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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...

How grape compounds can help to treat depression.

A new study unravels the mechanism by which compounds found in grapes improve resilience to stress in mice and attenuate the brain changes linked with depression. In new research, a combination of various grape and grape seed extracts is shown to reduce stress-induced depression. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, major depressive disorder, or clinical  depression , is now "the  leading cause  of disability" among people between 15 and 44 years old in the United States. Every year, more than 16 million U.S. adults are affected. This is the equivalent of around 6.7 percent of the country's adult population. Conventional drug treatments for depression are not particularly effective. In fact, the authors of the new study say that less than 50 percent of those diagnosed with depression experience temporary remission of the illness. The need for alternative treatments is therefore dire. This is why the scientists — led by Giulio Maria Pasi...

Cell phone radiation: Could high exposure cause tumors?.

High exposure to radiofrequency radiation resulted in tumors in tissue around the nerves in the hearts of male rats, but not of female rats or male or female mice, according to preliminary conclusions of two studies. Two new studies have investigated the effects of cell phone radiation on the health of rodents. Draft reports on the two studies by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States, were  released recently , pending a review by external experts that is scheduled to take place March 26–28. Members of the public may also submit comments. The reports contain the remaining results of two large "toxicology and carcinogenesis" studies — one conducted in rats and the other in mice — of the effects of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) emitted by cell phones. "The levels and duration of exposure," explains Dr. John Bucher, a senior scientist with the NTP, "to RFR were much gre...

Boko Haram: Shekau Appears Again, Says “we’re In Sambisa, Police Wives With Us” .

Boko Haram leader, Shekau has appeared in a new video, days after the military said the sect has been completely defeated. Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, had made the claim last weekend. He disclosed that hundreds of insurgents surrendered, several others fled their enclave, while over 100 civilians were rescued. “My soldiers are in the heart of Boko Haram enclave that is Camp Zairo, the gallant troops have taken total control of Sambisa Forest. “We have broken the heart and soul of Shekau’s group, taking over the camp and its environs. “They are on the run and we are pursuing them to wherever they go. This time around there is no place for escape anywhere. “We had earlier asked those of them that want to surrender to do so and we are still asking them to come out and surrender otherwise they are going to meet it the hard way”, he said. But in a new footage, Shekau threatened more violence in the region, insisting that his men were still in Sa...

10 Best Python IDE YOU SHOULD KNOW.

As we know Our favorite Python IDE can become an unparalleled ally when it comes to code completion and visual assistance for debugging and building our app. The Best Choice of Python IDE can easily configure the working environment, leading to better productivity. You can surely use any Python IDE of your preference, but a best Python IDE will facilitate our work a lot because the suggested configuration will help you avoid mistakes and save time on typing, running, and debugging your code. 1 – Pycharm IDE Pycharm IDE Saves your time. It takes care of your routine. So you can Focus on bigger things. You can Rely on it for intelligent code completion, on-the-fly error checking and quick-fixes, easy project navigation, and much more. PyCharm is designed by programmers, for programmers, to provide all the tools we need for productive Python development. Why The Best Python Ide You Get Thousands of plugins, integrated terminal & version control. Shows you PEP-8 recomm...

Mercedes Unveils A-Class. It Redefines Modern Luxury With A Futuristic Interior.

To many in Nigeria, Mercedes Benz is a household name that needs no introduction, the brand is as old as Nigeria itself. The car brand released its latest model the A-Class and its youthful, silk and a car to die for. The Mercedes-Benz ‘A-class’ is as youthful and dynamic as ever, but grown-up and comfortable like never before. Tt redefines modern luxury in the compact car segment, with a futuristic interior design. In certain driving situations, it is able to drive semi-autonomously for the first time. The exterior of the Mercedes ‘A-class’ stands for sportiness, dynamism and emotion. The progressive front design with a low bonnet, flat LED headlamps with chrome elements and torch-like daytime driving lamps ensures an emotionally appealing and alluring appearance. the striking radiator grille with star, whose silhouette opens out towards the base as a reinterpretation of its predecessor, features pins in a diamond look and a central silver louvre to underline the sportiness of the ...

National Assembly Election To Hold First, Presidential Holds Last .

THE National Assembly elections will be conducted first in 2019, the panel of the two legislative conference committee on the amendment of the Electoral Act has endorsed. The committee also placed the governorship and state assembly elections as the second to hold while the presidential election comes last. The committee said that the new election sequence would ensure that every candidate is elected on his own merit without riding on another person ’ s popularity . The House of Representatives had in its amendments to the 2010 Electoral Act included section 25 (1 ) into the Act by re- ordering the sequence of the elections to start with that of the National Assembly . The order was followed by governorship and state assembly election before the Presidential election as against earlier sequence rolled out by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) last year which put Presidential and National Assembly election first before that of governorship and state assembly electi...

Nigerian women fight fear to make Olympic bobsleigh history.

As they prepare to make Olympic history in Pyeongchang, Nigeria’s women’s bobsleigh team admit they battle their demons every time they climb into the sled. Being billed as “Cool Runnings” reloaded in the West African country’s first Winter Games appearance, Seun Adigun and Akuoma Omeoga knelt in silent prayer Wednesday before hurtling down the track at breakneck speeds they know could kill them. “The first time I got in a sled it was honestly terrifying,” driver Seun told AFP in an interview after training. “The only thing that saved my peace of mind was that I used to be a gamer, so initially I just treated it like a video game,” added the bubbly 31-year-old, who represented Nigeria as a hurdler at the 2012 London Olympics. “That kind of helps dampen the fear because when you get in a sled you really don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. “We also pray! If there’s a ritual that we do that’s what it is.” Thirty years after the Jamaican men’s bobsled team too...