Pakistan is rebranding terror groups. As Pakistani terrorists make more nefarious plans, Islamabad has opened the doors to Indian medical supplies. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more about a contrast that exposes the fault lines in South Asia.

Gravitas: Pakistan exports terror, imports drugs from India

China's combative diplomats have a new name - wolf warriors. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how Chinese diplomats, instead of fostering dialogue, have turned into megaphones for the Chinese narrative.

Gravitas: Meet China's 'wolf warriors'

A global pharma giant has tied up with three Indian companies to scale up production of a potential coronavirus drug. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why the world needs India's pharmaceutical companies to kill the virus.

Gravitas: Why the world can't defeat the coronavirus without India

Launched amid the mounting scare over the coronavirus, a Japanese video chat website designed for hosting virtual drinking parties has soared in popularity while bars and pubs remain shut.

Virtual drinking parties in the times of COVID-19 in Japan

Two cities in China's northeast Jilin province imposed new restrictions in order to contain a new coronavirus outbreak. Jilin city has emerged as the source of a potential new wave of infections and the neighbouring city of Shulan was forced to adjust the risk level to "high" from "medium" at the weekend.

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India's Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd said on Tuesday it had signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement for selling Gilead Sciences Inc's experimental COVID-19 treatment remdesivir in 127 countries, including India.

India's Jubilant signs licensing deal for US pharma firm Gilead's covid-19 drug

Britain's economy shrank by a record 5.8% in March as the coronavirus crisis escalated and the government shut down much of the country, according to official data that point towards an even bigger hit to come.

UK GDP falls by record 5.8% in March due to coronavirus crisis

Iran has reopened all of its Mosques in Tehran, after two months Iran eased restrictions that were aimed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Mosques reopen in Iran for Friday prayers amid rising COVID-19 cases

Switch to offensive mode: Afghan President to troops after 36 killed in twin attacks Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday that he was ordering the military to switch from a defensive mode to an offensive mode after at least 36 people were killed in twin attacks.

Morning news brief: Afghanistan to resume offensive operations, firms eye pandemic boom and more

An autonomous drone has begun delivering urgent medical supplies to a hospital on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England.

Delivery drone flies medical supplies to UK's Isle of Wight

The foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will meet on Wednesday via video conference, India will be represented by external affairs ministers S Jaishankar.

SCO members to work together against coronavirus outbreak

Police in the United Arab Emirates are deploying smart helmets that can scan the temperatures of hundreds of people a minute in the Gulf Arab state's fight against the new coronavirus.

Police deploy smart tech in fight against COVID-19

Brazil's confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus passed Germany on Tuesday, as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fought states over his wish to reopen gyms and beauty parlors even as his country becomes a new global hotspot for the pandemic.

Brazil: President Bolsonaro's big push for easing COVID-19 restrictions

Isabel Gonzalez reunites with her baby, Victoria, for the first time since she delivered her on March 30, the same day that she was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital for COVID-19.

Mother fights COVID-19 disease, celebrates life after COVID-19 struggle

More than a hundred shoppers waited in line to enter a store of French luxury brand Chanel in Seoul on Wednesday, shrugging off concern about a second wave of novel coronavirus infections to beat imminent price hikes.

South Korea: Shoppers queue up at Chanel store after price hike rumour

Mosques reopen in Tehran as Iran lifts restrictions

Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 4.2 million worldwide on Wednesday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia. COVID-19 has now infected 4,262,799 people worldwide and 291,981 people have been killed due to this pandemic.

Global Covid-19 cases surge past 4.2 million mark, death toll at  291,981

This is a woodland walk you can only dream of under lockdown, and it's right in the heart of Richmond Park, southwest London.

Woodland garden, the Isabella Plantation bursts into life under lockdown

COVID-19 has now infected 4,178,156 people worldwide and 286,353 people have been killed due to this pandemic. Around 1,456,318 people of that tally have recovered.

Coronavirus global roundup, May 12: Cases surge past 4.1 million mark, death toll at  286,353

Fears are growing in Germany over a second Coronavirus wave, as the country reported a new rise in the Coronavirus infection rate, a few weeks after it started easing lockdown restrictions.

Bars reopen as Germany eases lockdown rules

One new coronavirus case was confirmed in the city on May 7, and there are 13 infections registered in the city now.

China sees fresh round of cases, imposes lockdown in Shulan

Observing that the coronavirus pandemic has shown the existing international system's limitations, India's envoy in the US has said that the world after COVID-19 needs a template of globalisation based on fairness, equality and humanity.

'Need globalisation template based on fairness': Indian envoy on covid-19

Donald Trump abruptly ends press conference on COVID-19 after a heated argument with two women reporters US President Donald Trump abruptly ended his coronavirus press briefing on Monday after getting into a testy exchange with an Asian-American reporter.

Morning News Brief: Trump abruptly ends press meet, World tourism faces crisis and more

The number of people who have died from the coronavirus in the United States, hardest-hit country in the world, passed the 80,000 mark on Monday

US Coronavirus death toll nears 82,000

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