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TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers added to speculation that scandal-hit former chief Yoshiro Mori could return as an honorary adviser on Saturday when they stopped short of dismissing a report a...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Emergency sirens sounded in the southern Russian region of Sochi overnight after rivers burst their banks in heavy rain for a second time this month and flooding closed a motorway. ...

By Omar Mohammed TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Kenyan 100 metre runners breaking new ground at the Tokyo Olympics are hoping to change perceptions that the country, known for its dominance in middle and long-...

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Friday said it had determined that no tariff action against Vietnam was warranted after its central bank agreed with th...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc is "scouring" its global supply chain to try and boost COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Thailand and Southeast Asia, its representative for the country said on Saturday...

By Karolos Grohmann TOKYO (Reuters) - Germany's entire road race team are still in a state of uncertainty at the Tokyo Games following cyclist Simon Geschke's positive COVID-19 test, team officials sa...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry reported 15,902 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest number of daily infections since the beginnng of the pandemic. This brings the cumula...

By Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO (Reuters) - For a Games billed as the most inclusive and diverse on record, one element of Friday's opening ceremony stood out for many Japanese: Olympic boss Thomas Bach sp...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China administered a total of 1.5249 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of July 23, data from National Health Commission showed on Saturday. (Reporting by Zoey Zhang and Engen ...

By Philip O'Connor TOKYO (Reuters) - Though born and raised in California, Japanese surfer Kanoa Igarashi is hoping his family connection to Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach will give him an advantage in the...