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The Trump administration has decided to cancel permits that allow nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador to live and work in the US. They were granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after earthquakes rocked the Central American country in 2001. Salvadoreans now have until 2019 to leave or face deportation, unless they find a legal way to stay. The Trump administration has already removed TPS protection from tens of thousands of Haitians and Nicaraguans. Protections for Salvadoreans were set to expire on Monday, after nearly two decades of holding the humanitarian status due to the impact of the natural disaster that…

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is the third most valuable player in the world, according to a new study by CIES Football Observatory. The study says Kane is worth 194.7m euros (£172.65m), behind only Paris St-Germain forward Neymar, 25, and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, 30. The England forward, 24, scored 56 goals for club and country last year, making him the top scorer in Europe. Kane’s Spurs and England team-mate Dele Alli, 21, is sixth on the list and the second-highest Premier League player. CIES’ Football Observatory calculated the values of players in the top five European leagues using age, position, contract…

Six banks in South Korea are said to have begun offering cryptocurrency services to clients as the virtual currency gains more global recognition. The banks are NH Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, Shinhan Bank, Kookmin Bank, Woori Bank and Korea Development Bank. However South Korean lofinancial authorities are inspecting the banks amid concerns the increasing use of such assets could lead to a surge in crime. The joint inspection by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is aimed at checking if the banks were adhering to anti-money laundering rules and using real names for accounts. FSC…

Former football coach Barry Bennell has pleaded guilty to seven child sex offences. Mr Bennell, 63, now known as Richard Jones, admitted six charges of indecent assault, between 1988-1991, on day one of his trial at Liverpool Crown Court. He previously pleaded guilty to one further charge, it can now be reported. He is charged with 55 offences in total, including 42 counts of indecent assault, 11 serious sexual assaults and two counts of attempted sexual assault. Read Also Official! Philippe Coutinho signs for Barcelona A jury for the trial – which is due to last for eight weeks -…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday called for the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s refineries, noting that, the state oil firm has spent billions of dollars with nothing to show. The oil union also stressed that only when refineries are rehabilitated Nigerians will witness an end to recurring scarcity of petrol in the country. Tayo Aboyeji, the South-West Chairman of the union made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “It is disheartening to know that despite the fact that the nation is a major producer of crude oil,…

The Kano State Fire Service on Monday said it successfully rescued a 48-year-old woman, Aisha Usman, after she fell into a collapsed pit latrine at her residence on Sunday. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday that the incident occurred while the woman was trying to use the rest room at her residence in Sharifawa in Gaya Local Government Area of the state. He said that the service received a distress call from a relative shortly after the incident around 6.45 p.m. on Sunday after which…

Nigeria has fully restored the supply of gas on a pipeline affected by a fire last week, a spokesman for the state oil company said on Monday. Gas supply to several power stations was cut off because of the fire on the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System near Okada in the southern state of Edo on Wednesday last week. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) owns and operates the gas pipelines which feed power plants in the country’s southwest. The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, had previously announced that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Generation Companies…

An undisclosed health tourist has racked up Britain’s biggest ever unpaid NHS bill after leaving a hospital with a debt of more than £530,000, MailOnline has reported. The unnamed patient, who is from outside the EU, received treatment from a Manchester hospital last year. Hospital bosses have cited ‘patient confidentiality’ and have not revealed which country they are from, their age or gender. It comes as health tourism continues to cost the NHS around £2billion a year after doctors up and down the country provide treatment for non-EU residents. The latest incident means the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation…

A total of 71 people have been killed in a week of violence in Nigeria’s Benue state, a government spokesman said on Monday, much of it involving clashes between Muslim cattle herders and Christian farmers. The killings endanger efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to bring security and stability to Nigeria – a key campaign pledge when he ran for election in 2015. Muslim herdsmen, mainly of the Fulani ethnic group, and Christian farmers often clash over the use of land in remote areas of the Middle Belt region. Terve Akase, chief press secretary to the governor of Benue state, attributed…

New Barcelona signing Philippe Coutinho has an injury to his right thigh and is expected to be out for around three weeks, the La Liga club have said. The 25-year-old Brazil playmaker joined the Spanish giants from Liverpool in a £142m deal, which was officially completed on Monday. He took part in a brief photo session at the Nou Camp after Barcelona’s 3-0 win against Levante on Sunday. Coutinho was unveiled to fans at the ground later on Monday. READ: Nottingham Forest 4-2 Arsenal: Eric Lichaj double helps eliminate holders The Reds are expected to receive £105m up front –…