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TikTok faces US breakup from Chinese parent ByteDance as Microsoft circles The White House is preparing to force Chinese internet giant ByteDance to shed the US operations of TikTok, as potential buyers, including Microsoft Corp, are already in talks to buy the popular short video app, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

It is was not immediately clear how the separation would happen and what ByteDance would do with the rest of TikTok’s global operations. The award is the biggest yet from 'Operation Warp Speed', the White House initiative aimed at accelerating access to vaccines and treatments to fight Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

"Obesity is one of the greatest long-term health challenges that we face as a country. It not only puts a strain on our National Health Service and care system, but it also piles pressure on our bodies, making us more vulnerable to many diseases, including, of course, coronavirus," says British Health Secretary Matthew Hancock, who unveiled this week a slew of measures intended to"help people make healthier choices" in the food they consume.

 

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