Olympics Curling kicks off, but Putin Xi the main game as politics swirls over Beijing

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BEIJING — Mixed doubles curling was set to open competition in Beijing on Wednesday as the shadow of war in Ukraine – and the impending arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin – loomed over a Winter Games already transformed by the coronavirus pandemic. Curling teams from Sweden and Britain were expected to take the frozen […]

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