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Going to china it was a clear fight something a change. there was an opening now between those two great powers and that, of course, made the position of the soviet union different and a lot of other countries reflect about how the world had changed so it was a tremendous moment and of course, gradually, it was going to open up the possibility of greater investment, trade, cultural exchanges between the two countries. we see the world today very much affected by what happened then. indeed. over ...

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It was disappointed by the decision because its rules dont allow exceptions to be made to mandatory suspensions, including for minors. meanwhile the us olympic and paralympic committee said it appears to be another chapter in the systematic and pervasive disregard for clean sport by russia. it is damaging, but you want to think that now maybe yet again we are at the point where something will be done in order to make sure that nothing like this can happen again. the international olympic committ...

Ran away with it after the break. giorgios giakoumakis made it two midway through the second half. number three came from a corner daezen maeda headed in, before nir bitton added the fourth late on. and hibernian are also into the last eight — after they beat arbroath 3—1. they came from a goal down to beat the championship leaders, chris mueller scoring the third. the win ends their five—game wait for a victory. one of the features of these beijing winter olympics is the need for fake sno...

Opponents are using it for a false, political attack. and its predictable that our opponents look for opportunities to distract from their failed records when it comes to protecting public health during the pandemic. joining us now, patricia murphy. they say this, yet they took the photo down because, clearly, they seem to know something about that. >> yeah. i would say this has been not a great moment in materially stages of the stacey abrams campaign. this was supposed to be an innocuous, happ...

She tested positive for. what do you make of the timing of this? and why would we just be hearing about this test result now if she took the test in december? >> youre asking the absolute right question there. and what makes the situation a little more fascinating, concerning, depending on your perspective is this is a team that is competing at the olympics not as russia but as the russian olympic committee, roc, because of past doping violations. so, this isnt a new or unique problem for this c...

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Moments of high drama — and a few moments of controversy too. but what will the legacy of these olympics — for the competitors and the hosts? im joined now by shushu chen in birmingham. shes a lecturer in sport policy and management at the university there. thank you forjoining us on newsday. there have been many challenges, not to mention the pandemic and of course the international media spotlight as well. has china, in your view, met all those challenges? well, indeed, as he said, challen...

Its not about today, its about a whole lifetime of this sport, and ive got to thank the competitors for embracing me. this whole way, the kind words they... the kind words they said to me at the bottom, you know, that i had inspired them and pushed them to get to this point. thank you, guys, thank you, snowboarding. it has been my life. it has been a roller—coaster through the years. the fondest of farewells, then, to one of the games most enduring stars. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. lets ge...

Far from perfect and just see the results of the other skaters that have put their hearts and their trust on the line and skated amazingly to not even come close. doesnt sit well. >> how much of an impact do you think this whole doping scandal has had on the other competitors and their ability to perform at their peak right now? >> i cant even begin to imagine what is resting on their shoulders right now, seeing some of the skaters finish their performance and break down in tears. i think was ju...