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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...

Top 10 Silent Symptoms of Diabetes You Might Be Missing.

Diabetes has plenty of early signs, but they're subtle enough that you might not notice SYDA PRODUCTIONS/SHUTTERSTOCK "It's not like you wake up one day and all of a sudden you're thirsty, hungry, and [going to the bathroom] all the time," says Melissa Joy Dobbins, RD, a certified diabetes educator in Illinois and a spokesperson for the American Association of Diabetes Educators. "It picks up gradually." Indeed, "most people are unaware that they have diabetes in its early or even middle phases," says Aaron Cypess, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and staff physician at Joslin Diabetes Center. Just because you're not keyed in doesn't mean you're immune from problems associated with diabetes, he adds. The longer you go without controlling diabetes, the greater your risk for heart disease, kidney disease, amputation, blindness, and other serious complications. "We recommend that people with risk f...

Know How to Get a mortgage in Germany.

If you're looking to buy German property, learn about the quirks of German mortgage and quirks for foreigners before buying your dream property abroad. If you're drawn to  property for sale in Germany , you'll find no restrictions on foreigners  buying German property or getting a German mortgage, although the maximum amount you can borrow is increased if you are an  official resident in Germany . With stable German property and mortgage markets combined with historically low interest rates, buying German property has emerged as a booming market as Europe emerges out of a financial crisis. Is now a good time to buy property in Germany? Since the rebuilding of Germany after World War II, political and economic policies have strongly favoured  renting  over buying German property. The result has been profoundly flat home prices over much of the last 40 years. However, with the current fall in mortgage rates – particularly influenced by a negative Eurib...

Ibrahimovic’s MLS debut ‘possibly’ as soon as Saturday says coach.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Major League Soccer debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy could come as soon as Saturday, said Galaxy manager Sigi Schmid who described the Swede as “not a normal, mortal human’. The Swedish star won’t arrive in Southern California until Thursday night and is due to meet his new teammates on Friday morning. But Schmid didn’t rule out the possibility that he’d be ready to play a role on Saturday when the Galaxy take on their new cross-town rivals Los Angeles Football Club, at StubHub Center in suburban Carson. “You’re talking about Zlatan Ibrahimovic,” Schmid said in comments posted on the team’s website. “You’re not talking about a normal, mortal human. I’m sure he’ll tell you the same. “He’s a competitor. He loves to compete and he loves challenges. If you ask me is he 90 minutes fit for Saturday, no. But will he play a role in the game? Quite possibly.” Ibrahimovic’s impending arrival in Southern California was announced last week with characteri...

AC Milan to reward Gattuso with new contract.

AC Milan have confirmed that coach Gennaro Gattuso will be rewarded with a new contract this Easter. Gattuso, the club’s former youth team coach, took over the seven-time European champions from Vincenzo Montella last November and has rekindled the club’s season as they sit within the Europa League spots and with hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. “When we open our eggs this Easter, we’re going to find Gennaro Gattuso’s renewal inside,” the club’s sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli told journalists. Gattuso is still on the same wage he earned when in charge of the youth team — a reported 120,000 euros ($150,000) a year — making him the lowest-paid coach in the Italian top-flight. His new deal would be around the two million euro ($2.4 million) per season, according to Gazzetta Dello Sport. “I’ve been telling you for some time, although perhaps you only know him as a player, that Rino (Gattuso) is already an important coach and in the future will b...

Two Koreas agree to hold summit on April 27.

The two Koreas on Thursday set a date for a rare inter-Korean summit, following a high-level meeting that was held days after the nuclear-armed North’s leader Kim Jong Un made his international debut with a surprise trip to China. “According to the will of both leaders, the South and North agreed to hold the ‘2018 South-North summit’ on April 27 at the South’s Peace House in Panmunjom,” said a joint press statement, read out in turn by both delegations’ leaders. The meeting between Kim Jong Un, leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, and the South’s President Moon Jae-in will be only the third of its kind, and will be followed by landmark talks with US President Donald Trump which could come as early as May. The venue will make Kim the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the end of the Korean War — although according to Pyongyang’s official accounts, during the conflict his grandfather and predecessor Kim Il Sung went several times to Seoul, which twi...

'Even Buffon didn't have to deal with the same pressure as Donnarumma' - Amelia.

Former AC Milan goalkeeper Marco Amelia has praised the 19-year-old for the way in which he has coped with the backlash over his contractual situation Former AC Milan goalkeeper Marco Amelia believes Gianluigi Donnarumma is a "unique" talent, arguing that not even Gianluigi Buffon ever had to deal with the same level of pressure as the teenage sensation is enduring at San Siro. Juventus captain Buffon famously made his Serie A debut at the age of 17, against a Rossoneri side containing fearsome forwards such as George Weah and Roberto Baggio, but earned Parma a 0-0 draw with a string of sensational saves. However, Amelia points out that even during the Italy icon's early days in and out of the Gialloblu starting line-up, he was never subjected to the kind of vitriol that Donnarumma was forced to put up with last year during the furore over his initial refusal to sign a new contract at Milan. RELATED FROM 'DOLLARUMMA' TO MILAN HERO AGAIN - THE RETURN ...

Top Major Football Transfer News and Gossips in 2018.

Man Utd make Ronaldo offer Manchester United have made an offer to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, according to  Diario Gol .  The report states Ronaldo is frustrated with Real president Florentino Perez, who has refused to sanction a new contract for the 33-year-old.  And the Red Devils are hoping to take advantage by offering their former player a staggering €30 million per year to return to Old Trafford.  Madrid enter Umtiti saga Real Madrid have joined Manchester United in the pursuit of Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti,  Diario Gol  reports. The article claims that until recently Umtiti was angling for a reasonable wage increase at Camp Nou, but an offer of €9 million per season from Man Utd had caused him to ask for the same from Barca. Barca's purse strings are tight for now, however, having spent big on Coutinho, and Madrid president Florentino Perez is seemingly willing and ready to capitalise on ...