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Thursday, August 21, 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

Why the thriving Indian diaspora in the US is not an asset anymore

The excessive publicity about Indian success stories and their high income and wealth levels has begun to breed envy and resentment in non-elite Americans.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?