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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...

Man on trial for defrauding bottle deposit machine of €1.2 million.

A 27-year-old man has been charged on two counts of fraud after making over a million euros by illegally manipulating a bottle deposit machine in his shop. Artur K. faces a court in Bochum this week, after he was accused of defrauding the German Deposit Society (DPG) out of of €1.2 million. The 27-year-old shop manager is said to have illegally manipulated two bottle deposit machines in his shop. Deposit machines allow customers to return empty bottles and cans, and claim back a small amount of money from their purchase. When a bottle is inserted, the machine crushes and records the item. The vendors are then able to claim back money from providers, based on the the data stored in the machine. Artur K. is accused of manipulating the machines into not crushing the bottles, allowing him to retrieve and insert the same bottle multiple times,  Der Westen reported. This allowed him to claim significantly higher sums than he would otherwise have been able to from the DPG. If h...

Ten excellent reasons to become a Member of The Local.

1. Because good journalism needs resources You might have noticed that The Local is not the only publication asking for readers to become Members, or to buy online subscriptions. Publications from the New York Times to small local newspapers in Germany are asking their readers to pay, because employing journalists and all the other staff it takes to run a paper or news website is expensive. We only ever  employ  professional, bilingual journalists, who understand Germany well – and naturally we pay them competitive salaries.  2. Because you'll help the world get a fair picture of Germany A participant at this year's Karneval in Osnabrück dressed as Superman. Or possibly as the President of the United States. Photo: DPA. By helping The Local maintain and expand its journalism, you will also have an impact on the way Germany is perceived internationally. We know from experience that what we write in The Local  influences the perception  of Germany in me...

What you need to know about toxic substances..

                                   Bewares of Poisonous Consuming Substance . There is an idiom that goes "Things who doesn't kills you makes you more grounded." This isn't the situation as to lethal presentation. Consistently, people are presented to dangerous chemicals and substances in their homes, at work, and out in the open. Today, cleaning items, beauty care products, and even nourishment is as yet spoiled with harmful substances that stance risky dangers to customers. Makers, merchants, and retailers have the ability to guarantee that the items they make and offer are sheltered to be utilized and devoured by general society, yet numerous flop in this critical duty. Consistently, customers are harmed as results of numerous sorts are reviewed in the United States because of poisonous substance dangers and infringement. Take after our items risk blog entries to stay aware of the m...

Trevor Noah explains why a White South African woman was sent to prison for 3 years for being racist.

A White South African woman got sentenced to three years in prison for being extremely racist, but some people feel it was not necessary to lock her up. And Trevor Noah has explained in his uniquely funny way, why the woman was locked up. Vicki Momberg's car was broken into in South Africa and when two policemen colour to attend to her as long as he wasn't Black. But she didn't stop there. She went on to call the men a derogatory word - Kaffir, 48 times arrived to attend to the matter, she flipped on the Black policemen and insisted they leave. She said she wanted a policeman of any other She said: "I'm happy for a white person to assist me or a coloured person or an Indian person. I do not want a black person to assist me.  "If I see a Kaffir, I will drive him over. If I have a gun, I will shoot everybody." Kaffir is a very racist word in South Africa. It's the equivalent of "Nigger" in America, but Kaffir is even worse a...

How Does Asbestos Cause Life-Threatening Cancer?.

Asbestos is a normally happening, stringy mineral that was once and still is utilized as a part of some purchaser items because of its quality and warmth safe characteristics. Truth be told, the National Cancer Institute expresses that up to 8,000 customer items contained asbestos since it was first licensed for assembling and development use in 1907. In the late 1900's, reports developed depicting diseases in the specialists utilized by assembling and development organizations utilizing asbestos. In spite of the way that numerous organizations included rejected these cases, very much regarded specialists kept on distributing research which by 1960 verifiably demonstrated that asbestos presentation prompts mesothelioma, lung growth, and different diseases.                                                                 Reasons w...

Beyonce and Jay Z celebrate ten years of marriage.

Jay Z an Beyonce tied the knot on April 4th 2008. They are blessed with 3 children. Happy aniversary to them!

Ebonyi police demolish gun factory, recover 146 firearms.

The Ebonyi State Police yesterday said that it has demolished an arms factory in the state.Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi State, Titus Lamorde, disclosed in a statement in Abakaliki that a cache of 146 illegal firearms and assorted ammunitions in possession of unauthorised persons were seized. Lamorde said the arms were recovered in compliance with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris’ directive to all commands CPs and other police formations to mop up firearms and ammunitions in circulation nationwide.He said following the directive, the command setup a taskforce headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in charge of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Oyeyemi Oyediran to carry out the mop up. The task force, he said, recovered some of the arms from some persons in the state who have been charged to court for illegal possession of firearms. Lamorde said the Police, which acted on a tip-off, destroyed a factory where guns were being ma...

Fears of fresh violence ahead of new Gaza protest.

