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China coronavirus death toll reaches 719 with 34,000+ confirmed cases worldwide Nearly 3,000 new cases of a deadly coronavirus gripping China have been confirmed in the country’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, bringing the total disease toll to just short of 35,000, with over 700 fatalities. Some 81 additional deaths were reported from Hubei on Friday in the deadliest day yet for the fast-moving contagion, which has swept all of China’s provinces and been observed in at least 25 other countries. As Beijing takes firm quarantine measures across dozens of cities, encompassing tens of millions of citizens, US President Donald Trump praised his Chinese counterpart for “sharp” leadership amid the outbreak, stating the country “will be successful” in countering the v...

Was it #Vindman or #PetesBillionaires? Twitter users report widespread outage & share conspiracies With rumors swirling around the White House’s dismissal of #Resistance hero Lt.Col. Alexander Vindman and the deep-pocketed figures behind Democratic frontrunner Pete Buttigieg, Twitter has mysteriously gone AWOL for some. Over 11,000 users reported Twitter outages on Friday evening, according to DownDetector – just as conversations about #Resistance poster-boy and Ukrainian-American impeachment witness Vindman had shifted from “will he be fired?” to “OMG he’s being escorted from the White House!” You might be experiencing trouble sending new Tweets, but we’re working on fixing this now. Sorry for the interruption and we’ll let you kno...

Elegance & beauty: World-leading gymnasts open Olympic season in Moscow (PHOTOS) With just six months to go before the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, rhythmic gymnasts have presented their newly-created programs at the season-opening Grand Prix event in Moscow. Top-class gymnasts, including reigning world and European champions the Averina twins, showed their breathtaking routines in front of a packed crowd at Viner-Usmanova’s gymnastics center. READ MORE: Breaking the barriers: Simone Biles attempts INSANE vault previously only done by men (VIDEO) Mesmerizing performances where ballet artistry is combined with mind-blowing gymnastics skills left the grateful Moscow crowd in thrall to the gymnasts. Pencil straight lines, elegant pirouettes and incred...

Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian teen in West Bank clashes – officials Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian youth during clashes in the West Bank near Tul Karm on Friday, Haaretz daily reported, citing officials in the Palestinian Authority. Violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank continue to escalate in the aftermath of Washington’s unveiling of its plan for Mideast peace. The youth was killed during confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the village of Qaffin, according to  the Palestinian Health Ministry. He was evacuated to the hospital, where he died of his wounds, it added. Israeli police also said two border policewomen were lightly wounded after altercations erupted between hundreds of Palestinians and Israeli ...