German election: Young candidate MPs on climate and taxes

Deaths from opioid use in the US have skyrocketed over the last year. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that 88,000 people had died from drug overdoses in the 12 month period ending in August 2020 – an increase of 27% on the previous year. The US authorities say…

Beryl Voss is 88-years-old and is still very active – going hiking on a regular basis and volunteering twice a week at a food hall to help people who are hungry. She is also part of a study to find out why people like her have aged well and what scientists can learn from her….

Scientists carrying out HIV research in the Democratic Republic of Congo have discovered a rare group of people who could potentially unlock new treatments to tackle the virus. Known as HIV controllers the group tested positive for HIV antibodies but they had a low to non-detectable viral load without the use of medication. The head…

Some grieved, some helped and some worried. Two decades after the terror attacks on the United States on 11 September, 2001, four people from around the world reflect on how they reacted that day, and what’s changed since. Video by Alexandra Ostasiewicz and Dan Lytwyn

A massive Covid financial relief plan will mean many Americans getting cheques for $1,400 (£1,008). Donna Kelly-Yu told BBC World News of the relief she felt, knowing the money was coming. Donna was laid off from her job as an order taker and cashier at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last March. She said the…

A lack of power and funding has limited the World Health Organization’s (WHO) capacity to deal with pandemics, the co-chair of a panel looking at the response to the coronavirus pandemic has said. Helen Clark, from the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, told BBC World News that the WHO was caught in the…