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Columbia Sportswear Co.  is feeling the pain from the U.S. trade war with China, and if the situation intensifies, Chief Executive Officer Tim Boyle says consumers will feel it too. The Trump administration’s latest tariff proposal on goods imported from China has forced the outdoor-gear and apparel maker to spend more time managing its supply chain than its sales operations, Boyle said in an interview on Bloomberg TV. The levies have also led him to put distribution projects on hold. We will pass on the prices if we have to,” Boyle said. “Again, this is a tax on commodities that American consumers are going to be consuming, so yes these taxes will be passed on.” The company had been  largely spared financial pain  in the initial rounds of tariffs. But the ongoing dispute has sucked up hours and resources it hadn’t planned for. Earlier this month, the U.S. proposed 25% tariffs on an additional $300 billion of goods from China, including apparel and footwear. Boyle said th...

Homer, Alaska (AP) -- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska, but no damage has been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit around 1:50 a.m. Monday southwest of the Kenai Peninsula at a depth of 40 miles (65 kilometers). A dispatcher with the Homer Police Department said there were no reports of damage or injuries from the quake that hit 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of the small coastal town of Homer. There were more than 1,000 reports of people feeling the earthquake on the Geological Survey website. Devon Hilts, a clerk at the Land's End Resort in Homer, said that she slept through the temblor but that it woke up some guests. She says nothing broke and she has not heard of any damage. Receive Alerts on: Whatsapp:  +2349065979437,  Twitter:  @  claronetviews,  follow our official page on facebook@ Claronet Share your story with us: SMS:  +2349065979437 ,  Whatsapp:  +...

 Tunde Oyekola, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Kwara State Governor-elect has said that his administration will give priority to issues concerning children in the state. Abdulrazaq stated this assurance in a congratulatory message sent to Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2019 Children’s Day and signed by his Media aide, Mr Rafiu Ajakaiye. according to him,He said,  “The greatness of any society is determined by how much premium it places on the welfare of its children.  and so, this is why we will pay a closser and a better attention to the rights of our children to basic education and conducive environment to succeed in life.” READ ALSO: Court sacks Imo APC Reps member-elect, orders INEC to issue Certificate of Return to PDP candidate Abdulrazaq said his administration will pursue child-friendly policies and support global initiatives to give children a head start in life. “ making provisions for quality maternal health services, basic education and ...

A former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Monday that the African Free Continental Trade Area (AfCTA) Agreement will not be hindered by Nigeria’s reluctance to sign up to the process. Obasanjo made the remark in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the opening session of the Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Continental Trade and Strengthening the Implementation of the AfCTA. The dialogue was organised by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA). The former President was reacting to concerns raised by one of the discussants at the event, on the need for stakeholders to look into the implications of AfCTA without Nigeria, the continent’s biggest economy. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nigeria, Benin and Eritrea are the only countries yet to sign the AfCTA agreement. NAN also reports that the Agreement has achieved the number of ratification, 22 countries, needed for its implementation. Obasanjo, who recalled th...

Paul Okoye  reacted to his twin brother Peter Okoye’s threat  to charge  promoter in Angola who allegedly used his photo to sell his (Paul) show in the country” . This poster was being used to promote a show of his twin set to be held in Angola. Passing off threat to sue the promoter of the show he has nothing to do with, Peter wrote “ So they needed my image to sell their show Angola. This promoters @pubfoureventos you’ll be hearing from my lawyers soon.”said Paul okoye However Paul Okoye who reacted to his twin Brother, Peter Okoye’s threat of suing the show promoter from Angola, shared a snippet of hit single ‘Reason With Me’ and further told his fans that they now know what his album to sound like. He wrote;

As at yesterday, the  National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) said the proposed Fulani radio station is not just targeted at herdsmen alone. That  the radio station is essentially for nomadic education outreach programmes, including electronically-mediated ones. Reacting to the criticism trailing the introduction of the radio station, the NBC said in a statement that the National Commission for Nomadic Education duly applied for a broadcast license to develop and maintain nomadic education outreach programmes. the medium is not meant to serve a particular group only as we may viewed it. It calls back all broadcasters to be mindful of their social responsibility of promoting the well-being and peaceful co-existence of the various groups in Nigeria in keeping with the objectives of broadcasting in the country. Read also:  Activists seek probe of alleged licence scam at NBC the letter of provisional approval slated September 28, 2018, was presented to the National Commission ...

Soldiers  and other security personel attached to the Calabar/Itu bridge head along Cross River and Akwa Ibom States boundary has repelled suspected attackers from entering Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State. These suspects, who carried warring weapons and other equipment were said to have come from Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State. A source who pleaded for anonymity alleged that the suspected war lords gathered at Itu and moved in large numbers towards the bridgehead with a view to crossing to Cross River State to attack their perceived enemies in Ikot Offiong community, in Odukpani but were repelled by security operatives. “The suspected war lords gathered in the early hours (2-3am) of Saturday with a view to launching an attack on the people of Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River but the soldiers stopped them from crossing. the people of the region expressed their gratitude to the soldiers a...

The all progressive congress of Nigeria national working committee has appointed Mr. Victor Gaidom as the party national acting secretary. The national publicity secretary  of the APC, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, announced the appointment in a statement. Mr Gaidom, who has been in the office of the  Deputy national Secretary before his appointment to the office of the   National Secretary, will remain in the role until Yobe State nominates a replacement for the state’s Governor-Elect, Mai Mala Buni, who had resigned ahead of the general elections.

Germany's Alexander Zverev did his French Open preparations a world of good by beating Chile's Nicolas Jarry 6-3 3-6 7-6(8) in a difficult, rain-hit final at the Geneva Open on Sunday. Top seed Zverev, looking for his first title win on clay since clinching the Italian Open last year, had endured a disappointing season so far and had not won a title since the ATP Finals in London in November. The 22-year-old did not have it easy, taking two hours and 35 minutes to eventually get the better of his unseeded opponent in a match where both players had numerous match points. Two rain delays added to the drama. Zverev was not as his best with eight double faults punctuating his victory, five of which came in the final set, and he converted only one of 12 break points over the course of the match. Jarry, who beat Zverev in Barcelona on the same surface in a three-setter last month, fired six aces to Zverev's thre...

Reuters Sunday, 26 May 2019 Text size A A A Valencia beat Barcelona 2-1 to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, ending the Spanish champions’ four-year winning streak in the competition and denying them a domestic double. Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo Moreno struck first-half goals to give Marcelino’s dominant Valencia control of the final in Seville’s sweltering Benito Villamarin stadium. Record 30-times Cup winners Barcelona struggled without injured forwards Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele but Lionel Messi pulled the Catalans back into the game with a close-range finish. Goncalo Guedes missed a gilt-edged chance in stoppage-time for Valencia but they held on to win their first major trophy since last lifting the Cup in 2008. “I’m so happy because for me, my family, it’s incredible,” said Valencia captain Dani Parejo. “A club like Valencia deserves a lot more joy lik...