Palestinians readied Thursday for new protests along the Gaza border and Israel warned that its open-fire rules would not change as fears of fresh violence rose a week after the bloodiest day in years. Thousands of Palestinians are again expected to gather at five spots near the Gaza border on Friday, while Israeli soldiers and snipers will take up positions on the other side of the fence. Protest organisers said they were planning to try to stop smaller numbers of protesters approaching the fence and hurling stones or rolling burning tyres at Israeli troops, who killed 18 Palestinians last Friday. It was the bloodiest day since a 2014 war. Another two Gazans have been killed since. But widespread social media calls for protesters to bring tyres to burn and Israel’s pledge to prevent damage to the fence and infiltration attempts have raised fears of more deaths. Young Palestinians have been gathering tyres and carting them near the border to burn and create a smokescr...

Rob Kardashian Makes Court Moves After Blac Chyna’s Six Flags Brawl.

Blac Chyna stroller brawl at Six Flags where she used her daughter ( Dream) ‘ s stroller to fight a woman who attempted to touch her child might cost her more than she bargained for. According to  TMZ , Rob Kardashian is paranoid that his daughter might not be safe with her after all. At the moment, Kardashian is currently underway with legal documents asking the court to change the rules on what happens in front of his daughter. He is also asking that the $20,000 (N7,200,000) a month for child support be reduced. TMZ sources say Blac Chyna went in for a fistfight after she was called a ‘hood rat’ by the girl on the 1st of April. Chyna, on the other hand, has said that she was protecting her daughter and will do that “at all costs”.

Still need ‘to work like hell’ to finish off City, warns Klopp.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp warned his side will still have to "work like hell" to reach the Champions League semi-finals despite taking a commanding 3-0 quarter-final first leg lead over runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City. City lead Liverpool by 18 points in the Premier League, but their only league defeat this season came in a 4-3 thriller at Anfield in January, and they suffered an even worse fate on Wednesday to leave their hopes of winning the European Cup for a first time hanging by a thread. Just as in the January meeting between the sides, the prolific Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sadio Mane were on target for the hosts. "We beat the best team in the world so that's a really good performance," said Klopp. "It was good tonight, but I am not interested in being good. In this competition it is about going to the next round, and we are not in the next round. Let's talk about it after the next game. ...

Three things we learned from Liverpool v Man City.

Liverpool crushed Manchester City 3-0 in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Here are three things we learned from the all-English clash at Anfield: Salah out-shines De Bruyne Billed as a showdown between Player of the Year contenders Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne, there was no doubt who underlined their credentials for the award as the Liverpool winger ran riot. The irrepressible Salah started Liverpool’s goal spree in the 12th minute when, benefitting from a contentious decision not to flag him offside, he burst clear and set up Roberto Firmino. After City failed to clear, Salah fired home from close-range for his 38th club goal of the season. Salah was a constant menace with his pace and poise. He set up the third goal with an exquisite cross to Sadio Mane, who dissected the City defence to head past Ederson. In contrast, De Bruyne was unable to cope with Liverpool’s relentless pressing. The Belgian has been the driving force behind City’s majesti...

Valverde admits Barcelona below par despite emphatic win over Roma.

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde admitted his side were well below their best despite beating Roma 4-1 in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Two own-goals, from Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas, and a close-range finish from Gerard Pique, presented the Catalans with a flattering 3-0 advantage at the Camp Nou before Edin Dzeko snatched Roma a late away goal. But, just as the Italians looked to have grabbed a lifeline, Luis Suarez restored the three-goal cushion, by scoring a fourth in the 87th minute. It means Barca will head to Italy next week with a place in the last four firmly in their grasp but this was not a virtuoso attacking display. Instead, they benefited from two fortuitous own goals and some careless Roma finishing. They are unlikely to meet as generous an opponent in the semis. "We did not that have continuity in the game," Valverde said. "We had some errors and there were times that we rushed into the attack, inste...

MFM Mountain top mega concert: a gospel music revolution.

I am a musician, music critic and music enthusiast. I am very sceptical about the kind of music I listen to or expose myself to, needless to say that I’m equally very selective of the kind of concerts or music shows I attend. So, on this fateful day, it happened that after church service I had to follow one of my very good friends to a studio on the island to voice a part for him on a song he was working on. We got to the studio, I quickly voiced the part. As I was getting ready to return to the mainland, my friend told me passively that he had been invited to a concert at Eko Hotel and asked if I mind tagging along that entry was free. I would have turned down his offer but Eko hotel? A place i had always wanted to visit? So I opted in. As soon as we entered the event centre, I was dazed!!! The ambience was one I would normally not associate with Nigerian music concerts and the stage was set for superstars to perform. I say quietly but as the awe of the ambience abate...

Guardiola questions protection offered to attacked City bus.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola questioned the organisation of his side's arrival at Anfield after City's team bus was pelted by bottles and cans ahead of their highly-charged Champions League quarter-final at Liverpool on Wednesday. Liverpool were forced to apologise after windows were broken and two police officers injured by missiles thrown ahead of Liverpool's 3-0 win. Guardiola was warned about the hostile reception his side would receive in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, and queried why more protection wasn't offered to his players. "Yesterday you (the media) explain about that, but I am new here for the Champions League. You explained about that is going to happen and it happened," said the Catalan coach. "Normally when the police know that is going to happen it is to try and avoid it happening." Guardiola also suggested more protection should be given to team buses in general with this latest attack coming ...