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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...

LUIS SUAREZ DEFENDS SUBBED COUTINHO AFTER FIRST LA LIGA START.

The signing from Liverpool experienced a relatively quiet match at Camp Nou on Sunday but still earned the praise of his team-mate Luis Suarez praised team-mate Philippe Coutinho after the club-record signing made his full debut for Barcelona in their win over Alaves. After his cameo off the bench in the Copa del Rey on Thursday, Coutinho was in the starting XI as La Liga leaders Barca came from behind to beat Alaves 2-1 at the the Camp Nou. A reported €160 million arrival from Liverpool, Coutinho experienced a relatively quiet match before coming off for Paco Alcacer in the 66th minute, but goalscorer Suarez defended the Brazilian. RELATED SUAREZ & MESSI SAVE BARCA’S UNBEATEN RECORD, BUT COUTINHO & INIESTA WILL TAKE TIME TO GEL 'INIESTA IS A MASTER' – VALVERDE PURRS OVER BARCA'S GAME-CHANGER MESSI RESCUES BARCA IN COUTINHO'S FIRST START NEYMAR, COUTINHO AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFERS IN HISTORY "It's difficult to debut in the ...

FA Cup: Iheanacho Breaks Nigerian’s Scoring Record [see Top Ten] .

Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho has broken former Nigeria international, Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s goal record in the FA Cup. Iheanacho scored twice in Leicester City’s 5-1 thrashing of Peterborough on Saturday. In doing so, the 21-year-old broke a record previously held by Aiyegbeni, as he took his tally in the prestigious competition to 9 goals in 9 appearances. Aiyegbeni notched 8 goals in 20 appearances in the FA Cup wearing the jerseys of Reading, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth. While it took the retired Nigeria international ten years to score eight goals in the FA Cup, Iheanacho became Nigeria’s leading scorer in the FA Cup after only two years. Below are Nigeria’s top ten scorers in the FA Cup: 1. Kelechi Iheanacho – 9 goals, 9 matches 2. Yakubu Aiyegbeni – 8 goals, 20 matches 3. Victor Moses – 6 goals, 29 matches 4. Nwankwo Kanu – 6 goals, 24 matches 5. Victor Anichebe – 4 goals, 21 matches 6. Danny Shittu- 4 goals, 12 matches 7. Emmanuel Emenike – 4 goals, 6 matches  Ka...

DE GEA 'VERY HAPPY' AT MAN UTD AS REAL MADRID RUMOURS PERSIST.

The Spain international continues to be heavily linked with a return to his homeland, but he claims to be enjoying his time in England at Old Trafford David de Gea has declared himself to be “very happy” at Manchester United amid ongoing links to La Liga giants Real Madrid. Following a slow start to his time at Old Trafford which saw early questions asked of his suitability to life in the Premier League, the Spain international has matured into one of the finest goalkeepers in world football. That standing continues to spark plenty of transfer talk, with a return to his roots in Madrid having been mooted for some time. Real are reported to be plotting another approach for the summer of 2018 but De Gea claims to be enjoying his time in England as he closes in on seven years of service with the Red Devils. The 27-year-old told  Premier League Productions  while reflecting on his stint with United: “Yeah, time flies by doesn’t it? “When you think I’m in my seven...

Cervical Cancer: The Cancer Killing Nigerian Women.

Every two minutes around the world, a woman dies of cervical cancer. In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that the number of Nigerian women suffering from cervical cancer annually totalled 14,089 making it the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Sadly, this statistics is not only high in Nigeria. Up to 530, 000 cases and 275,000 deaths are recorded in developing nations every year. Put together, this is 80% of the cervical cases in the world. This is quite unfortunate knowing that this type of cancer can be avoided before it becomes full blown. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that affects the lowest part of the uterus (womb). A woman is at risk once she clocks fifteen. Factors linked to cervical cancer include but not restricted to the following: HPV Infection The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. This infection is so widespread that 79 million Americans have this infection. Over 35 out of the ...

33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items to arrive Lagos ports.

Thirty three ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos from Jan. 29 to Feb. 19. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. It explained that seven of the expected 33 ships would sail in with petrol. NPA said that 26 other ships contain buck wheat, frozen fish, soya beans, rig, bulk fertiliser, bulk sugar, empty containers, diesel and containers laden with goods. The document indicated that six ships had arrived the ports waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, containers, lubrication oil and petrol.

Bruno Mars Surprises With Grammy Sweep.

Bruno Mars, who has revived retro funk and R&B for a new generation, on Sunday swept the Grammy Awards in a surprise snub for the hip-hop world, which had hoped for a major breakthrough on the music industry's biggest night. The industry seized on its annual gala to rally on behalf of the growing women's movement against sexual harassment, with pop singer Kesha delivering a fierce performance about her own abuse story. But for the awards, the feel-good Mars carried the night. He won the top prize, Album of the Year, for "24K Magic" as well as Record of the Year, which recognizes top tune, for the title track -- a tale of good times with beautiful women set to 1980s-style synths and rhythms. The Recording Academy, the body of 13,000 music professionals, also gave him Song of the Year, which awards songwriting, for another track on the album -- "That's What I Like," an old-school ode to making love in high style. The 32-year-old si...

MAN CITY EYE HAZARD AS GUARDIOLA PREPARES TO JOIN £100M CLUB.

Amid links with a move for Chelsea's Eden Hazard, are the Premier League leaders finally willing to stump up the new going rate for the best players? "Even City," Pep Guardiola insisted on Friday when pushed on transfer spending. "There are salaries we cannot pay, and there are transfer [fees] we cannot pay. "We do not know in the future what is going to happen but we didn't pay more than £100 million, £90m or £80m for one player. "We cannot pay that right now. They [the board] told me." RELATED MAKING DEALS IS DIFFICULT – GUARDIOLA ON LAPORTE TRANSFER QUADRUPLE TOO EXPENSIVE? GUARDIOLA CLAIMS CITY CAN'T AFFORD 22 TOP PLAYERS PEP WANTS PERFECTION - BERNARDO SILVA HAILS GUARDIOLA'S MAN-MANAGEMENT HOW AYMERIC LAPORTE FITS INTO GUARDIOLA'S MAN CITY MASTERPLAN Those comments have raised eyebrows  but presumably the Manchester City coach was explaining that his club have not paid big fees for individual players becaus...