Coronavirus cases in India continue to spike at a steady rate taking the country to the seventh position on the chart of worst-affected nations across the world due to the deadly pandemic.

COVID-19: India records 8,171 cases, 204 deaths in last 24 hours

Facebook employees staged a virtual walkout on Monday to protest CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action on a series of controversial posts from President Donald Trump

Facebook employees stage a virtual walkout over Trump's inhuman tweet

It had been closed to the public since March 8 when the Italian government imposed a lockdown to contain the COVID-19 outbreak

Italy's Colosseum reopens to public with strict social-distancing measures

Thousands of children returned to schools across England for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began in March.

UK grade schools reopen after 10 weeks

The chance of transmission without a face mask or respirator (like an N95 mask) was 17.4%, while that fell to 3.1% when a mask was worn

Volunteers Deliver Masks In London

Donald Trump has offered to invite Vladimir Putin to an expanded G7 meeting in September, but the invitation has already been adamantly opposed by the UK and Canada.

Donald Trump offers to invite Vladimir Putin to G7 summit

George Floyd’s younger brother Terrence Floyd urged protesters in Minneapolis on Monday to protest peacefully and to vote in the wake of violent demonstrations

George Floyd’s Brother Calls For Peaceful Protests

Violent protests have hit reopening plans of businesses across the United States. Bars and cafes have been vandalized in Minneapolis and now the pub owners say that it could take months to reopen them.

WION Dispatch: Rioters vandalize stores as protest turns violent in US

In the poll of registered voters conducted between 25-28 May, 53 per cent of respondents said that they would vote for Mr Biden over 43 percent who favoured Mr Trump

Trump's re-election dented by COVID-19?

First time in 30 years Hong Kong has banned the annual vigil held for the victims of the brutal Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. Watch report.

WION Fineprint: Hong Kong bans annual candlelight vigil for first time in 30 years

Mass protest continues across the United States for the sixth consecutive night over the killing of an unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer.

A Glimpse into US' racial tension: US still stands divided on the basis of colour and class

Mass protests over the police killing of another black man in the United States spread globally in the past few days, as many demonstrators not only expressed solidarity with their American counterparts

Riots in USA: Mayhem intensifies on the seventh day; Watch all the developments

As US drafts sanctions on many Chinese firms in order to counter its autonomous Hong Kong Security Bill, China retaliated by saying 'Stay out of Hong Kong'.

China warns US to 'Stay out of Hong Kong'

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has vowed to lead the global war against novel coronavirus

WHO keen to continue collaboration with US

Spain’s Health Ministry reported no new deaths from the new coronavirus on Monday, with the total death toll unchanged from Sunday at 27,127

Concerts make a comeback in Spain and China; But in a whole new way

India has recorded 8171 new coronavirus cases in the last 24-hours, taking India's overall tally to more than 198,700. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: India has a coronavirus testing facility in every state and UT, says ICMR

United Nations report says that there are 6,500 Pakistani insurgents in Afghanistan. The monitoring team's annual report to the United Nation's Security Council has said that out of 6,500 radicals over 1000 belong to Pakistan terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: 6,500 Pakistani insurgents in Afghanistan, Taliban defies landmark peace deal

After four months of a long battle against coronavirus, China is preparing itself to fully expand its businesses. The Chinese government has also released a master plan for building large free trade ports in Southern China. Watch report.

International free trade in China's Hainan: China recoups from COVID-19 pandemic

Sonam Wangchuk a Ladakhi engineer, innovator, and an education reformist who has also received Magsaysay award spoke to WION. Sonam Wangchuk recently made a video asking to boycott Chinese products and apps which went viral on social media.

WION exclusive with Sonam Wangchuk: India-China border dispute, Ban Chinese products

George Floyd a 46-year old African American man died last week after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. Many police officers have already spoken out and expressed their anger over the incident. Watch report.

Riots grip America: Stars share powerful messages in support of George Floyd

Coronavirus hit one of the largest economies in Europe that is Italy. Now Italy is slowly coming back on track. The car industry has shown tentative signs of recovery through full recovery seems a distant dream.

EU car sales far from recovery: Italy among COVID-19 impacted countries

Hong Kong police have banned the annual vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre for the first time in 30 years.

Hong Kong Police Ban Tiananmen Massacre Vigil

Moody’s Investors Service on Monday downgraded India’s sovereign rating to ‘Baa3’ from ‘Baa2

Moody’s downgrades India’s sovereign rating

The United States has gripped by protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who died last week in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Donald Trump threatens military force against protesters

India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the annual session 2020 of the 'Confederation of India's Industry' (CII) on Tuesday.

PM Modi inaugurates annual session 2020 of 'Confederation of Indian Industry'

Curfew imposed in several US states: More than 2,500 protestors arrested

Two officials of the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi were caught on Sunday for carrying out espionage in the country

2 Spies In Pak Visa Section Caught In Delhi, using fake Aadhaar Cards

People attend a drive-in open-air musical show at Ratmalana Airport, a domestic airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka

People attend drive-in open-air musical show in Colombo

Malls, hotels, restaurants and places of worship can open on June 8 except in areas with the most number of coronavirus cases, the government said on Saturday

COVID-19: As govt relaxes lockdown, cases in India continue to surge

The president accused Antifa of starting riots at street protests over George Floyd's death

Trump says ANTIFA will be designated 'Terrorist Organisation'

Last week's filings would raise the number of people who filed claims for unemployment benefits to above 40 million since March 21.

US has lost over 1 lakh lives, 40 million jobs due to COVID-19

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