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Jobs galore but when will wages finally pick up?

A sign advertising a sale and a job opening at a shop on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts, US on October 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters LONDON: In 2014, a few days after she took over as chair of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen admitted that she could not fathom the ?very worrisome? trend of weak wage growth for American workers. Now, as she nears the end of her four-year term, the problem remains a mystery, and not only in the United States. In many countries, more people are in work t
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Briton jailed for murdering toddler after 49 years

LONDON: A British pensioner was on Friday sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 13 years for murdering his stepson in 1968 in an attack witnessed by the toddler's brother. David Dearlove, 71, was found guilty at Teesside Crown Court in northeast England of swinging 19-month-old Paul Booth by the ankles and bashing his head against a fireplace. The attack was seen by Paul´s brother Peter, who was three years old at the time and had crept downstairs at the family home to get a drink. Pe
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Men at higher risk of dying of AIDS than women: UNAIDS

OTTAWA: Men are less likely to test for HIV or access antiretroviral therapy and, therefore, are more likely to die of AIDS-related illnesses than women, UNAIDS said on Friday. Around the world, fewer than half of HIV-positive men are getting treatment, compared to 60 percent of women, according to a UNAIDS report released on World AIDS Day. Men are also more likely than women to start treatment late, interrupt it, and not follow up after treatment. About 36.7 million people in the world wer
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Malala Yousafzai condemns terror attack in Peshawar

Nobel laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai condemned the terror attack in Peshawar on Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH). The activist wrote on Twitter: ?When you pick up a gun in the name of Islam and kill innocent people, you are not a Muslim anymore. Strongly condemn the brutal attack in Peshawar killing innocent people on #EidMiladunNabi (PBUH) - a holy day for Muslims.? Photo credit: Malala Yousafzai Twitter Nine people were martyred and more than 30 injured after terrorists attacked the
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Ex-Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about Russia links

Former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn arrives for a plea hearing at US District Court on Friday. ? Reuters WASHINGTON: Donald Trump´s former top advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying over his contacts with Russia, in a dramatic escalation of the FBI´s probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. The fourth, and most senior, figure indicted so far in the investigation into Russian interference in last year´s election, Flynn appeared in federal
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FIFA World Cup: Spain and Portugal drawn in same group

FIFA president Gianni Infantino delivers a speech next to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2018 FIFA World Cup football tournament final draw at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow. -AFP  MOSCOW: The 2010 World Cup winners Spain were placed in the same group as Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in an exciting draw for the 2018 tournament in Russia on Friday. Neymar's Brazil meanwhile will have to negotiate a group including Switzerland, Costa Rica and Serbia. Holders Germany will face Me
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Beijing bans fireworks, evil spirits rejoice

China may have invented fireworks but Beijing banned them from the capital Friday ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations, as authorities clamp down on potentially dangerous activities. Photo:  BEIJING: China may have invented fireworks but Beijing banned them from the capital Friday ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations, as authorities clamp down on potentially dangerous activities. The new regulation was passed by the local government, state news agency Xinhua said, and comes amid a city-wide ca
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Internal, external enemies want to destroy country's peace: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that internal and external enemies want to destroy Pakistan's peace. ?The entire nation needs to unite for the war against terrorism because internal and external enemies of the country want to destroy Pakistan?s peace.? The minister called upon those injured in the Agriculture Directorate at the Hayatabad Medical Complex in Peshawar. ?We won?t forget loss of martyrs and we will not stop pursuing terrorists,? Iqbal said while speaking to
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GM sees 2019 launch for self-driving taxi fleet

Self-driving Chevy Bolt EV car during a media event by Cruise, GM?s autonomous car unit, in San Francisco, California, U.S. on November 28, 2017. PHOTO: General Motors WASHINGTON: General Motors is aiming to overtake rivals by launching a large-scale fleet of self-driving taxis by 2019. The US auto giant told an investor call its strategy is based on zero emissions and autonomous technology that will eliminate most crashes. "If we continue on our current rate of change, we will be ready to dep
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War crimes court to hold independent probe into Praljak death

Slobodan Praljak consumes 'poison'. Photo: File THE HAGUE: A UN war crimes court said Friday it is launching an "independent expert review" into the death of a Bosnian Croat war criminal who appeared to drink poison in front of shocked judges. The probe will complement the Dutch investigation into the suicide of Slobodan Praljak, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said in a statement. Praljak, 72, died in hospital shortly after drinking from a small brown glas
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Talal, Daniyal showed up after Faizabad protest ended: Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry lashed out at Minister of State for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry and remarked that Talal had disappeared during the Faizabad operation. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders such as Talal Chaudhry and Daniyal Aziz only showed their faces after the Islamabad protest ended, remarked Fawad in a statement issued on Friday. He also said that the ministers are trying to divide the nation at a time when the enemy is attacking t
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Pope refers to refugees from Myanmar as ?Rohingya? after meeting them

Francis shakes hands with a Rohingya refugee in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters DHAKA: Pope Francis referred to refugees who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh as "Rohingya" on Friday, using the politically sensitive name for the persecuted minority for the first time on his Asia tour after meeting a group of them in Dhaka. "Today the presence of God is also called Rohingya," the pope said after an emotional encounter with refugees who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar. "Let us continu
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FO condemns ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday expressed concern at the reported ballistic missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, said a statement released. "It strongly condemns the attack and commends the timely action by Saudi forces to destroy the missile preventing any loss of lives," said the FO.  Pakistan reiterated its full support and solidarity with the government and the people of the kingdom.  The statement further added that it condemns any threats aimed Saudi Arabia a
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This soul-stirring rendition of PTV's iconic Durood Shareef will leave you mesmerised

