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Shoping carts are wheeled outside a Target Store during Black Friday sales in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 26, 2021.

Food Stamp Recipients Are The New Frontier For Target.com

Target Corp is preparing to let shoppers use food stamps to pay for online orders, following in the footsteps of Walmart Inc and Amazon.com, in a move that could help the nation's seventh-largest retailer gain market share among lower-income shoppers.

Most of the pair's followers are young Japanese men

Ukrainian YouTubers In Japan Make #NoWar Plea

Ukrainian YouTubers in Japan make #NoWar plea

A representation of cryptocurrencies in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022.

EU Lawmakers Back New Tracing Rule For Crypto Transfers

European Union lawmakers backed new safeguards for tracing transfers of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on Thursday, in the latest sign that regulators are tightening up on the freewheeling sector.

Logos of Toshiba are pictured at a venue of Toshiba Corp's annual general meeting with its shareholders in Tokyo, Japan, June 25, 2021.

Toshiba's Top Shareholder To Sell Stake If Bain Launches Tender Offer

Toshiba Corp's top shareholder said it had agreed to sell its stake to Bain Capital if the U.S.

Central Asians who migrated to Russia face a difficult choice between staying there or returning home

Central Asian Migrants Eye Russia Exit Amid Economic Pain

Central Asian migrants eye Russia exit amid economic pain

Sri Lanka is in the grips of its worst economic crisis since independence, sparked by an acute lack of foreign currency to pay for even the most essential imports

Sri Lanka Runs Out Of Diesel, Faces Longest-ever Blackout

Sri Lanka runs out of diesel, faces longest-ever blackout

A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018.

Turkish Prosecutor Requests Transfer Of Khashoggi Trial To Saudi Arabia

A Turkish prosecutor called on Thursday for the trial in Istanbul of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be halted and transferred to Saudi authorities, a move which comes as Turkey seeks to mend ties with Riyadh.

The Czech spa city used to draw Russian tourists in droves.

Businesses Bemoan Russian Exodus From Czech Spa City

Businesses bemoan Russian exodus from Czech spa city

Mennonite influencer Marcela Enns shows a video on her cellphone in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc in northern Mexico

Mennonite Social Media Influencer Rips Up Rulebook

Mennonite social media influencer rips up rulebook

A sign for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021.

Royal Bank Of Canada Offers $2.1 Billion For UK's Brewin Dolphin

Royal Bank of Canada became the latest Canadian lender to expand overseas with a 1.6 billion pound ($2.1 billion) all-cash offer for U.K.-based wealth manager Brewin Dolphin on Thursday.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a rally in Muzaffarabad in Kashmir in September 2019

Pakistan's PM Khan Rejects Calls To Quit Ahead Of Vote To Oust Him

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday rejected opposition calls for him to resign, and accused an unnamed Western country of backing moves to oust him because he had visited Moscow recently for talks with President Vladimir Putin.

Marked ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold are placed in a cart at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 10, 2022.

Gold Set For Best Quarter In Nearly 2 Yrs On Ukraine War, Inflation Woes

Gold on Thursday was headed for its best quarter since the coronavirus pandemic-led surge in mid-2020 as concerns over soaring consumer prices and the Ukraine crisis bolstered bullion's safe-haven appeal.

Gold Set For Biggest Quarterly Gain In Nearly 2 Yrs On Ukraine Crisis, Inflation Fears

Gold on Thursday was headed for its biggest quarterly gains since the coronavirus pandemic-led surge in mid-2020 as concerns over soaring consumer prices and the Ukraine crisis bolstered bullion's safe-haven appeal.

Pope Francis' predecessor Benedict XVI visiting Malta in 2010

Pope Heads To Catholic Malta With Migrant Message

Pope heads to Catholic Malta with migrant message

Sri Lanka's economic crisis has left coastal communities short of fuel to send their vessels out to the ocean

Plenty Of Fish But No Catch As Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Bites

Plenty of fish but no catch as Sri Lanka economic crisis bites

People sit outside to cool themselves from heat during the power cut as many parts of the country currently face long power cuts, as currency shortage makes fuel scarce, in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 31, 2022.

Sri Lanka Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters Angered By Economic Crisis

Police in Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse hundreds of protesters on Thursday, media reports said, as public anger intensifies over the government's handling of a worsening economic crisis.

Sri Lanka Imposes Curfew After Protests Over Economic Crisis Turn Violent

Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday after protests over the government's handling of the country's worst economic crisis in decades turned violent, an official said.

Longtime Russian rights activist Oleg Orlov says he has never seen 'a darker period' in modern Russian history

Shattered Hopes And Dark Days For Longtime Russian Rights Activists

Shattered hopes and dark days for longtime Russian rights activists

Asylum-seeking migrants walk out of the Rio Bravo river after crossing it to turn themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 30, 2022.

Migrants Stuck In Mexico Hopeful U.S. Will Lift COVID-era Expulsion Policy At Border

News the United States is poised to end a pandemic-related border expulsion policy is buoying hopes of thousands of migrants who have waited months in Mexico for a chance to seek asylum in the United States.

Judges from common law jurisdictions are invited to sit as non-permanent members at Hong Kong's top court

Nine Foreign Judges To Stay On Hong Kong's Top Court

Nine foreign judges to stay on Hong Kong's top court

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong, China March 9, 2022. Peter Parks/Pool via

China Decries UK Judges Quitting HK Court, London Says Democracy At Stake

China on Thursday blamed the resignation of two senior British judges from Hong Kong's highest court on "British pressure" against a sweeping national security law which makes dissent in the former British colony a crime punishable by jail.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 26, 2022.

US, European Stocks Down; Set For Worst Quarter Since Pandemic

Global stocks fell on Thursday as investors sold risky assets due to concerns about possible recession and the Russian-Ukranian war, and oil prices plunged over $5 a barrel as Washington contemplated releasing more U.S.

U.S., European Stocks Suffer Worst Quarter Since Pandemic

Global stocks dropped on Thursday with U.S. shares sinking over 1.5%, as concerns about a recession and the Russian-Ukranian war spurred selling, while oil prices plunged over $6 as Washington launched a record release from its emergency oil reserves.

Thousands of lives could be saved as Japan begins to actively promote the HPV vaccine -- which can prevent cervical cancer -- after a decade of misinformation and weak policy left inoculation rates dismally low, advocates say

'Finally We Can Protect Women': Japan's HPV Vaccine Battle

'Finally we can protect women': Japan's HPV vaccine battle

A security guard in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks at a main shopping area following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China March 29, 2022.

Shanghai To Expand Lockdown To Most Residents As COVID Cases Rise

Shanghai is set to put the vast majority of its residents under COVID lockdown from Friday, as it expands curbs to include the western half of the city and extends restrictions in the east where people have already been forced to stay home since Monday.