The special session of the United Nations General Assembly in response to COVID-19 will take place on December 3 and 4 at the UN Headquarters. Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are slated to speak at the special session on coronavirus and the best path to recovery from the pandemic which has claimed 1.

World leaders to address special session of UN General Assembly on COVID-19

Japan's capsule hotels are struggling to stay afloat during the Coronavirus pandemic. One of them has now come up with an interesting solution, with a little bit of renovation work these capsule rooms have been turned into a perfect work spaces. WION brings you a report.

Tokyo Capsule hotel owner converts rooms into offices

Gibraltar was never on Bruno Miani's list of places to visit -- but that all changed when the pandemic upended his plans to marry his girlfriend in Dublin where they live.

Foreigners flock to Gibraltar to wed during pandemic

The deadly Wuhan virus is still taking lives, burial ground are growing and in South Asia there is a threat of a second wave. Here’s a report.

The threat of Wuhan virus is far from over

Food banks in Los Angeles are witnessing an unprecedented surge in demand. Apart from the pandemic, the festive season & upcoming holidays season have also compounded the pressure on these food banks across America.

Los Angeles food banks witness unprecedented surge in demand

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top leaders of the SCO member-states are set to deliberate on a plethora of pressing issues, including ways to deal with adverse economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and rising threat of terrorism, at a virtual summit of the bloc on Tuesday.

SCO summit to be held on Tuesday; Covid pandemic, terrorism to be discussed

Indian and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will hold virtual summit on Friday even as India increases its engagement with Europe. While this is the 5th virtual summit India is holding amid the COVID pandemic, this is the 3rd one with European leadership.

With Europe in focus, India-Italy virtual summit on Friday

Boeing cut its rolling 20-year forecast for airplane demand on Tuesday, sending its shares lower as the COVID-19 pandemic lays waste to deliveries over the next few years.

Boeing cuts jet demand forecast on pandemic crisis

Russia has successfully developed the world’s “first” coronavirus vaccine, the country’s president Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday. "This morning, for the first time in the world, a vaccine against the new coronavirus was registered" in Russia, Putin said during a televised video conference call with government ministers.

Russia has developed world's 'first' coronavirus vaccine: Putin

A 30-year-old who thought that the coronavirus pandemic was a hoax has succumbed to the deadly virus in San Antonio. The deceased had attended a "COVID party" thinking that the novel coronavirus is a hoax.

I made a mistake: 30-year-old dies after attending COVID party

India on Friday listed out its priorities as it is all set to be elected as a non-permanent seat for United Nations Security Council from January 2021 saying that it will help "overcome faultline" in a world in which "normal process of international governance" has come under "strain as frictions have occurred".

India vows to 'overcome fault lines' as it takes charge at UNSC

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