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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan condemned the closure of Hong Kong's most vocal pro-democracy newspaper the Apple Daily on Thursday as "political oppression" of the Chinese-run city's media, saying it sound...

(Reuters) - Five skateboarders to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: NYJAH HUSTON (UNITED STATES) A skateboarding prodigy who made his X Games debut when he was just 11, Huston is one of the most hi...

(Reuters) - Five taekwondoin to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: LEE DAE-HOON (SOUTH KOREA) The top-ranked athlete in the male -68kg category will be bearing the weight of national pride for South...

By James Redmayne SYDNEY (Reuters) - Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia's east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conserva...

(Reuters) - Five wrestlers to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: ABDULRASHID SADULAEV (RUSSIA) Abdulrashid Sadulaev will headline Tokyo 2020 as a returning Olympic gold medallist, after bagging the ...

(Reuters) - Five sailors to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: HANNAH MILLS (BRITAIN) British sailor Mills went from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs at in Rio de Janeiro. She and her then...

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will on Thursday consider whether to seek a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a new strategy to manage relations with ...

(Reuters) - Five rugby sevens players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: NAPOLIONI BOLACA (FIJI) While Jerry Tuwai's dancing feet will again be bamboozling opponents in Fiji's cause as the Pacifi...

(Reuters) - Five surfers to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: GABRIEL MEDINA (BRAZIL) The Brazilian's high-flying acrobatic approach has made him one of the most popular surfers on the circuit and ...

(Reuters) - Five tennis players to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: NAOMI OSAKA (JAPAN) Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is widely considered a favourite for gold as she makes her...