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There were wild scenes in Rome and Turin after reigning champions Juve sealed another Scudetto with a goalless draw against Roma on Sunday. Napoli had the momentum in the Serie A race after stunning Juve 1-0 on April 22, which sparked pandemonium back home in Naples as Maurizio Sarri’s men closed within a point of the Bianconeri. However, Napoli stumbled – losing 3-0 at Fiorentina the following week after Juventus had rallied from 2-1 down to complete a remarkable 3-2 comeback against Inter....

The initial decision was made by an independent volunteer official who claimed the young girl’s suit “went against USA Swimming’s policy of no political language,” according to a statement provided to Newsweek by the Duluth YMCA in Minnesota, who sponsored the meet at a local high school. Sarah Lyons, Leidy’s mother, told Newsweek that it all started on Friday when the two were watching the news and discussed what happened to Amir Locke....

Autism is a “neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social and cognitive impairments, communication difficulties and repetitive behaviors,” the National Autism Association explains. The 12-year-old boy was reported to have certain tics related to his autism, his mother Brieanna Martinez, told Florida’s First Coast News. They include coughing, which is also among the symptoms of COVID-19. When Martinez received a call from Oceanway Middle School saying that her son Juleus showed signs of COVID-19, she assumed his tics had been mistaken for symptoms of the virus....

Symptoms of a Penicillin Allergy A penicillin allergy can cause life-threatening allergic reactions, but fortunately, most kids with a penicillin allergy have more mild reactions, leading to simple skin rashes such as hives. Children with more severe symptoms will experience hives as well as wheezing, difficulty breathing or swallowing, or swelling in their mouth or throat, as well as anaphylaxis—a serious allergic reaction. If your child just has hives (also called urticaria), you will likely notice red or pink raised areas on your child’s skin that are itchy, varied in size, and come and go over several hours....

RELATED: Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Raised $2.3 Million for Charity In Children of Morta, the Bergsons are beacons of hope to not just the people of Rea, but also its animals. In order to better protect the innocent creatures of Rea, the Paws and Claws DLC will allow the Bergsons to add a new section to their home dedicated to caring for these creatures. Helping out these animals means the family will have to take on new responsibilities in their daily routines, but providing for the creatures can provide benefits that can help the family in the field, such as boosts to gaining experience or movement speed....

The Chile Open is an ATP 250 event at the Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica, Santiago. Though previous editions have also been held in the central Chilean city of Viña del Mar, the tournament returned to its original location in 2020. The tournament was first held in 1976 as a Grand Prix event and was moved to the ATP Tour after brothers Jaime and Álvaro Fillol decided to buy the organizing rights in 1992....

A readout published Tuesday by the Chinese Foreign Ministry detailed a conversation the previous day between Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu Xiaoming and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov “to exchange views on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.” “Recognizing the cooperation on the Peninsula issue as a major component of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era,” the statement said, “Liu reaffirmed China’s willingness to enhance communication and coordination with Russia in a joint effort to maintain peace and stability on the Peninsula, and play constructive roles in promoting the political settlement of the Peninsula issue....

China and Taiwan have long been at odds over the issue of Taiwan’s status, with China considering the island part of its nation, while many in Taiwan back independence. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some raised concerns that China could invade Taiwan. Russia, which has faced widespread condemnation over its invasion, released a list of “unfriendly” countries last week. Businesses dealings with these countries will need to be approved by the Russian government....

Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, told reporters on Tuesday that the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province met all technical requirements. “No abnormalities in radiation levels have been detected in the surrounding environment.” “Its safety is guaranteed,” he said. Concerns surrounding one of the facility’s two reactors emerged on Monday, after a CNN report revealed that the plant’s French joint operator Framatome had written twice to the U....

Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian pinned the viral tweet after its publication on Monday. It remains live on Twitter with more than 45,000 likes despite an admission from the artist himself that the illustration was “not factual.” Beijing doubled down on its position later the same day when foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying rejected Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s call for an apology. “You cited the Australian side’s words that the Chinese government should be ashamed....

