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The NFT represents ownership of various digital items from when Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989.

The X option will be available in the future, however, another change lets applicants 'self select' their binary gender.

The pledge from the Gates Foundation came on the first day of the UN Women Generation Equality Forum in Paris.

Amazon’s overall carbon emissions increased in 2020, but the firm's 'carbon intensity' decreased, the company said.

Hundreds of unmarked graves discovered in recent weeks at institutions Indigenous children were forced to attend.

The deceased include a Puerto Rican artist and Costa Rica-born accountant as search and rescue efforts continue.

Democrats advance select committee after Republicans block commission to investigate riot by Trump supporters.

Hundreds gather in Khartoum to protest economic conditions after reforms that slashed subsidies on bread and fuel.

Killings come amid surge in gang violence in the Haitian capital that has displaced thousands in recent weeks.

The drop is partly caused by people dropping out of the workforce altogether.

The financial penalty is the largest ever ordered by the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Government forces withdraw as rebels retake Mekelle and reject unilateral ceasefire declared by the government.

Salwa Eid Naser will miss the Tokyo Olympics after sport's highest court overturns a ruling that last year cleared her.

The Trump Organization and its chief financial officer are expected to be charged on Thursday with tax-related crimes.

Record heat believed to have contributed to at least 233 deaths in British Columbia since Friday, officials say.

Demonstrators defy dusk-to-dawn curfew amid reports of kingdom's security forces using 'deadly force'.

The subsidy would give eligible families much-needed relief in the Middle East nation in throes of an economic meltdown.

Pennsylvania’s highest court says an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

Justice Stephen Breyer, the oldest serving US justice, is being urged to retire to make way for someone new.

France says seven-year Sahel operation will come to an end, indicating troop drawdown and restructuring of its presence.

Fossil fuel companies lied for decades about climate change, and humanity is paying the price.

Some felt the city's new voting system was mystifying. Now, a glitch has thrown the tallying of votes into disarray.

Ayman Benabderrahmane, 60, has been tasked with forming a new government following parliamentary elections.

The bill is a sign of financial trouble at state oil giant Sonangol due to underinvestment in declining offshore fields.

Known locally as Captagon, the pills were hidden in a shipment of oranges entering via Jeddah's port, state TV reports.

Positive views of the US got a Biden bounce across 17 advanced economies, while negative views of China and Xi persist.

Didi sold 316.8 million American Depository Shares (ADS), versus the planned 288 million, at $14 apiece.

Watchdog said women who rejected sexual advances were retaliated against with less on-air time and poorer assignments.

Europeans seeking post-Brexit residency status in the UK must apply by midnight on Wednesday or risk losing rights.

President's annual event answering the Russian people's questions comes amid strained ties with the West.

Are more gun laws the answer to America’s gun violence problem?

Two years on, Sudanese artists who participated in the 2019 revolution fear for the country's stability.

Report finds the Caribbean suffers billions in lost tourism and productivity each year due to anti-LGBTQ laws.

Tigrayan fighters say they forced Ethiopian troops out of regional capital but gov't insists it was tactical withdrawal.

The coronavirus outbreak has brought international air travel to a near halt causing up to $2.4 trillion in losses.

The royal at the centre of a high-profile court case has been accused of undermining the authority of King Abdullah II.

Indian forces have extensively used shotgun pellets to subdue Kashmiri protesters, many of them young men and teenagers.

Ten others remain missing after boat carrying migrants and refugees overturns five miles from shore.

Cross-border firing by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan’s Paktika province kills two Pakistani soldiers.

Several Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded by Israeli forces supporting the illegal settlers at Evyatar.

In May, at least 3,100 people were arrested or detained across Palestinian territories.

Prosecutors have asked a UN war crimes court to hand life sentences to Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic.

The appeal comes amid talks to revive the nuclear deal to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

The Ethiopian army could re-enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle within weeks if needed, the government says.

The proposal is great in principle, but it is too early to speculate on what it will achieve in practice.

At least two senior HSBC leaders were aware of connections between Huawei and its Iranian subsidiary, CFO's lawyers say.

Rising infections and crowded hospitals are being seen across Bangladesh, where a stringent lockdown starts on Thursday.

The national security law has spread fear among Hong Kong residents, stifling critical voices.

Police file multiple cases against social media firm for allegedly promoting child pornography and 'hurting sentiments'.