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Expecting mothers can protect babies from asthma by eating fish: study

ISLAMABAD: Pregnant women who consume two to three servings of fish a week are as likely to protect their newborns from developing asthma, finds a recent study. Researchers at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, have found that children whose mothers consume high doses of Omega-3 fatty acids daily during the third trimester are less likely to develop such breathing problems. The New England Journal of Medicine study included 346 pregnant women in their third trimester who took
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Batman ?geek? spends time between US Senate and Gotham City

US Senator Patrick Leahy is such a huge fan of Batman he has made cameo appearances in five of the franchise's movies WASHINGTON: This Batman mega fan calls himself "a bit of a geek," but everyone else calls him senator -- as in US Senator Patrick Leahy, a veteran Democratic lawmaker. The 77-year-old Leahy is such a fan of the Caped Crusader that he has made cameo appearances in five Batman movies, including "Batman Forever" (1995), Christopher Nolan´s "Dark Knight" (2008), and most recently in
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ICC to examine smog-hit Delhi Test

Play was held up briefly due to the smog in Delhi, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 2nd day, December 3, 2017/AFP NEW DELHI: Medical experts are to examine whether India was right to hold a Test match against Sri Lanka during hazardous smog in New Delhi, the game´s world governing body said Friday. The controversy will also be discussed at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in February. "The ICC has noted the conditions in which the Delhi Test was played and has already request
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Rescue operation resumes as death toll in Thatta boat capsize reaches 17

At least 17 people were killed and 47 injured in the boat capsize incident near Thatta   KARACHI: A rescue operation for those missing in Thursday?s boat capsize tragedy near Thatta resumed Friday morning, with divers from the Pakistan Navy also taking part in the operation. At least 17 people were killed and 47 injured as a boat carrying more than 80 pilgrims capsized in heavy winds near the ancient city of Thatta on Thursday. The dead included women and children, while 20 others were pulled
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Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon

PARIS: Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon?s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics, and urging Hezbollah to rein in its regional activities, diplomats said. Lebanon plunged into crisis on Nov. 4 when Saad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister while he was in Saudi Arabia, saying he feared assassination and criticizing the Saudis? regional arch-rival Iran along with its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. After international pressure and negotiation
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Trump's Jerusalem move triggers Palestinian unrest

JERUSALAM: Furious Palestinians have called for a "day of rage" on Friday as protests spread against US President Donald Trump´s widely criticised recognition of Jerusalem as Israel´s capital. A senior Palestinian official said late Thursday US Vice President Mike Pence was "not welcome in Palestine" following the policy shift, which ended decades of US ambiguity on the status of the disputed city. But the White House said it would be "counterproductive" to cancel a scheduled meeting between P
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London welcomes you all, says Mayor Sadiq Khan on visit to Karachi

London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks to media in Karachi  KARACHI: London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is currently on a goodwill visit to Pakistan to promote his ?London is Open? campaign, arrived in Karachi and visited Quaid-e-Azam?s Mausoleum Friday morning. Speaking to media, the mayor said he is proud to be visiting Karachi and that he has brought a message from London for everyone. "London welcomes you all, for education, business, tourism. London is open," said Khan, adding that London is home to Mu
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Afghanistan wicketkeeper Shahzad gets 12-month doping ban

Mohammad Shahzad/File photo  Afghanistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad has been banned for 12 months after inadvertently ingesting a prohibited substance, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The 29-year-old underwent an out-of-competition test in Dubai in January and his sample was found to contain clenbuterol, classified as a non-specified substance under the World Anti-Doping Agency´s (WADA) Prohibited List. Clenbuterol, used by sufferers of breathing disorders such as
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Serena entered for ´family-friendly´ Australian Open

Serena Williams poses with the championship trophy after her victory against Venus Williams in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne/File photo: AFP SYDNEY: New mum Serena Williams has accepted a place at the Australian Open and is "anticipated to return" to the tournament in January, less than five months after giving birth, organisers said Friday. The defending women´s champion was among 98 of the 100 top women, and all of the men´s top 100, to be "co
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Dissolution of assemblies an option if it benefits ruling party politically: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the ruling party always has an option to dissolve the assemblies if they are faced with a situation which calls for it. ?Ruling parties always have this option. If it comes to that, and if we face a situation which calls for it, then we might go for it. But there has been no discussion on this as yet and no decision either? he said in an interview to a private channel. It will be a political move, the foreign minister added. He also said
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Supreme Court to announce verdict in Orange Line Metro case today

Punjab CM inaugurates the first set of bogies of the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train during a ceremony/File photo:APP LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will announce its verdict regarding the Orange Line Metro Train project on Friday (today). The proceedings regarding the project had begun in the Supreme Court after the Punjab government had filed petitions in the apex court following Lahore High Court?s (LHC) verdict ordering halting of Orange Line construction in the city. A five-member b
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EU's Tusk to make Brexit statement early Friday

Donald Tusk ? the president of the European Council ? speaks during a press conference at Government buildings in Dublin, Ireland, December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/Files BRUSSELS: European Council (EC) President Donald Tusk will make a statement on Brexit early on Friday, his office said on Thursday, prompting speculation on the fate of British Prime Minister Theresa May?s plans for a deal with Brussels. She was in Brussels about to agree to outline divorce terms on Britain?s withdra
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Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Warren Moon denies harassment claim

