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SEOUL (Reuters) - South and North Korea have restored hotlines that were severed last year and the two countries' leaders have agreed to rebuild trust and improve ties, the South's presidential Blue H...

By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Kimberley Daniels is at the Tokyo Olympics to judge canoeing slalom, where her daughter Haley is representing Canada in an event newly introduced at the Games as a bid f...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - A puncture less than 2km from the end of the bike leg may have ruined Georgia Taylor-Brown's hopes of winning triathlon gold on Tuesday - or it may have been what p...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Olympic tennis players from the Netherlands and 12 security staff for the Games have tested positive for the coronavirus, Jiji news agency reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Taka...

By Simon Evans TOKYO (Reuters) -Britain enjoyed a one-two success in the men's 200m freestyle on Tuesday, while Russian swimmers ended U.S. dominance in the 100m backstroke and Kaylee McKeown gave Aus...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian Evgeny Rylov broke the country's barren gold medal spell in men's swimming, edging out rivals including American defending champion Ryan Murphy in a thrilling 100m backstroke...

(Reuters) -Starbucks Corp said on Monday it will exit any direct ownership in South Korea, its fifth-largest market, selling the 50% stake it owns in a joint venture to local partner E-Mart Inc and Si...

(Reuters) - Singapore-based business payments firm Nium raised more than $200 million in fresh funds in a round led by tech investor Riverwood Capital, it said on Monday, as it joined the "unicorn" cl...

TOKYO (Reuters) - China won the 10-metre air pistol mixed team gold in the Tokyo Olympics at the Asaka Shooting Range on Tuesday. Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won the silver, while the bronze went ...

By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - Kaylee McKeown of Australia powered to her first Olympic gold medal on Tuesday after a stunning fightback in the women's 100m backstroke that was within a fingertip o...