Written by Jacqui PalumboChristiane Amanpour, CNN Contributors Henry Hullah, CNN Christiane Amanpour’s interview with Ai Weiwei airs Friday 1pm ET. See more here. As the Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway, artist Ai Weiwei is once again criticizing China’s ruling Communist Party — and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which he […]
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TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic Stadium on a hot and sticky Monday morning was an edifice in search of an audience. The people trickling through security and the Covid-19 checks were mostly members of camera crews, various technicians, and the occasional reporter. “Not busy,” said the Japanese soldier scanning bags […]
Germany and Italy have now joined Ireland and Spain on the list of countries that may lose their matches at Euro 2020 because they have refused to agree to a minimum number of fans. Each host city was asked to confirm the number of fans it could safely accommodate in […]
He came to Germany from Togo in 1995. Initially, he says, integration proved challenging — “we didn’t have a lot of interaction with people” — but playing football provided a place where he could be himself. “It was the first time where I had a smile on my face,” adds […]
A player miskicks the ball – skies it – and its clatter on the metal roof is the loudest sound in the Covid-emptied stand. There’s not much by way of a corresponding stand on the other side of the pitch, mostly just advertising boards and a momentarily malfunctioning scoreboard. Behind […]
The official countdown to the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games has begun as the first group of runners carried the Olympic torch through Fukushima, in the first test of measures that organisers insist will ensure a “safe and secure” event in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. After a brief opening […]
James has evolved off the court, too; he is a vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter and campaigns for social change It was another unscripted moment of genius, another masterful flourish from a man approaching 20 years at the very top of his game. LeBron James picked up possession in […]
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. I am staring at two bundles of newspaper clippings – one present day, one past – and feeling a deepening chill. The first pile details China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim population in Xinjiang, where more than a million people have been […]