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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...

Perennial rivals, Ghana, Nigeria clash today as WAFU Cup enters semifinals.

They have met several times in this game and on most occasions, Nigeria’s Falcons had the upper hand. Today in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, the Black Queens will attempt to have one over the Super Falcons in the second semifinal of the maiden WAFU Cup. Nigeria topped Group B of the competition on nine points, with Mali coming second on six points. Ghana, on the other hand, came second in Group A behind Cote d’Ivoire to set up the clash with the Super Falcons. Nigeria and Mali finished the group stage of the competition with victories over Togo (3-0) and Senegal (1-0) respectively on Monday in Abidjan. Senegal placed third with three points, while Togo without any point remained at the bottom of the log. In Group A, hosts, Cote d’Ivoire topped on seven points with Ghana in that order on six points. Burkina Faso and Niger complete the standings on four points and Niger zero point respectively.   In the first semifinal billed for the Parc des Sports, host...

De Gea stars as Manchester United settle for Sevilla draw.

David de Gea deflected the attention away from Paul Pogba with another spectacular display of goalkeeping as Manchester United came away from their Champions League last 16, first leg against Sevilla in Spain with a 0-0 draw on Wednesday. De Gea made two breathtaking saves to deny Steven N’Zonzi and Luis Muriel at the end of the first half at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, denying Sevilla a lead to take to England for next month’s return. Sevilla were the more likely side, with United offering little going forward despite the presence of Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata in their attack. Lukaku had a late goal disallowed, but United’s was the kind of cautious approach seen time and again in such games by Mourinho’s teams down the years. Their inability, unwillingness even, to get an away goal leaves the tie wide open ahead of the second leg, with United looking to reach the quarter-finals in their first appearance in the knockout stage of the Champions League s...

"If You Can't Give Your Girlfriend Money, Be Prepared To Share Her" .

So, a beautiful Nigerian lady with the name @SimplyRisque has taken to her twitter TL to tells some men who have the mindset of not spending money on their girlfriend money be prepared to share her with a guy who is willing to do so.  According to her, the honeypot is for the highest bidder Read her tweet below; "Trust that if you ain't going to give your girl money then be prepared to share that pussy with a guy that's willing to give her cash."

‘Some’ missing Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after Boko Haram attack.

The families of dozens of girls missing for several days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria on Thursday faced an anxious wait for their return after confirmation some had been rescued. Police said on Wednesday that 111 girls from the state-run boarding school in Dapchi, Yobe state, were unaccounted for following an attack by the jihadists on Monday night. The disappearance sparked fears of a repeat of the 2014 mass kidnapping of more than 200 girls from a similar school in Chibok, in neighbouring Borno state. But Abdullahi Bego, spokesman for Yobe state governor Ibrahim Gaidam, said late Wednesday that "some of the girls... have been rescued by gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army from the terrorists who abducted them". He added: "The rescued girls are now in the custody of the Nigerian Army." 'Mixed feelings' Bego's statement was the first confirmation the girls were abducted. Initially, the stud...

Mourinho hails McTominay after leaving out Pogba for Sevilla draw.

Jose Mourinho described Scott McTominay as “fantastic” in response to his decision to select the young midfielder ahead of Paul Pogba for Wednesday’s Champions League last 16, first-leg draw with Sevilla. Pogba had been left out of the starting line-up for the goalless draw with Mourinho apparently unhappy after the French star withdrew from last weekend’s FA Cup win at Huddersfield Town citing illness. That followed criticism from Mourinho of Pogba’s recent performances, with the Portuguese making a statement by selecting McTominay, 21, alongside Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic in midfield. Mourinho later complained that there had been too much focus on Pogba before and after the match, and not enough on a player making his second Champions League start. “In my pre-match interview I had four questions and three were about Paul, and Paul was not even playing. That’s a bit strange,” he said. “If I was one of you (journalists), I would ask if the Manchester United m...

Lucas & Asensio leave benched Bale facing fight for PSG start.

The Welsh winger was left out of his side's 3-1 win at Leganes on Wednesday and is by no means guaranteed a place in the team in Paris next month Gareth Bale has new competition at Real Madrid. The 28-year-old is fully fit again and was recently reunited with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in attack for the first time in over 270 days. However, the form of Marco Asensio and Lucas Vazquez means Bale's starting spot is under threat once more. Asensio and Lucas came off the bench to change the game as Zinedine Zidane's side beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last-16 first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu last week, with the former following up that impressive show with two goals in the thrilling 5-3 weekend win at Betis. Vazquez also did well in that match and was a handed a start for Wednesday's match at Leganes (a fixture rearranged from December when Madrid were away at the Club World Cup) as Bale began the night on the bench. And after Re...

Israel foiled 'plane terror plot' in Australia.

Israel helped avert an alleged terror plot in Australia to bring down a plane last year, both nations have confirmed. Last July,  Australian police charged two brothers  over an alleged plan to blow up an Etihad Airways flight travelling from Sydney to Abu Dhabi. In a speech in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu credited his nation's intelligence agencies with preventing "an unimaginable slaughter". Authorities have said the alleged plot was linked to the Islamic State group. At the time, Australian police said a home-made bomb, hidden inside a meat-grinder, was due to be carried on to a flight on 15 July but did not make it past security after the plan was aborted for an unknown reason. Police said that when the bomb plot failed, the two suspects started on a second plot which involved creating an improvised chemical device designed to release hydrogen sulphide, or "rotten egg gas". Lebanese-Australian brothers Khaled Khayat, 49,...