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World markets dive as Trump sparks trade, North Korea worries

Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain...

MESSI SHOWS THAT 2018 WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE GOAT.

Real Madrid and Ronaldo may have swept before them in 2017 but come the New Year Messi and Barcelona will be in charge There’s a meme doing the rounds that you might have seen about how to start off your New Year right. Start playing a certain song at a certain time, for example, and the crucial part will kick in at the stroke of midnight. Well, if you start watching Barcelona’s Clasico victory over Real Madrid at precisely 22:47 and 41 seconds on New Year’s Eve, as the clock strikes midnight you’ll see something very special. Lionel Messi’s through-ball for Luis Suarez in the build-up to Barcelona’s second goal was otherworldly and, maybe, a little underappreciated given the melee that got sparked seconds afterwards.   RELATED CHELSEA MUST BUY IN JANUARY TO COMPETE WITH PEP'S CITY AND MESSI'S BARCA RONALDO VS MESSI IN EL CLASICO - WHO HAS THE BEST STATS, GOALS AND WIN RECORD? MESSI ASSISTS VIDAL... WITH ONLY ONE BOOT ON! MESSI V RONALDO: WHO WAS MORE SUCCESSF...

Muslims Storm Egyptian Church, Attack Worshippers, Call For It To Be Demolished - .

Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators have stormed a Coptic church in Egypt calling for it to be demolished. A hostile mob wreaked havoc in the building by wrecking sacred objects and attacking worshippers after gathering outside during Friday prayers. During the brief siege the demonstrators chanted offensive slogans and called for the church's demolition, the diocese in Atfih said. The wounded were transferred to a nearby hospital after security guards dispersed the mob. The nature of their injuries is not known. The church in Giza, just outside of Cairo, is yet to be sanctioned by the state but has been observing prayers for 15 years. The diocese said it had officially sought to legalize the building's status under a 2016 law that laid down the rules for building churches. Local authorities often refuse to give building permits for new churches, fearing protests by Muslim conservatives. That has prompted Christians to illegally build churches or set up churches in other buildings...

Fayose’s endorsement of deputy raises dust in Ekiti.

The bickering surrounding the unilateral endorsement of the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola by his boss, Governor Ayodele Fayose as the governorship candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2018 governorship election, ought to have been an internal affair of the ruling party. However, some concerned citizens of the state, particularly those in the opposition political parties, were of the view that there was more to the development than meets the eye, while others considered the move as a mere political strategy deployed by Fayose to retain the state after his exit next year. Although, it is rare in Nigerian democracy for an incumbent governor to endorse his deputy as successor, Fayose’s decision is being taken with a pinch of salt, as some described it as having a dangerous political undertone that is capable of creating problems in the state.This school of thought believed that what Fayose had done suggested he is neither ready to...

Neya Uzor Kalu And Lawrence Iyere White Wedding: Tuface, Flavour, Spotted .

See all the celebrities that stormed Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu's Daughter's wedding. 1 Share Re: Neya Uzor Kalu And Lawrence Iyere White Wedding: Tuface, Flavour, Spotted  by  Handsomecole ( m ):  7:04am Basket Mouth , Bovi and Gbenga Adeyinka were all present . Re: Neya Uzor Kalu And Lawrence Iyere White Wedding: Tuface, Flavour, Spotted  by  Handsomecole ( m ):  7:08am see more 2 Likes  1 Share Re: Neya Uzor Kalu And Lawrence Iyere White Wedding: Tuface, Flavour, Spotted  by  Handsomecole ( m ):  7:11am see more 2 Likes  2 Shares Re: Neya Uzor Kalu And Lawrence Iyere White Wedding: Tuface, Flavour, Spotted  by  Handsomecole ( m ):  7:12am DG NDDC and his wife. 1 Share Re: Neya Uzor Kalu And Lawrence Iyere White Wedding: Tuface, Flavour, Spotted  by  Handsomecole ( m ):  7:13am Senate President Bukola Saraki was Present. Re: Neya Uzor Kalu And Lawrence Iye...

Death toll from Tanzania boat accident rises to 19.

The death toll from a boating accident in the Tanzanian waters of Lake Tanganyika rose to 19 on Sunday, after divers recovered six more bodies from the water, a local official told AFP. The accident took place on Friday morning when a boat carrying 135 passengers collided with another carrying 63 people, with an initial toll of 13 dead and nine missing. “Until now, rescue workers have retrieved 19 bodies from the water,” regional maritime official Amaniel Sekulu told AFP, adding that three people were still missing. Lake Tanganyika is the world’s second largest freshwater lake by volume, and borders four countries, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Zambia.

10,000 refugees’ to be relocated from Libya to EU in 2018.

Up to 10,000 people stranded in refugee camps and detention centres in Libya could be relocated to Europe in 2018, the Italian government said on Sunday. The initiative would be part of an attempt by EU countries to address the deteriorating conditions in Libya, where thousands of people are held captive in inhumane conditions. “In 2018, up to 10,000 refugees will be able to come to Europe without risk, through humanitarian corridors,” Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti said in an interview with the newspaper La Repubblica. The announcement comes after a group of 162 “vulnerable” people, from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen, were evacuated from Libya and arrived by military plane in Rome on Friday. The group included single mothers, unaccompanied children and handicapped people, and was the first time refugees and migrants had been relocated directly to Europe by the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR). About 400,000 migrants are in Libya, including roughly 36,00...

Adekunle Gold To Thrill Fans With One Night Stand.

The concert is billed to hold at The Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel Lagos o n boxing day , the 26th of December. The concert, which will be a live band concert, will feature him and his band,  The 79th Element  performing songs from his repertoire as well as other surprise artistes. Gates will officially be open by 6:30 pm while the concert will start by 7 pm. You can tweet about the concert using the hashtag, #ONSWAG Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian Urban Highlife singer whose songs have consistently been a hit. In 2016, his album once hit the number seven spot on the  Billboard World Albums . The award-winning musician has also had a stint in the acting industry.

Travelers stranded at Mararaba motor park as fuel scarcity persists.

As the ongoing scarcity of petrol continues to bite harder, passengers travelling for Christmas were stranded at Mararaba motor park in Nasarawa State on Sunday. NAN reports that as a result of the scarcity of petroleum products, transporters seem to be cashing in on the development, with fares increased arbitrarily. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) correspondent who visited some of the parks on Sunday reports that travellers had given up on the trip and returned home due to shortage of vehicles at the parks. Mr Ernest Obi, a businessman who was supposed to travel to Enugu state said he would not be able to embark on the journey. He said he spent four hours at the Mararaba park but was unable to get a vehicle. “I cannot imagine what people are going through. Our staying in this country is becoming unbearable. “ I came to the park as early as 7 a.m. and this is noon. I have not seen a vehicle to convey me to my village. “ You can see the crowd yourself. W...

Israel to withdraw from UNESCO before 2018.

2 hours ago Jerusalem tensions cast shadow over Holy Land Christmas 2 hours ago Thousands of Russians endorse Navalny to challenge Putin in March vote 2 hours ago Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. THOMAS COEX / AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his country will withdraw from the UN cultural agency UNESCO. Netanyahu had already announced in October that Israel would pull out of UNESCO following a decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw the U.S. from the agency for its alleged “anti-Israel bias.” A Foreign Ministry spokesman had said Saturday that a letter of withdrawal will be sent before the start of the new year. “Over the weekend I instructed the Foreign Ministry to withdraw from UNESCO,” Netanyahu said at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting. “I think that this is necessary in light of the biased, unilateral and absurd attitude of the organization towards us and also in the backgr...