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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares have opened higher in Europe after a mixed trading session in Asia, where the Shanghai benchmark jumped after reopening from the Lunar New Year holidays. Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney declined. European benchmarks are mixed in early trading. U.S. futures and oil prices slipped. The retreats
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot took home the Olympic gold medal in men’s slopestyle just over three years removed from being diagnosed with cancer. Parrot was technically superior on his second of three runs and scored a 90.96 to hold off the field. He tossed his
Continue ReadingAllyssia Alleyne, CNN For centuries, medieval castles — hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry — have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance. They are the perennial backdrops for period dramas and children’s books, travel brochures and fashion spreads. But in his latest book,
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Officially, the Beijing Olympics are taking place inside what organizers are calling “the enclosed compound activity area.” That’s a fancy way of saying “a closed loop.” You probably know it better as “the bubble.” And bubbles are now part of the norm at major sporting events.
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — U.S. speedskater Casey Dawson is finally on his way to the Olympics. He tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago and has struggled to get the necessary clearance to travel to Beijing. US Speedskating says on Twitter that Dawson finally resolved everything and was on a flight to Beijing. Dawson missed the
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swimming will have world championships after all in 2022. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the sport’s world governing body jointly announced the “extraordinary” event starting June 18. It fills a gap left by the scheduled event in Japan being pushed back to 2023 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton and Travis Caldwell, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday implored protesters to end their demonstration that has blocked roads and disrupted life across the country for more than a week. “Individuals are trying to blockade our economy, our democracy, and our fellow citizens’ daily lives. It has to stop,” Trudeau
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, Nectar Gan, and CNN’s Beijing bureau, CNN Business “Fight Club” is almost back to its original state in China. As of Monday, the film’s ending has largely been restored on the popular Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video, after fans complained in late January about the complete removal of the iconic final scene.
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector has won gold in the women’s giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics. It was her first individual victory at a major championship. The 29-year-old Hector finished two runs down a course known as The Ice River at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center. Her unofficial combined time was 1
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector capped a recent career resurgence by winning the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom at the Beijing Olympics. The win is her first individual victory at a major championship. The 29-year-old Hector finished the two runs in an unofficial combined time
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olivertapia Chernobyl, Ucrania (CNN) — Es un viernes gélido en la Zona de Exclusión de Chernobyl en Ucrania y docenas de periodistas con chalecos amarillos fluorescentes se dan codazos frenéticamente mientras compiten por la posición de la cámara en una ciudad donde nadie ha vivido desde 1986. Chernobyl ha sido abandonada desde que aquí ocurriera
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Embattled Japanese technology giant Toshiba says it plans to split into two companies, one focused on infrastructure and the other on devices, as it tries to placate unhappy shareholders. Tokyo-based Toshiba Corp. is also selling its joint venture stake in Toshiba Carrier Corp. to the U.S.-based
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympics souvenirs. Dolls of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda in a winter coat, sold out after buyers waited in line overnight in freezing weather. People showed up with stools outside the Gongmei Emporium on the Wangfujing
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympics souvenirs. Dolls of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda in a winter coat, sold out after buyers waited in line overnight in freezing weather. People showed up with stools outside the Gongmei Emporium on the Wangfujing
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s U.N. ambassador has fired back at his U.S. counterpart over her remarks about sending a member of the Uyghur ethnic group to help deliver the Olympic flame and the Beijing Games. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in an interview with CNN that the choice was an attempt to “distract” from the issue
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. Freestyle skier Eileen Gu’s rise to the top has been meteoric — and her popularity in China has exploded in the lead-up to the Games. “Snow princess Gu Ailing set to shine at home Olympics,”
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli newspaper says police allegedly used spyware on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and members of his inner circle. Monday’s revelation has prompted a new high-level investigation into the claims that police used sophisticated spyware to target protesters, politicians and other
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Canada’s Eric Staal and Owen Power and the Czech Republic’s David Krejci are among the players to watch at the Olympics without an NHL presence. Staal and Krejci are among the Beijing Olympians who have won the Stanley Cup. Power was the top pick of the
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Un turista en Las Vegas ganó el premio mayor en una máquina tragamonedas el mes pasado, pero nunca fue informado debido a un mal funcionamiento en la máquina, según funcionarios. Ahora, después de una búsqueda exhaustiva, la Junta de Control de Juegos de Nevada dice que ha identificado al ganador del premio
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals got to the Super Bowl with help from a couple of coaching decisions by their conference title game opponents that backfired. If the Super Bowl comes down to a crucial fourth-down choices by Rams coach Sean McVay or Bengals counterpart Zac
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