ICloud encountered an error while trying to connect to the server

My iMac 27 inch ( Mid 2011) running OSX 10.9.4.  Suddenly i have this problem "iCloud encountered an error while trying to connect to the server"
Please help what has happened and how to solve the problem.

You might want to just give it some time as there are a number of iCloud system issues effecting some users right now (see http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/).

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