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By Carlos Garcia and Shubing Wang JIUQUAN, China (Reuters) - China launched a spacecraft on Thursday carrying three astronauts to part of a space station still under construction for the longest stay ...

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's economic growth swept past forecasts in the first quarter on the back of a housing boom and strong retail spending, avoiding a second recession an...

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Crude oil prices fell on Thursday pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar, but losses were limited by a big drop in crude oil inventories in the United States, ...

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was named NBA Rookie of the Year on Wednesday, becoming the third player in franchise history to capture the honor, joining Larry Johnson (1991-92) and Emeka Okafor...

Former World No. 4 Kiki Bertens announced Wednesday that she will retire at the end of the 2021 season. The 10-time winner from the Netherlands underwent Achilles surgery last October. "I want to shar...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 19 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 16, down from 21 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health C...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested five directors at the Apple Daily newspaper early on Thursday morning, including its editor-in-chief, local media reported, in the latest blow to the ne...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The chairman of Toshiba Corp, facing calls to resign amid a corporate governance scandal, said he may step down after revamping its board and appointing a new CEO, according to the W...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra faced questions from U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday on a workers' vote at a company plant in Mexico and the company's ...

(Corrects typo in paragraph 8) TUNIS (Reuters) - Protests that erupted more a week against police abuse in Sejoumi neighbourhood of Tunisia's capital spread other poor neighborhoods late on Wednesday....