza.

According to Mohd Afzanizam, the ringgit is poised for positive starts today amid signs of weaker consumer spending in the United States.

Trump's threats are no way to treat an ally, but unfortunately for him, international law is on Canada's side.

Study suggests that environmental factors, particularly air pollution may be driving the rise in non-smoking-related lung cancer.

Hundreds of thousands of people are now living in makeshift accommodation, including churches and hospitals, according to UNHCR.

The result is due to be announced on March 9.

Trump says US troops would not be part of any security presence in Ukraine.