Warren Moon walks along the sideline prior to a 2012 game between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals. Image Courtesy: Los Angeles Times via AP/Ross D. Franklin/Files  Professional football Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon denied accusations of sexual harassment by a woman who was an executive assistant to the former National Football League (NFL) player at the sports marketing firm he co-founded. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in Superior Court in Orange County, California,
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Putin to visit Egypt on December 11

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/Files CAIRO: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Egypt on December 11 to meet his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian president's office said on Thursday. Putin has close ties with Sisi and had previously visited Egypt in 2015. Russia has sold arms to Egypt and is helping the North African country's first nuclear plant. "During the vi
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Cameroon arrests author who criticised president

Cameroonian author Patrice Nganang, Image Courtesy: Chez Gangoueus YAOUNDÉ: Cameroonian author Patrice Nganang was arrested at the airport as he tried to fly to Zimbabwe a day after publishing an opinion piece sharply critical of Cameroon's president, a source said Thursday. Nganang ? who teaches literature at New York University ? "was taken into custody yesterday (Wednesday) at Douala (airport)," a source close to the police told AFP. "He drew attention to himself in recent days with severa
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How will Brexit affect London?

Pedestrians walk near City Hall and Tower Bridge in London, Britain, January 24, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files BRUSSELS: Britain's City of London financial hub centre "will not fall apart" after Brexit even if it loses the right to allow banks to trade freely across the bloc, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Thursday. Dijsselbloem ? the Netherlands finance minister who chairs meetings of his counterparts in the 19-country eurozone ? said some businesses would nevertheless have to reloc
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British foreign minister set to visit Iran: report

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Tallinn, Estonia, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/Files LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is set to visit Iran this weekend, where he is expected to raise the case of a British-Iranian woman held in a Tehran prison, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Johnson will meet with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif and is also expected to hold talks on the Iranian nuclear deal, the report said. It would be the first visit by a British
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To save climate, stop investing in fossil fuels: economists

People ? dressed up in polar bear costumes and a mask of US president Donald Trump ? wave during a performance created by Danish artist Jens Galschiot during the COP23 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Bonn, Germany. AFP/Patrik Stollarz/Files PARIS: The development of oil, gas, and coal energy must stop in order to avoid the worst ravages of global warming, 80 top economists said Thursday, days ahead of a climate summit in Paris. "We call for an immediate end to investments in new foss
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Pop star Ed Sheeran receives honor from Britain's Prince Charles

Grammy-winning singer Ed Sheeran received an MBE - a British state honour - for services to music and charity from Prince Charles in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. The 26-year-old ?Shape of You? singer was the most-streamed artist on music service Spotify globally in 2017, and his third album ?Divide?, topped the US album charts. He has also used his celebrity to support several charities, including children?s hospices, anti-poverty campaigns and an AIDS charity. Speaking to rep
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Mugabe-era finance minister out on bail in Zimbabwe

HARARE: A Zimbabwean court on Thursday freed a Mugabe-era finance minister on bail ahead of his trial on corruption charges, laid following his arrest at the height of last month´s military takeover. Ignatius Chombo, a close ally of former president Robert Mugabe who resigned on November 21, was the first Mugabe loyalist to be charged with a crime. The Zimbabwe High Court freed him on $5,000-bail (4,200 euros) but ordered he report to police three times a day, surrender his passport and stay a
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FBI chief Wray rejects Trump criticism

FBI Director Christopher Wray sits during a meeting with Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley on Capitol Hill, Washington, US, June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files WASHINGTON: Christopher Wray ? the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ? defended his agency Thursday against US President Donald Trump's criticism aimed at discrediting the probe into alleged collusion between his campaign and Russia in last year's election. Trump laid into the Federal Bureau
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China jails 21 people for 2015 nursing home fire

SHANGHAI: China has jailed 21 people for their roles in a deadly fire that killed 39 elderly people at a private nursing home two years ago, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. Xinhua said the nursing home in the central Henan province had been illegally extended and flammable materials had been used on the extension. Fan Huazhi, legal representative for the nursing home, received a prison term of nine years while contractor Feng Chunjie, who did not have the appropriate work cert
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Putin, Erdogan voice 'serious concern' over Trump's Jerusalem stance

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan (R) arrive for a news conference following their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/Files  MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Thursday and expressed serious concern about Washington?s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, the Kremlin said on Thursday. ?Both sides expressed serious concern in connection
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Bitcoin surges towards $17,000 as concerns mount

Bitcoin coins ? placed on Dollar banknotes ? are seen in this picture, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration LONDON: Bitcoin flirted with $17,000 on Thursday, triggering a warning the cryptocurrency was "like a charging train with no brakes" and prompting fresh concern about its looming launch on mainstream markets. Still under $14,000 in Asian trading hours, it smashed through $15,000 in European trading and then later surged to $16,777.08 around 1630 GMT, according to Bloomberg d
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White House says it believes Saudi Arabia will open Yemen port

A view of the Red Sea port of Hodeida, Yemen, November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad/Files WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday it believed that Saudi Arabia would allow a blocked port in Yemen to open after US President Donald Trump urged Riyadh to lift a blockade to let humanitarian aid reach the Yemeni people. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned armed Houthi movement in Yemen?s civil war started blockading ports a month ago after Saudi Arabia intercepted a m
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