The regulation has been apparently forced on China’s telecom operators. The Chinese government presents the move as a user-friendly way to verify identity, but critics see it as another way to monitor people in a country famous for its authoritarian governments. The government said the new law is to “protect the legitimate rights and interest of citizens in cyberspace”, which is an uninformative explanation. You must show photo ID in China and many other countries in order to sign a new mobile phone contract, but the company won’t have access to your photo as a data reference point....

Among the bill’s priorities include a $7.1 billion carveout for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, a program that will bolster U.S. defense operations in the Pacific region and in invest in alliances aimed to counter China. In addition to this measure, the NDAA’s actions aimed to rein in the influence of China include a statement of congressional support for the defense of Taiwan and a ban on the Department of Defense purchasing products made in Uyghur forced labor camps in the country’s Xinjiang region....

China’s rising nationalism—often generated by the government and fanned by state-owned media—has accompanied the country’s rapid growth in the past decade, and it has proved to be a double-edged sword, raising concerns among the public. The wave of national pride sweeping through China’s online community during the Summer Games in Japan helped propel some Olympians to victory, but others who fell short at the last hurdle have been branded failures....

Their answer to the rising underwater threat is a passenger plane-sized submarine killer called the P-8 Poseidon, and orders for the aircraft are pouring in from countries like Australia and India. Both are members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, which also includes the U.S. and Japan as part of a quasi-alliance that seeks to enforce a “free and open Indo-Pacific.” And countries as far away as Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom have also purchased the aircraft....

In a press conference with international media on Thursday, Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom Liu Xiaoming said that “if the situation deteriorates further into unrest uncontrollable by the SAR government, the central government will not sit back and watch.” He warned that “we have enough solutions and enough power to put an end, to quell the unrest swiftly.” His remarks came as months-long demonstrations against Hong Kong’s semi-autonomous government grew increasingly violent, paralyzing the city’s international airport for two days earlier this week and culminating in more dramatic scenes of clashes between protesters and police....

On Monday, Cornyn compared how many troops were in Afghanistan in recent months to those stationed elsewhere, including 30,000 he said were in Taiwan. People were quick to point out that the number was incorrect and Cornyn deleted the tweet, but Chinese state media accused him of “testing” China with the claim. “Someone said that Cornyn mistook that number by using the number of previous US troops stationed on Taiwan island before China and the US set up diplomatic relations....

Abe, who resigned in September 2020 for health reasons, sparked a minor diplomatic incident earlier this month when he told a forum that a “Taiwan emergency” would be an emergency for Tokyo and the U.S.-Japan alliance. The United States has been purposely ambiguous about its intention to defend the democratic island from a Chinese invasion. During a television appearance on Monday, Abe said an attack on any American naval vessel that does intervene “could be a situation posing a threat to Japan’s survival, which would allow the exercise of collective self-defense,” according to Kyodo News....

Stavridis, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, served in the U.S. military from 1976 to 2013 alongside his work with NATO, and now works in the field of global investment and as an expert analyst on various topics for NBC News. On Saturday, he took to Twitter to rebut an NBC News article in which an active military official predicted a conflict with China is coming in the near future....

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper “reiterated their commitment to further strengthening the U.S.-India partnership” alongside India’s top diplomat Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and defense chief Rajnath Singh during a visit Tuesday commemorating the U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi. This bond, they said, was “anchored in mutual trust and friendship, shared commitment to democracy, converging strategic interests, and robust engagement of their citizens.” Among the topics discussed, according to Pompeo, were the two countries’ struggles to contain national COVID-19 outbreaks—by far the worst two in the world—as well as “confronting the Chinese Communist Party’s threats to security and freedom, to promoting peace and stability throughout the region....

The issue of Taiwanese independence has long put China at odds with many Western nations, as China considers Taiwan to be part of its nation—staunchly opposing any independence movements. Taiwanese leaders, however, consider the island to be its own country, making the relationship between the two all the more difficult. During remarks at the opening of China’s parliament meeting, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stood by the “One China” principle, which states that Taiwan is part of a unified China....