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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's federal court said on Thursday that the gold tone of the Lindt & Spruengli chocolate bunny has trademark protection, supporting the position of the claimants. Lindt had br...

TOKYO (Reuters) - China's 4x200 freestyle relay team thought beating Canada to win bronze was a realistic target ahead of the women's final on Thursday, so winning gold in a world record time was beyo...

By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group swung to a first-half profit on Thursday and announced an interim dividend, boosted by a house-buying frenzy and improved eco...

By Richa Naidu and Sangmi Cha TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Yoo Hyo-jeo, a South Korean marketing specialist based in Tokyo, wept with joy when she watched her countryman Heo Kwang-hee knock the world's num...

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - A global initiative was launched on Thursday to bring transparency and rigour to the voluntary carbon market that is expected to grow rapidly over the next few ye...

By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - Shut out of the gold medals at the 2016 Rio Games, trampoline powerhouse China will be looking for a bounce back with a return to the top of podium at the Tokyo Olym...

By Martin Petty TOKYO (Reuters) - American Bobby Finke has his coaches to thank after a last-gasp surge from nowhere that won him Olympic gold medal on Thursday in the men's 800 metres freestyle, with...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least two rockets hit Baghdad's fortified Green Zone early on Thursday but caused no casualties, Iraqi security sources said. One rocket landed in a parking lot inside the Green...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - One person has died and 10 people were trapped in a forest fire which was burning for a second day in southern Turkey on Thursday, Agriculture Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said, as r...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African state logistics firm Transnet has fully restored operations at ports following a cyber attack that forced the firm to declare force majeure at its container term...