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Australian Olympic Committee president expects Beijing 2022 to be success

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) has done a great job in preparing for the global sporting event under the backdrop of a still-raging pandemic and in promoting winter sports, said vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president of Australian Olympic Committee John Coates in a recent interview.

New Discoveries Shed Light on Time of Jesus

There is a saying in Israel, that you can't spit without hitting an archaeological treasure. That's what happened in the northern Israeli town of Migdal on the Sea of Galilee, the birthplace of Mary Magdalene – a follower of Jesus Christ, according to the Christian Gospels.

Pandemic empties one of the world's busiest airports

Hong Kong is holding firm to a zero-Covid policy with strict social distancing and border restrictions. Although the tough policy has saved lives, it has also isolated the once thriving business and logistics hub. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports.

Hear Djokovic's Serbian fans react to his Covid-19 scandal

In Serbia, no one is revered quite like Novak Djokovic, who is deemed a national hero. The world's No.1 tennis player is struggling to stay in Australia for the Australian Open, largely due to his unvaccinated status. CNN's Scott McLean travels to Belgrade, Serbia, and talks to his Serbian fans.

IOC official acclaims preparations of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Beijing 2022 venues, services and the closed-loop management system in all three Olympic zones – Beijing, Zhangjiakou and Yanqin – have received positive feedbacks as preparations for the world's sporting event have entered the homestretch. International Olympic Committee (IOC) Games Operations Director Pierre Ducrey made the remarks during an online press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

Why the Supreme Court decided against vaccine mandate

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig explains why the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide.

Biden Pledges Free Masks, More Home Tests, Amid Omicron Variant Surge

U.S. President Joe Biden says he's ramping up the fight against the pandemic, domestically distributing free face masks and a total of a billion home test kits amid the onslaught of the highly infectious omicron variant. But health equity groups say flooding one country with tools won't fix this global pandemic and that the rest of the world needs help, too.

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