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Nikolai Patrushev, who is the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, made the comments during an interview with the newspaper Kommersant, in which journalist Elena Chernenko asked him about claims that China had “deliberately caused” the coronavirus pandemic. Defending Beijing, Patrushev replied: “I suggest that you look at how more and more biological laboratories under U.S. control are growing considerably in the world and by a strange coincidence, mainly by the Russian and Chinese borders....

This week alone, all three major U.S. stock indexes entered a bear market, while inflation in Germany reached a 70-year high. On Wednesday, the Bank of England announced unprecedented emergency measures to bolster the U.K. bond market. And as global economic sentiment trends downward, officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are warning of more difficult times ahead. “We do expect some countries to face recession in ‘23,” IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice told reporters on Thursday....

The T8 AWD plug-in hybrid powertrain’s new long-range battery, available on the Volvo S60, V60, XC60, S90, and XC90 Recharge models, features an extra layer of cells to increase nominal energy from 11.6 kilowatt hours to 18.8 kilowatt hours. The T8s also get a more powerful rear electric motor that delivers 143 horsepower, improved from 87. This upgraded hybrid powertrain achieves an EPA-estimated range of 35-41 miles on a single charge....

A second day of voting elminated eight more stadiums from our Ballpark Bracket competition: Great American Ballpark, Petco Park, Busch Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Progressive Field, Safeco Field, Yankee Stadium and Comerica Park. BALLPARK RANKINGS: All-time worst | Most influential | PHOTO GALLERIES: Fenway | Wrigley | Ebbets Field We asked ballpark expert M.E. Anderson (founder of the popular Twitter account @MLBcathedrals) to rank the stadiums 1-30. To see Anderson’s full rankings, click here....

Democratic Presidental candidate Joe Biden leads incumbent President Donald Trump overall in the latest Hill-HarrisX poll, but an equal percentage of those surveyed have indicated they would vote for the candidate from the opposite party. Trump’s support from Republicans remained high with 83 percent of those polled saying they would vote for him. Biden lost some ground with Republican voters as 7 percent said they would give him the nod....

According to The Independent, the incident took place at a coaching center in Srinagar, India. The unidentified student in question allegedly did not ask his teacher for “permission” to do something. It is not immediately clear what lead up to the point before the corporal punishment began. The 44-second video surfaced on Reddit on Thursday. In the video, the teacher is heard yelling at the boy in Hindi at the front of the classroom....

Posted to TikTok by user @KingKleiny, the video slowly zooms in on a dog as it watches someone playing Far Cry 6. Unfortunately, the player was attacked by an in-game dog and was forced to fight it off and eventually kill it as their real dog simply stares at the TV in sad confusion. Once the deed had been done, @KingKleiny’s dog turns to look at the camera as if to say, “how could you do such a thing?...

The incident took place on September 17 at Mead Middle School, just outside of Houston, according to the Daily Mail. In the video, the teacher, who has not been named, can be seen aggressively approaching a female student who is cornered between a wall and a desk and breathing on her with her face mask lowered. “Shut up,” the teacher can be heard saying in the video. “First of all, don’t get it twisted....

Talking to The Times of India on Thursday (2nd July), Sanju Samson discussed his recent stint in the Indian cricket team’s dressing room. He lauded Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri for not putting the youngsters in the team under pressure. Virat Kohli is one of the best players in the world: Sanju Samson After impressing in the domestic circuit and playing well in the IPL, Sanju Samson earned a place in the Indian team....

Jannique Martinez, her husband and their three children have lived in their home on Jessamine Court in Virginia Beach for five years. Her family have dealt with loud music and taunting behavior for the majority of that time, she told The Virginian-Pilot. “This is life for us, and just to know that no one protects us. No one—no law,” she said. “I can’t live like this.” Martinez told CNN that her family’s ordeal began with blinking lights that her neighbor put on a sensor, activated whenever her family or others in the neighborhood leave or enter their homes....

