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Azar made the remarks during this week’s visit to the democratic island nation, which comes at a time of heightened tension between the U.S. and China over coronavirus and a range of other issues. Azar used the visit to express U.S. support for Taiwan’s continued freedom plus praise its democracy, and laud the island’s record in combating its own coronavirus outbreak. Despite its proximity to and close ties with China, Taiwan quickly brought its outbreak under control and has reported just 477 infections and seven deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University....

Baba Ka Dhabha owner Kanta Prasad has now has filed a complaint against the YouTuber for allegedly misappropriating money that was raised to help him and his wife. He said, “I have only received a cheque of Rs 2 lakh from Wasan. I don’t get a lot of customers now; most people come here to take selfies… Earlier I was earning over Rs 10,000 per day, now it’s Rs 3,000-Rs 5,000,” he said....

His teammate Fakhar Zaman dropped down three places to the fifth spot. India’s Lokesh Rahul maintained his place at No.3. In the bowling rankings, the top five spots are taken by five leg spinners - while Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan occupies the first slot, those to follow him are Shadab Khan, Ish Sodhi, Yuzvendra Chahal and Adil Rashid. Apart from pacer Billy Stanlake, who picked up seven wickets in the T20Is versus Pakistan, there are only spinners in the top-10....

The study, which was published online on September 22 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology—Maternal Fetal Medicine, found that all of the 36 newborns tested at the time of birth had antibodies against the virus, according to a press release from NYU Langone Health. All of the pregnant participants had been vaccinated with either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna jab. The research team was also able to tell the difference between antibodies that had been produced in response to natural infection from those made in response to the vaccines, the release said....

“Birds are fed by their parents in their infancy,” read the tweet that accompanied the video, which was viewed more than 30 million times. “When the time comes to feed themselves, there can be some confusion when the food does not go into their mouth by itself.” The same text and video were published on the Reddit forum “Interesting As F**k,” where it amassed more than 100,000 votes. Stephanie Beilke, the senior manager of conservation science at Audubon Great Lakes, told Newsweek that progress looks different within various bird species....

The Frenchman’s future has been under intense speculation with his contract expiring and he seems almost certain to join Manchester City, who reportedly opened talks with the France international. Sagna was in tears when Arsenal claimed their first trophy in nine years at Wembley recently and he now admits there is still a chance he will stay in north London. Sagna: “My situation will be sorted out before the World Cup, but I haven’t signed for anyone so far....

According to Redditor StormSwitch, their copy of Back 4 Blood started downloading yesterday–about two weeks in advance of the game’s initial release date. Back 4 Blood will be an Xbox Game Pass day one title, so perhaps the developers wanted to make sure that players would be able to start their post-apocalyptic Ridden-killing spree as soon as possible. RELATED: Back 4 Blood ‘Racist Zombies’ Video Explained by Warner Bros....

Russell “Backpack Kid” Horning, who’s best known for his signature “Floss Dance” is pursuing legal action against Epic Games and Fortnite. Horning is currently in the process of copyrighting his trademark move, and is pursuing unspecified damages against the developer. This marks the third person so far to go toe-to-toe with the company, as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airs’ Alfonso Ribeiro and rapper 2 Milly are suing Epic as well....

While talking about his match against Sheamus at Payback 2015, Arn Anderson recalled how Ziggler’s risky head butt that backfired on him during the match and led to him bleeding profusely and the match had to be stopped. Here is what Arn Anderson had to say about Dolph Ziggler vs Sheamus on his podcast: He further added that Dolph has the ability to make everyone look better than they are and Sheamus was a big crowbar, saying that the match was certainly very physical in nature....

The Puerto Rican superstar was not present for the ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Instead, he was about 20 miles away in The Bronx, New York, at Yankee Stadium. Former New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony presented Bad Bunny with the Artist of the Year trophy on the stage there, and the musician soon performed his hit “Tití Me Preguntó” for the telecast. On a night full of surprises—Johnny Depp making a cameo as a (VMAs mascot) Moon Man, Taylor Swift announcing a new album—Bunny still managed to stun many people with his performance....

Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, aka Bad Bunny, is a 28-year-old Puerto Rican singer, rapper, actor, and songwriter. He has made contributions to the fashion industry as well, and recent collaborations with Adidas have helped him establish himself as a fashion icon. The Bad Bunny x Adidas Campus “Cloud White” sneakers are slated to be released via Adidas’ official e-commerce site, the CONFIRMED app, and select retailers on January 28, 2023....

Today, Bulls star DeMar DeRozan takes the spotlight. Context: DeRozan is on quite the roll right now. The Bulls star has been in the MVP conversation for most of the season, but his case is becoming harder and harder to ignore. In scoring 37 points in Chicago’s win over Atlanta on Thursday, DeRozan has now posted 35 or more points in eight straight games, making him part of an elite club....

More Americans support vaccine requirements for air travel and attending crowded public events, 57 percent and 56 percent, respectively, and 17 percent said that they neither supported nor opposed the measure. Plane travel and public events are two of the situations in which a majority of the public back a mandate requiring people to be vaccinated, according to the poll. About six in 10 people also favor requiring vaccinations for hospital and health care workers, military members, restaurant and store staff and other workers who have contact with the public, AP reported....

The biggest loss actually comes before Ragnarok begins in earnest. Through the perhaps the biggest plot twist in the entirety of the franchise, Brok dies at the hand of Odin, within Sindri’s house in all places. Sindri completely falls apart, lashes out in anger at Kratos and Atreus, and solely represents the dwarves during the events of Ragnarok - so Odin doesn’t claim any more Dwarven lives. Sindri is the biggest loser of God of War Ragnarok, with the game twisting the blade even after the credits roll....

Here’s all we know so far about the as yet unnamed OnePlus foldable phone. When will the OnePlus foldable phone be released? OnePlus has yet to actually confirm that it will release a foldable device, so there’s no indication of when or if it might arrive. That being said, the rumour mill has been quite active with news of a potential release. OnePlus has launched plenty of phones in 2022, including the OnePlus 10 Pro, OnePlus 10T, and OnePlus Nord 2T, with the OnePlus Nord 3 potentially still to come – so it’s possible that the foldable may be something that’s planned for 2023 instead....

More and more companies are starting to get on board with OnLive, offering them titles (Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Warhammer 40K: Space Marine are among the most recent) to release via digital streaming on day one. Recently, Square Enix’s President, Yoichi Wadam, has talked about cloud gaming growing in the future. THQ Chief Executive Officer Brian Farrell has also professed his theory of cloud gaming not only furthering, but even replacing the disc media that current consoles have been using predominantly....

To start, the definition of what amounts to a “completion” of Returnal is actually a bit unclear. Some say that it’s the completion of Act 2 while others believe that it’s a completion of Returnal Act 3, which is essentially like going through the game again to unlock a secret ending. Going by the numbers provided by PSN Profiles, the results are actually quite surprising. 23% of Returnal players have completed the game’s second Act....

According to the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 13 percent of Democrats reported that they view reproductive rights, which includes abortion, as an issue the federal government should address. Although low, this was a major increase from previous years, as less than 1 percent of Democrats named it to be a priority in 2021, while 3 percent said the same in 2020. “The public have lots of things that they want to see government addressing,” said AP-NORC director Jennifer Benz....

The 40 percent of Republicans compares to 85 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of independents surveyed who said that Trump “probably did” mention the idea of investigating the Biden family. “At the very least, it is clear from the readout that Trump discussed investigating Biden during the call. Even though this information was released by the White House itself, more than one quarter of Republicans still say Trump probably didn’t make any mention of it,” the press release quoted Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute as saying....

As it turned it, the answer was no, the handsome Basque was also a quality centre-forward, as he proved just three days later by netting the decisive goal in a 2-1 win over Chievo, on September 22. ‘Finalmente!’ screamed the headline on the paper’s front page the morning after. Chelsea granted planning permission Even after opening his Serie A account, Llorente took time to settle in Turin, but the 16 goals he scored that season played a pivotal role in what was the Bianconeri’s third consecutive Scudetto under then-coach Antonio Conte....