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By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was perched at a 15-month high on the yen and at multi-month peaks against other majors on Friday, as traders wagered strong U.S. labour data cou...

(Reuters) - Thailand reported on Friday the third straight day of record coronavirus deaths, with 61 fatalities, as authorities struggle to tackle the country's latest wave of infections. The Southeas...

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Lang Ping, China's "Iron Hammer" who made Olympic history by winning gold as both a player and a coach, heads to Tokyo and back into the Games spotlight as her team ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has chosen to get the Novavax Inc COVID-19 vaccine via the COVAX global sharing scheme for lower income countries, the company said on Friday, which would add much needed add...

By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) - Weightlifting has been part of the programme of the Olympics since the very first event in Athens in 1896, but it is facing the risk of removal from the Games over pe...

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta and other highly prevalent variants. Data showed that the...

By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Despite being a pioneer of sports, wrestling struggles to win over fans after almost losing its place in the Olympic Games in 2013, when the International Olympic Co...

By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) - Ever since a series of controversial matches in Beijing in 2008 threatened taekwondo's future on the Olympic stage, the Korean combat sport has been busy proving its...

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc's test flight on July 11, Branson's space tourism firm ...

By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - The decision to add golf back to the Olympic programme was done primarily to promote the game on a global scale but it continues to be somewhat of a hesitant return...