Israeli warplanes hit several Hamas sites in central and southern Gaza Strip early Monday, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel strikes Hamas sites after Gaza rocket intercepted

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 18 million mark, while the deaths were nearing 688,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 18 million mark; Pandemic widespread in U.S

Technical divers from Ghost Diving have removed more than 500kg of old fishing nets and other debris from the wreck of HMS Perseus and other Greek wrecks

Divers clean up HMS Perseus to protect marine life | 500 kg of Ghost nets | World News

Marcela Sosa has her own private escape from the tedium of a coronavirus lockdown in the small Buenos Aires home the 12-year-old shares with six others: her violin and a computer connection that lets members of her youth orchestra play together online.

Argentina: Young Musicians rehearse together on Zoom video chat amid pandemic

An attack claimed by Islamic State on a jail compound in the Afghan city of Jalalabad killed at least three people and injured dozens

ISIL Gunmen storm Afghan prison | Explosions, gunfight near Prison complex | Jalalabad

COVID-19 Health Summit | WION brainstorm solutions for the biggest threat the world is facing today with global experts, policy-makers and health scholars.

COVID-19 Health Summit | Rejuvenating India's healthcare sector

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and thronged the streets of central Jerusalem

Israel: Angry protesters gather outside Netanyahu's residence; Demands PM's resignation

COVID-19 Health Summit | Opportunities for India's pharma industry

COVID-19 Health Summit | Mental health: The next pandemic?

COVID-19 Health Summit | When will the pandemic end?

Ever wondered how China became the World's largest manufacturing hub? Through a special trick: Creating fake copies of everything under the Sun. On Gravitas Plus WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay takes you through some of the most outrageous Chinese rip-offs.

Gravitas+ | Dear China, stop COPYING!

Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since May 5.

US Congressman slams China's aggression in Ladakh, says ' Expansionary tactics leading to conflict'

At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life - childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Now he has sailed through an exam that makes him Italy's oldest university graduate.

Italy's oldest student Giuseppe Paterno graduates at 96

The United Arab Emirates has begun start-up operations in the initial unit of its first nuclear power plant, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said on Saturday.

UAE opens Arab world's first nuclear plant

Tech giant Apple reportedly removes game mobile apps from its app store in China. Apple ordered the game developers to get the proper license. Watch this video to know more.

Tech giant Apple reportedly removes game mobile apps from its app store in China

TikTok's owner ByteDance is seeking a deal with the United States govt. After the news of TikTok ban in US, TikTok is looking to sell it's US operations to any US firm.

Report: TikTok looking to sell its US operations to a US firm

In a public spat on social media, Australian envoy to India Barry O’Farrell publicly reminded the Chinese envoy to India Sun Weidong of the 2016 South China Sea award by Permanent Court of Arbitration that was rejected by Beijing.

Australian envoy to India publicly reminds Chinese envoy of South China Sea award

Washington state in the US has trapped its first Asian giant hornet or the "murder hornet." More than two inches long, the hornets get their nickname from their propensity to attack and kill honeybees and potentially, people.

US fights the deadly 'murder hornets' along with the lethal COVID-19 pandemic

Even as Nepal government plans to send the new map which shows Indian territories as Nepal's to United Nations, the New York-based body would neither use it in its official dealings nor display the territories and areas claimed by Nepal as its territories on its website.

UN won't officially use or endorse Nepal's new map that shows Indian territory as Nepalese

In France's Paris, boxing returns with a bang after the four months halt. Watch this video to know more.

France: Boxing returns with a bang in Paris after four months halt

The opening is the latest example of strong ties between the Islamic Republic and the South American country in the face of US sanctions.

Venezuela gets a new supermarket with high-tech COVID defenses

Australia’s Victoria state tightened restrictions and declared a state of disaster after its outbreak showed no signs of abating three weeks after capital Melbourne was put under lockdown.

Australia imposes curfew in Victoria state

Furgal, the Khabarovsk region governor, was arrested on July 9 and flown to Moscow where he was put in jail for two months.

Protests continue in Russia for the release of governor Sergei Furgal

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday tests positive for Coronavirus. Sources said he has been admitted to Medanta hospital, located in Haryana's Gurugram near Delhi.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tests positive for COVID-19

Presently, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is one of the few candidates, which is showing satisfactory results based on the ongoing trials and has been cleared for the final phase

Who will get the COVID-19 vaccine first? Race for a Wuhan virus vaccine

As the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up, how close are we to a vaccine? And which country will get it first? Watch: Vaccine Wars, Explained, a Wion Wideangle special

WION Wideangle | Vaccine wars explained | WION | COVID-19 Vaccine

Russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in October, the health minister has said.

COVID-19: Russia plans mass vaccination campaign in October

A rally-concert on the evening of 30 July attracted a massive crowd of 63,000 people to Friendship Park on the outskirts of Minsk to support Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the opposition's only remaining candidate in the Belarusian presidential race.

Belarus: 37-yr-old woman to take on president in polls

There was a wave of optimism surrounding Indian Boxing ahead of the 2008 Olympics. Akhil Kumar was a strong medal contender but while he and Jitender Kumar lost in the medal rounds, Vijender Singh took centre stage as he won a Bronze in the Men’s 75kg event. Singh had taken up the sport to secure a government job, his medal at Beijing made him one of India’s most loved icons.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: Bhiwani boy becomes a global star

Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh won their Olympic medals in Beijing within a few hours of each other. Both were sons of the soil and both had to endure hardships growing up. The Olympic medal changed their lives in Beijing and both admit that it also opened a pathway for many more promising sportspersons from similar backgrounds to follow in their footsteps.

WION Broadband Olympics Edition: 3 medals that changed the sporting ecosystem

Thousands of people in the German capital Berlin have taken part in a protest against the country's coronavirus restrictions.

Thousands protest in  Germany against COVID-19 restrictions

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