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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...

SORRY, MOURINHO, GUARDIOLA HASN'T JUST BOUGHT GOOD PLAYERS, HE'S MADE THEM BETTER.

The Portuguese crying 'poor mouth' is somewhat farcical given the fact that the Red Devils have not been shy about opening the cheque book Jose Mourinho’s reaction to Manchester City steaming away to win the Premier League title has been predictable. He wants more signings; he is demanding Manchester United and the executive vice-chairman Edward Woodward spend more money to compete. "We are in the second year of trying to rebuild a football team you know is not one of the best teams in the world," he argued on December 26.  RELATED MOURINHO BLASTS MAN UTD LEGEND SCHOLES FOR POGBA CRITICISM MOURINHO CONSIDERING ADDITIONS MOURINHO SALUTES 'TOP CLASS' MAN UNITED AFTER BREAKING WINLESS RUN POGBA: MANCHESTER UNITED WOKE UP AT EVERTON "Manchester City buy full-backs for the price of the strikers, so when you speak about big football clubs, you are speaking about the history of the club."  His lamentation suggest...

Torino appoint former Watford coach Mazzarri.

Former Inter Milan and Watford coach Walter Mazzarri was handed the reins at Torino on Thursday after the Serie A side sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic. Mihajlovic was fired following Torino’s 2-0 Italian Cup defeat to holders Juventus, allowing the experienced 56-year-old to take over the northern side. “Torino Football Club announces that it has entrusted the role of coach of the first team to Mr Walter Mazzarri,” a statement on the club’s website confirmed. It said Mazzarri began work immediately and took charge of training on Thursday. Torino had earlier confirmed Mihajlovic’s departure after 18 months in charge, thanking the 48-year-old and his staff “for their commitment and passion”. Torino slumped out of the Italian Cup to Juventus amid controversy in the Allianz Stadium midweek after goals from Douglas Costa and Mario Mandzukic. Mihajlovic had been banished from the sidelines during the game as he protested Mandzukic’s second-half goal which came after a Sami K...

Roger Federer in top high spirit as ever.

Roger Federer’s early season confidence is soaring after he led Switzerland into the Hopman Cup final with another masterclass against top-10 rival Jack Sock at the mixed teams tournament in Perth on Thursday. The world number two maintained an unblemished record in five clashes with the eighth-ranked Sock, beating the American in straight sets as Switzerland beat the United States 3-0 to advance to Saturday’s final. Their opponent will be decided on Friday, with Germany and Belgium the leading contenders. Federer had not dropped a set in four previous matches against Sock, but had to produce some of his very best to keep the American at bay and give the Swiss the early lead in the Group B tie. Belinda Bencic’s superb form continued when the world number 74 then upset 10th ranked CoCo Vandeweghe to secure the tie and put the Swiss into the final. The dead mixed doubles rubber was extremely light-hearted, with the Swiss winning in straight sets. Federer is aiming...

My Brother Is Addicted To Weed And Now Tutolin, HELP! .

Hello Fam! This is something I wish I wouldn't have to do but I am left with no option as I am at the crossroads.  My brother started smoking lets say about 6-5 years ago, I only got to find out 3 years. He is my immediate elder brother so we are pretty much close, we are also from a Christian family and I can assure you that we were brought up very well. We have other elder siblings (boys). From his story, I found out he started smoking when he got into University. He got into the federal university in my state and since we weren't based there, he lived alone in the family house. This is someone who got into school and for his first year studying engineering, he had a very strong 2.1 and bagged Agbami scholarship. Fast forward to 3 years later, he dropped to a 2.2(which he later graduated with) and lost his Agbami scholarship. This same year he came home for hols and started being all by himself. One way or the other, my parents caught him smoking one day, dad scolded him, mum...

9-Year-Old Girl Bitten To Death By A Cobra On Her Bed In Thailand (Photos).

A nine-year-old girl was killed after after being bitten on the index finger by a cobra as she slept in Thailand. Prapawee Prawat went to sleep on a mattress laid out on the concrete floor of her family home in Surat Thani, Thailand, at 7.30pm on Tuesday night. Her family walked in on Wednesday morning to find her lifeless body lying near the deadly two-metre snake. Prapawee's grandmother Lung Chu, 70, walked in to wake her up but found her unresponsive wearing her yellow football shirt. Police and rescue workers arrived and noticed a small swollen red bite mark on her finger. They then discovered the two-metre-long cobra under the bed. Residents battered the deadly black reptile to death before Prapawee was taken to hospital for a post-mortem examination to confirm her cause of death.

COUTINHO CLOSE TO RECORD BARCELONA TRANSFER FROM LIVERPOOL.

There was a possibility of doing an advanced deal now ahead of 2018-19, but Barca and the 25-year-old have pushed for an immediate transfer Barcelona are finalising an offer in excess of €150 million to secure Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool, which would make him the third-most expensive footballer in the world and their record signing. Only Neymar’s €222m switch from La Liga's leaders to Paris Saint Germain, and his team-mate Kylian Mbappe’s loan move from Monaco - which becomes permanent ahead of next season for €180m - surpass that figure. It would also see Coutinho oust Ousmane Dembele - brought in from Borussia Dortmund last August for an initial fee of €105m that could rise to €145m - as the club's highest-cost recruit. Barca bloated their three failed bids with unrealistic extras for the Brazil international in the summer, but their base amount now would eclipse the €105m Manchester United paid to Juventus for P...

FG commences mass evacuation of Nigerians stranded in Libya.

A Federal Government Delegation has arrived Libya to commence mass evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the North African country home. Mr Sani Datti, the Head of Media and Public Relations, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Datti said the delegation was led by Mr Geoffrey Onyema, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by the Director-General of NEMA, Engr Mustapha Maihaja and other heads of relevant agencies. Datti said that the delegation arrived Tripoli, on Wednesday ahead of the actual evacuation operation expected to commence on Friday to transport stranded Nigerians with two indigenous carriers engaged for the exercises. “A total of 5, 037 stranded citizens have been identified for evacuation home. “The Nigerian mission in Libya is coordinating the identification of the Nigerian migrants with the support of the International Organisation for Migration. “They are being joined by a tec...