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A puck slides over the Olympic rings during a hockey practice at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Remote Games: NBC announcers ready to call action from US

By Joe Reedy Feb. 02, 2022 07:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2020 photo released by the Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan's King Abdullah II gives a speech during the inauguration of the 19th Parliament's non-ordinary session, in Amman Jordan. Jordan’s army chief of staff says the half-brother of King Abdullah II was asked to “stop some movements and activities that are being used to target Jordan’s security and stability.” The army chief of staff denied reports Saturday, April 3, 2021, that Prince Hamzah was arrested. He said an investigation is still ongoing and its results will be made public “in a transparent and clear form.” (Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP, File)
Jordan prince says he's confined, lashes out at authorities

Apr. 03, 2021 02:57 PM EDT

FILE - This Oct. 17, 2007, file photo, shows the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation sign on their offices at White City in London. A BBC correspondent in China, John Sudworth, has relocated to Taiwan, saying he faced threats and intimidation from authorities in Beijing. Britain’s national broadcaster confirmed the move on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, but did not specify why Sudworth had left China. The BBC said his work “has exposed truths the Chinese authorities did not want the world to know.”(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety concerns

Mar. 31, 2021 07:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, a man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks along an observation deck near the CCTV Headquarters building, the home of Chinese state-run television network CCTV and its overseas arm CGTN, in Beijing. China has banned the BBC World News television channel from the few outlets where it could be seen in the country in possible retaliation after British regulators revoked the license of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
EU calls on China to reverse ban on BBC World News channel

Feb. 13, 2021 05:52 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, a man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks along an observation deck near the CCTV Headquarters building, the home of Chinese state-run television network CCTV and its overseas arm CGTN, in Beijing. China has banned the BBC World News television channel from the few outlets where it could be seen in the country in possible retaliation after British regulators revoked the license of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliation

Feb. 12, 2021 02:33 AM EST

FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 file photo, people wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, walk past the CCTV Headquarters building, the home of Chinese state-run television network CCTV and its overseas arm CGTN, in Beijing. The U.K. has stripped China's state-owned TV channel of its broadcasting license in the country, after an investigation found the license holder lacked editorial control and had links to China's ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move

Feb. 11, 2021 08:36 PM EST

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain in action during the Formula One race at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec.13, 2020. (Hamad Mohammed, Pool via AP)
7-time F1 champion Hamilton wins BBC's top sports prize

Dec. 20, 2020 07:31 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2014 file photo, members of the audience react during the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule Britannia!” for its traditional summer-ending concert amid a controversy over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are re-evaluating the nation’s colonial past. Britain’s publicly funded broadcaster said the final night of its Proms concert series would feature instrumental versions of “Rule Britannia!” and “Land of Hope and Glory,” instead of traditional singalongs. (Guy Bell/PA via AP, File)
Rule, Britannia! BBC ditches singalong amid colonial rethink

By Danica Kirka Aug. 25, 2020 01:13 PM EDT