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Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 19 : A study says that risky sexual behaviours among adolescents and young adults have long been a major public health concern, due to their prevalence and negative consequences for health.

Past research has indicated that marriage attitudes may influence sexual behaviour for adolescents. Now, new research from the University of Missouri, has found that attitudes and desires about marriage can place young people on trajectories toward or away from healthy sexual behaviours.

This is the first study to investigate links between marriage attitudes and sexual behaviour across racial and ethnic minority groups as well as the role skin tone plays in shaping marriage attitudes.

Mumbai [India], Oct.19 : In an effort to further strengthen their presence in India this year, prominent Taiwanese ICT brands showcased a wide range of products at the COM-IT EXPO 2016.

In its ninth year, India's largest annual international exhibition and conference was held in Mumbai from September 30 to October 2 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon. The event featured products offering IT, security and mobile solutions.

The Taiwan Excellence Pavilion hosted 37 leading Taiwan Excellence Award winning products with the theme "Taiwan ICT Technology: Connects You to the World".

Melbourne [Australia], Oct.19 : Australian paceman Peter Siddle has fired barbs at South Africa after captain AB de Villiers described the 2014 Michael Clarke's team as the most `abusive` he had ever faced.

The 31-year-old pacer's comment comes ahead of the three-match Test series between two sides, starting from November 3 at the WACA.

De Villiers had claimed that the sledging done by the Australian cricketers in their last three-match Test series in 2014 was the worst he has witnessed in his entire career.

The South African skipper further went on to say that sledging by the Aussies in that series was `personal` and over the top.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 19 : Do you ask people to repeat their words during conversation?

Researchers at the University of Maryland have determined that something is going on in the brains of typical older adults that cause them to struggle to follow speech amidst background noise, even when their hearing would be considered normal on a clinical assessment.

In an interdisciplinary study, researchers Samira Anderson, Jonathan Z. Simon, and Alessandro Presacco found that adults aged 61-73 with normal hearing scored significantly worse on speech understanding in noisy environments than adults aged 18-30 with normal hearing.

The researchers are all associated with the UMD's Brain and Behavior Initiative.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct.19 : The Deputy Director General of Pakistan's Intelligence Bureau ( IB), Ali Ahmed Sabir, has reportedly told the Senate Standing Committee on the Cabinet Secretariat that intelligence agencies in India and Afghanistan are looking at various options to sabotage or damage the USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

"The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) are some of the potential threats to CPEC, as the former is directed towards China which is a prime stakeholder in the project," the Express Tribune quoted Sabir, as saying.

Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct. 19 : Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney, who is under criticism over his recent form, has insisted he has still got a "lot of football left" amid speculations that his days as a regular starting player for the club could be coming to a close.

Rooney, who earned his name as a goal-scoring forward, has been a substitute in five of the last six matches for club and country, including the last game in which the Reds were left with a goalless draw away to arch-rivals Liverpool.

He has insisted that he wants to force his way back into the starting line-ups of both United manager Jose Mourinho and England interim boss Gareth Southgate.