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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...

US expels 60 Russian ‘spies’ over UK nerve attack.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 alleged Russian spies from the United States in response to a nerve agent attack on an ex-spy in the English city of Salisbury. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the move, part of globally coordinated retaliation against Moscow, was taken “in response to Russia’s use of a military-grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom.” Officials said that 48 “known intelligence officers” posted to the United States and 12 more at the Russian mission to the United Nations now have seven days to leave the country. Trump has also ordered the closure of the consulate in Seattle, which officials said was the focus of spying efforts against the nearby Kitsap submarine base and Boeing. One senior administration official said that there were still more that 40 known Russian intelligence officers operating in the United States, but Moscow’s “collection capabilities” would be “significantly” affected by t...

5 Kenyan School Boys Sneak Into Girls' Hostel, Caught & Tied By Soldier (Photos).

According to online reports, a group of male students were apprehended after sneaking into a hostel in a girls' boarding school. The five boys from St. Mary's Kibabii boys high school in Bungoma, Kenya - were arrested in the girls' school dormitory last night. It was reported that the boys had been in the school since Saturday. They were arrested and tied up by security operatives who stormed the area after being notified. Meanwhile, the school administration has confirmed that four more boys are still missing as investigation into the matter begins. Source;  https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/03/five-secondary-school-boys-arrested-sneaking-girls-hostel-photos.html 1 Share

6.4 quake off eastern Indonesia, tsunami alert lifted.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia in the early hours of Monday, triggering a brief tsunami alert that was swiftly lifted, according to seismic monitoring organisations. The quake struck deep at some 171 kilometres (106 miles) below the earth’s surface in the Banda Sea, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami alert was initially triggered by the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS). However IOTWMS followed up with a second bulletin that said there was “no threat to countries in the Indian Ocean”. The quake’s epicentre was located in a sparsely inhabited part of the Banda Sea, 380 kilometres from Ambon, the capital of Maluku province. Local officials said there were no reports of damage or injury. “The tremor was felt mildly for two to three seconds by the locals, there was no panic and no tsunami threat,” disaster mitigation agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told AFP. A similar 6.1-magnitude quake hit close to Mo...

Couple Ride In An Excavator To Their Wedding Reception In Lesotho, S. Africa.

Couple ride in an excavator to their wedding reception in Lesotho, S. Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyysTzMQ1FU cc; lalasticlala, mynd44

10 Surprising Health Benefits of Playing Video Games.

Complex, challenging, and ambitious, video games have come a long way since the simple arcade titles of the 1970s—and evidence is mounting that the benefits of play go well beyond entertainment and improved hand-eye coordination. In honor of Video Games Day (today), here are 15 ways games are programming better people.   1. THEY'RE PRODUCING BETTER SURGEONS. While you may think you want your surgeon reading up on the latest medical research instead of playing games, you might want to reconsider: a study of laparoscopic (small incision) specialists found that those who played for more than three hours per week made 32 percent fewer errors during practice procedures compared to their non-gaming counterparts.   MORE FROM MENTAL FLOSS STUDIOS Pause Unmute 0:11 / 0:40 Loaded : 0% Progress : 0%   Share Fullscreen HOW TO How To Get Ketchup Out Of The Bottle 2. THEY MAY HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME DYSLEXIA. Some rese...

World Reacts To Sergei Mavrodi Death Pronouncement.

According to a report carried by the Russian media, the Russian businessman was rushed to the hospital on the 25th of March after several complaints of chest pain but is said to have died on the same day. He was 62 years. MMM was first introduced in 1994 but became fully operational in Nigeria in 2016. It was embraced by Nigerians and seen as a quick money-making venture. Nigerians ignored warnings by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), investors, previous records and religious bodies to Nigerians to desist from investing in the Ponzi scheme. When the system crashed for unknown reasons in 2016, a total of N18billion was thrown into the sea resulting in the death of many. Despite plans to revive the business in 2017, it yielded little success Olawunmi Olaboye @Officialboye I have finally found closure... No hope of getting my money back as Founder of MMM Sergey Mavrodi dies. # MMM 3:11 PM - Mar 26, 2018 See Olawunmi Olaboye's other Tweets ...