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Asian stock markets suffered a sharp downturn today as the deaths and infections from China's Coronavirus keep rising. Australian shares declined 1.3 percent, while South Korean stocks declined by 3 percent, with Chinese stocks hit the hardest by a 4 percent decline. Investors are reportedly worried about the economic fallout from the virus and pulling money out of state bonds.

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The Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter account for 15 National Football League teams were hacked in an attack claimed by hacking group OurMine, which said its purpose in targeting the teams was to demonstrate that internet security was still lacking for many organizations and needed improvements. The compromised accounts included those of the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, who will be competing in the Super Bowl Championship.

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Apple has announced that it will soon be launching "Apple Watch Connected," a new program that will partner with a number of different gyms to allow users to gain benefits and rewards by working out with their Apple Watch. Each gym will release its own Apple Watch app that will allow users to track their progress and will provide rewards to those who meet specific goals.

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Matrix 4, the sequel to the original Matrix trilogy, will begin filming in Sanfrancisco next month. The movie is being directed by Lana Wachowski, who directed the original trilogy, and will star Keanu Reeves who will reprise his role as Neo. Carrie-Anne Moss will also be returning to the series as Trinity.

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Tinder has announced that it will be adding an optional new panic button feature. The button will allow users to call the authorities to their location in case something goes wrong. The app will track the movements and location of the user as they go about their date. Tinder has said that the location data will not be used for advertising purposes.

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Rosalind Chao, an actress perhaps best known for her roles in Star Trek and Deep Space Nine, has been cast in Marvel's new Shang Chi movie. It is unknown what character she will be portraying in the upcoming flick but more news will be revealed once the movie begins filming soon.

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China has traced the origin of the Coronavirus to a seafood market that was also illegally trading wildlife products. In response to this, the government has banned all wildlife trade in the country, saying those places that breed wildlife should be isolated and no wildlife should be transported until the crisis is averted.

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Billie Eilish won most of the major Grammy awards this year, winning the best new artist, record of the year, the album of the year and song of the year. The artist is just 18 years old and released her breakout album last year featuring her hit song 'Bad Guy'. Her brother Finneas was named a non-classical producer of the year.

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North Korean State Media has told the people of the country to prepare for a difficult future. The government expects the US sanctions to get worse and thus conditions in the country to worsen for the general public. They also said that there is now no agreement stopping them from carrying out nuclear and missile tests.

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The police have started using live rounds against the protesters in Baghdad, killing at least one person. The protesters are demanding the resignation of all government officials and that free and fair elections be held in the country. Five missiles were recently fired at the US embassy, wounding three people in a rare attack on the compound.

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China has announced that its annual League of Legends tournament has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus crisis that is currently gripping the country. Travel in and out of the country has become very difficult and the government has banned all large public gatherings so hosting the tournament had become logistically impossible.

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Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has passed away due to a helicopter crash in California. He and his daughter were both in the helicopter when it went down, there were no survivors. Bryant is regarded as one of the best basketball players to have ever lived and his death has sent shockwaves through the community.

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Indian-administered Kashmir saw its internet access restored today with severe restrictions on the kinds of websites users can visit, with only 300 websites included on the list deemed safe for access, none of which are social media platforms. The decision ends a nearly six-month-long internet blackout in the region which has caused estimated economic losses of about 2.5 billion USD.

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Novak Djokovic, Serbian defending champion at the Australian Open and world number two, defeated Argentine opponent Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 6-4 to proceed to the tournament's quarter-finals where he will face Canadian Milos Raonic, who won 6-4 6-3 7-5 against 2018 finalist Marin Cilic.

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The fourth round of the Australian Open saw 15-year-old American tennis prodigy Coco Gauff suffer defeat at the hands of Sofia Kenin, losing 6-7 6-3 6-0 to her fellow American opponent. Gauff defeated defending champion Naomi Osaka in the last round, but suffered from exhaustion in her match with Kenin, leading to 48 unforced errors and seven double faults.

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Responding to Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's statement that Iran would only be open to negotiations with the US once sanctions were lifted, US president Donald Trump posted "No thanks!" on Twitter, closing the doors on possible future negotiations amid rising tensions after a US airstrike on an airport in Baghdad, Iraq killed top Iranian military official Major General Qassem Soleimani.

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Venezuelan leader Juan Guaido defied travel restrictions to speak at the European Parliament and World Economic Forum, recently hosting a rally in Madrid, Spain to garner support for his opposition campaign against current Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power since 2013. Thousands attended the rally, chanting slogans and holding signs supporting Guaido's party.

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Duelyst, a unique title released in 2016 by Counterplay Games combining the mechanics of digital card games and combat strategy games, has announced that it will be closing down its servers permanently in February 2020 due to a declining player base. Since the game was online-only, playable on Steam, shutting down servers effectively spells the end of the game's run.

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A research headed by neuropsychologist Michael McCrea at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has found that testing for elevated levels of three proteins in the blood may be used to find concussions. The research drew blood samples from 264 college athletes from various sports before and after they suffered concussions, and found elevated levels of three proteins in their blood after the injury.

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In an interview on the Gayle King Grammy Special leading up to the Grammy's, teen pop star Billie Eilish opened up about having suicidal thoughts following her meteoric rise to fame, which she says distanced her from her friends. Eilish revealed that she contemplated jumping out from the window of her Berlin hotel, but was stopped by thoughts of her mother.

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Amid rising financial difficulties and regulations stemming from Boeing's 737 MAX crisis, the plane manufacturer has successfully tested the 777X, the largest twin-engine plane in the world. The 777X completed its first flight from Paine Field in Washington to the Boeing Field in Seattle in about 4 hours, and after going through more rounds of testing and certification, executives hope it will see service in UAE's Emirates Airlines by 2021.

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Tech giant Google's parent company Alphabet recently crossed the 1 trillion USD mark in market capitalization, becoming only the third company in US history to do so, joining the ranks of Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp in what is called the Four-Comma Club of the country's most valuable companies. Amazon is the next closest in line at 935 billion USD, having crossed the trillion USD boundary briefly in 2018.

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Luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced that it will be constructing modular nuclear reactors in the UK that could be active by the year 2029. These reactors will provide power to the public although it is currently unknown just how efficient they will be. The company has said that the modular reactors will be cheaper than standard nuclear reactors.

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The Indian government has allowed people in Kashmir to access just 300 whitewashed websites after nearly six months of no internet access. The people there still cannot access social media and do not have access to fast internet speeds. This internet ban persists despite a large amount of pressure from both the Indian Supreme Court and the international community.

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Google has changed its search results page so that the ads and the actual search results now look almost the same. The company has been receiving large amounts of criticism because of this but instead of changing, it doubled down and has made them almost indistinguishable. They are doing this to prevent their ad revenue from slowing down.

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