In the last 40 years extreme weather events have cost Europe almost 510 billion euros and around 142, 000 lives, this is according to a new report published by the European environment agency only three percent of all these extreme weather events in the continent were alone responsible for around 60% of the total financial damages.

Massive economic damage caused by extreme weather

With just hours to go for the opening ceremony of the Beijing winter games, protests against the games were held across the world. In San Francisco a coalition of groups including people from Hong Kong, Tibet and Uyghurs gathered at the golden gate bridge and urged people not to watch the games.

Global protests against games hours before opening ceremony | Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Former Senior Trump Adviser Jason Miller speaks to WION's Molly Gambhir on whether Trump will run for president in 2024, the Ukraine conflict, the Capitol Hill riots probe, Biden's China policy, India's ties with the U.S and the Afghanistan crisis.

Capitol Hill riots: 'No sensitive documents would have been torn up,' says former Trump Adviser

United States has said that it is in touch with India and is keeping it updated on the situation that is unfolding at the Ukrainian border. The US state department has further added that Washington's relationship with New Delhi stands on its own despite the crisis in Ukraine.

United States in touch with India over Russia-Ukraine crisis

The NFTs have taken the digital world by storm and the US city of Seattle museum has opened for the blockchain based digital collectibles, our next report gets you the details.

World’s first NFT museum opens in Seattle

19-year-old Akshay Bhatia stormed into spotlight last month after winning The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour. The Indian-origin American is being mentored by fellow left-hander and one of the game's all-time greats, Phil Mickelson. Bhatia spoke to Wion Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo on his future aspirations and making it big on the PGA Tour.

WION Exclusive: Akshay Bhatia, World Golf's new sensation

Russian President Vladimir Putin is all set to visit China for the upcoming winter Olympics. Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will have lunch on Friday and Putin will also attend the winter Olympics opening ceremony. Russia and China are all set to discuss greater gas and also financial cooperation.

Putin and Xi Jinping to meet ahead Beijing Winter Olympics

The wealth of billionaires is increasing over the last two years. The sale of luxury and also super luxury brands has also registered astronomical growth. In the latest in the league is the super luxury sports car maker Ferrari that orders stretching into the year 2023 after having delivered a record number of cars last year.

Strong orders at Ferrari set to support growth after record 2021 sales

Facebook owner Meta Platforms shares plunged more than 20% late on Wednesday after the social media company posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, blaming Apple's privacy changes and increased competition for users from rivals like TikTok.

Meta shares plunge 20%, faces heat from Apple, TikTok

For the first time in almost about 50 years, the Amur leopard has been spotted in the east of the trans-Siberian railway and this has given some hope to the scientists who have been working on a program to revive the dwindling numbers of the Amur leopards in eastern Russia, next sport gets you the details.

Amur leopard spotted for the first time in 50 years

Russia-Ukraine tensions: In the latest, Washington has said that it is willing to discuss inspection of two of its NATO bases, this on the issue of the alleged deployment of the Tomahawk intermediate-range cruise missiles in Poland and Romania by the NATO alliance.

United States offer inspection of NATO bases

Japan's services sector activity contracted at the fastest pace in five months in January in a sign business faced pressure from a record surge in new coronavirus infections due to the Omicron variant.

Japan's service sector shrinks amid Covid-19 surge

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his premiership as a series of scandals have mounted trouble for Johnson. The allegations have caused public anger and led some conservative lawmakers to call for Johnson's resignation.

Calls for a no confidence vote on UK PM Boris Johnson

Two days away from the Beijing winter Olympics while China goes ahead with its controversial games it's unlikely that close ally Russia could flex its military muscle but experts say that the upcoming winter Olympics could determine Russia's plans to attack Ukraine. Notably, Russia has a history of using events like the Olympics to its advantage.

Could Beijing Olympics affect Russia's invasion?

The situation at the Russia-Ukraine border remains tense and in a backdrop of military deployments and drills efforts to reach a diplomatic solution are in full swing despite roadblocks. In Lastest, the French president says that he will hold talks with US Prez Biden.

