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The message from Kyiv came in the form of a post on the Verkhovna Rada’s official Telegram account, where the legislative body shared an image Monday of a “die-in” demonstration recently held in the capital Taipei, stating that, “from the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been supported by distant Taiwan.” “The struggle for the future of Ukraine continues, and we are grateful for the support from around the world!...

Leading the Chiefs by a point with less than two minutes remaining, Baltimore appeared to be in a bad spot. Kansas City had the ball inside the Ravens’ 40 and still had all three of its timeouts. The Chiefs only had to stay in position to kick a game-winning field goal, which appeared inevitable given their late-game experience from the last three seasons. IYER: Contenders, pretenders after Week 2...

Juve’s manager Massimiliano Allegri also gave starts to fellow new signings Joao Cancelo and Leonardo Bonucci. An intriguing match ensued and the Old Lady prevailed 3-2, but the win did not come easily. Sami Khedira opened the scoring early on but Chievo struck back, scoring twice to take the lead inside the hour. Juventus equalised by an own goal from Mattia Bani, but a win looked to be beyond them....

Here is what you need to know about childhood-onset lupus, including causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and complications. Childhood-Onset Lupus Symptoms Lupus symptoms are chronic (life-long), but symptoms will become more or less severe during certain periods. Common symptoms of lupus experienced by children include: A rash shaped like a butterfly usually on the bridge of the nose and the checks (malar rash) A raised skin rash on the head, arms, back or chest (discoid rash) Fever Joint pain and swelling Mouth sores Hair loss Fluid in the lungs, heart, or other organs Kidney problems (evident in abnormal urine tests) Problems with the blood such as anemia, easy bruising, low blood platelets, low white blood cells Seizures and other nervous system issues Raynaud’s phenomenon, a condition in which blood vessels of the fingers and toes feel numb and cold with certain triggers, such as stress, illness, and cold Fatigue and low energy Weight loss and decreased appetite Swollen lymph nodes Photosensitivity, in which a child is especially sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) light, a type of radiation in sunlight and artificial lighting....

Thursday’s announcement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Scholastic affects the company’s Shake Look Touch book. Nearly 186,000 of the books were sold for $3, with the vast majority purchased in the United States. The book, which is intended for young children, comes with materials that extend from it, a potential danger. The CPSC said that pom-poms attached to the book can and have become disconnected, creating a choking hazard for small children....

Care for Children, a private organization that runs more than 180 orphanages in over 30 provinces as well as assisting state facilities, is one of the groups trying to help the youngest victims. NEWSWEEK’s Manuela Zoninsein spoke to Robert Glover, executive director of the Beijing-based group, about what he found during his recent visit to the quake-hit Chengdu area. Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: How did the earthquake affect the children in your care?...

Once it’s operational, the machine will generate 50 million amps of electricity, which is about twice as much as the Z Pulsed Power Facility operated by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico—the current record-holder for a machine of its type. China’s plans were set out by Peng Xianjue, a professor with the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics and one of the country’s top nuclear weapons experts, in an online meeting organized by the Techxcope think tank on September 9....

The American ranking system, which appears to have been consistent throughout past tournaments, has the U.S. at the top of the chart with 79 total medals, followed by China and Russia with 70 and 53 medals, respectively. The counting method has annoyed some followers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including in China, where social media users are accusing U.S. news outlets of bias and being deliberately spiteful. More complaints emerged online after Chinese gymnasts Guan Chenchen and Tang Xijing edged out Simone Biles to clinch gold and silver at the Women’s Balance beam event on Tuesday....

The bold call, if realized, would have major implications for the decadeslong strategic relationship between the United States and the oil-rich nations of the Persian Gulf. The emergence of a substitute currency could hit the U.S. dollar and have an impact on Western markets, but the petrodollar’s monopoly isn’t so easily broken. China, a manufacturing and industrial powerhouse, is the world’s No. 2 economy and largest crude oil importer. It pays Riyadh tens of billions of dollars each year for Saudi oil....

