Opening ceremony kicks off Winter Games held under cloud of China's human right's record and the COVID pandemic

China becomes the first country to host both summer and winter games, but public is mostly shut out due to the virus and protesters oppose treatment of Uyghur minority

In sweeping crackdown following China's passage of security law, authorities detain and charge Jimmy Lai, his two sons and other activists

5,477,859 have recovered from virus, 4,126,094 still infected, with 57,841 seriously ill; countries continue to grapple with pandemic as they release economies from lockdown

Madrid rolls back lockdown to save economy while US president is accused of placing politics ahead of safety to keep confirmed cases down; virus overshadows summer solstice in UK

Officials urge residents of Chinese capital to not travel, lock down residential areas, as infections linked to wholesale market raise fears of second coronavirus wave

Beijing's largest wholesale food market shut as seven new cases confirmed; authorities delay planned reopening of schools, suspend sports events

London-born artist Leon Fenster planned to unveil the years-in-the-making 180-page text illustrating Jewish history in China's transient capital, but was forced to leave the city