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This video grab made on October 10, 2018, from CCTV footage obtained from Turkish news agency DHA shows Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (R) arriving at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018 Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, vanished on October 2 after entering the consulate to obtain official documents ahead of his marriage to his Turkish fiancee.  Demiroren News Agency / AFP. The Dutch finance minister has pulled out of a big investment conference in Saudi Arabia over the “very serious” disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the government said on Thursday. Wopke Hoekstra’s withdrawal from the October 23-25 Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh — dubbed the “Davos in the Desert” — follows that of French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and IMF chief Christine Lagarde. “The disappearance of #Khashoggi is a very serious matter. Saudi Arabia has not yet been able to provide any clarification,” Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said as

The French Open champion pulled out of last month’s China Open after just 31 minutes and withdrew from this week’s Kremlin Cup because of the persistent problem. Halep, 27, said she had hoped to compete at the season finale in Singapore, which starts on Sunday, but that she had taken the “tough” decision to put her health first. “It’s always difficult to withdraw from a big tournament,” said the Romanian, who sustained the injury in Wuhan last month. “My back is not okay. I didn’t practice for the last four weeks. I’m not ready to compete at this level and I’m still sore.” Her withdrawal means that Kiki Bertens from the Netherlands moves into the eighth and final qualifying spot in the WTA Finals. It has been a disappointing end to a spectacular season for Halep, which saw her secure the year-end number one ranking in the WTA standings for the second year running. She spent 40 weeks at number one in 2018, and won three titles from a tour-leading six final appearance

Pogba and Mourinho are not believed to be on speaking terms at the Theatre of Dreams after a disastrous start to the season for the Red Devils. Mourinho dropped Pogba from his starting line-up throughout the second half of last season but he was hopeful of repairing their relationship after the midfielder spearheaded France’s World Cup victory in Russia last summer. However, after making Pogba captain for the start of the season, the 24-year-old has repeatedly undermined Mourinho by criticising his tactics and claiming he will be ‘fined’ if he says what he feels about his position at the club. Mourinho, though, believes the problems have come from Pogba’s camp and he feels the Frenchman is listening to the wrong people in the background, according to the Manchester Evening News. Mino Raiola orchestrated Pogba’s move to Old Trafford but he publicly slated Paul Scholes for questioning Pogba’s leadership qualities in August and the club were furious at the nature of the incid

ABUJA – The National Health Management Information System office has said that Nigeria’s health data are not real and accurate. The Head of Nigeria’s NHMIS, Dr. Emmanuel Abatta, stated this during the weekend while speaking at a stakeholders mobilisation workshop on data inclusion which held in Abuja. Ungwan Rimi Primary Health Centre, Kaduna North Local Government Area. While noting that about 60 per cent of health care services were provided by Community Pharmacists (CPs) and Patent Proprietary Medicines Vendors (PPMVs), Abatta regretted that data generated by these groups of providers were not captured by the NHMIS. He stressed the need for the development and strengthening of data reporting system for CPs and PPMVs in the country to ensure realisation of accurate data that could stand the test of time. He said: “All health data at the public domain are not real and accurate. The majority of services provided at the community level are not captured. “About 60 per cent o

Wedding ceremony of Britain's Princess Eugenie of York (C) and Jack Brooksbank (L) at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on October 12, 2018. (Photo by Jonathan Brady / POOL / AFP) Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Princess Eugenie has gotten married to a wine merchant on Friday in a Windsor. Eugenie who is the ninth in line to the throne married Jack Brooksbank, a  “commoner”  with blue-blood friends just months after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s fairytale service in May. That event was watched by adoring masses and followed by months of fawning UK headlines about the US actress who charmed her way into the royal court.

Arsenal defender, Laurent Koscielny, has confirmed his retirement from international football and taken a swipe at France boss Didier Deschamps in the process. The 33-year-old suffered an achilles injury in the Gunners’ Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid at the end of last season and missed the World Cup as a result. Koscielny has now admitted that France winning the tournament caused him a lot of “psychological damage”. “France’s World Cup victory did me a lot more psychological damage than my injury did me. “I think that I have given everything I can for France, I am 33, I have done two Euros, one World Cup. “France has a great generation of great players now. My injury does not change my decision. “For Les Bleus, it is finished,” he told Canal +. Koscielny also hit out at Deschamps for not offering him any support during his injury worries. “He called me once for my birthday in September. “Otherwise, no. Lots of people disappointed me. Not only the

Manchester United are set to take final decision on defender, Antonio Valencia’s future, at the club. Valencia is set to leave Old Trafford on a free transfer due to a clause in his contract. The Ecuador international’s current contract at United will expire at the end of the season. The Sun reports that United’s board has to make the decision on Valencia’s future by March 1, 2019 or the right-back is free to negotiate his exit. The report claimed that United’s board can trigger an option to extend the 33-year-old stay for another 12 months. Valencia has also called just like Mogba for Mourinho to be sacked.