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Tough talk on global trade escalates as Trump claims results.

The US and China’s top economic officials agreed by phone Saturday to “continue to communicate” on trade issues, Chinese state media said, as President Donald Trump pledged his escalating trade showdown would get results despite pushback from Europe and Beijing. In his latest jolt to the prevailing global order, Trump on Thursday authorised tariffs on as much as $60 billion of Chinese imports, targeting sectors in which Washington says China has stolen American technology. Liu He, the Chinese vice premier in charge of the economy, told US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Saturday that Beijing was “ready to defend its national interests” but hoped that “both sides will remain rational and work together,” according to China’s official Xinhua news agency. He also accused a US probe into Chinese intellectual property practices of violating international trade rules. China had warned the United States on Friday that it was “not afraid of a trade war” as it threatened tar

6.3-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea.

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, US seismologists said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at 9:23pm local time (1123 GMT) at a depth of 67 kilometres (41 miles), about 175 kilometres from the New Britain town of Rabaul, the US Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the quake did not pose a tsunami risk. The Pacific nation was hit by a 7.5-magnitude quake on February 26 that buried homes and triggered landslides in its highlands region, killing at least 125 people. PNG sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates. Its mountainous and remote terrain means it often takes several days for information about damage from quakes to reach officials and aid agencies.

Venus Williams rallies to advance at Miami Open.

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams stormed back from deficits in both sets to defeat qualifier Natalia Vikhlyantseva 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of the WTA Miami Open on Friday. The 37-year-old American improved to 7-3 on the season as she clinched the victory on the second match point when the 21-year-old Russian smacked a forehand wide. Williams trailed 2-5 in the first set but won five straight games to take the opener. She also rallied in the second set, falling behind 0-3 before winning six of the next seven for the victory. Williams advances to the third round where she will face 29th seeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, who outlasted American Varvara Lepchenko 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1.

Dejected Djokovic looks for answers after Miami Open defeat.

Six-time champion Novak Djokovic “ran out of gas” in a straight sets loss to Benoit Paire, while the red-hot Juan Martin Del Potro won his opening match at the ATP Miami Masters on Friday. It was another setback for the Serbian star Djokovic as he bids to return from the elbow injury that sidelined him for six months and finally saw him have “minor” surgical intervention after a disappointing Australian Open. “I’m trying, but it’s not working,” said Djokovic, who lost his opener 6-3, 6-4. “That’s all it is. I mean, obviously I’m not feeling great when I’m playing this way.” “Of course I want to be able to play as well as I want to play. Just, it’s impossible at the moment. That’s all.” While Djokovic is struggling, world number six Del Potro is headed in the opposite direction. The 29-year-old Argentine showed why he is the hottest player on the ATP Tour right now with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 win over Robin Haase in his second round match. Paire broke Djokovic at love to

Finnish police ask Spain for info on Puigdemont arrest warrant.

Finnish police said Saturday they had requested more information from Spanish authorities before acting on an arrest warrant issued against Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont, though it was unclear whether he was actually in Finland. Puigdemont, who lives in exile in Belgium, visited the Nordic country on Thursday and Friday to meet Finnish lawmakers and hold a seminar at the University of Helsinki. He had been due to leave Finland on Saturday afternoon, but his exact whereabouts were unknown. The Finnish MP who organised Puigdemont’s visit, Mikko Karna, told media he had not been in touch with him since Friday. A Spanish judge on Friday issued international arrest warrants against Puigdemont and four others involved in the region’s independence movement. Finnish police told AFP on Saturday they had received the arrest warrant, but would not act on it until Finnish prosecutors had received the requested information. “At the request of our prosecutor, we

The Ten Deadliest Animals In Africa .

1) Hippopotamus The hippo is responsible for more human fatalities in Africa than any other large animal. Male hippos actively defend their territories which run along the banks of rivers and lakes. Females have also been known to get extremely aggressive if they sense anyone coming in between their babies, who stay in the water while she feeds on the shore. Hippos can run at speeds of over 20 miles an hour and they have enormous jaws which host up to 20 inch canines. Source: https://lowvelder.co.za/245166/10-dangerous-animals-africa/ 5 Likes 2 Shares Re: The Ten Deadliest Animals In Africa by GeeString : 2:42pm On Mar 23 2) Mosquito The most dangerous creature in Africa is probably the mosquito since it’s responsible for killing more Africans than any other through the spread of malaria, dengue and other diseases. Malaria kills over a million Africans every year, most of these are children under the age of five. Malaria is only spread by the female Anopheles mosquito.

Top Programming Languages You Should Learn and Work On in 2018.

It is impossible to imagine modern life without the Internet, millions of websites, and a great variety of software. The humanity’s demand for digital products is growing and getting more diverse; so are special tools with the help of which all these things are created - programming languages and coding environments. The sphere of programming is still growing at a rapid rate and will do it for many years to come. Therefore, all programmers and web developers always have many new things to learn in this field. Top 10 Most Popular Programming Languages in 2018 Today many different software languages are used in web development , creation of different applications and sites. Therefore, different languages can be considered popular from the point of view of how well they satisfy various needs and purposes. Some languages are considered basic and universal, so their popularity does not change among developers. Other languages emerge from year to year to meet specific programming and

How video games catapults teen to a millionaires..

Alex Balfanz is an 18-year-old student at Duke University in North Carolina. Every day he has lectures or seminars, followed by assignments. Like many students his age, he devotes a couple of hours per day, and many more at weekends, to video games. But he’s not just playing them – he’s making them. And making a lot of money doing it. “In the 10 months that Jailbreak has been released, it has already yielded seven figure profits,” Balfanz says of his cops-and-robbers adventure game released last year. A few weeks ago, it was played for the billionth time. Balfanz is just one of thousands of young gaming entrepreneurs in their teens or twenties making money in an industry that made $36 billion last year . It's offering new ways to make a living that didn’t exist 10 or even five years ago, even within the games industry. Another 18-year-old student, Andrew Bereza, is the creator of Miner’s Haven and Azure Mines, two games he made over the last two years for Roblox,