Even in a Deadly Pandemic, Vienna's Museum Devoted to Death and Burial is Thriving

Despite the pandemic, however, the museum's new temporary exhibit commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven is drawing visitors.

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Covid-19 Patients End Up Infecting Half Their Household, Finds New Research

Overall there were far fewer children index patients than there were adults: 20 compared to 82, which makes it harder to generalize the results for under-18s.

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Rishabh Pant Embracing Ishan Kishan after His Splendid Knock Against Delhi Capitals is Why We Love IPL

Soon after Ishan Kishan hit the winning six off Nortje, and congratulatory fist-bumps were thrown around, DC's Rishabh Pant embraced Kishan for his splendid knock.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX Will Make Its Own Laws on Mars, Not Follow Universal Ones

The Declaration of the Rights and Responsibilities of Humanity in the Universe, however, mentions that space would be 'considered free, by all, for all, and to all.'

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Space Station Marking 20 Years Of People Living In Orbit

The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you count.

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An Italian Village Will Pay £40,000 to Anyone Ready to Move There, But There's a Catch

Around 1,500 people have applied since the scheme was launched on October 15, but the council wants to keep the numbers to around 10 people or five couples for the time being.

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Kamala Harris Target of More Misinformation than Mike Pence, Shows Data

Social media posts included racist claims that she was ineligible to serve in the White House or that she was lying about her Black and Indian heritage.

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Florida Woman in Labor Refuses to Go to Hospital Without Casting Vote

Officials with the Orange County Supervisor of Elections said the woman was already in labor when she arrived at the polling site with her husband Tuesday afternoon, news outlets reported.

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Dead for Over 2 Years, Woman's Rotting Body found Under Pile of Clothes as Children Lived in the House

The woman has been reported as Larinda Jolly, 56. While the discovery was made on October 21, she had been dead for years.

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Indian Teenager Skates Blindfolded for 400 Metres in Less Than 1 Minute, Sets Guiness World Record

A 14-year-old Indian girl named Ojal Sunil Nalavadi bagged the Guinness World Record title for the fastest female skater to cover 400 meters in 51.25 seconds while being blindfolded

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Surat Shop Launches Special Sweet Called 'Gold Ghari' at Rs 9,000 Per Kg

A shop in Bhagal launched a 'Gold Ghari’ to its menu which costs Rs 9,000 per kg.

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UK Man Eats Pizza in the Most Offensive Way Leaving out its Edges, 'Hurt' Restaurant Asks 'Why'

Honest Crust Sourdough Pizza, a restaurant in the UK was left ‘hurt’ after a customer ate the entire pizza, leaving the cornicione untouched.

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Eq vs IQ: How To Bridge the Opportunity Gap in Education of Women from Underprivileged Sections

The ratio of girls dropping out of school is twice more likely in countries affected by conflict as compared to those living in non-affected countries.

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RPF Personnel Saves Woman from Being Crushed by Moving Train at Ghatkopar Station in Mumbai

The whole incident was caught on camera thanks to the CCTV footage recovered from the platform.

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Gamer's Live Streaming Video Captures Exact Moment 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey

An earthquake of massive 7.0 magnitude hit parts of the country on Friday, October 30.

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Sweep the Road or Wear a Mask: Mumbai Cracks Whip amid Spiking Coronavirus Cases

Interestingly, the stringent action came even as the BMC announced on Friday that in 212 days, it had collected a whopping Rs 3,49,34,800 since April, including Rs 18,21,400 only in October.

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Teenager Saves 75 Residents of Collapsing Dombivli Building While Watching Web Series

A young boy managed to save around 75 residents of a two-storey building in Dombivli in Maharashtra before it collapsed on Thursday morning.

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Gaza Woman Designs Multi-tasking Disinfection Machine to Combat Coronavirus Spread

Spraying hand sanitiser while taking the person's temperature, the two-metre (around 6.6-foot) high device offers an all-in-one disinfection experience.

