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10 important things you need to know before you visit Italy

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Obama tweet on Charlottesville creates history

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3 billion-view "Despacito" music video becomes most-watched on Youtube

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Embrace the language of the future: Emoji

Nowadays, there are so many ways for people to communicate. Particularly in today's digital world, the colourful little icons known as emoji have become so popular that almost everyone uses them to express their emotions. In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary even declared the

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Paul Pogba, world's most expensive footballer, visits Mecca

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Sakura season: Where to view cherry blossoms in Japan

For just a few weeks every spring, Japan celebrates an annual ritual known as hanami.

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Chinese top world's online shoppers

Survey reveals 36% of nationals buy from digital shops at least once a week

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Giorgio Armani's Neo-Classics

Giorgio Armani called his collection “Neo-Classics,” but he knew the classics were all his: barely structured jackets, generously proportioned trousers, the lustre of velvet and the silvery echoes of 1930s movies.

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Twitter released the top hashtag of the year

It was the year of the Olympics, the election ... and Pokemon Go.

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A pope, a pop star and the heart emoji: What was hot on Instagram this year

A Pope and a pop star ruled Instagram this year, but they weren't the only popular figures on the social media platform. Olympic icons, caffeinated hashtags, an Oscar-winning actor and smiley-face emojis also were crowd-pleasers. Here's what else we learned cruising through Instagram's 2016 list of the most popular hashtags, emojis, celebrities and moments:

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Oxford's new dictionary of UK, Irish family names

A team of researchers has spent four years studying the meanings and origins of almost 50,000 surnames, from the most common to the highly obscure. Some names have been around for many centuries while other more recent arrivals are explained for the first time in the work, the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, which was published this week.

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Australia urged to control immigration following rise in terror threats

One of Australia's most successful businessman Frank Lowy has urged the government to control immigration and its borders following a rise in terror attacks.

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IOC chief Bach lauds 'beautiful' Rio Olympic village

​International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach described the Rio Olympic village as "one of the most beautiful" he had seen during Wednesday unveiling of the 835 million US-dollar complex.

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Devil and Angel wins three Chinese 'brooms'

This year's "Golden Broom Awards", China's equivalent of Golden Raspberry Awards havebeen handed out.

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Hong Kong tops China’s five most romantic hotels, according to TripAdvisor reviewers

Topping the list for Asia was the Komandoo Maldives Island Resort, which ranked #5 on the World’s Most Romantic list.

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President Xi urges "strictest" food safety measures

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged implementation of the "strictest" measures to ensure food safety for the public.

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Netflix, Paris terror attacks among Australia's most searched terms for 2015

​Streaming service Netflix, the Paris terror attack, the Rugby World Cup and the Asian Cup football tournament were among Australia's top 10 searched items for 2015, according to Google.