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Behind the surge in private gift-giving looms the hand of the Chinese government.

While there are already over 3,500 emojis, some see a need for many, many more ahead of World Emoji Day on July 17.

Cuba's economy shrank by 11 percent in 2020, the sharpest contraction since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Plane, flying from the town of Kedrovy to the regional capital of Tomsk, is found after disappearing from radars.

Hospital resources pushed to limit as violence, looting grip parts of country already struggling to cope with pandemic.

'The coolest president in the world' is transforming El Salvador into a Bitcoin wonderland. What can possibly go wrong?

At least 100 people have been arrested and one person killed during rare demonstrations in the island nation.

The international conference will be held on August 4, a year after a massive port blast devastated Beirut.

Dozens of people remain missing as severe floods sweep through western Germany and other parts of Europe.

Company makes the disclosure while filing first compliance report under India's controversial new social media rules.

In first visit to area affected by weeklong unrest, president says 'anarchy and mayhem' will not be allowed to unfold.

Legislation in Uttar Pradesh proposes to make people with more than two children ineligible for government jobs.

Initial focus to be on some 50,000 Rohingya above 55, to be vaccinated with the help of UN agencies, says official.

As another constitution overhaul is being attempted, Kenyans need to continue their struggle to preserve it.

The denial of a group’s persecution is the ultimate cruelty - on some level worse than the persecution itself.

Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Joyce Beatty was leading the protest inside the US Senate building.

Latest searches extend what rights activists say is a crackdown on opponents of longtime President Alexander Lukashenko.

Siddiqui killed while covering a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan.

Regulator accuses outlet of advancing agenda of a 'terrorist' group, in a move decried by media rights organisations.

Deputy president of Amhara region, Fanta Mandefro, tells Al Jazeera additional forces deployed to borders with Tigray.

Afghanistan First Vice President accuses Pakistani forces of supporting Taliban after it captured a key border crossing.

Questions raised about level of efficacy of WHO-approved shots from China as several countries eye booster shots.

In Merkel's final visit to White House as chancellor, the leaders pledge partnership, disagree on Nord Stream pipeline.

Rights groups estimate 60,000 political prisoners held in Egyptian jails where ISIL recruitment is said to be rampant.

Cases have soared since the holiday in May when some people skirted a travel ban to visit their hometowns.

President orders investigation into allegations that some intelligence officials met people who carried out 2019 attack.

Discovery of more transmissible COVID-19 variant comes amid strain's rapid spread elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

North Korea has an estimated 10,000 artillery pieces dug in along its frontier, aimed at the South Korean capital.

The verdict means Jarrod Ramos, 41, will be sentenced to prison, not a maximum-security mental health facility.

And as Haiti decends into chaos after the assassination of its president, Biden says he is not sending US troops there.

Experts say the 200 likely graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School are only the beginning.

The Child Tax Credit is being likened to a universal basic income for children that helps people meet monthly expenses.

Fearing Taliban revenge, 'Operation Allies Refuge' will airlift thousands of Afghans awaiting visas to US bases.

The spokesman for the government's negotiating team in Doha said the offer from the armed group was a 'big demand'.

The effort comes as the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations has slowed throughout the US, due in part to false claims.

UK prime minister has promised to ban from stadiums people who racially abuse footballers online.

Peter R De Vries was shot several times after he finished recording a TV show at RTL Boulevard in Amsterdam.

The agency says the rise is a warning sign that hospitals in affected countries are reaching a 'breaking point'.

At least 100 activists, journalists and dissidents in 10 countries were targeted by Candiru spyware, says Citizen Lab.

The mobilisation follows Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's warning that his forces would repel any attacks by their enemies.

Governor of Turkey's bordering Hatay province says a mass grave was found with 61 bodies in the Ankara-held Afrin area.

Beitar Jerusalem owner says he was forced to cancel the planned match because he refused to play outside Jerusalem.

South Africa calls up army reserves to assist police in quelling deadly unrest after the jailing of ex-President Zuma.

Joint Chiefs chairman compared Trump to Hitler and warned of a 'Reichstag moment', according to a new book.

The fall in jobless claims comes amid worker shortages in pockets of the economy.

The children had been separated from their families more than a century ago under US policies of forced assimilation.

The Pentagon said some former Colombian soldiers accused in the Haitian president's murder were trained by the US.

Blue Origin said that Oliver Daemen will be launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, rather than auction winner.

In total, 251 died and more than 2,200 were wounded resisting rogue military units in the attempted coup.

Cuba's musicians have long supported the state but many are speaking out in favour of protesters.