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(Reuters) - Spain's Jorge Campillo will replace Jon Rahm in the Tokyo Olympics golf competition after the world number one pulled out following a positive test for COVID-19 before departing for Japan,...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's private education firms are bracing for a "material" hit to their operations after Beijing announced new rules barring for-profit tutoring in core school subjects to ease ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - About 56% of television viewers in Tokyo and the surrounding Kanto region watched the July 23 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony live on public broadcaster NHK, Kyodo News reported on M...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Canada's Margaret MacNeil won an Olympic gold medal on Monday in the women's 100m butterfly, finishing in a time of 55.59. The silver medal went to China's Zhang Yufei and Australia'...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she has agreed to a request from Turkish authorities to accept the return of a New Zealand citizen accused of having links to the Is...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies jumped on Monday, sending bitcoin as much as 12.5% higher to its strongest since mid-June. Bitcoin was last up 7.3% at $37,983 and rival cryptocurrency ether ros...

By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber TOKYO (Reuters) - The female gymnasts who would not have met age eligibility criteria if the Tokyo Games had been held in 2020 are relishing their unique Olympic experience...

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered near its strongest level since early April against the euro on Monday, as financial markets looked ahead to the Federal Open Market Committe...

By Amy Tennery TOKYO (Reuters) - The Dutch rowing team has agreed to separate itself from other competitors after one of its athletes, a coach and a staff member all tested positive for COVID-19, the ...

By Philip O'Connor TOKYO (Reuters) - The waves at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach are getting bigger and more powerful by the day, but picking the perfect one to surf their way into gold medal contentio...