Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drug maker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits.

Johnson & Johnson to end global sales of talc-based baby powder

After weeks of grinding conflict, the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels have had “direct engagements,” to end a 21-month old war in Ethiopia.

Ethiopian govt in ‘direct engagements’ with Tigray rebels

As England appears to be entering a drought for which some experts claim the nation is unprepared, the source of the River Thames has dried up lower downstream than ever before.

Is River Thames going to run dry amid Drought fears in Britain?

Kenya went to polls on Tuesday, they voted to select a new President but three days on and there is no news on who the next president might be. Here we bring you this report!

Kenya Presidential Polls: Election Commission yet to announce who is leading race

Energy prices set to soar and a heat wave plaguing the majority of England, it is not surprising that the issue of high energy bills dominated the latest clash between the tory candidates. Both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss clash over their economic policy.

Rishi Sunak Vs Liz Truss: Energy prices become key battleground

Pakistan police arrested a close associate of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of sedition and allegedly inciting army officers to mutiny.

Pakistan police arrest PTI’s Shahbaz Gill on sedition charges

Johnson & Johnson to end global sales of controversial talc-based baby powder

A Lebanese man who took a bank hostage in order to access his own money is being hailed as a hero by the public in Beirut. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, a 42-year-old food-delivery driver, stormed the Federal Bank branch in the capital to withdraw a part of his frozen savings of $210,000 to help pay for his father’s hospital bill.

Man who held bank staff hostage becomes hero in Lebanon

Even as Brazil pledged to haul deforestation by 2030, wildfires burning across the Amazon rainforest hit a 15-year high in June this year.

WION Climate Tracker: Why is the Amazon Rainforest burning?

McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it plans on reopening its restaurants in Ukraine over the next few months in an early sign of western businesses returning to the country, even as the conflict with Russia continues.

McDonald's plans to reopen in Ukraine

Torrential rains in South Korea have broken a record of 115 years, leaving homes in some parts of the capital completely inundated. The heavy rainfall has knocked out power lines and has also caused landslides.

South Korea: Waterlogging continues in parts of Seoul, at least 10 dead, hundreds displaced

Domino's has closed the last of its local stores in Italy, the American Pizza giant blamed the reduced demand, increase in competition in food-delivery market and pandemic, the reasons behind closing its chain.

Domino's American style menu exits Italy, fails to impress Italians

With this sales of smartphones makers slowing down after the pandemic, iPhone assembler Foxconn has given a cautious outlook for the current quarter, this after Foxconn posted results that exceeded expectations.

Apple supplier Foxconn starts to feel sting of slowing smartphone sales

China's factory-gate inflation eased in July to a 17-month low, defying global cost pressures as slower domestic construction weighed on raw material demand, although consumer price increases hit a two-year high as pork supplies tightened.

China's factory inflation eases to a 17-month low in July

After days of extending its intensive military drills near Taiwan, China has now said that its military has completed its tasks around the region and is now wrapping up its war games that began after US house speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island nation.

China wraps up military drills sparked by Pelosi's Taiwan visit

Former US President Donald Trump's legal battles continue on Wednesday. He was called in to the New York attorney general's office and was questioned on his family's business practices.

Trump invokes Fifth Amendment in NY civil probe, calls it a ‘witch hunt’

US-based firm releases satellite images that appear to show extensive damage and several destroyed Russian warplanes at a Crimea airbase following explosions earlier this week.

Aircraft damaged, patches of earth scorched: Satellite images of Crimea airbase

Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got closer.

Wildfires rage in France, thousands evacuated from homes

As life starts to get back to normal in both Gaza strip and Israel following three days of fighting over the weekend, Israel's political parties are back to electioneering, our correspondent Jodie Cohen gets you more details, take a look!

Israel Elections: Lapid narrows gap with Netanyahu following Gaza flare-up

China ends military drills near Taiwan, vows regular patrols

South African authorities have charged 7 men with 32 counts of rape and robbery for the mass assault of a group of women at an abandoned mine near Johannesburg. The horrific incident which has created shock waves across the country has yet again raised the question of women's security in the region.

7 illegal miners accused for attacking 8 women in South Africa

A British man accused of being a member of an Islamic State terror cell known as the Beatles has been charged with terrorism offences after he returned to the United Kingdom.

WION Dispatch | Aine Davis charged with terror offences: Fourth alleged I-S 'Beatle' member arrested

Imran Khan continues to be at the centre of Pakistan's political drama. PTI Chief has now accused the coalition government of hatching a conspiracy against his party.

WION Dispatch: PTI Chief Imran Khan accuses the Pakistan government of hatching a conspiracy

China has delayed a proposal by the United States and India to sanction Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar at UNSC meeting.

'Need time to study case,' China delays proposal to sanction Pak-based terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar

China's EV maker which is the world's top auto market is now going out of business. The 2018 electric car joint venture between DIDI and Li auto has filed for bankruptcy.

China: EV maker files for bankruptcy, DIDI's electric vehicle JV fails

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

Trending On WION: Anti-fascist groups criticise wine shops for selling wine with Adolf Hitler's face

The agricultural sector in Brazil is witnessing a silent revolution. Instead of traditional crops such as corn and soybeans, farmers are increasingly turning to cotton and are adopting sustainable techniques to do so.

Brazil: Farmers shift from Alabaster plants, corn and soybean to produce cotton

Female refugees from Afghanistan are learning how to swim through the 'Afghan women on the move' program which is also designed to help refugees learn how to drive and find jobs too.

Afghan refugees in Australia build a new life, social programmes help newly arrived

Life begins to get back to normal in the state of Israel following the three days of intense air strikes carried out in the Gaza strip. Israel's elect political parties are back to electioneering. WION correspondent Jody Cohen in an interview with Danny Danon.

Israel Elections: Lapid narrows gap with Netanyahu, cost of living and economy top priorities

Staying in Asia, Kim Jong-Un has declared a shining victory over Covid 19 as his sister, Kim Yo-Jong, revealed that the North Korean leader had suffered from fever during the pandemic. This appears to be the first suggestion that Kim Jong-Un has contracted Covid 19.

Kim Jong-Un suffered from fever, calls for Covid-19 preventive measures to be eased

Sri Lankans have been trying to flee the country during the economic crisis via fishing trawlers but it has ended poorly for at least one family who gambled their entire life savings trying to leave the country.

Sri Lanka asylum seekers detained by navy

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