French President Emmanuel Macron to hold talks with US Prez Joe Biden on Russia-Ukraine crisis

The Japanese capital Tokyo has reported more than 20,000 cases in a day denting the country's hope for riding out the Omicron surge. The is the highest number of daily infections ever since the start of the pandemic.

Japan: More than 20,000 daily covid-19 cases reported in Tokyo

The thwaites glacier in Antarctica is called the doomsday glacier for good reason. A giant iceberg and large chunks of ice that broke off from the doomsday glacier have now blocked an expedition of scientists.

Large chunks of ice that broke off from Thwaites glacier blocks an expedition of scientists

The US has conducted a midnight raid in Syria where locals have claimed that there are several civilian fatalities.

Locals report civilian fatalities as US forces conduct a midnight raid in Syria

Attacks have been reported in Balochistan, where two separate incidents have been reported from two different Baloch districts.

Pakistan Army posts come under attack in two different districts of Balochistan

At least about 26 people are reported to be killed after a high tension power cable snapped and then fell on a market on the outskirts of the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, the victims included 24 women and two men with two more were said to be very seriously injured.

At least 26 killed in Congo as high-voltage power cable snaps

Countries around the globe are battling with a fresh wave of the pandemic and the highly contagious omicron variant. While some have ramped up testing and vaccinations, many are bringing back stricter restrictions in an attempt to quell the surge. Several others have ditched restrictions and are gradually moving towards normality.

COVID: While some countries are bringing back restrictions, Several others are ditching them

Maruti Suzuki largest car maker, Bajaj Auto second largest two-wheeler player, TVS they all shown a decline in sales but Mahindra and Hyundai recovered and recorded growth.

Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj, TVS show decline in sales

India announced its annual budget yesterday, it has given a blueprint of economy for the next 25 years with key points on four main pillars of development. According to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, India is expected to grow at 9.27% in the coming year, here are some of the big announcements in this year's budget.

India Budget 2022: Major announcements from FM Nirmala Sitharaman's speech

Japan's parliament has passed a rare resolution where it expressed its concerns over rights issue in China and has asked the government to take steps to relieve the situation.

Japan's parliament passes rare resolution expressing concern over rights abuses in China

In the wake of North Korea's record-breaking missile tests the UN security council has been requested to hold an emergency meeting. The United States supported by Britain and France has requested a meeting on the same.

United States urges emergency UNSC meet on North Korea

A British Airways plane travelling from Aberdeen aborted an attempt to land on the runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Monday (January 31) due to strong winds. The video showed wind hitting the aircraft as it tried to land, before it resumed its flight. Storm Corrie caused wind gusts of up to 120 kph (75 mph) in the North Sea.

Plane almost toppled while landing due to high winds at London airport

At least 24 people have been killed in what is being termed as the heaviest flooding in Ecuador. In two decades 20 people have gone missing and 47 people have been injured. Video footage shows water carrying stones, mud and debris down the streets in the Ecuadorian capital.

Ecuador: 24 people killed in Landslide, rescuers pull body from muds

The United States, United Kingdom, Russia and Ukraine have all stepped up their diplomatic engagements in the past week in a bit to try and de-escalate the tensions surrounding the troop build up along the border with Ukraine but the renewed dialogue has not produced any tangible results. In the latest, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his very first public statements about the ongoing crisis saying that the West is actually deliberately creating a scenario of war.

US, Russia, UK and Ukraine steps up diplomatic engagements

The Russia-Ukraine tensions are at an all-time high. The threat of a conflict looms large over eastern Europe and in the middle of it all Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed decree to increase armed force strength.

Ukraine President Zelensky signs decree to increase armed force strength

Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show massive troop deployment by Russia close to Ukrainian borders.

Satellite images show stunning visuals of Russian forces deployed close to Ukrainian borders

Penguins have now become the new bioindicators for understanding climate change. For the last few years, scientists have been studying penguins in Antarctica to try and understand the impact of global warming.

Penguins help understand climate change, here's how!

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