Following a week of diplomatic barb-trading, during which Beijing said it was “fully prepared for any eventuality” and Washington continued to downplay the potential fallout of the as-yet-unconfirmed trip, China’s defense ministry weighed in on the topic for the first time. Tan Kefei, the ministry’s spokesperson, said a visit to Taiwan by “the U.S. government’s No. 3 figure” would violate China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and “seriously undermine the political foundation of China-U....

China’s National People’s Congress—the country’s top legislative body and rubber stamp for the CCP leadership—passed the measure Wednesday, banning any lawmakers who supports Hong Kong independence, refuses to acknowledge Chinese sovereignty over the territory, or seeks help from “foreign countries or foreign forces to interfere in the affairs of the region.” The measure also has a broad clause allowing the expulsion of any Legislative Council lawmakers engaged in “other acts that endanger national security....

The badminton fans of India will now be hoping, that the India badminton stars will pull up their socks, and perform better in the next big event of the year - the Victor China Open 2018, which is scheduled to begin from 18th September 2018. In this year’s China Open, which is a Super 1000 tournament, all the big stars of the game will be participating. In the women’s singles draw, world number 1, Tai Tzu Ying will be the favourite....

Liu Mingche, counselor of the Chinese Embassy to Russia, said Tuesday that the decision hurts the spirit of the event. “The so-called boycott damages the interests of athletes and fans of winter sports, and it is a senseless desecration of the sacred Olympic spirit,” he said, according to Tass, the Russian government’s news agency. But the diplomat said China is “confident that boycott attempts will hardly make any dent and that any opposition that violates the true democratic spirit will not be approved....

When he nervously teed off straight up the middle of the first fairway on Thursday, Guan became the youngest player in Masters history, breaking the previous youth age mark set by Italy’s Matteo Manassero at 16 in 2010. “I was a little bit nervous on the first tee,” Guan said. “I had to hit a great tee shot and I did. And then I was just confident. “It’s like a dream come true....

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union recognized that arms control served both our countries’ national security. So, we engaged in a series of talks that allowed both sides to understand the nature of our respective nuclear arsenals. We established a framework to handle potentially deadly misunderstandings. As President Ronald Reagan famously said, citing a Russian proverb, “Trust, but verify.” Today, China allows no such transparency for the world’s fastest-growing nuclear arsenal....

In its year-end report analyzing Beijing’s political and military policies in 2020, the government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research said Chinese efforts to influence the Taiwanese public’s voting behavior has so far backfired, but it expected more of the same strategy this year. Released last week, INDSR’s 200-page report makes special mention of China’s online cognitive warfare—part of its larger “hybrid warfare”—which it conducts through Taiwan’s mainstream media platforms, including popular forums and ubiquitous mobile messaging application LINE....

The prediction by Capital Economics is at odds with a common view that China is set to surpass the U.S. as the world’s biggest economy and stay there. The London-based consultancy forecasts that China’s economic clout will not increase steadily relative to the U.S. through time, due in part to its workforce declining by more than 0.5 percent a year by 2030. Meanwhile, the U.S. workforce will expand over the next 30 years, supported by higher fertility than in China and immigration, it said....

Las Vegas took a 31-28 lead late in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Derek Carr to tight end Jason Witten. The problem was they left 1:43 on the clock — way too much time for Mahomes. With surgical precision, Mahomes led a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, all passes, six completed. The final heave was a 22-yard strike to a wide-open Travis Kelce in the middle of the end zone with 28 seconds remaining....

The August pre-print study, which was published in the journal Med, found that the body’s immune response generated by memory T cells and B cells from the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine, may also cross over to help fight COVID-19. The researchers conducted lab analyses to help detect and characterize the responses of T cells, a type of white blood cell that helps protect the body from infection, to antigens....