according to https://testnet.etherscan.io/, the last block has been mined more than 12 hours ago, whereas before more than one were mined per minute. Has the difficulty changed so much ? Or has the testnet problems ?
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The testnet was reset due to various complications, one being a consensus issue between Geth and Parity. You can read about it here:
https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/11/20/from-morden-to-ropsten/
See the bottom of the page for instructions on running on the new testnet, Ropsten.