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Monday, November 24, 2025
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

What I learned from trying to cut my own hair during the lockdown

Right now, the do-it-yourself version of many services feels a whole lot safer, and probably will do for a while.

Parks and green spaces can be great calmers only if there is social distancing

Going outside during a pandemic is safe only as long as you stay well away from other people.

Samsung will offer the first clue on how badly Covid-19 will hurt global tech firms

Samsung unveils preliminary earnings Tuesday & paint a picture of how the pandemic impacted the global tech industry in 2020’s first three months.

Pandemic data-sharing is putting new pressure on privacy protections

Consumer advocates fear that an emphasis on health over privacy could undermine the protection of civil liberties, similar to what happened after 9/11.

Zoom CEO promises to fix security and privacy after trolls invade coronavirus haven

Zoom has been hit by trolls interjecting porn or hijacking meetings and drawn regulators’ scrutiny about privacy.

Japan set to declare emergency as Covid-19 cases jump over weekend

While PM Abe’s government has said Japan is on the brink of an explosive surge, it has resisted calls to declare an emergency.

Europe’s coronavirus spotlight moves to UK as PM Boris Johnson is hospitalised

Almost 5,000 people have died in UK & according to government advisers and scientists, the peak of the outbreak is likely to hit in the next 7-10 days.

Trump and Pence say they see signs of US Covid-19 outbreak stabilising

The US has the largest publicly reported coronavirus outbreak in the world, with more than 335,000 cases and more than 9,500 deaths so far.

How coronavirus is making venting okay

Venting is good, sometimes. Know that this too shall pass. Medicine will ultimately control the pandemic.

Trump warns of ‘very deadly’ weeks ahead, compares Covid-19 to the World Wars

Trump administration officials said as many as 200,000 Americans could die from the virus, which could have been more had the government not taken aggressive mitigation steps.

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.