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China coronavirus death toll soars to 806 with 37,000+ cases worldwide China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of a lethal viral outbreak, has reported 81 news deaths and a further 2,147 new cases of infection on Sunday morning, bringing the worldwide disease toll to over 37,000, with at least 806 fatalities. China coronavirus death toll soars to 806 with 37,000+ cases worldwide

Irish election too close to call as nationalist Sinn Fein stuns establishment as possible kingmaker Polls have closed in Ireland’s general election and with no party securing enough seats to lead a government, confusion abounds as voters wait to see which parties will agree to do business with each other to form a coalition. An Ipsos MRBI exit poll published by Ireland’s state broadcaster RTE at 10pm shows FG, SF and FF in close tie with statistically insignificant difference of 22.4, 22.3 and 22.2 per cent of the vote respectively. A Sinn Fein surge in the run up to election day looks to have translated into votes at the ballot box, potentially allowing party leader Mary Lou McDonald to head into post-election discussions with some serious clout — ...

‘Unhinged’: MSNBC host Chris Matthews goes on bizarre rant about mass executions & ‘the Reds’ while discussing Bernie Sanders MSNBC host Chris Matthews is facing backlash on social media after he launched into a heated rant about socialism and appeared to suggest a Bernie Sanders presidency could somehow lead to mass executions in the streets. During a post-debate special Friday evening, Matthews said his personal views on socialism go back “to the early 1950s” before drawing comparisons between Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and former leader of Cuba Fidel Castro. “I believe if Castro and the Reds had won the Cold War there would have been executions in Central Park and I might have been one of the ones getting executed — and ...

‘Photoshopped, but hair looks good’: Trump responds to seemingly altered picture showing very orange face US President Donald Trump has responded to a viral photo of himself in which his face appears to be bright orange, saying the image is “photoshopped, obviously” but taking solace in the fact that his hair looks good. “More fake news,” Trump wrote, adding that the “wind was strong” but his hair “looks good” and that his political opponents will do “anything to demean” him. The president responded after #orangeface trended on Twitter throughout Saturday. More Fake News. This was photoshopped, obviously, but the wind was strong and the hair looks good? Anything to demean! https://t.co/t8ptYMCYHf— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Febr...

US & Afghan forces come under ‘direct fire’ in eastern Afghanistan “A combined US and Afghan force conducting an operation in Nangarhar Province was engaged by direct fire on February 8," Col. Sonny Leggett, spokesperson for US forces in Afghanistan, announced. Casualties were suffered in the attack, Leggett said without revealing any exact numbers. “We are assessing the situation and will provide further updates as they become available,” he added. DETAILS TO FOLLOW US & Afghan forces come under ‘direct fire’ in eastern Afghanistan

WATCH: Brazil legend Kaka suffers NUTMEG HUMILIATION as he turns up for amateur game in London Brazil legend Kaka graced such stages as the San Siro and Bernabeu during his illustrious playing career, but was spotted in slightly less salubrious surroundings on Saturday as he turned out for a 6-a-side in Hoxton, London. The former Real Madrid and AC Milan ace made an appearance for a kickaround in a local league as part of a promotional event – and promptly sent Twitter into meltdown. One clip showed the 37-year-old receiving the ball on the halfway line before beating his man and advancing to goal. Ignoring the calls from a teammate to cut the ball back, Kaka then spanks it into the top corner – much to the merriment of those online. Yo...