Analysis: As Olympics begin, 2 Koreas navigate an odd moment
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — On Friday night, the world will witness a truly extraordinary moment: An Olympics convening in South Korea with the participation of its nuclear rival, North Korea. And against that backdrop of athletics and pomp, a cascade of political events unfolds even as the ...
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Korean unity, historic handshake as Pyeongchang Olympics open
The two Koreas marched together and South Korea's president shared a historic handshake with Kim Jong Un's sister as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opened in a spirit of intense rapprochement on Friday. At a glittering but sub-zero ceremony, South and North Korea brought the crowd to its feet ...
The Latest: UN chief urges denuclearization to North Korea
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the arrival of a high-level North Korean delegation to South Korea for the Olympics (all times local): The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had a brief exchange with North Korea's nominal head of state and "reiterated his expectation and ...
Speed Skater Shani Davis: Team USA Chose Olympics Flag-Bearer ‘Dishonorably’
American speed skater Shani Davis was not pleased about how Team USA selected its flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the The two-time Olympic champion expressed his frustration on Twitter after he missed out on the honor to to decide its 2018 flag bearer,” Davis wrote on Thursday. “No ...
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With extraordinary political optics, Winter Olympics begin
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven by generations of anger, suspicion ...
2 Koreas Make History Marching Under Unified Flag In Olympics Opener
Unified Korea's flag bearers lead the delegation parade during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 9, 2018. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV via Getty Images)/ North Korean and South Korean athletes participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics marched as one during Friday’s opening ...
Iconic Tongan Olympic flag bearer goes shirtless amid frigid temperatures in Pyeongchang
Temperatures in Pyeongchang are so frigid right now that Olympians are being after mere practice runs — but that sure as hell didn't stop Tonga's viral flag bearer from going shirtless (again.) made headlines during the 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony. Taufatofua, a 34-year-old taekwondo ...
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Hold the phone? Games organizers apologize to Iran for apparent gift gaffe
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Organizers of South Korea’s Winter Olympics apologized to the Iranian team before Friday’s opening ceremony for what they called a misunderstanding over gifts of Samsung mobile phones. The apology appeared to have helped defuse a spat in which Iran on ...
Winter Olympics 2018: Samsung giveaway phone snub sparks Iran fury
These are external links and will open in a new window/ The diplomatic row broke out over allegations the Iranian delegation was being snubbed by organisers The head of the Pyeongchang Olympics' organising committee has apologised to Iran after a diplomatic row broke out over commemorative ...
The Most Dazzling Moments From The 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
The 2018 Winter Games kicked off Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with an opening spectacle for the ages, complete with dancing, Transmitting an overriding message of peace and harmony, the dazzling variety of routines showcased Korean culture, and parts of it were set to a Korean pop music ...
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Iranian officials react firmly to Samsung move
TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign minister issued an ultimatum on Thursday to Samsung Co. urging it to apologize for excluding the Iranian Olympians from receiving phones as a gift in the South Korea Winter Olympics, a source said. If Samsung Electronics does not withdraw from its decision until ...
Samsung caught in storm over phones for Iran's Olympic team
Samsung smartphones are at the center of a diplomatic spat between Iran and South Korea that erupted ahead of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The Iranian Olympic Committee said its athletes were initially excluded from a giveaway of special edition Galaxy Note 8 phones that was arranged by ...
S. Korea gets flexible with N. Korea sanctions for Olympics
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — From smartphones to ship fuel, South Korea is wrestling how to balance international sanctions on North Korea with its desire to show the Olympic spirit as it welcomes hundreds of North Koreans for the Winter Games. Spearheaded by the U.S., the international community ...
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Olympics: Hold the phone? Games organizers apologize to Iran for apparent gift gaffe
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - Organizers of South Korea’s Winter Olympics apologized to the Iranian team before Friday’s opening ceremony for what they called a misunderstanding over gifts of Samsung mobile phones. Iran on Thursday had summoned South Korea’s ambassador over reports its ...
North Korea Holds Massive Military Parade Ahead Of 2018 Winter Olympics
North Korea staged a large military parade on Thursday, just one day before the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The parade was reportedly held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of founding of the , according to South Korea’s Yonhap News, but it also ...
Washington sends message to North Korea as Pence heads to Winter Olympics
Protesters in South Korea have been demonstrating ahead of the arrival of the North's Winter Olympics teams - REUTERS/ Mike Pence, the US vice president, will arrive in South Korea for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games accompanied by Fred Warmbier, the father of the Mr Warmbier is ...
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North Korea holds military parade ahead of Olympics Opening Ceremony
Kim Jong Un is utilizing a strategy of both diplomacy and force, as the annual military parade was moved up to coincide with the Olympics and his sister Kim Yo Jong is in PyeongChang for the games.
Ahead of Olympics, Iran and South Korea spar over Samsung phones and sanctions
With the 2018 Winter Olympics due to begin in South Korea, all eyes are on the North Korean delegation to the games. Yet the event has unexpectedly caused problems between the host country and another nation before it has even begun — as Iran summoned Seoul's envoy in Tehran on Thursday in a ...
Charges Reversed: Iran Wins After Olympic Smartphone Snub
Iran got its first victory in Pyeongchang on February 8 when organizers of this month's Winter Olympics reversed a decision to withhold complimentary smartphones from Iranian and North Korean Olympians. Tehran was seething and even summoned the South Korean ambassador following news that Olympic ...
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IOC clears Iran, North Korea for gift after Samsung phone row
Iranian and North Korean athletes at the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games will receive Samsung mobile phones, organisers said on Thursday, after Iran summoned South Korea’s ambassador over reports its athletes would not get the gifts. News reports said 4,000 of the latest $1,100 Samsung ...
Sister of North Korean leader to come to South for Olympics
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, an increasingly prominent figure in the country's leadership, will be part of the North's delegation to the South Korean Winter Olympics, officials said Wednesday. Kim Yo Jong, believed to be around 30, will be the first member ...
Olympics committee apologies to Iran over Samsung 'misunderstanding'
Pyeongchang Olympic organizers said they had apologized to Iran on Friday after a diplomatic furor over its athletes being denied special Samsung phones issued for the Games. The head of the Pyeongchang organising committee, Lee Hee-beom, confirmed he had written to the Iranian team "to ...
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Four Iranian athletes to receive Samsung phones
Organizers for the Winter Olympics said they will hand free Samsung smartphones to four Iranian athletes without the condition of returning them, amid looming anti-Samsung sentiment in Tehran. "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to allow the provision of the Galaxy Note 8 ...
Iran summons South Korea ambassador over Samsung dispute
Iran summoned South Korean ambassador to foreign ministry over decision to exclude Iranian athletes from Samsung's welcoming pack for athletes in 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The official website of Iran's foreign ministry quoted Bahram Qassemi, the ministry spokesman, as saying the move can ...
