'The Christmas holiday season could pose greater risks than Thanksgiving when it comes to spreading the coronavirus', says Anthony Fauci.

Anthony Fauci predicts COVID-19 pandemic to likely improve by Christmas

The Christmas season has began but COVID-19 pandemic has cast a large shadow on the celebrations this year. So how are different nations around the world preparing for Christmas, WION brings you a report.

Nations around the world preparing for Christmas amid pandemic

The year 2020 — dubbed as the 'pandemic year' — has been one of the worst years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Many have been waiting for this year to end so that they get a fresh start in the year 2021.

World Food Programme warns 2021 will bring 'catastrophic' humanitarian crisis

The first ODI between South Africa and England in Paarl has been abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. This news comes after two members of the hotel staff (where both squads are staying) tested positive for COVID-19.

SA vs ENG: First ODI abandoned as COVID-19 puts series in doubt

Roller-Skating is making comeback in Hong Kong as more adults are taking interest in sports during the pandemic.

Hong Kong: Roller-Skating is making comeback in Hong Kong during the pandemic

There is an urgent need to address long-term symptoms of the coronavirus, leading public health officials said this week, warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions of people worldwide might experience lingering problems that could impede their ability to work and function normally.

COVID survivors with long-term symptoms need urgent attention, experts say

A California couple had been eagerly waiting for their wedding after four years of staying together. However, the couple was hit with a difficult situation as the bride-to-be tested positive for the novel coronavirus a few days before the big day.

Bride says 'I do' from window after testing positive for COVID-19

The UN said Tuesday that $35 billion would be needed for aid in 2021, as the pandemic leaves tens of millions more people in crisis, and with the risk of multiple famines looming.

UN sees emergency aid needs exploding due to pandemic

Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com on Monday announced “pandemic” as their word of the year. "Pandemic" is the Word of the Year for both Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.

'Pandemic': The word of the year for Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com

Coronavirus was first reported in late December 2019 in Wuhan's Hubei province in China. The deadly virus since then has infected more than 63.2 million people and led to over 1.

Leaked documents show China bluntly lied about Covid-19 and mishandled early pandemic

Sri Lanka freed hundreds of prisoners and said it would release thousands more after a riot sparked by anger over coronavirus cases at one of its many overcrowded jails left nine inmates dead and 113 wounded.

Sri Lanka frees prisoners after pandemic sparks deadly jail riot

When the pandemic lockdown led the Manhattan restaurant where Natanael Evangelista was an employee to close for good, he quickly shifted to working for food delivery apps.

Food delivery apps are booming. Their workers are often struggling.

'A yum to-go': Vienna's Hotel Sacher establishes drive-in cake centre amid pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a precautionary guideline for teenagers and adults on staying fit — mentally and physically — in the time of coronavirus pandemic.

Stay connected and healthy: WHO urges children, adults to stay fit in COVID-19 era

Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would layoff 32,000 workers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the 28,000 it announced in September as the company struggles with limited customers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Disney to layoff about 32,000 workers in first half of 2021

LOS ANGELES — As the pandemic spikes, the economy convulses and democracy fissures, the urgent need to restore faith in government cries out for leaders with authenticity.

Gavin Newsom, what were you thinking?

Europe’s largest economy partly recovered from an unprecedented plunge caused by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring, German Economy Grows 8.5 % In Third Quarter.

Germany's Stronger than expected rebound

California prisoners including high-profile serial killers and murderers on death row received hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds in one of the biggest frauds in the US state's history, prosecutors said Tuesday.

California inmates paid millions in pandemic unemployment relief scam

France is all set to began easing of the COVID-19 restrictions. During an address to the nation the French President Emmanuel Macron said that the worst of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is over in France.

French President Macron says second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is over

The youth in UK has found a unique ways to battle mental heath issues arising due to coronavirus pandemic. Care farms in the British countryside are providing a lifeline for people struggling with mental health during the pandemic, allowing them to swap therapy sessions on zoom for the joys of fresh air, mucking out cow sheds and cuddling donkeys. Here is a special report with all the details.

Uk care farms a lifeline for many during pandemic

COVID-19 measures hit London's Taxi services. Taxies in London and Hong Kong lies in open field collecting dust. Our report brings you more detail.

WION Dispatch: Taxies in london parked in fields due to lack of demand amid pandemic

The promising news that not just one, but two coronavirus vaccines were more than 90% effective in early results has buoyed hopes that an end to the pandemic is in sight.

The vaccines will probably work. Making them fast will be the hard part.

The deadly Covid-19 across the world has now infected more than 53 million people, with over 13 lakh people succumbing to the virus that was first reported in late December 2019.

WHO confirms record 657,312 coronavirus cases worldwide in a single day

Scientists on Monday said initial trial results for Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine far outpaced their expectations for protection against a completely new disease, but that many questions remain unanswered.

Pfizer, BioNTech initial vaccine results impress, but scientists remain cautious

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