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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...
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Trevor Noah explains why a White South African woman was sent to prison for 3 years for being racist.

A White South African woman got sentenced to three years in prison for being extremely racist, but some people feel it was not necessary to lock her up. And Trevor Noah has explained in his uniquely funny way, why the woman was locked up.

Vicki Momberg's car was broken into in South Africa and when two policemen colour to attend to her as long as he wasn't Black. But she didn't stop there. She went on to call the men a derogatory word - Kaffir, 48 times

arrived to attend to the matter, she flipped on the Black policemen and insisted they leave. She said she wanted a policeman of any other
She said: "I'm happy for a white person to assist me or a coloured person or an Indian person. I do not want a black person to assist me. 
"If I see a Kaffir, I will drive him over. If I have a gun, I will shoot everybody."

Kaffir is a very racist word in South Africa. It's the equivalent of "Nigger" in America, but Kaffir is even worse and more demeaning. It is the most offensive racial slur in South Africa.

Vicki reportedly called the policemen "Kaffir" 48 good times and that led to her being imprisoned for racist speech. 

On Wednesday, she was sentenced to three years in prison, with one year suspended. She is the first person in South Africa to be sent to prison for using racist language against someone, according to prosecutors and legal experts.

Trevor Noah explains in the most hilarious way why a White South African woman was sent to prison for 3 years for being racist

Some people condemned the sentence and said it was wrong to imprison anyone for free speech. But others said she crossed the line and went beyond what can be accepted as free speech.

Trevor Noah explained the situation on his show and made sure to add a good dose of humour to it as is his usual way.
Watch Trevor Noah's opinion on the matter in the video below.

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