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Science of Being Scared: Fear has a 'Sweet Spot' that Makes People Enjoy Horror

The study shows that enjoyment was maximized at a 'sweet spot' where participants felt distinct physical reactions, notably heart rate fluctuations, as long as those reactions weren't too intense.

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Former Masterchef Judge George Shares Throwback Photo with Hrithik Roshan, Calls Him 'Gentleman'

Chef George Calombaris, who is best known as the witty and fun judge from popular cooking show Masterchef Australia, shared a throwback photo with Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan.

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Online Communication, Deeper Topics: How Pandemic Cemented Strong Friendships in Lockdown

Two out of three respondents said they used online channels to communicate more often than before the pandemic, and 49% claimed they had given up light topics to focus on deeper conversations.

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NASA Spacecraft Successfully Stows Asteroid Bennu Sample, Set to Land on Earth Soon

NASA decided to expedite sample stowage, originally scheduled for November 2, after the OSIRIS-REx mission team received images on October 22 that showed the spacecraft's collector head overflowing with material collected from Bennu's surface.

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Homemade Food Start-ups Thriving in Lockdown Can Now be Fined Rs 5 Lakh for Not Having Licence

The State Food Safety Department has recently issued a fine of Rs 5 lakh and even six months jail time for unregistered home kitchens selling home-cooked meals without a licence.

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'That Beard!': Sachin Pilot's New Look Amid Campaign Trail in MP Becomes Talk of Twitter

Pilot was in Madhya Pradesh and addressed rallies in regions which have strong influence of his friend and former party colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the BJP earlier this year after leaving the Congress.

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Cognitive Disorders May Increase the Risk of Developing Severe Covid-19, Suggests New Study

Analysing the genetic factors that make some individuals at higher risk for severe Covid-19, the team focused on two genes: ACE2 and TPMPRSS2, known to be critical for the virus to enter into human cells.

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Trump Administration Slammed for Removing Endangered Species Protections for Iconic Grey Wolf

The move was slammed by conservation groups, which said that while wolf numbers have partly recovered since grey wolf was first listed in 1974, they remain 'functionally extinct' in the vast majority of their former range.

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Assam Becomes First State to Include 'Transgender' in Gender Option in Exam Form, 42 Candidates Apply

Assam has reportedly become the first state in India to include the 'transgender' option in the gender category in the form for civil service examinations.

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Horrifying Video of Speeding Tractor in Haryana Ramming into People Surfaces, 2 Killed

The driver was under the influence of alcohol. Police are investigating the matter.

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Man's Best Friend: New Study Deciphers Evolution of Relationship Between Humans and Dogs

The paper, published in Science, showed how our canine companions spread across the world with their masters, but also found intriguing periods when our shared history was decoupled.

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London Cathedral Hosts Memorial Service after 'Enormously Popular' Resident Stray Cat Dies

Doorkins Magnificat -- or Doorkins for short -- made Southwark Cathedral her home in 2008 after visiting between Christmas and New Year in search of food.

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Taiwan's Indigenous Drag Queens Rallying for Gender Diversity and Fighting Stigma, One Wig at a Time

Known as a beacon of liberalism in the region, Taiwan legalised same-sex marriage last year - a first in Asia - despite stiff opposition from some Christian and conservative groups.

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NASA Confirms That Osiris-Rex Probe Successfully Scooped Up Sample From Asteroid Bennu

It was a delicate two-day procedure, requiring the team at each step to assess images and data from the previous step.

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Robbers in Maharashtra Looted Houses in Karnataka, All with the Help of Google Maps

The duo was arrested recently and ornaments worth Rs 28.08 lakh and a car worth Rs 11.50 lakh were seized from their possession.

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Robots Help in Private Viewing of Major Pop Art Show Amid Rising Coronavirus Scare

The show displays work featuring Colbert's cartoon lobster, the central character in his paintings and sculptures. Telepresence robots - remote-controlled robots on wheels with cameras and a tablet screen are on offer for those who don't attend in person.

