Protests erupted across Britain on Friday after the country increased its energy price cap by almost about 80%. The protesters gathered outside Britain's energy regulator of gems headquarters in London.

UK increases energy price cap: Average gas and electricity bills to rise to $4,197

Over 100 world leaders promised to end in reverse deforestation by the year 2030 in the hope that this would stop the conversion of forest biomass into carbon dioxide when forests are destroyed.

WION Climate Tracker: Europe to launch biomass satellite, will probe through forests

The Russia controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has resumed energy supplies to Ukraine. The plant was reconnected to the Ukrainian power grid after it was disconnected on Thursday due to a fire caused by alleged Russian shelling.

Ukraine: Russian conducting air strikes in Kharkiv, 3 quarters of Donetsk evacuated

The temperatures have risen by about 1.2 degrees Celsius in a span of 30 years in France's champaign region. Climate change is impacting the vineyards. The great pickers are scrambling to bring in yet another early harvest as chaotic weather is becoming the new normal.

WION Climate Tracker: High temperatures boost grape maturity, wines may become different

Russia is wasting around 10 millions worth of natural gas a day by burning it near the Finnish border. This comes at a time when Moscow has sharply cut deliveries to the European Union. The huge orange flare can be seen in the satellite images of Puerto Vallar specifically at a new liquefied natural gas facility run by Gazprom.

After cutting supplies, Moscow wastes gas; burns it in the atmosphere at Finnish border

The former UK ambassador to Myanmar has been arrested by the ruling Junta. Myanmar authorities confirmed that the former ambassador Vicky Bowman was arrested along with her husband.

Former UK Ambassador Vicky Bowman arrested along with husband

The United States has upped its bid now. The country is now aiming to cap Russian oil prices and is held talks with India over its proposal as well. Seeking global support to cut Russian revenue, U.S Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo after meeting Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that he held constructive talks with his Indian counterparts about the price cap proposal.

US urges India to cap Russian oil prices, Wally Adeyemo meets Nirmala Sitharaman

It's been over a year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. During their takeover, the Taliban regime promised that they will be taking a more liberal approach towards women's rights but recent reports show that not much has changed in the current regime rather the government is only backtracked on all of its promises and left Afghan women and girls in despair.

Taliban bars women from leaving Kabul for studies, cracks down on women's rights

Our flaws make us who we are and that's what makes every individual unique, says Melissa Raouf. She's the 1st contestant in 94 years to enter the Miss England beauty pageant without any makeup. The 20 year old politics student from London not only entered the pageant makeup free but also made it to the finals.

20-year old ditches make-up in beauty pageant, Melisa Raouf enters Miss England finals

Russia has blocked the adoption of a joint declaration on a nuclear disarmament treaty at the United Nations and Moscow has cited problems with the political aspects of the text concerning the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

'Final UN Nuclear draft lacked balance', Russia blocks document

This week on Inside Xi’s China, The Great Game plan, the focus is on China's efforts to dominate global bodies. The show puts the spotlight on why control of UN and other global bodies like the WTO, WHO, UNHRC is an important feature of China’s global dominance plan. Gaurie Dwivedi explains how Xi Jinping wants to build a China-centric world order.

Episode 7 | Inside Xi's China- The Great Game plan | The U.N. domination plan | WION

US Fed chair Chair Jerome Powell addressed annual central bankers gathering. He said taming inflation will inflict pain on Americans and Fed could keep lifting rates sharply for 'some time'.

US inflation woes: No sign of relief for millions of Americans

The United Kingdom has announced an 80% hike in electricity and gas bills worsening the current cost of living crisis. Britain's energy regulator announced the price cap in October.

UK households stare at fuel poverty; Britain to see 80% spike in energy bills

European gas prices once again rose to record highs on Thursday's fears over Russia halting gas supplies. The prices spiked in recent days is due to the three-day halt in Russian deliveries to Germany.

