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Friday, August 22, 2025
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Topic: USA

College students’ irresponsible partying, bar visits adding to US Covid burden

Students seem to be refusing to police themselves, so even universities that are testing a lot and isolating the sick aren’t able to control the cases.

TikTok won’t just disappear in US like it did in India after Trump’s deadline for a sale

Trump said he won't extend the mid-September deadline but TikTok’s Chinese owner may need more time to negotiate a deal after new regulations from Beijing complicated matters.

Trump won’t extend deadline for TikTok to arrange US sale

The parties are still racing to present a preliminary deal to the White House before this month’s deadline, though no agreement could be finalized before Beijing’s sign-off.

Will punish US firms producing, creating jobs in China – Trump’s new tirade against Beijing

Trump has sought to make China an election issue and portray Biden as a lackey of Beijing as polls show widespread public disapproval of the president’s handling of the pandemic.

India overtakes Brazil for second-most Covid cases with more than 90,000 new infections

The US, India and Brazil account for more than half the world’s coronavirus cases, which have now topped 27 million.

US is seeing a K-shaped recovery, thanks to Trump’s economic policies, says Biden

Biden alleged that the president has badly botched the Covid response. One cannot deal with the economic crisis until one beats the pandemic.

TikTok CEO gets out of Trump’s firing line, quits just 4 months into the job

The role of Kevin Mayer, who joined as CEO in May after leaving one of the top jobs at The Walt Disney Co, has been in question for weeks following Trump's move to ban the app in US.

Disturbed sleep, brain fog, nerve pain can torment recovered Covid patients for months

While lingering lung issues might be expected given the nature of the virus, some of the most common & surprising problems recovered Covid patients face involve the nervous system.

US announces new curbs on Huawei, stops it from accessing American tech

The US Commerce Department has added 38 Huawei affiliates in 21 countries to an economic blacklist as it seeks to limit adoption of the company’s 5G technology.

Taiwan signs deal with US for 66 F-16 jets while tensions with China ride high

The move is likely to be denounced by Beijing, even though the US first signalled its plans to approve the sale a year ago in an informal notification to Congress.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

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.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

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?