People recovering from COVID-19 may suffer significant brain function impacts, with the worst cases of the infection linked to mental decline equivalent to the brain ageing by 10 years, researchers warned on Tuesday.

COVID's cognitive costs? Some patients' brains may age 10 years

A new report paints a grim picture of people's faith in news organisations in the United Kingdom, peculiarly for information surrounding COVID-19. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on Tuesday said that only less than half of people in the UK trust news organisations as a valid source of information surrounding coronavirus.

UK: People's faith in news organisations dips tremendously during pandemic, new research finds

Human clinical trials on raloxifene, a generic osteoporosis drug that researchers hope may also help reduce COVID-19 symptoms and make patients less infectious, will soon begin in Italy.

Italy to hold human trials of osteoporosis drug to treat COVID-19

Alexis Block was worried that the robot she had built was malfunctioning. She was testing the optimal hug duration for her “HuggieBot 1.0,” a purple-furred squeeze machine.

When we can hug again, will we remember how it works?

Xu Rudong, a farmer in eastern China, thought he had left poverty behind long ago. He turned a small plot of land into a flourishing field of leeks, selling enough to pay for luxuries like fish and meat for his wife and four children.

China aims to end extreme poverty, but COVID-19 exposes gaps

The economic & social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unmissable. Theatre actors & those employed in the business have witnessed far reaching changes. Watch the report to know about the unprecedented route that the world of theatre has to take to survive the pandemic.

Britain's Duchess of Cornwall urges actors to stay strong

Getting weary of masks and sanitisers? We bring good news! One of the world's top contenders for an effective coronavirus vaccine was recently able to trigger immune responses among the old and young alike.

Oxford vaccine produces immune response among the elderly and young alike, raising hopes of effectiveness

Uzbekistan too is struggling amid the pandemic but this year's bumper melon harvest has provided some relief to the country's farmer. Watch the report to know more.

Bumper melon harvest sweetens Uzbekistan's COVID-19 woes

Vice President Mike Pence travelled to the battleground state of North Carolina on Sunday (October 25) where he urged supporters to "stay in the fight," a day after several members of his staff tested positive for coronavirus.

US Vice President Mike Pence hits campaign trail after staff test positive for COVID-19

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new state of emergency on Sunday in an effort to curb soaring coronavirus infections, imposing local nighttime curfews and banning travel between regions in certain cases.

Spain announces new state of emergency as COVID infections soar

FRANKLIN, Wis. — President Donald Trump had just been on "Fox and Friends," demanding that his attorney general “act” against his opponent before the election. He had, the day before, called Joe Biden a “criminal,” Dr.

While her father rails against ‘idiot’ scientists, Ivanka Trump talks ice cream

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that people need to show patience while celebrating festivals at a time when the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is raging across the country.

Remember soldiers guarding our borders, light a diya for them: PM Modi

'Mann ki Baat': 'People need to show patience while celebrating festivals' | PM Modi

US Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff Marc Short has tested positive for the coronavirus, shortly after it was reported that the vice president's political aide Marty Obst had tested positive.

US Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff tests positive for COVID-19

The Durga pooja festival is being celebrated across India but this year the situation is different due to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch report.

Navratri 2020: One of the most popular festivals in India in times of COVID-19

Europe became the second region after Latin America to surpass 250,000 deaths on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with record numbers of daily COVID-19 infections reported in the past two weeks.

Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits

Polish ace and Roland Garros winner Iga Swiatek on Saturday said that she will be in quarantine after she met Poland's President Andrzej Duda who later on tested positive for coronavirus.

Roland Garros winner Iga Swiatek to quarantine after contact with COVID-19

French health authorities said the country has reached over 1.04 million confirmed coronavirus cases, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach that number of known infections.

France's coronavirus cases top 1 million as daily tally hits new high

AstraZeneca Plc has resumed the U.S. trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine after approval by regulators, and Johnson & Johnson is preparing to resume its trial on Monday or Tuesday, the companies said on Friday.

Phase-3 trial of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to begin in few days

WEST ALLIS, Wis. — A hospital in Idaho is 99% full and warning that it may have to transfer coronavirus patients to hospitals in Seattle and Portland, Oregon. Medical centers in Kansas City, Missouri, turned away ambulances on a recent day because they had no room for more patients.

‘At capacity’: COVID-19 patients push US hospitals to brink

Trials for a vaccine for the Wuhan Coronavirus are being fast-tracked. Political leaders are promising vaccines for votes. But is anyone talking about safety? WION's Palki Sharma tells you how a vaccine for the Wuhan virus has become a subject of politics and nationalism.

Gravitas: Will you take a vaccine that could make you sick?

World grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, Life is inching closer towards normalcy in Egypt with music and concert in the heart of the country. Watch report.

COVID-19 Pandemic: Bagpipe band performs in heart of Egypt

9 people in South Korea died after a shot of the flu vaccine. But authorities found no links between the vaccine and their deaths. Watch the report to know more.

Fighting the infodemic from anti-vaxxers; Did flu shots kill 9 South Koreans?

The many English food habits that the French just can not grasp, eating dinner before 8pm is one of them. But with the controversial overnight curfew kicking in to curb Coronavirus infections, the French have no choice but to change age old habits. Watch the report to know more.

Early dinner on the menu for the French; Overnight curfew enforces lifestyle changes

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