A tiny shop in Baghdad has been repairing Iraq's oldest time pieces. Three generations have been working in this store at time when smart watches and smartphones have taken over the market.This store is proving to be a timeless treasure.

Iraq's watch repairman is a treasure, watch store houses some classic timepieces

Bhutan has become the latest country to roll back archaic anti-homosexuality laws. A joint sitting of country's parliament has decided to decriminalise homosexuality.

Bhutan Parliament scraps anti-gay laws, change awaits Bhutanese king's assent

Philippines is set to approve a bill that raises the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16. This catholic majority country currently has one of the lowest ages of consent in the world.

Philippines set to raise age of consent, child abuse on a rise in Philippines

Hundreds of truck lined at the British ports and airports hoping as countries imposed a travel ban on the U.K in the wake of new more contagious Coronavirus variant.

U.K. scrambles to maintain supply chains due to travel ban amid virus concerns

The abducted school kids reunite with their families after being held captive by the Boko haram for a week. As Nigerians celebrate their return, the kids carry baggage of horror.

Nigeria: School kids who faced a week of torture to undergo physical and mental examination

The solar system's two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, came within planetary kissing range in Monday's evening sky, an intimacy that will not occur again until 2080.

Jupiter, Saturn forms the great conjuction in a rare cosmic event

Japan is reinforcing its military might to counter China's growing military expansionism. The Japanese Ministry of Defence is set to get a record $51.7 billion budget next year. Palki Sharma Upadhyay decodes the budget allocations.

Gravitas: Decoding Japan's $51.7 billion defence budget

Are we staring at Pandemic 2.0? There is a new virus strain. Fresh lockdowns & travel bans are being imposed. This time the virus is more transmissible. Is this a new phase of the pandemic? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has the details

Gravitas: A new phase of the Pandemic

A new strain of the Wuhan virus has forced more than 20 countries to block travel from the United Kingdom. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how a mutated version of the virus is spelling disaster.

Gravitas: The 'Mutant' Wuhan Virus is spreading

'Vaccine may turn you into crocodiles' is the latest suggestion by Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report on Bolsonaro's never-ending pandemic denial.

Gravitas: Bolsonaro sceptic on Vaccine side-effects

A fresh round of restrictions has forced millions within the United Kingdom to cancel their Christmas plans. With neighbours imposing travel bans, The UK now finds itself cut off from Europe. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why the UK is being called the 'sick man of Europe'.

Gravitas: Christmas is cancelled in the United Kingdom

Christmas celebrations - once an unthinkable sight in Saudi Arabia has now become a reality. The festive sale has crept into Riyadh, much to the delight of expats. What's driving this change? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has a report.

Gravitas: Christmas season arrives in Saudi Arabia

Navalny phoned two members of the team from Russia’s FSB spy agency, which allegedly tried to murder him.

Alexei Navalny: FSB spy admits putting poison in underwear

Lebanese Parliament on Monday has passed a landmark law criminalising sexual harrasment, that can put worst offenders behind bars.

Your Story: Lebanon parliament passes landmark law, criminalises sexual harassment

Several European countries such as Belgium and Germany are imposing travel bans on all the incoming flights from the UK and South Africa to make sure the new variant does not get transmitted to their countries.

'Not out of control', says WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom over new 'Covid-19 variant'

With just a month left for his White House inauguration, Biden took the opportunity to urge all Americans to get the vaccine as soon as it becomes available.

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden get coronavirus vaccine live on tv

Scientific experts on new Coronavirus strain in Europe

Few days before Donald Trump leaves office, the United States is considering granting Saudi Crown Prince and Donald Trump long time ally Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity.

WION Dispatch: Reports claim, 'U.S. mulls legal immunity for Saudi Arabia's prince Mohammed bin Salman'

The flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat is seen as highly symbolic after Morocco announced on December 10 a "resumption of relations" with Israel.

Morocco, Israel to seal normalization with first direct flight

In Japan, the government of Yoshihide Suga is reinforcing the country's military might. It has proposed a record $51.7 billion defence budget. This is the ninth consecutive rise in Japan's military spending.

Japan's record $52 billion military budget aims at safeguarding against China

Lebanon passed a domestic violence law in 2014, but it did not specifically outlaw marital rape.

Lebanon passes law criminalizing sexual harassment

On the protest frontlines, they are urging for gender equality in a kingdom where workplaces and politics are still dominated by men.

Thailand: Women take up leadership roles in Pro-democracy movement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the ‘Legion of Merit’ by U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday for his role in advancing the India-U.S. relationship

Indian PM Narendra Modi awarded ‘Legion of Merit’ by Donald Trump

The government has already announced a ban on flight arrivals from the UK starting midnight of Tuesday (December 22) till midnight of December 31.

Five passengers who arrived at Delhi airport from UK test positive for Covid-19

The Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK.

Health Ministry calls high-level meeting today to discuss new Coronavirus strain in UK

Announcing the measures, Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly tore up plans to allow three households to mix indoors for five days over the festive period

Several nations ban UK flights, fearing new COVID-19 variant

The PM visited the iconic Gurudwara Rakabganj in Delhi at a time when his government is confronting huge anger among farmers over 3 new farms law.

PM Modi visits Gurudwara Rakabganj sahib, pays tribute to Guru Teg bahadur

The Centre for Disease Control and prevention on Sunday issued new guidelines to those who have been reported severe allergic reactions to the covid-19 vaccine.

CDC issues new guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination after allergic reactions

U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic

What's in the $900 billion U.S. COVID-19 aid package?

UK warns new COVID-19 virus strain 'Out of Control'

Countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Mauritania, Ghana and Ivory Coast have seen a sharp rise in cases and are reporting near record levels of infection.

Africa crosses 2.5 million COVID-19 cases as it witnesses second wave of infections

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