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Bitcoin surged to its highest level in nearly three months after US senators reached a deal on taxing crypto assets.

Rocket Lab's founder talks to Al Jazeera about moon shots, deep space exploration and overcoming dream crushers.

Is it Barcelona's leadership and its mismanagement of the club or La Liga's tough regulation rules? Or something else?

The Argentinian government must continue to dismantle barriers women face in accessing safe abortion.

At least eight other soldiers wounded in the attack near the country's border with Mali, government says.

German politicians have called on gov't to intervene militarily in Afghanistan to halt Taliban's sweeping offensive.

Support aims to prevent 'very real threat' of famine in Yemen, US special envoy says, amid ongoing effort to end war.

Fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents can enter Canada without needing to quarantine as of Monday.

The Men Who Sell Football exposes the murky world of club ownership in England and how rules can be abused.

Foreign workers trying to get back to home countries are stuck in limbo at hotels across Dubai due to the pandemic.

Gunmen riding on motorbikes attacked several villages late on Sunday, 'shooting at anything that moved', officials said.

In a sign that Americans are feeling confident about their job prospects, 3.9 million workers quit their jobs in June.

Olympic athlete Tsimanouskaya joined a group of defecting Belarusian sportspeople when she spurned her homeland.

Counterfeit versions of the newly-introduced certificate were selling online for up to 500 euros, police say.

People in Athens 'picking up dead storks from their lawns', says head of wildlife association, as fires continue.

The conglomerate's manufacturers and retailers bounced back strongly in the second quarter.

Belarus president comments on Tsimanouskaya as he defends election victory and accuses opponents of plotting 'coup'.

Cubans are calling for change, with rare protests breaking out in July.

For Ennahdha, in national politics - as well as party politics - important challenges loom on the horizon.

Battle between Taliban and Afghan forces intensified as foreign troops are scheduled to withdraw from the country.

CEO said he remains 'extremely positive' about the second half of 2021, but struck a cautious note about COVID.

On Sunday, a tearful Messi bid farewell to the club he spent his entire career with.

What Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac could teach us in an age of social media and cancel culture.

The 16-day Games were held under unprecedented circumstances but still yielded 17 world records.

Taliban fighters seize Aibak, the capital of Samangan in north - the sixth provincial capital to fall in four days.

Al Jazeera takes a look at how Olympians from the Middle East and North Africa fared at the Tokyo Olympics.

Farmers say extreme weather and policies meant to combat climate change have left their fields barren.

Australia has a shortage of the Pfizer vaccine and many are refusing to take the AstraZeneca one.

MSMEs employ 97 percent of Indonesian workers but received 30 percent of gov't aid, hurting their chances of survival.

At least 244,000 people internally displaced since May, says UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Palestinian movement Hamas condemns the rulings as unjust, saying the detainees caused no harm to the kingdom.

UN chief says prediction of quicker onset of global warming tipping point 'must sound a death knell' for fossil fuels.

Incumbent Edgar Lungu faces major challenge from Hakainde Hichilema amid widespread tension.

Alarming UN report blamed human activity for 'unprecedented' changes to the climate.

The court ruled the two firms must face investigations by India's competition regulator for certain business practices.

Dharavi Dream Project hip-hop academy changes lives, fights the stigma dogging the densely-populated corner of Mumbai.

Rural farming town and beach resort on alert after people defy lockdown to travel out of Sydney.

New restrictions in China, the world's second-largest consumer of oil, have dampened the outlook for demand.

At least two policemen killed and nearly 21 others wounded in an explosion in Quetta, capital of Balochistan province.

Messi conceded at his tearful farewell news conference in Barcelona that joining PSG was a ‘possibility’.

Aceh doctors hope WhatsApp monitoring can reduce risk of coronavirus deaths when patients are isolated at home.

Critics say Alibaba failed to act until the female staffer went public with her allegations on the firm's intranet.

Resignation follows investigation that found Cuomo sexually harassed women in 'toxic' workplace.

Thousands have protested against plans to extend the use of the pass to cafés, restaurants and intercity travel.

Democratic leaders promise to stay as long as necessary to pass bipartisan bill, one of Joe Biden's top priorities.

People in France and Italy have protested against so-called COVID-19 health passes.

Are people being given a right to choose how they die - or are they dying before their time?

Investigation continues into what sparked the blaze, which has now spread to an area larger than city of Houston, Texas.