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WATCH Indian students DANCE in coronavirus quarantine facility after being evacuated from Wuhan A group of Indian students who were evacuated from the Chinese city at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak are keeping their spirits high in quarantine by dancing the time away. Over 600 Indians were evacuated from Wuhan in two flights over the weekend. Immediately after touching down in Delhi the passengers were screened at the airport and taken for monitoring in special quarantine facilities near the capital. Also on rt.com 300+ Indians brought home on board another special-purpose Wuhan flight as New Delhi confirms 2nd coronavirus case One of these facilities is an army camp in the town of Manesar, ap...

‘Speak French… my a**!’: Neymar in heated row with match officials after PSG star ‘booked for showboating’ (VIDEO) Paris Saint-Germain ace Neymar clashed with officials during his team’s 5-0 win against Montpellier on Saturday, after the Brazilian forward vented his anger at appearing to be booked for showboating against the opposition. In a first-half incident at the Parc des Princes, Neymar attempted to pull off a ‘rainbow’ flick over the heads of two Montpellier players while neat the touchline. The ball went out of play, although referee Jérôme Brisard then called him over, appearing to reprimanding him for showing off. As the pair argued, Brisard then brandished a yellow card at the Brazilian. Neymar Jr to the referee - “I am playi...

Ronaldo reaches YET ANOTHER scoring milestone as he bags penalty double for Juventus in win over Fiorentina Portuguese goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo reached his latest scoring milestone as he bagged a penalty brace in Juventus’s 3-0 win against Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday. Serie A table-toppers Juve ran out 3-0 winners in Turin, after Ronaldo converted penalties in the 40th and 80th minutes and Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt added a goal in stoppage time. For Ronaldo, the goals meant he has scored in nine consecutive Serie A games – the first Juve player to do so since French frontman David Trezeguet back in 2005 – but also took the prolific Portuguese to a landmark 50 strikes in his 70th game for The Old Lady. —Scored in 9 straig...

China’s central bank pumps 3bn into economy to heal damage from coronavirus outbreak The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will allocate a hefty sum to stabilize the currency market and ensure there is enough liquidity in the country’s financial institutions, which remain thwarted by the sweeping coronavirus epidemic. PBOC has announced that it will deploy as many as 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 billion) “in order to maintain reasonable and abundant liquidity of the banking system and stable operations of the currency market” during China’s fight against the novel virus.  That money will arrive on Monday when Chinese markets reopen after a 12-day pause. Investors expect volatility as China’s currency, bond and stock markets have remained closed since January...

‘Complete contentment and happiness’: Groundbreaking study finds death is a EUPHORIC experience It may be many people’s greatest fear, but a revolutionary new study has found that dying is actually a blissful and euphoric experience that makes people not want to come back to life. People who momentarily depart their mortal coil before being revived are left with positive perceptions of what it’s like to pass away, according to a groundbreaking new study.  The researchers used artificial intelligence to mine a treasure trove of 158 written testimonies from people who had near-death experiences and found that positive words like ‘see’ and ‘light’ are used far more frequently than negative ones like ‘fear’ and ‘dead’. Also o...

‘Shut the f*ck up!’ Djokovic fumes at Australian Open crowd during tense clash with Thiem (VIDEO) A furious Novak Djokovic appeared to tell spectators to “shut the f*ck up” for making noise during his tense Australian Open final clash with Dominic Thiem. Aiming for a record-extending eighth title in Melbourne, defending champion Djokovic took the first set 6-4. But amid a feisty atmosphere on Rod Laver Arena from both Djokovic and Thiem fans, the Serb saw tensions spill over in the ninth game when he claimed a point to move 30-0 up. As Djokovic and Thiem traded shots from the baseline the Austrian sent a shot into the tramlines, but Djokovic appeared furious that a fan had made a noise during the rally. "Shut the f**k up!," the 16-time Grand Slam wi...

Trump's ‘deal of the century’ contradicts UN resolutions - Kremlin Moscow doubts the viability of the new peace plan for the Middle East recently unveiled by Donald Trump, as it is incompatible with UN decisions on the matter and does not sit well with the Arab world. "It's plain enough that some of this plan's provisions do not fully correspond to the relevant resolutions by the UN Security Council," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Rossiya-1 channel. His remarks appear to be the Kremlin's first official response to the US proposal. "We see the reaction of the Palestinians, we see the reaction of a number of Arab states that are rejecting this plan in solidarity with the Palestinians," Peskov noted, casting some doubt on the issue. This, ...

Goalie fight! Rare sight as goaltenders slug it out after ‘Battle of Alberta’ NHL clash erupts into mass brawl (VIDEO) In one of ice hockey’s lesser-seen sights, rival goaltenders Mike Smith and Cam Talbot traded punches as tensions spilled over in the NHL clash between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. It’s a match-up dubbed ‘The Battle of Alberta’ because of the tempestuous history between the two Canadian teams, and Saturday night’s latest installment didn’t disappoint. Inside the last minute of the second period, fighting broke out at the Flames end, prompting Oilers goalie  Smith skated to the center in search of some action of his own. Talbot duly obliged, skating out to meet him as the pair circled each other before going at it. ...

Twitter bombarded with conspiracy theories after release of final Iowa poll AXED ahead of Democratic caucuses The decision to cancel publication of the final Iowa poll before the Democratic caucuses has led to incendiary accusations that organizers had no legitimate reason to pull the survey and simply wanted to suppress its results. A methodological error has been cited as the reason why the highly-anticipated final poll, originally scheduled to be released on the eve of Iowa's Democratic caucuses, would not be made public. The CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom survey, conducted by respected polling agency Selzer & Co, is viewed as one of the most accurate — and important — polls during the presidential primaries season. Several polls are releas...

‘No need for border checks if EU keeps its commitments’ – UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab has rebuffed Michel Barnier, saying the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator is “wrong” for claiming that the UK’s demands will lead to border checks, as the post-divorce horse trading begins in earnest. The Brexit-night hangovers have barely cleared but the political wrangling over the future relationship is already underway. Foreign Secretary Raab said on Sunday that Britain expects Brussels to “live up to” its undertakings to offer the UK a Canada-style trade deal which will not require “high-alignment” with the bloc’s rules. Also on rt.com Joy & sorrow: Brexit celebrations take over London as pro-EU crowd grieves in Scotlan...