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By Chris Gallagher SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - Race walkers on Friday slammed what they called a "terrible mistake" to remove the 50km race from the Olympic programme and accused the "suits" behind the...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Maersk announced the acquisition of two e-commerce companies on Friday as the world's biggest container shipping line boosts its bet on land-based services. Maersk handles one in...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is working well in South Africa, offering protection against severe disease and death, the head of a trial in the country said on Friday. The...

By Paresh Dave and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Super Bowl champions may get free tickets to Disneyland, but the women's beach volleyball gold medallists are hoping for free passes to St...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Julio la Cruz of Cuba beat Russian Muslim Gadzhimagomedov to win the men's heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Gadzhimagomedov won silver, while Abner Teix...

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose in July after falling in June as demand for bigger homes following pandemic lockdowns helped to soften the impact of a reduced tax break for buyers, mortga...

By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan decided this week to expand COVID-19 curbs to more than 70% of its population, but in contrast to stringent lockdowns in some countries, authorities are relying m...

By Richa Naidu TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian rhythmic gymnastics star Dina Averina on Friday topped Tokyo's first two qualifying rotations with exquisite routines, turning acrobatic pirouettes and twistin...

LONDON (Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group reported a rise of 4.6% in revenue in the first half of 2021 on Friday, though warned about a pick-up in costs in the second part of the year. The owner o...

By Victoria Waldersee (Reuters) - Shein, the fast-growing Chinese online retailer, has not made public disclosures about working conditions along its supply chain that are required by law in the Unite...