US President-Elect Joe Biden says 'more people may die', if Donald Trump continues blocking a transition of power.

Gravitas: Trump faces a barrage of calls to enable a transition

The World Health Organisation has recorded 65 cases of the Wuhan virus among staff, including at least one cluster of infections. WHO Chief Dr Tedros, who was in quarantine says he saw no need for a test.

Gravitas: Is WHO headquarters a Covid-19 cluster?

The vaccine candidates from Moderna and Pfizer are the front runners in the vaccine race. When will these vaccines be rolled out? When will India get a vaccine?

Gravitas: The two front runners in the vaccine race

A British diplomat stationed in China is being hailed as a hero after he dived into a river to rescue a woman.

Gravitas: A British Envoy jumped into a river to save a drowning woman in China

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced Tuesday that the US will withdraw thousands more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq

U.S. troops to be withdrawn form Iraq and Afghanistan

Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday passed in its first reading a bill that would grant former presidents immunity once they leave office.

Russia's lower house of parliament approves bill to give Putin lifetime immunity

Parliamentary panel chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi told newswire PTI on Wednesday that Twitter has apologised in writing for showing Ladakh in China.

Twitter apologises to Indian government for showing Ladakh in China

The day was marked at the Delhi War Cemetery including at Kohima and Imphal War Cemeteries.

India pays homage to fallen soldiers in world wars on Remembrance Day

The chief executive officers of Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. fielded the latest round of complaints from U.S. senators who remain divided on how to regulate the companies heading into 2021.

Mark Zuckerberg & Jack Dorsey defend their handling of misinformation

Former US President Barack Obama has claimed that there are many assistants of Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations in Pakistan’s army and this fact is no longer hidden from anyone.

'Pakistan Army has people with close ties to Al-Qaeda', says Former US Prez Barack Obama

Ethiopia said its troops were marching on the capital of the Tigray region on Tuesday after a deadline for rebel forces to surrender passed in a two-week conflict shaking the Horn of Africa and alarming the world.

Ethiopia says its troops marching on Tigrayan capital Mekele

A two-year-old Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim set a world record of 1.6 million euros at an auction that ended on Sunday (November 15), the online auction house said.

Belgian racing pigeon flies past record in auction

Britain has secured 5 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Moderna Inc after it reported positive trial results, health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday (November 16), with the earliest doses expected for delivery in spring.

UK secures 5 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

The coronavirus is a bigger risk to the U.S. economy than a prolonged dispute over the presidential election result, according to a Reuters poll that showed the near-term economic recovery was slowing more than previously thought.

US: Coronavirus bigger risk to US economy than election dispute

Volkswagen is paring back the variety of combustion-engined cars and retooling more factories to build electric vehicles in an effort to keep up with rival Tesla, the chief executive of the world's largest carmaker said.

Volkswagen accelerates shift to electric, autonomous era

he World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday (November 16) the challenge of the coronavirus was not a choice between life and livelihoods, but that they were both part of the same fight. It also said there was no time for complacency in confronting the coronavirus despite positive news about possible vaccines.

WHO: Quickest way to open up economy is to defeat the virus

Brazilian 'Ricardinho’ crowned men’s World Championship title winner in Miami. Mélody Donchet of France became the first-ever athlete to clinch three Red Bull Street Style titles, while Ricardo "Ricardinho" Fabiano Chahini de Araújo of Brazil, took the men's crown at the World Championships in Miami. Here's all you need to know:

French freestyle footballer Donchet nabs record WC title hat trick

Moderna Inc said on Monday (November 16) its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second U.S. company in a week to report results that far exceed expectations.

Moderna says coronavirus vaccine 94.5% effective

Israel cast a wider net on Monday in its quest to secure a vaccine for COVID-19, approaching Russia to discuss buying its Sputnik V vaccine.

WION Fineprint: Israel in talks with Russia for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Police have raided apartments across Berlin and detained three people on Tuesday suspected of involvement in a jewel heist at a museum housing one of Europe’s greatest collections of treasures, officers said.

Your Story: Three arrested over spectacular Dresden museum jewellery heist

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a tightening of state emergency anti-coronavirus systems in the face of the worldwide pandemic, as he presided over a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party, the state media said on Monday (November 16).

North Korean leader orders tightening of anti-virus measures amid global pandemic

India on Tuesday said that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) had become an "impaired organ" as it "failed to act with credibility essentially due to its unrepresentative nature".

WION Dispatch: UNSC an impaired organ, failed to act with credibility; says India

Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19

President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday "more people may die" if outgoing President Donald Trump continues blocking a U.S. transition of power as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, and he urged Congress to pass new relief legislation.

'More people may die,' Joe Biden says, if Trump goes on blocking pandemic cooperation

Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been forced to make a public apology after he received Islamist threats for attending a Hindu ceremony in neighbouring India.

WION Dispatch: All-rounder cricketer Shakib al-Hasan forced to apologise after islamist threats

The Covid-19 caseload stood at 54,992,571 on Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Global coronavirus cases near 55 million

The governor of California said he was activating an “emergency brake” and applying tougher coronavirus restrictions.

Covid-19 update: Emergency declared in California as cases double in 10 days

Donald Trump and Joe Biden offered sharply contrasting reactions on Monday to news of a coronavirus vaccine that proved nearly 95% effective in trials.

President-elect Joe Biden warns 'more people may die' unless Trump starts cooperating

The firm has claimed that so far results suggest the vaccine has a 94.5% effectiveness against the disease.

UK secures 5 Million doses of potential vaccine by Moderna

Four astronauts riding a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX docked with the International Space Station. In this video watch, SpaceX and NASA's joint press conference.

Crew Dragon arrives at International Space Station, SpaceX and NASA hold joint press conference

Four astronauts riding a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk's SpaceX docked with the International Space Station.

SpaceX capsule, carrying four astronauts, docks with International Space Station

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