According to archaeologists in Georgia, a tooth believed to be from a 1.8 million-year-old early human ancestor has been discovered.

Archaeologists unearth pre-human tooth dating back 1.8 million years

Economists are becoming more pessimistic about Germany than they have been since the 2008 financial crisis. The Europe's biggest economy is facing significant pressures at the moment, here's our report.

Pessimism over German economy grows, recession inevitable for Germany?

Millions of Pakistani citizens remain affected by the record floods, many parts of the country remain submerged. The still water has led to a rise in waterborne diseases and now a medicine shortage has added to the existing issues.

Pakistan witnesses an increase in Dengue cases, shortage of medicines adds to the woes

In a bid to boost ties, Nepal and China on Monday signed a six-point Memorandum Of Understanding in Kathmandu during the top Chinese official Li Zhanshu’s official visit to Nepal on Monday.

Six-point pact inked between Nepal and China under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative

World leaders preparing to attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral ceremony at Westminster Abbey have reportedly been informed of the strict protocol that will be in place. According to reports, all international heads of state and their spouses planning to arrive in London for the State Funeral have been asked to arrive on commercial flights rather than private jets and have also been asked not to use helicopters to get around.

No private jets or helicopters allowed at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral ceremony

Ukraine continues its counter-offensive against Russia after reeling under Russian strikes for almost seven months, Ukraine is fighting back to regain its territory. The war-torn country has now claimed that it has taken back six thousand square kilometers of the area which was captured by Moscow after the war began in the month of February.

Russian invasion: Ukraine continues its counter-offensive, claims 6,000 sq km of land retaken

Ukraine claims to have taken back control of nearly 2000 sq. km of land from Russian troops, including 20 villages ad towns and the strategic city of Izium. Russian troops continue to control early a fifth of Ukraine.

Ukraine continues its counter-offensive, Kyiv claims 6,000 sq km of land retaken

From Zendaya being the youngest woman to win an Emmy twice to Squid Game winning 6 historic Emmys this year, we made a list of all the historic victories at the Academy Awards 2022.

Emmy 2022: Five historic wins you need to know about

Let us take a look at stories generating interest across WION's social media channels.

Trending on WION | Report: Children increasingly using social media to escape 'negative feelings'

In Chad, a teacher has now come up with a way to educate nomad children. He has set up a mobile school in line with the children's way of life.

Chad: Mobile school offers hope to nomad children, kids of different ages attend

Legislators and Senegal's parliament came to blows during its first session on Monday. The parliament convened for the first time after elections in July. Rival camps in parliament could not agree on how to choose a President of the national assembly.

Senegal: Violence in parliament during first assembly session, MPs throw bottles and push each other

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has once again insisted that restoring the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran would be a critical mistake and that world power should opt for other mechanisms to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

Lapid warns against restoring nuclear deal, claims it to be a critical mistake

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' rocket company blue origin suffered its first launch failure after liftoff on Monday. This is the first major failure for Jeff Bezos.

First launch failure for Jeff Bezos' rocket company 'Blue Origin'

The Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid arrived in Germany on Sunday and this comes in as his latest diplomatic effort to try and lobby with the Western powers to not sign the nuclear deal with Iran.

Germany: No reason for Iran to reject nuclear deal offer

UN expert on human rights has now called out the staggering repression of rights of women in Afghanistan, describing it as a move towards authoritarianism. The statement was made by UN special rapporteur on human rights, Richard Bennett while addressing a human rights council meeting in Geneva on Monday.

UN Rights Expert: Afghanistan tipping towards 'authoritarianism'

The Twitter-Musk saga continues amid this. Reports suggest that a majority of Twitter shareholders have voted in favor of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover of the company. However, Musk has previously said that he wants to call off the deal early.

US: Twitter shareholders vote in favour of Elon Musk's deal, deal worth $44 bn signed in April

China is demolishing apartments and pausing construction of buildings that can house as many as 75 million people. According to one estimate - at least 50 million homes in China remain unoccupied. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: 50 million homes are empty in China

Europe's energy crisis is getting worse. Reports are predicting a bleak winter with many EU nations in deep recession. Interestingly, American firms stand to benefit from Europe's crisis. Molly Gambhir tells you how.

Gravitas: Europe's power crisis is getting out of control

Ukraine claims to have taken back control of nearly 2000 sq. km. of land from Russian troops, including 20 villages and towns and the strategic city of Izium. Russian troops continue to control nearly a fifth of Ukraine. Is this a turning point in the war? Listen in to Molly Gambhir.

Gravitas: Ukraine claims to have taken back control of nearly 2000 km of land

Is the SCO gearing up to welcome Iran? SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming has said that a memorandum on Iran's accession will be signed this week. What are the implications of admitting Iran to the SCO? What does Iran's entry mean for India? Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Iran set to join SCO?

Britain is mourning the demise of its monarch & bracing itself for the era of King Charles III. His address to UK's parliament was followed by the recital of 'God save the King'. This anthem has made a comeback after 70 years. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: UK lawmakers sing 'God save the King' after 70 years

Korean drama Squid Game became the first ever non-English drama series for an Emmy nomination. Out of 14 nominations, the South Korean survival drama made history by bagging top honours. Here's everything you need to know about the historic wins that the Netflix drama Squid Game took home.

Emmy 2022: Squid Game takes home historic wins

In May, Elon Musk has his bankers to "go slow" on the Twitter takeover. Musk believed the takeover won't make sense if the world "was heading into World War 3". Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: Elon Musk "delayed" Twitter deal over World War Three concerns

Ethereum plans to make a radical technological shift. It intends to merge it blockchain with a separate one through the 'Ethereum Merge' upgrade. The network claims this will lower its energy consumption by 99.95%. Will it? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Why the Ethereum Merge matters

A Bengaluru doctor decided to abandon his car at a traffic jam and run for 3 kilometers to make it on time for an emergency surgery. It is a rare story of dedication in the age of Quiet Quitting. Molly Gambhir brings you the details.

Gravitas: Monday Motivation: Bengaluru doctor runs 3 kilometers to make it on time for a surgery

Two weeks after Elon Musk vowed to buy Twitter for $44 billion, he wrote in a May 8 text message to one of his Morgan Stanley bankers that he was thinking of exiting the merger agreement due to the possibility of World War III.

WION Fineprint | Elon Musk cited possible “World War III” as reason to break Twitter deal

In China, censors have reportedly been ordered to flood social media with harmless posts about Xinjiang which is under lockdown for more than a month. This is done to control mounting complaints of food and medical shortages.

China: Censors told to flood social media with harmless posts

As European Union and Britain battle to mitigate what is dubbed as the energy war with Russia, energy prices are skyrocketing making Europe sweat and pushing Britain towards a risk of recession.

EU readies energy package, countries split over gas price cap

Ukraine's military says its forces have retaken over 3,000 square km during a rapid counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine. Will this end up being a potential breakthrough in the war?

Ukrainian troops claim 20 settlements recaptured in 24 hours

Households in South Africa are witnessing an exponential increase in crime rates. Incidents of housebreaking, home robbery, assault and murder have been on the rise. Housebreaking has been listed as the most common one. Over two million households across South Africa have experienced house breaking or burglary.

South Africa: Increase in crime rates; housebreaking, robbery, murder on the rise

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will come under one roof for the first time since 2020 Galwan clashes for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet at Uzbekistan on 15-16 September. Indian and Chinese troops have also completed the disengagement process in the Gogra-Hot Springs area along the LAC.

SCO Summit 2022: Shanghai cooperation organization meets amid stoked tensions

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