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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents rushed in the early hours of Thursday to snap up copies of the final edition of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, which was forced to close after 26 years ...

(Reuters) - Five karatekas to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: SANDRA SANCHEZ (SPAIN) Once dismissed as too old to compete at the highest level, the Spaniard will be looking to add Olympic gold to...

(Reuters) - Five weightlifters to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: LAUREL HUBBARD (NEW ZEALAND) Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics. She is ranked No. ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan condemned the closure of Hong Kong's most vocal pro-democracy newspaper the Apple Daily on Thursday as "political oppression" of the Chinese-run city's media, saying it sound...

(Reuters) - Five skateboarders to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: NYJAH HUSTON (UNITED STATES) A skateboarding prodigy who made his X Games debut when he was just 11, Huston is one of the most hi...

(Reuters) - Five taekwondoin to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: LEE DAE-HOON (SOUTH KOREA) The top-ranked athlete in the male -68kg category will be bearing the weight of national pride for South...

By James Redmayne SYDNEY (Reuters) - Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia's east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conserva...

(Reuters) - Five wrestlers to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: ABDULRASHID SADULAEV (RUSSIA) Abdulrashid Sadulaev will headline Tokyo 2020 as a returning Olympic gold medallist, after bagging the ...

(Reuters) - Five sailors to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics: HANNAH MILLS (BRITAIN) British sailor Mills went from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs at in Rio de Janeiro. She and her then...

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will on Thursday consider whether to seek a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a new strategy to manage relations with ...