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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...

Does God Truly Hate Masturbation? -.

Sex is originated by God and if so how can it be that it brings so much stress if not achieved or done? now the only way of relief if one is not married is said to be sinful so why did God initiate a stressful activity? 9 Likes  1 Share Re: Does God Truly Hate Masturbation?  by  Hier ( m ):  7:00am afoife : Sex is originated by God and if so how can it be that it brings so much stress if not achieved or done? now the only way of relief if one is not married is said to be sinful so why did God initiate a stressful activity? Lemme paint this picture, okay, the picture is that you are confusing me, but I get your point. Lemme ask you a question, when did Adam and Eve have sex, before or after the fall. Well, your answer would be after the fall See, man was powered by his spirit and controlled by the Spirit before the fall dummy. And in respect to that, after the fall, mans spirit died. We have lived all our lives to think or lost the benefit brought by the Spi...

Oracle alerts Nigerians to more cyber security breaches.

Cloud technology firm, Oracle has alerted both the public and private organisations to a possible increase in cybersecurity breaches this year, adding that instead of abating, the security situation is getting worse.The American company, which canvassed increased adoption of cloud technologies, noted that breaches would force expansion in the leverage of cloud-based technologies. The managing director, Oracle Nigeria, Adebayo Sanni, in an interaction with journalists, in Lagos, said cloud computing enables unmatched speed, value, and better return on investment (RoI).He noted that businesses and public sector entities in Nigeria are accelerating their digital transformation initiatives with Oracle. Sanni said Oracle specialises primarily in developing and marketing database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products, particularly its own brands of database management systems. According to him, Oracle cloud is already gaining mom...

Nigeria frees 475 Boko Haram suspects for lack of evidence.

Nigeria has freed another 475 Boko Haram suspects following a series of mass trials in which most cases were dropped for lack of evidence, the justice ministry said Sunday. Over the course of the week, hundreds of suspected Boko Haram extremists have appeared before a court at the Kainji military base in central Niger state. The release order was issued on Friday, with the 475 suspects to be returned to their home states for “proper rehabilitation” before being sent back to their families, ministry spokesman Salihu Othman Isah said. He said they had been arrested on grounds they either belonged to Boko Haram, or had concealed information about the group’s plans or its members’ whereabouts. “However, the Prosecution Counsel could not charge them with any offence due to lack of sufficient evidence against them. Therefore, the suspects were released.” Among those released was a young girl with a three-month-old baby from Borno State who was taken to a Boko Haram encl...

Unlikely France favourite Sissoko pleads World Cup case.

A regular for Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham this season, midfielder Moussa Sissoko is however fighting for a place in Didier Deschamps France plans for the World Cup in Russia. As a fans’ favourite the 28-year-old from a tough Parisian suburb heard his name ring out in stadiums across France during Euro 2016, but after a transfer and tricky first season at Tottenham, his star seemed on the wane. He played 16 times for France in 2016, but only three times the following year after his transfer from Newcastle to Spurs. “It’s the coach’s choice and you just have to take it,” Sissoko told AFP in from the Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois, where Sissoko was attending a youth tournament. “I had a difficult start to last season at Tottenham due to a late transfer and not getting in much training. “This season it’s much better, I’ve played a lot, successive matches. We’re well placed in the league, we’re still in the Champions League. “It’s going to be an interesting...

Boko Haram Abducts Dozens Of Travelers On Maiduguri-damboa Road In 3 Trucks .

Dozens of the travelers were abducted on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Maiduguri-Damboa Road, security sources have told SaharaReporters. The incident, said sources, occurred at about noon in Kuwa Kauwa, a village near Bulaburin in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. The terrorists were also said to have made away with at least six trucks loaded with food items. zens of the travelers were abducted on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Maiduguri-Damboa Road, security sources have told SaharaReporters. The incident, said sources, occurred at about noon in Kuwa Kauwa, a village near Bulaburin in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. The terrorists were also said to have made away with at least six trucks loaded with food items. "It was horrible. Dozens of travelers were abducted today. Trucks usually leave Damboa town 45 minutes ahead of the military convoys that protect them. But before the convoy got to the scene, Boko Haram terrorists ...

Donald Trump's Official Car "The Beast": 15 Amazing Facts You May Not Know .

Designed from the ground up by the Secret Service, the £1.2 million President’s official state car also known as  “The Beast","Cadillac One","Limousine One","First Car " is part of a fleet of 12 which cost around £15 million and is arguably the safest vehicle in the world, as befits the President of the United States. The sedan,which is manufactured by  General Motors  is longer than two large SUVs and weighs eight tonnes.It has eight-inch thick steel doors that weigh the same as those on a Boeing 757 - and are sealed to withstand biological and chemical attacks. Here are some amazing facts about the beast 1)The Names The President’s official state car is better known as “ The Beast”, “Limousine One” and “Cadillac One ”. It also has a code name called “ Stagecoach ”. 2)The beast Is not alone The white House is speculated to have twelve copies of the current Cadillac. 3)The Beast Is equipped with communication systems Although the president’s limo i...

Sandro lifts Juventus top of Serie A before Napoli play.

Alex Sandro put Juventus top of Serie A with a 1-0 derby win at Torino but rivals Napoli could reclaim the summit when they play SPAL later on Sunday.Brazilian Sandro scored after 33 minutes for the six-time defending champions who dominated despite losing top scorer Gonzalo Higuain to an early injury. Juventus have 65 points from 25 games, two points ahead of Napoli who host struggling SPAL later in the day. Massimiliano Allegri’s side held 2-2 by Tottenham in their Champions League home tie in Turin this week — have injury problems and were without Mario Mandzukic, Blaise Matuidi and Juan Cuadrado, with Paulo Dybala and Federico Bernardeschi starting on the bench. But with tensions already running high in the traditional “Derby Della Mole” the visitors were reeling after three minutes when Higuain landed awkwardly on his ankle as he rushed to pick up a Miralem Pjanic cross. The Argentine played on from another 12 minutes before being replaced by Bernardeschi. Torino had an ...

Trump says Russia succeeding in sowing US discord.

President Donald Trump, hitting out at the probes and congressional hearings into Russian election meddling, said Sunday Moscow is succeeding beyond its “wildest dreams” if its intention is to sow discord within the United States. “They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!” Trump said in an early morning tweet. It was one of a series of tweets posted by Trump in the wake of the indictments filed Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller against 13 Russians for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. The indictments lay out in detail an elaborate effort by Russians using social media and agents on the ground to accentuate political divisions to sway the election in favor Trump and against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Trump has so far refrained from directly taking on Russia even though US intelligence chiefs warned that the interference was continuing and likely to target the upcoming US midterm elections. “If it was the GOAL of...

Do not test Israel’, Netanyahu tells Iran, brandishing drone ‘piece’.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran on Saturday over aggressions by what he called Iran and its “proxies” in Syria, while showing what he claimed was a piece of an Iranian drone shot down in Israeli airspace. Saying he had “a message to the tyrants of Tehran” during a speech at the Munich Security Conference, he warned: “Do not test Israel’s resolve.” He brandished a rectangular piece of dark green metal which he called “a piece of that Iranian drone, or what’s left of it, after we shot it down.” Israel has said it shot down the drone on February 10 after it entered the country from Syria, and responded with a raid on what it said was the Iranian control systems for the craft in Syria. During the strikes, one of Israel’s F-16 fighter jets was shot down, believed to be the first loss of an Israeli plane in combat since 1982. Israel’s response marked the first time it publicly acknowledged hitting Iranian targets in Syria since the 2011 start of the ci...