Actor Jackie Chan on Thursday took part in the Winter Olympics torch relay at the Badaling Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China and carried the flame along a route shortened to three days because of Covid-19. (AP)
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Actor Jackie Chan, 67, known for his support of the Beijing government, was identified in the official press release by his Chinese name Chen Gangsheng.(AFP)
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"I woke up at 4 a.m. This is my fourth Olympics. I'm very happy. I'm also cold!", Jackie Chan told reporters after his run along the wall.(REUTERS)
The relay for the torch that will open the February 4-20 Winter Games is much more modest than the globe-spanning relay for Beijing's 2008 Summer Games, a tour that was disrupted by protests.(REUTERS)
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Table tennis Olympic gold medallists Ma Long and Wu Jingyu, a two-time gold medallist in taekwondo, were among those carrying the red-and-silver spiral torch along the Badaling section of the Great Wall, where the Thursday morning temperature was a bracing -11 Celsius (12 Fahrenheit).(REUTERS)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