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65-year-old Man Who Finished 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Game 30 Times is Internet's New Hero

The 2018 game which is a sequel of 'Red Dead Redemption' is one of the bestselling games of all time and takes between roughly 50 and 80 hours to complete in the story mode.

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Noida Man Arrested for Stealing His Own Car with Duplicate Keys After Selling it Online

In a bizarre incident reported from Noida, a man allegedly stole his own car after selling it on an ecommerce site.

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Amid Surge in Coronavirus Cases, Mexicans Forced to Celebrate Day of the Dead Early

The festive tradition typically draws thousands of people to burial grounds and public plazas across Mexico, many dressed as skeletons, to picnic at gravesides and decorate altars with sugar skulls and photos of dead friends and relatives.

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Indonesia's 'Jurassic Park' Slammed After Photo of Komodo Dragon Goes Viral

The government said the truck in the now-viral photo wasn't linked to the controversial development, which has been put on ice until mid-2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Indonesia's 'Jurassic Park' Slammmed After Photo of Komodo Dragon Goes Viral

The government said the truck in the now-viral photo wasn't linked to the controversial development, which has been put on ice until mid-2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kanye West Gifted Wife Kim Kardashian a Hologram of Her Late Father Robert For Her Birthday

The hologram also praises Kardashian for her hard work and the businesses she's built, and also applauds her for her dedication to become a lawyer and follow in his footsteps.

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Juhi Chawla Praying for Kolkata Knight Riders During CSK's Thrilling Run-chase Goes Viral

KKR co-owner Juhi Chawla was spotted at the Dubai stadium praying for her team in the last over of CSK's thrilling run-chase.

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Chennai Super Kings 'Trolling' IPL Teams With Back-to-back Wins Has Brought Cheer (Memes) on Twitter

Needing 10 off the last over, Ravindra Jadeja of Chennai Super Kings finished the business by smacking two sixes on the final two deliveries bowled by Kolkata Knight Riders' Kamlesh Nagarkoti.

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Loss of Nature Means Deadlier Pandemics in the Future, Warns UN

The assessment also suggested better regulation of international wildlife trade and empowering indigenous communities to better preserve wild habitats.

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'Saviour in Lockdown': PUBG Fans Bid Emotional Farewell as Battle Royale Game Shuts Shop in India

PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite will no longer work for gamers in India starting October 30 (Friday), the company announced in a Facebook post.

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Joe Biden Continued His Rally Despite Pouring Rain and It's Winning the Internet

Biden too, used the rain to his advantage, posting a photo on Twitter, captioning it: 'This storm will pass, and a new day will come.'

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Elderly Karnataka Man's Sale of Plants on Roadside Doubles with the Help of Social Media

The old man added that he had been selling plants for the last three years and he did not want to take loan from anyone. Now, people are also coming to buy saplings from him.

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Netizens are Amazed at Another Rare Indian 'Flapshell' Yellow Turtle Found in Bengal's Burdwan

The photos of the yellow turtle have generated quite a buzz on the microblogging site and since then have been widely shared on Twitter.

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Melania Trump's Viral Photo Triggers 'Body Double' Conspiracy Theories. But Are They Fake?

The picture prompted netizens to speculate that it was not the real Melania Trump but rather her body double since the features of the lady in the picture did not match with the real one.

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'Threads of the Dead': Thai Woman Dresses up as Zombie to Sell Clothes of Deceased People Online

Kanittha, 32, saw her audience numbers surge after she started appearing in scary make-up, taking up to three hours to complete her zombie look before each late-night session, during which she tells buyers exactly how the owners of each item died.

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McDonald's Adds New pastries to Its Breakfast Menu and Here is How You Get them For Free

The expansion of the company's McCafé lineup adds three new sweets to menus as it finds itself in a competitive battle with rivals over the first meal of the day.

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