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Real Twihards know from the thumbnail alone that in the music video for “Games,” Tessa Violet & lovelytheband pay homage to the most important piece of Expressionist filmmaking of the 21st century: the baseball scene from Twilight , of course. Tessa Violet is a former YouTuber who went by the name Meekakitty, so it’s fitting with the extremely online nature of Twilight revivalism that she’d nail the 2008 movie’s famous foggy bluescale and totally capture Alice Cullen’s unique pitching pose. Released today , Violet’s music video is full of fannish details, from the font, to the Emmet stand-in’s sideways hat, to one of the lovelytheband members wearing Victoria’s fluffy white coat. Best of all is an appearance by Peter Facinelli, who played Carlisle in the films, definitely live and in-person. Everyone deserves to live their vampire baseball pop star fantasy. … [Read more...] about Tessa Violet’s New Music Video Is Pure

Video Player Close TEHRAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian health ministry on Saturday reported 21,312 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the country's total infections to 2,215,445. The pandemic has so far claimed 66,327 lives in Iran, up by 319 in the past 24 hours, said Sima Sadat Lari, spokeswoman for the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, during her daily briefing. A total of 1,772,688 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged from hospitals across the country, while 4,694 remain in intensive care units, she noted. The spokeswoman added 14,277,782 tests have so far been carried out across the country. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Iranians are now in danger of contraction of the mutated strain of the COVID-19, which is 70 percent more contagious than the earlier variant. Rouhani urged the people to adjust their lifestyle to the new condition by observing stricter health measures. Iran … [Read more...] about Iran reports 21,312 new COVID-19 cases, 2,215,445 in total

Video Player Close QUITO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador reported 2,193 cases and 103 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 358,157 and the death toll to 12,677, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday. The province of Pichincha continues to be the epicenter of the virus in the country, with the capital city of Quito reporting the most cases. According to authorities, the country is facing a spike in cases due to citizen indiscipline, and 11 of the 24 Ecuadoran provinces have reported a high incidence of infections, leading the government to implement restrictions on mobility, particularly in larger cities like Quito and Guayaquil. The government has asked the population to continue to be cautious, as the health system is currently overwhelmed caring for COVID-19 patients. Enditem … [Read more...] about Ecuador reports 2,193 cases of COVID-19, bringing total to 358,157

Video Player Close BAGHDAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Saturday 6,552 new coronavirus cases, raising the total nationwide infections to 970,987. It also reported 33 new deaths, raising the death toll from the infectious virus to 14,948, while the total recoveries in Iraq climbed by 5,867 to 849,718. A total of 8,767,925 tests have been carried out across the country since the outbreak of the disease in February 2020, with 35,287 done during the day. Spokesman of the ministry Sayf al-Badr said in a press release that taking the coronavirus vaccines in Iraq is not compulsory, but the ministry suggested compulsory vaccinations for private hospitals and laboratories, travelers, and some government institutions. "The Ministry of Health is working with all the concerned parties to control the coronavirus pandemic, and new restrictive instructions will be issued in the coming days," al-Badr said. Iraq has taken a series of measures to curb … [Read more...] about Iraq reports 6,552 new COVID-19 cases, 970,987 in total

Video Player Close JERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Ministry of Health reported 142 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total number in the country to 836,882. The death toll from the virus rose by 16 to 6,331, while the number of patients in serious conditions increased from 201 to 202, out of 334 hospitalized patients. The total recoveries in Israel rose to 827,964 after 219 newly recovered cases were added, while the number of active cases decreased to 2,587. The number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Israel stands at over 5.34 million, or 57.2 percent of its total population, since the vaccination campaign began on Dec. 20, 2020. The country's COVID-19 reproduction number, also known as the R number, decreased from 0.72 to 0.69. The R number is an indicator used to determine how fast the COVID-19 is spreading, as an R number greater than 1 means that the number of patients increases at an exponential rate and multiplies from time to time. … [Read more...] about Israel reports 142 new COVID-19 cases, 836,882 in total