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There have been more than 116,000 cases of the COVID-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus, which was first detected in Wuhan city in the Hubei province of China, and the global death toll is over 4,000. The number of recoveries is also climbing—there have been more than 64,000 cases of recovery so far, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. The majority of the cases (nearly 80,700) and deaths (around 3,000) have been in China, but the outbreak seems to be slowing down in the country....

Join Zac Landry and Aaron Leach every week for the same Game Rant-flavored awesome-sauce that you’ve grown accustomed to… only now with pictures! - Don’t believe what you see in all the cutesy commercials. Mario and Donkey Kong running through a field together, holding hands while some cheery adult contemporary tune plays whimsically in the background. It doesn’t happen. As soon as those cameras stop rolling, the fake smiles and forced pleasantries are over....

Comic Con Bengaluru saw various Indian and international creators, illustrators, artists, stand-up comics and entertainers come over to interact with fans. The event also hosted the Indian Championship of Cosplay Qualifier- Bengaluru and Bengaluru Comic Con 2019 – Cosplay Contest. The cosplayers at Comic Con at Bengaluru this year had moved a little away from portraying habitual comic characters and dressed up as characters from films, anime and games. Characters from Game of Thrones, One Piece, Dota 2 and Mobile Legends were cosplayed by various participants, attracting a lot of attention although Marvel and DC characters continued to remain fan-favourites....

For those unfamiliar with the Cotton franchise, it is a series of shoot ’em up video games that originated in 1991 with the release of Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams. The games originally were sold as arcade games, but it didn’t take long for them to get home console ports, initially to Sega. There have been games released in the years since then, but this is looking to be the franchise’s first major revival in years....

After seemingly dropping off the face of the gaming world, Alan Wake reappeared a few years later, releasing in 2010. While the long wait may have driven some gamers away, that didn’t stop the game from taking home the Game Rant 2010 Video Game Award for Best Story. Even after release, developer Remedy Entertainment kept the game’s narrative from getting stale with the release of multiple chapters of DLC, including The Writer and The Signal....

With any successful product though, there are sure to be people hoping to make a quick buck. Collectors of amiibo should be all too familiar with this philosophy and the scalpers that accompany it by this point, but now things have taken a very illegal turn in the form of counterfeit toys. These faux amiibo have begun to pop up at various locations around the globe, and they are rather convincing knock-offs at a glance....

Several countries in different regions, including North America, Europe and Asia, have closed their borders to Americans. The U.S. State Department’s global health advisory remains at level four, the highest level, and warns citizens “to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19.” The department noted: “Many countries are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders, and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice....

Stephen and Louise Crawshaw-Bowen, 27 and 37 respectively, said they face staggering hospital bills to care for son Wolfe, even floating the prospect of selling their home. Louise had to have an emergency cesarean section on July 25 and their son is now in intensive care in Turkey to help him breathe. The couple had a vacation insurance policy which they thought would cover them, but they were informed of a clause in the small print that said they would only cover insurance if a baby is born eight weeks premature....

The video is a series of images of the cats they have rescued, including a message reading: “There’s just this guy too 3y. He’s just stressed here. Was a surrender due to owners financial situation.” Alongside is an image of a cute tabby. Another image shows a cat with the message: “Highly Urgent—Wentworth Pound for transport Wednesday 17th August 2022. Female—Ginger and white tabby DSH about 2 years old. Very friendly....

In a post shared on the U.K.-based discussion website Mumsnet, which can be seen here, user strivingtosucced explained that the couple had met three years ago and had become close friends before their relationship turned serious last year. The couple are now considering getting married around November this year. But the Mumsnet user, aged in their early 30s, said they had not yet moved in together and admitted that the marriage plan had caused some concern among their friends....

The court date is set for May 7, 2012 (if the case goes that far), almost two years after the developers left Infinity Ward. Since then it’s been an uphill battle for West and Zampella with Activision filing a countersuit against them and Electronic Arts — whom they believe the two were cavorting with while still employed by Activision — but it should all come to head in the middle of next year....

The study raises questions about the development of vaccines focusing on the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Would, for instance, basing research on what may be a less infectious or dominant form of the virus be a waste of time? However, experts told Newsweek it is unlikely the mutation will affect the process, although it is important to monitor such changes. The authors originally released their work on the pre-print website bioRxiv in May (meaning it hadn’t been peer-reviewed) prompting debate online....

The “contest” claims to be hosted by the CEO of Walter Craig Jelinek in honor of Costco’s birthday and pretends to be giving away free groceries and a voucher. The Facebook post from a page that fraudulently claims to be linked to Costco says: “COMPETlTlON ALERT! My name is Walter Craig Jelinek and I’m the CEO of Costco. “To celebrate our Birthday, Every single person who shares and comments in the next 24hrs will get one of these Christmas Food Box delivered straight to their door on Saturday 28th November....

The presence of Woods - the runaway fan favorite of the budding franchise - in the sequel isn’t shocking by itself, but given the recent burst of game details many will be left scratching their heads. Black Ops 2 has only recently been revealed to be set within a near-future World War III, but the early screenshots and details don’t give too much information about the specific characters. If this is the new setting, then a well-developed character that fans reacted overwhelmingly positively to would be a good way to usher players into an outlandish backdrop....

But with new filings now covering online interactivity and digital content, the mysterious project is looking more and more like a possible video game, with strong connections to the legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett, no less. Before anyone gets ahead of themselves, it should be repeated that the domains uncovered by Fusible - “starwars1313.com” and its numerous variants - are all that has been revealed about whatever it is Lucasfilm is up to....

That’s how a Massachusetts defense attorney who regularly works cases in the same courthouse in which Hernandez was arraigned believes Hernandez’s defense will interpret Friday’s indictment of Carlos Ortiz and Ernest Wallace. “I think they were going to go with the theme that this was a rush to arrest (Hernandez). I think this enhances their argument that it was a rush to arrest, then investigate later,’’ said Michael DelSignore, a Bristol, Mass....

On Sunday afternoon, 75,000 supporters padded down to the Waterfront Bowl in the fair city of Portland, Ore. for the Illinois senator’s largest rally to date. Sixty thousand got in; the remaining 15,000 watched from outside the gates. The opening act was The Decemberists, a bespectacled indie-rock band that laces its bookish songs about legionnaires and architects with words like “palanquin” and “fontanelle”; John Mellencamp they are not. With its backdrop of twee little tugboats and sprawling audience of mellow, well-read young urbanites, the event neatly reinforced the conventional wisdom–i....

The English captain has been one of the standout players for Gareth Southgate and England as well. He is certain to lead the Three Lions from the front as they vie for continental glory at the UEFA Euro 2020. With a bonafide superstar such as Kane among their ranks, England are the favourites to top their group and make their way deep into the knockout stages of the tournament....

After winning the World Cup, they also managed to maintain their formidable record of not losing a home series to Australia since 2001. Although they failed to get back the urn from the Aussies, they would be happy to settle for a 2-2 draw after going into the final Test trailing. However, the series exposed the fragility of their batting order and it needs a major revamp. They have a few important boxes to tick before their upcoming Test series against New Zealand....

An actual wedding took place at halftime of the Patriots-Bills game at Orchard Park in Buffalo. In true Bills Mafia fashion, Buffalo legend Jim Kelly gave the bride away, while retired defensive tackle Kyle Williams presided over the nuptials. Retired running back Thurman Thomas and retired receiver Steve Tasker were also in attendance — along with thousands of screaming fans. According to WIVB-TV, Mackenzie Park and Jordan Binggeli of Rochester, N....