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Ships still on fire after North Sea crash
Ships still on fire after North Sea crash
by  AFP

Fires were still raging on Tuesday after a cargo ship laden with toxic materials slammed into a tanker carrying flammable jet fuel in the North Sea, as questions mounted about how the accident happened. The Stena Immaculate was carrying around 220,000 barrels of jet fuel.

Trump says will buy a Tesla to show support for Musk
Trump says will buy a Tesla to show support for Musk
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will buy a "brand new Tesla" to show support for his top campaign donor and advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. "I'm going to buy a brand new Tesla tomorrow morning as a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk, a truly great American.

Asian markets track Wall St selloff as Trump-fuelled economy fears build
Asian markets track Wall St selloff as Trump-fuelled economy fears build
by  AFP

Asian markets tumbled Tuesday following a sharp sell-off on Wall Street fuelled by fears about the US economy as Donald Trump presses ahead with his global trade war and federal jobs cuts. Fears about the future battered Wall Street, where the Nasdaq tanked four percent owing to another plunge in high-flying tech titans including Apple, Amazon and Tesla.