HSBC Holdings PLC warned its bad debt charges could blow past a previous estimate to $13 billion this year and said its profits more than halved, as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the bank's retail and corporate customers worldwide.

Fineprint: HSBC's net profit plunges 96 per cent

A wildfire in Southern California quickly spread across 12,000 acres Saturday, destroying at least one home and two structures and forcing 7,800 people to evacuate.

As wildfire ravages South California, temp to hit 41 degree celsius in palm springs

Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley traveled to the space station in May aboard a Crew Dragon capsule built and run by SpaceX

NASA Astronauts return to Earth | Dragon capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico

An attack claimed by Islamic State on a jail compound in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed at least three people and injured dozens

Suicide bomber attack Afghan Prison: 3 people killed & 24 wounded | Jalalabad

The Trump administration will not accept new applications for the Obama-era program that shields from deportation certain undocumented immigrants.

Trump administration refuses to accept new application under DACA program

Israeli warplanes hit several Hamas sites in central and southern Gaza Strip early Monday, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel strikes Hamas sites after Gaza rocket intercepted

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 18 million mark, while the deaths were nearing 688,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 18 million mark; Pandemic widespread in U.S

Technical divers from Ghost Diving have removed more than 500kg of old fishing nets and other debris from the wreck of HMS Perseus and other Greek wrecks

Divers clean up HMS Perseus to protect marine life | 500 kg of Ghost nets | World News

Marcela Sosa has her own private escape from the tedium of a coronavirus lockdown in the small Buenos Aires home the 12-year-old shares with six others: her violin and a computer connection that lets members of her youth orchestra play together online.

Argentina: Young Musicians rehearse together on Zoom video chat amid pandemic

ISIL Gunmen storm Afghan prison | Explosions, gunfight near Prison complex | Jalalabad

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and thronged the streets of central Jerusalem

Israel: Angry protesters gather outside Netanyahu's residence; Demands PM's resignation

Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since May 5.

US Congressman slams China's aggression in Ladakh, says ' Expansionary tactics leading to conflict'

The opening is the latest example of strong ties between the Islamic Republic and the South American country in the face of US sanctions.

Venezuela gets a new supermarket with high-tech COVID defenses

Australia’s Victoria state tightened restrictions and declared a state of disaster after its outbreak showed no signs of abating three weeks after capital Melbourne was put under lockdown.

Australia imposes curfew in Victoria state

Furgal, the Khabarovsk region governor, was arrested on July 9 and flown to Moscow where he was put in jail for two months.

Protests continue in Russia for the release of governor Sergei Furgal

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday tests positive for Coronavirus. Sources said he has been admitted to Medanta hospital, located in Haryana's Gurugram near Delhi.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests positive for COVID-19

Presently, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is one of the few candidates, which is showing satisfactory results based on the ongoing trials and has been cleared for the final phase

Who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first? Race for a Wuhan virus vaccine

Russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in October, the health minister has said.

COVID-19: Russia plans mass vaccination campaign in October

There was a wave of optimism surrounding Indian Boxing ahead of the 2008 Olympics. Akhil Kumar was a strong medal contender but while he and Jitender Kumar lost in the medal rounds, Vijender Singh took centre stage as he won a Bronze in the Men’s 75kg event. Singh had taken up the sport to secure a government job, his medal at Beijing made him one of India’s most loved icons.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Bhiwani boy becomes a global star

Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh won their Olympic medals in Beijing within a few hours of each other. Both were sons of the soil and both had to endure hardships growing up. The Olympic medal changed their lives in Beijing and both admit that it also opened a pathway for many more promising sportspersons from similar backgrounds to follow in their footsteps.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: 3 medals that changed the sporting ecosystem

Thousands of people in the German capital Berlin have taken part in a protest against the country's coronavirus restrictions.

Thousands protest in  Germany against COVID-19 restrictions

South California wildfire burns 12,000 acres of land; Hot condition to continue for next 3 days

Champagne is losing its fizz in the coronavirus lockdown period. All key sales are down by 30% as the pandemic took a toll on the social lives of the people. Watch report.

Fineprint: Champagne loses fizz in times of coronavirus | Sales down by nearly 30%

Three companies that dominate Portugal's mobile phone market said that they would not use Huawei technology in their core 5G network. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Three firms dominate mobile firm market, No govt ban on Huawei so far

In South Korea, the worst of coronavirus impact has passed and the country's factory production jumped at the fastest rate in more than 11 years. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: South Korea's factory production bounce back much faster than expected

Tensions are flaring between Pakistan and Afghanistan after a cross border firing incident occurred at Chaman on July 30. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: Pak shelling kills 15 Afghan civilians, Afghan forces in high alert

The allegations, made by an ‘expert’ in the Chinese Communist Party’s tabloid Global Times, said that the Rafale was only superior to the IAF’s Sukhoi-30 MKI jets but a generation below Chinese PLA’s J-20 fighter. However, Former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa has dismissed the claim. Watch report.

Rafale jets unsettle China: Rafales no match for J-20s, says Global times

China will be celebrating the 93rd founding anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on August 1. Formed in 1927 during the Nanchang uprising by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), PLA was formed as an armed wing to counter the Kuomintang’s anti-communist purges during the Chinese civil wars. Watch report.

Fineprint: China to celebrate 93rd foundation day on August 1 | World News

WION Health Summit, Session 1: When will the COVID-19 pandemic end? And how? Top voices in healthcare Dr. Elisabetta, Lawrence Gostin, and Amos Panet share their views.

WION Health Summit: When will the coronavirus pandemic end?

A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since COVID-19 confinement began, authorities said Monday.

Peru: Over 900 girls, women feared dead since pandemic began

A US citizen accused of blasphemy was shot dead by a Pakistani extremist inside a courtroom. Pakistani leaders are hailing the murderer as a hero & role model. WION's Palki Sharma gets you the story.

Gravitas: This Pakistani man killed a US citizen in a court

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