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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has chosen to get the Novavax Inc COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX global sharing scheme for lower income countries, the company said on Friday, which would add much needed add...

By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Weightlifting has been part of the programme of the Olympics since the very first event in Athens in 1896, but it is facing the risk of removal from the Games over pe...

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants. Data showed that the...

By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Despite being a pioneer of sports, wrestling struggles to win over fans after almost losing its place in the Olympic Games in 2013, when the International Olympic Co...

By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Ever since a series of controversial matches in Beijing in 2008 threatened taekwondo's future on the Olympic stage, the Korean combat sport has been busy proving its...

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc's test flight on July 11, Branson's space tourism firm ...

By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - The decision to add golf back to the Olympic programme was done primarily to promote the game on a global scale but it continues to be somewhat of a hesitant return...

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - As one of Japan's best gold medal prospects, Naomi Osaka can expect the spotlight to shine brightly on her for the duration of her stay at the Tokyo Olympics...

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - An associate professor of dentistry at the University of Southern California has agreed to plead guilty to a tax offense stemming from his role in a U.S. college adm...

By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - There is plenty at stake for surfing when it makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo - and it is not just the gold medals. If the introduction is successful, it could...