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As Shanghai prepares to go into its first citywide lockdown since COVID-19 began, a video circulating online shows residents fighting one another for food and supplies in a store. Shanghai has avoided going on lockdown until now, managing smaller outbreaks with smaller lockdowns and thorough testing. China as a whole has worked toward its zero-COVID policy and government officials stated that there were no recorded COVID deaths from January 2021 until March 19 of this year....

The video was shared on Twitter by meteorologist and hurricane specialist Zach Covey, who said the footage was taken in Fort Myers. “This is EXTREMELY dangerous,” he wrote. “I can’t believe I have to say this…. DO NOT GET INTO THE WATER!” Hurricane Ian has been gaining momentum and severity ever since it was first categorized as a tropical depression. The storm, which has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane, is now expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday afternoon....

The giant flamingo was blown off course in heavy winds before becoming caught on a patch of offshore rocks on Saturday. After Alaska State Troopers determined that the conditions were too dangerous to attempt a water-based rescue, a Coast Guard helicopter arrived to help the group. Video of the rescue that was posted to YouTube appears to show several figures being hoisted one-by-one from the outcropping of rocks skywards into the helicopter, while the flamingo sits on the shore a significant distance away....

Chelsea tops Group L with 15 points, while their opponents sit in 3rd position on 6 points. Chelsea has already qualified for the Europa League 2018-19 round of 32, whereas the job is still incomplete for Vidi FC. Vidi has to defeat Chelsea for a chance to qualify for the knockout stages. They also have to monitor the scoreline of the PAOK vs BATE match. Match details Venue: Groupama Arena...

The man currently at the helm is facing plenty of tough questions regarding his suitability to the role. Pires makes big Wenger renewal call Fan protests have been staged against Wenger, with that disgruntled section of supporters firmly against the awarding of a new contract. Merson, though, believes that a 12-month extension will be put to the long-serving Frenchman. He feels that will get Arsenal enough time to get their house in order before moving in a new direction under the guidance of a man who won three Premier League titles in north London....

Just days after Malaysia made history by becoming the first ever Southeast Asian nation to reach the knockout stage of the AFC U-23 Championship, Vietnam topped that feat by becoming the first Southeast Asian side to reach the semis. The Golden Star had earlier followed the Young Tigers into the quarter-finals, one day after Malaysia defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in their last Group C match on Tuesday, to book a spot as group runners up....

In his past three professional bouts, Singh beat Briton Sonny Whiting by technical knockout, KOd compatriot Dean Gillen, and completed the year by defeating Hyuseinov. Each of his opponents trash-talked Singh prior to their respective matches. Experienced pro boxer Hyuseinov, in the lead up to his match against Singh, said “….Vijender is not ready to fight against someone like me yet." He also described the Indian as a “successful amateur… who still punches like an amateur....

With Monday’s game tied at Soldier Field, the 23-year-old Bears rookie quarterback was intercepted by Vikings safety Harrison Smith with 2:20 remaining. Smith’s interception — the second turnover of the night for Trubisky — set up Kai Forbath’s 26-yard field goal as the Vikings held on for victory. Trubisky, who was the second overall pick of April’s NFL Draft, was inconsistent in his first start. He finished 12 of 25 for 119 yards with a lucky touchdown and the late interception....

When developing the next big game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Ubisoft always dedicates a great effort into making the game world and its characters as authentic as possible, in comparison to the historical points in time that it built its games around. This has resulted in the games featuring significant non-fictional historical figures such as Leonardo Da Vinci in Assassin’s Creed 2, Benjamin Franklin in Assassin’s Creed 3, and so on....

Sunday’s matchup in Detroit (4:25 p.m. ET, Fox) will be the 107th meeting between the teams. The Vikings have controlled the series, posting 69 wins against 35 losses and two ties. We mention the history as we turn to the point spread for Sunday’s game. The Lions are favored by 7-to-7.5 points – just the second time in 36 seasons that the Vikings have been underdogs of 7 or more to Detroit, per Spreadapedia....

Hovland recovered from one to take the lead for good on the fourth hole of the 36-hole final and another to halve the final hole of the morning round and maintain a four-stroke lead. Hovland rolled from there to become the first Norwegian to win the U.S. Amateur, beating UCLA sophomore Devon Bling 6 and 5 on Sunday to cap a dominant week at Pebble Beach. “I’ve had a lot of tournaments before where I hit the ball really well but the few times I missed a green or hit a bad shot I haven’t been able to scramble or make putts,” he said....

He played his entire career for Manchester United and he’d be leaving the club on a high since he won his 11th Premier League title and Manchester United’s 20th. Here, we take a look at some of the best goals that he scored in his long career in football. We’ll certainly miss Paul Scholes in the Premier League. He is a sort of player who can change things quickly and turn around the game for his side....

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Seventh seed Petra Kvitova eased into the quarter-finals of Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday (26th September) with a straight sets 6-2, 6-2 win over 18-year-old American Madison Keys.The 23-year-old took an hour and 15 minutes to wrap up the match and will now face Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the last eight. Kuznetsova, a former US Open and French Open champion, was taken to a tie-break in the first set of her third round contest against Romanian Sorana Cirstea but won it 7-3....

Miraculously, Zanardi returned to racing soon, with the aid of hand-operated brake and accelerator controls. Here’s the video of the horrible crash: 0 votes

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With Portal RTX now out, players will get to experience this 15-year-old classic once more, only with some enhancements to the lighting and shadows. Not that the original looks particularly bad for its age. Despite being a decade and a half old, the game still looks pretty fantastic, but with the way the industry is moving these days, giving an older title a ray tracing facelift is par for the course, though some may wonder what the two versions would look like side-by-side....

Even the latest E3 2018 trailer left consumers scratching their heads. At best, we learned that Death Stranding will be an open world game, and Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen will play the protagonist and antagonist, respectively. We do, however, know when it will be released, so that’s something. Walmart Canada’s official website has more or less let that cat out of the bag. As of the writing of this article, if you go to Walmart Canada’s website and look up Death Stranding, you’ll find that you can pre-order the game for when it ships on June 30, 2019....

Instead of that, more information will be given on March 2019. The teaser begins with the PlayStation logo, indicating that it’ll be on PS4. The phrase " New Projects" also shows up telling that there are many new features are coming. With games like Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden, Atlus are known to make enhanced versions of their video games. Making it more livelier and adding additional content is most likely going to happen to Persona 5....

Given this, it appears that the start of a new decade wouldn’t disappoint gamers, given the strong lineup of games that can be expected from both indie and household video game developers and publishers. To make it easier for players to keep track of games they can’t wait to get their hands on, here is a roundup of all the highly-anticipated titles that are confirmed and expected to be released in 2020....