Tourists in Kyoto snap wintry scenes at shrines, and the city's famous temples are covered in snow, as a winter storm hits large swathes of Japan.

Watch: Kyoto blanketed in snow as a winter storm hits large swathes of Japan

For the first time, Israeli researchers have published a study breaking it all down, so doctors can use it more when treating young patients. Rather seeing medical clowns as ‘disrupting’ hospital order, the hope is that the study will help doctors see it as ‘organised chaos’ - that could improve patient care. Watch this to know more.

How does medical clowning work?

Gun Terror continues unabated in America. In the latest instance, a 67-yr-old disgruntled farm worker killed 7 of his colleagues with a handgun.

Gravitas: US Mass shooting: 67-yr-old kills 7 co-workers

Russia has reportedly banned its soldiers from growing a beard. The troops have been asked to clean shave. The Chechen soldiers and the Wagner mercenaries are very unhappy.

Gravitas: Why has Russia asked its soldiers to shave off their beard?

The Wuhan Virus continues to wreak havoc in China. A new study says that 92% of Beijing's population could get infected by the end of this month.

Gravitas: Wuhan Virus: China's nightmare gets worse

Fossilised Titanosaurus eggs have been found by a group of paleontologists in Madhya Pradesh's Narmada Valley in India.

Trending on WION | India: Palaeontologists find 256 fossilised Titanosaur eggs and 92 nests in MP

The armed Forces of Ukraine held military drills on Monday. The drills were held at a training ground in the country’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. Watch this video for more details.

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian military holds offensive & assault drills in the Zaporizhzhia region

The findings of a survey from Health Insurer Bupa Global say it is the French executives who binge work the most. Nearly 40% of French executives and leaders surveyed recently admitted to working intense, long hours without taking regular breaks. Watch this to know more.

French executives are the world's worst workaholics

Sarod players Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash, sons of legendary Indian music maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, sat down with WION's Abira Dhar at The Leela Mumbai where the brothers were performing. Listen in. Location courtesy: The Leela Mumbai

WION Exclusive: Sarod players Amaan Ali and Ayaan Ali speak to WION

Aid workers and volunteers unload a humanitarian train carrying around 500 tonnes of food, clothes, and hygiene products, which arrived from Turkey via Iran. More than half of the country's 38 million people are facing hunger this winter, and nearly four million children are suffering from malnutrition, according to aid agencies.

Watch: Turkish train carrying humanitarian aid arrives in Afghanistan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal Bin Farhan has appointed Sara Abdul Rahman Al Sayed as deputy foreign minister for public diplomacy, local media reported. Sara obtained a bachelor’s degree in Health Systems Management in 2007 from George Mason University in the US.

Saudi appoints woman deputy foreign minister for diplomacy

In the latest drama to unfold between the government and the justice system, the heads of the coalition sent a scathing letter to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara over reports she was considering ordering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a leave of absence, with party heads warning her that such a move would be tantamount to a coup.

Drama unfolds over Israel judicial reforms, heads of coalition writes to the attorney general

According to a report, the US Justice Department (DoJ) is poised to sue Alphabet Inc's Google. The move is regarding the platform's dominance over the digital advertising market. Watch this video to know more.

Why is the US Department of Justice (DoJ) planning to sue Google again?

11 people including two children have been killed in a passenger van crash in Thailand. The incident took place over the Lunar New Year holiday weekend. Devon was carrying a total of 12 people from a Northeastern Province to Bangkok when it reportedly veered off a highway.

Thailand: 11 people, including two children died in a van crash

On Saturday in Lyon, Japan won the biennial Pastry World Cup, giving it its first triumph in 16 years. When the three-person Japanese team's victory was announced, they erupted in celebration on the podium.

Japan wins pastry world cup 2023, competition took place in Chassieu, Eastern France

There is no end to problems for the conservatives in the United Kingdom. The chairman of the conservative party Nadhim Zahawi faces tax avoidance allegations, putting his political career in the dock. Opposition parties are raising questions on his tax payments.

UK: Nadhim Zahawi pays penalty as part of HMRC tax dispute

A report claiming that authorities in the West African nation of Burkina Faso ordered hundreds of French troops to depart within a month prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to announce Sunday that he was awaiting "clarifications" from the new junta leader of that nation. With junta leader Ibrahim Traore absent from the nation's capital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's message was "confusing," according to Macron at a news conference in Paris.

France-Burkina Faso Ties: France asks Burkina Faso to clarify troop departure reports

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in South Africa for talks with one of its most important allies on a continent that is divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and related Western attempts to isolate it.

Talks on second Russia-African Summit on agenda, Lavrov and Pandor discuss bilateral issues

Thousands of laid off Indian professionals working in the United States who lost their jobs as a result of recent job cards at big tech firms like Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are now battling to find new jobs.

Massive layoffs hurting sacked Indians in the US

The jobless rate in Indian cities swell to 10.1 percent in December despite the country being touted as a bright spot amid growing recession affairs in Europe, the United States and other major economies.

Despite healthy GDP prospects, the jobless rate high in India

In India's Jammu and Kashmir, an avalanche hit a village in Bandipura district. Now according to the officials, no deaths have been reported so far.

WION Climate Tracker: Avalanche warning across 12 districts of Jammu and Kashmir

Living next to the ocean is a dream for many. That is one of the reasons so many move to the state of Queensland which boasts Australia's second longest coastline. Climate change and the potential rising sea levels are pushing local coastal communities to come up with ways to protect their beachfront houses.

WION Climate Tracker: Climate crisis threatens Australia's Queensland

Last year, the world experienced one of the worst climate related disasters from floods to droughts to heat waves. In the latest, the US treasury secretary Janet Yellen has said that the United States wants to see quicker progress on the world bank's plans for expanding its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises.

WION Climate Tracker: World Bank 'evolution roadmap' to fight climate change

Dolphins are magnificent creatures. They are generally considered as one of the most intelligent creatures on the planet. These creatures are now facing a threat that is impacting their communication skills.

WION Climate Tracker: Noise pollution in ocean hinders communication of dolphins

Intending to keep his promise, President Lula has now ordered the Brazilian environmental agents to cut through the rainforest in search of criminals responsible for deforestation in the Amazon.

WION Climate Tracker: Brazil pledges to protect Amazon

The European Union and Iran have been locked in a war of words and after a lot of back and forth, it seems like the European Union is choosing the easier part.

Iran: New wave of sanctions against the country's human rights violation

In Tibet, the rescue operation to find people trapped in an avalanche on a Tibetan Highway has now ended with Chinese State media reporting the death toll to be at least 28.

WION Climate Tracker: Avalanche in Tibet, search for survivors ends

Grammy award-winning hip-hop music producer Max Adam Lord has been charged with eight counts of a procession of an assault, weapon and silencers that followed his arrest earlier this month.

US: Max Lord charged with multiple felony assault weapons possession

French President Emmanuel Macron's new Pension Reform Bill begins its journey through Parliament on Monday. The scheme drew over a million protesters to the streets last Thursday.

WION Fineprint: French pension reforms face backlash

India's exit from the Hockey World Cup has once again put question marks around the team's immediate future. Former India Head Coach and current U.S. Men's team Head Coach Harendra Singh told Wion Sports Editor Digvijay Singh Deo that no drastic actions are needed, however a 'minor surgery' is required.

What next for Indian Hockey after World Cup exit?

Has it ever happened to you that you were talking to your friend about some item and the next thing you know your Instagram shows ads for it? Well as spooky as it is, you're not alone. The artificial intelligence in your gadgets are designed to do this, call it for algorithm, better marketing or viewership.

WION Fineprint: The story of ChatGPT

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