(WASHINGTON) — After Russia warned the United States against military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump says missiles “will be coming.”
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A Royal Navy patrol boat fired flares at a Spanish vessel off Gibraltar after it attempted to drop a sonar buoy for conducting geological research in British waters.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday warned Nigerians against patronising what it called ‘wonder banks’, stating that their activities were not regulated by it.
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NEWLY minted world number one Angelique Kerber warned Sunday that Serena Williams will come back strong after the German stripped her of her long-held position atop the rankings.
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THE Senate yesterday warned proponents of new increment in pump price of fuel, saying they must not take the patience of Nigerians over current economic situation in the country for granted.
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Shares in the social network fell almost 10% in after hours trading after it said expenses would be up to 75% higher next year. The warning came after it reported third quarter revenues of $3.2bn (£1.98bn) well ahead of analysts' forecasts.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained its robust growth forecast of 4.5 per cent in 2014 and 2015 for GCC countries despite risks arising from a potential slide in oil prices. Non-oil sector growth in the Gulf countries is also expected to remain unchanged at six per cent this year and the next, while rising public government capital expenditure and ample private credit expansion support domestic investment, the fund said in its regional economic outlook report released today.
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Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry on Thursday issued a warning to women not to get behind the wheel in defiance of the kingdom’s men-only road rules after a renewed social media campaign to challenge the law by driving in public. The announcement comes ahead of the anniversary on Oct. 26 of a demonstration last year in which dozens of Saudi women said they had taken to the road in protest at the ban on female drivers, leading to some arrests.
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Fitch Ratings said emerging markets may be at risk if US interest rates were to rise more rapidly and higher than its base case. In its US Monetary Policy: Implications of an Interest Rate Shock report, the agency warns of risks surrounding the Fed's normalization path. "Monetary policy action and timing depend on the outlook for growth, the labor market and inflation, which is uncertain. A tightening cycle after such an extended period of low interest rates and unwinding quantitative easing is unprecedented," it said.
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Libya loaded the first oil cargo from the port of Ras Lanuf since it was closed by rebels a year ago, just as the International Energy Agency said the North African nation is struggling to find buyers in an oversupplied market. A tanker will soon leave port with 680,000 barrels of crude and head to Italy, Ibrahim Al-Awami, the oil ministry’s director of measurement, said by phone on Wednesday.
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