Fairfax County Police arrested the 45-year-old woman on Wednesday. Police said she wasn’t a licensed attorney. They also alleged that she collected money from vulnerable immigrants even though she didn’t provide any of her promised legal assistance. She has been charged with two felony counts of larceny by false pretenses. She has also been released on an $8,000 unsecured bond, meaning that she’ll have to pay the money if she doesn’t appear in court....

Two years later, we get a direct successor in Battlefield 4, this time running on an upgraded engine dubbed Frostbite 3, and with it some returning series features (i.e. Commander Mode). This installment however, released too early and was somewhat broken (death shield, rubber banding, netcode, etc.) on the multiplayer front. Again, the single player campaign was forgettable, DICE didn’t even try to improve co-op play (dropping it entirely), and EA’s boss Andrew Wilson described the launch as “unacceptable....

The Nicolsons are the kind of TV couple who could make Dan Quayle drop to his knees and pray for more Murphy Browns. When Harold (David Haig) confesses to Vita that he may have contracted a venereal disease during a homosexual encounter, she says, “It doesn’t matter.” Since this is 1918, and open-mindedness hasn’t been invented yet, he is left wondering why. The answer is quick in coming: the wife he professes to love deeply despite his “diversions” (and who continues to express love for him) is on the verge of a wild, obsessive affair-with another woman....

NEWSWEEK: What was the goal of the study? Dr. Michael Leitzmann: To assess the association between the use of multivitamins and prostate-cancer risk. About 35 percent of U.S. adults use multivitamins on a regular basis. What motivated the study? Was there previous evidence that multivitamins might increase the risk of prostate cancer? The little data available to us indicated that there might be a positive association between multivitamin use and prostate cancer....

Large crowds witnessed the three games at Kensington Oval in Barbados last week and the four matches at the National Stadium at Providence in Guyana. Sir Viv, head coach of the Hawksbills, praised the massive turn out of spectators saying it augured well for the future of the CPL. “The crowds we have seen will have given some indication as to where we are going and what we would like to achieve, and as the tournament goes on and I guess it’s going to get better,” said Sir Viv, who dominated the 1970s and 1980s era in 121 Tests and 187 One-Day Internationals....

Vivo says these are built to compliment the new X50 series of phones with ‘ultimate audio’. The wireless earbuds must compete in an increasingly busy market dominated by the likes of Apple, Sony, RHA and Cambridge Audio. To do so, the TWS Earphone Neo feature custom 14.2mm ‘ultra-large’ drivers, much bigger than the average. Vivo says this means they produce “a more powerful and full-bodied sound, as well as a bio-fiber composite diaphragm to enhance audio details....

Former MLB player and manager Joe Girardi will certainly be paying attention to the 20-year-old Blue Jays phenom. “I’m excited because you want to see your best players up, and I think he’s one of their best players,” Girardi, now an analyst for MLB Network, told Adnan Virk and Stephen Nelson on DAZN’s “ChangeUp” on Friday. Girardi was reacting to a report that Guerrero would make his MLB debut Tuesday....

Racing in dense snowfall, Vlhova was third after the opening run but posted the fastest second-run time. Vlhova fell on her knees and buried her face in the snow after Shiffrin, the American two-time overall champion, finished her run 0.15 seconds behind the Slovakian winner. “It is amazing, this is my best day ever,” Vlhova said. “I spoke with my coach before the second run: ‘It’s our time and we have to just go....

This association makes Volini the official pain relief partner. Kabaddi is the second sport Volini is associating with following successful partnership with Marathons across the country. Volini brand continues to be the preferred choice of pain relief for Indians. Through its association with Kabaddi, Volini aims to further consolidate its position as the pain relief expert. The strategic association with Patna Pirates is expected to build a strong connect and resonance with consumers of healthcare products and sports enthusiasts....

The Glasgow Declaration was unveiled as part of World Transport Day with the intention of signalling a commitment by industry leaders and governments to phase out fossil-fuel vehicles in leading markets by 2035 and globally by 2040. Volvo has its own climate action targets that go above and beyond the commitments in the declaration. In a release featuring the COP26 news, the company announced the introduction of an internal carbon price of 1,000 Swedish crowns — about $116 USD — for every ton of carbon emissions across its entire business....