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By Martyn Herman IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Britain's reign as masters of the Olympic men's team pursuit ended when they were crushed by world champions Denmark in a dramatic heat at the Izu Velodrome on ...

IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Germany won the gold medal in the Olympic women's team pursuit at the Izu Velodrome on Tuesday, beating Britain in the final. The United States took the bronze. (Shiho Tanaka)

TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Zou Jingyuan won the gold medal in the men's parallel bars at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Germany's Lukas Dauser took silver and Turkey's Ferhat Arican finished with a bro...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The majority of Swedes will be offered a booster shot against COVID in 2022, while high risk groups could get a third shot during autumn of this year, the country's health author...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 30 billion baht ($909 million) in relief measures for those hit by tougher restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 infectio...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's technology and chip sectors came under fresh selling pressure on Tuesday after state media attacked the country's largest social media and video game firm, Tencent Holding...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A report released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday concluded there was strong evidence to suggest some Lebanese officials knew about and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by a...

BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A company controlled by the founder of China's e-commerce giant JD.com Inc has been granted approval to set up a new cargo airline based in the eastern province of Jiangsu, ...

By Philip O'Connor ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Sailor Giles Scott won a bittersweet gold medal at the Enoshima Yacht Harbour on Tuesday as he continued Britain's dominance in the Finn class, but unfor...

By Gianluca Semeraro MILAN (Reuters) - Generali on Tuesday said it was on track to meet full-year targets after Italy's top insurer reported a good performance across all business sectors to slightly ...