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Tokyo Paralympics: Nigeria’s Omolayo wins gold in power lifting

By Georgina Adegbie Bose Omolayo’s best lift of 141 kg on Sunday was good enough…

UN chief pledges support for denuclearization of North Korea

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has pledged full support to ensure a verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation…

Rio 2016 ends with spectacular ceremony as Olympic flag goes to Tokyo

The Rio Olympics ended on Sunday with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, ushering in the…

Tokyo's Nikkei closes above 20,000, first time since 15 years

Tokyo's benchmark index closed above 20,000 on Wednesday for the first time in 15 years…

Sliding oil prices crash Global stocks

Global stock markets slumped on Tuesday following heavy losses across Asia and the Middle East…

Ivanovic denies Wozniacki Pacific title

Ana Ivanovic charged the net repeatedly to overcome US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-6…

Japanese police rig crime data to spruce city image

Osaka police have admitted they did not report more than 81,000 offences over a period…

Chinese arrested after killing wife at Tokyo cafe

Tokyo police launched a murder investigation after a Chinese man was arrested for the brazen…

Tokyo stocks close 0.29% higher

Tokyo stocks closed 0.29 percent higher on Wednesday, as the yen weakened and after Wall…

Asia shares climb, after upbeat China PMI reading, Tokyo stocks up 0.36%

Asian shares rallied Monday morning after preliminary data suggested Chinese manufacturing activity expanded in June…