Working Ctrl+X and Ctrl+V, but not Ctrl+C, in ALL apps

I have an annoying problem with clipboard that makes me sick.

I can only copy text when cutting it. I cannot copy with Ctrl+C; Also, applications sometimes cannot put text to my clipboard (eg keepassx) - they just clearing clipboard or so. I am not sure what causes this, could not find a solution.

My problem is not with terminal or a particular application, it touches all the system and all apps.

I have several input languages, English is at the top of the list.

UPD: Ctrl+A also not working. No solutions working.

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Here's a related link to a fix for gnome-terminal. It might work for you too though:

Courtesy of Soren:
stty sane
and see if it fixes the problem, also check if the intr is set correctly using:
stty -a
If you find that intr is set to something different than ^C, then you can also fix it by typing
stty intr ^v^c

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Check your keyboard shortcuts. There may be an incorrect setting.

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That was the keyboard wasn't working. I actually had symbol ` stuck (always pressed) that was blocking specific shortcuts like Ctrl+C, Shift+Alt+* and etc.

Thrown it out of the window

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