Gazprom to halt gas supplies to Germany via Nord Stream 1

It's been 25 days since the US announced that it had killed Al-Zawahiri in a precision strike but now the Taliban said that they have not found the body of our Zawahiri.

Mystery deepens over Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri's death

Novartis plans to spin off its underperforming generics unit Sandoz to sharpen its focus on its patented prescription medicines, the Swiss group said on Thursday.

Novartis plans to separate Sandoz business

Citigroup will close its consumer and commercial banking businesses in Russia starting this quarter and expects to incur about $170 million in charges over the next 18 months.

Citigroup Inc to pull out from Russia

India's top IT services firms are now freezing and cutting staff bonuses. These companies are worried that tightening budgets at US and European clients who are bracing for recession will sharply hit their own profits.

Indian IT firms cut staff bonuses as US, European clients tighten budgets

Tesla has been criticized on various occasions for the lack of safeguards in its autopilot system. The effectiveness of Tesla's self-driving feature has been questioned for failing to detect child sized objects.

Report: Tesla's self-driving tech fails to detect kids on road

Zuckerberg has admitted that Facebook algorithmically censored the Hunter Biden laptop story for a week. He said they did censor the story on Facebook decreasing its reach on a general request from the FBI to restrict election misinformation.

Zuckerberg admits limiting Hunter Biden's laptop story

An incident of racism has emerged in the US state of Texas. A video which quickly went viral on social media showed a woman assaulting and verbally abusing four Indian American women asking them to go back to India.

Texas woman assaults Indians; video of racist incident goes viral

An oil spill has tainted the beautiful beaches of California. A fuel transfer between a tanker and onshore facility led to a spill of an estimated 110,000 gallons of oil.

WION Climate Tracker: Oil spill harms beautiful beaches of Baja California

Air travel is fast recovering from the hit that it took during the covid-19 pandemic and nearly about four thousand flights took off every single hour. India alone has seen a tremendous growth in its aviation sector.

India's sustainable aviation mission: What does carbon neutral airport mean?

From Nuns from Missionaries of Charity attending a special prayer to mark the 112th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa to floods wreaking havoc in Pakistan, here are some impactful images from around the world on 26 August 2022.

World in Pictures: 112th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa; Floods wreak havoc in Pakistan

India has replaced China as the largest nationality for sending students to the United Kingdom. As per the immigration statistics report, there is an 89% increase in student visas granted to Indians as compared to the previous year.

Indians receive largest share of UK study, work and visitor visas, overtakes China

As tension simmer between China and the US, the latter continues to send its dignitaries to Taiwan, defying an angry Beijing. Further adding fuel to the fire which is by the latest visit of Marsha Blackburn, a US lawmaker on the Senate of Commerce and armed service committees.

US lawmaker Marsha Blackburn in Taiwan, China vows to counter 'US Provocations'

Tensions simmer between China and the United States as the latter continues to send its dignitaries to Taiwan defying an angry Beijing and adding fuel to the fire. The latest visit is by Marsha Blackburn, a US lawmaker on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services Committee in The Republican from Tennessee.

WION Dispatch: US lawmaker Marsha Blackburn meets Taiwan President, vows support

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to increase the size of Russia’s armed forces from 1.9 million to 2.04 million, as the war in Ukraine enters its seventh month.

WION Fineprint | Putin Orders Expansion of Russia’s Hard-Hit Armed Forces

NASA's new moon rocket makes its debut next week. The space launch system is shorter and slimmer than the Saturn V rockets that hurled Apollo astronauts to the moon.

US Gulf coast powers NASA's new moon rocket

Tesla fans are expressing their love for the brand and its cars in some bizarre ways. Some tesla enthusiasts let their children be in front of a moving car to show that the company's self-driving technology really works.

Tesla's biggest problem is its fan club; owner implants car keys in hand

The rates of diabetes in Central Australia are some of the highest in the entire world. According to new research, doctors are trying to close the life expectancy gap especially among rural indigenous communities.

Diabetes: Not an uncommon health condition in Central Australia

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