Photo: Patari  A soul-stirring rendition of the iconic Durood Shareef aired on Pakistan Television (PTV) in the 1980s was recently released on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him). Patari and Chand Tara Orchestra are behind the new devotional rendition of Durood Shareef. Babar Sheikh has produced and directed the recital by Sherry Raza of Chand Tara Orchestra. In a press release, Patari says the rendition "is a beautiful reminder to the people of Pakistan, who ar
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Worshippers pack Egyptian mosque week after massacre

View of the Rawda mosque, roughly 40 kilometres west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish, after a gun and bombing attack, on November 24, 2017. Photo: AFP  CAIRO: Dozens of Muslims, including religious and army leaders, packed an Egyptian mosque for Friday prayers a week after gunmen massacred more than 300 people in the house of worship. The mosque in Rawda village in North Sinai had been cleaned and renovated following the massacre by suspected Daesh gunmen in time for the weekly Friday p
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Prince Harry and Meghan make their first royal visit

Prince Harry and his fiancee US actress Meghan Markle greet a well-wisher as they tour the Terrence Higgins Trust World AIDS Day charity fair at Nottingham Contemporary in Nottingham. -AFP  NOTTINGHAM: Prince Harry and his American actress fiance Meghan Markle embarked Friday on their first joint royal visit since announcing their engagement this week. Harry and Meghan, who broke the news of their forthcoming marriage on Monday, went on a walkabout in the central English city of Nottingham, m
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Japan issues commemorative stamp to celebrate Jahangir Khan?s career

Commemorative ticket issued in the name of squash player Jahangir Khan.  TOKYO: The Japanese government has paid tribute to the squash legend of Pakistan, Jahangir Khan, by issuing commemorative stamp in his name. According to sources in the Japanese government, Jahangir will also soon be invited to their country where an event would be organised to celebrate his success. The squash legend is famed for winning 555 matches, which is a record yet to be broken. During his career as a professi
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Obama says 'think before you tweet'

NEW DELHI: Former US president Barack Obama said Friday that social media powers like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are leading to "snap judgements to complex issues" and warned leaders to think before tweeting. Obama was repeatedly asked about his successor, President Donald Trump, at a New Delhi symposium but stuck to a general warning to all high-profile figures to take care. "I think it's important to be mindful of both the power of these tools but also its limits," Obama said when asked
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Istanbul police detain 62 foreigners over alleged Daesh links

ISTANBUL: Istanbul police have detained 62 foreigners suspected of having links to Daesh in overnight raids, Turkish media reported Friday. Police have launched almost daily operations against Daesh cells across the country following concerns hundreds of alleged Daesh members have crossed into Turkey from Syria. The suspects were detained during raids on 12 addresses in eight districts of Istanbul, the privately-owned news agency Dogan said. They are suspected of providing financial support
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Pope enjoys a rickshaw ride in Bangladesh

Pope Francis rides a rickshaw as he visits St Mary´s Cathedral in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 1, 2017. Photo: REUTERS  DHAKA: Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature enjoyed a rickshaw ride during a visit to St Mary´s Cathedral in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday. Around 100,000 Bangladeshi Catholics crammed into a park in central Dhaka, cheering and chanting "viva il papa" ("long live the pope") as Francis was driven through the crowd in an open-sided popemobile made specially for the occasion.
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Google launches Datally, an app that saves you data

Android users' can wave all their data usage problems goodbye with the launch of Datally ? a smart and simple Android app that helps smartphone users understand, control, and save mobile data.  Datally works on all smartphones running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and higher, and is available on the Google Play Store globally. The app claims to help users solve one of the biggest pains for smartphone users around the world ? worries about data usage.  Extensive user research revealed that many sm
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Pakistan happy to support SCO efforts for peaceful Afghanistan: PM Abbasi

SOCHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, speaking at the 16th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Council of the Heads of Government (CHG), on Friday said Pakistan will be happy to contribute to SCO's efforts towards building a stable and secure Afghanistan.  Abbasi's made the statement after calling for further deepening of cooperation within the new consultative format of SCO Afghanistan contact group. "The objective of this format should be to support Afghanistan's
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Kim Jong Nam had nerve agent antidote in bag, Malaysian court told

Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who are on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, are escorted as they revisit the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia October 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters   KUALA LUMPUR: Kim Jong Nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korea?s leader, had a dozen vials of antidote for lethal nerve agent VX in his sling bag on the day he was poisoned, a Malaysian court was told this week.
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16 dead, 100 missing as cyclone hits India, Sri Lanka

Disaster officials said nine people were killed in India and seven in neighbouring Sri Lanka, most crushed by trees ripped up by destructive winds raging at 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour-AFP (File) NEW DELHI: A powerful cyclone has killed at least 16 people across India and Sri Lanka, uprooting trees and cutting power for millions amid warnings Friday that the storm would intensify. Disaster officials said nine people were killed in India and seven in neighbouring Sri Lanka, most crushed
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Argentina abandons rescue mission for crew of missing submarine

A bouquet of flowers and banners in support of the 44 crew members of the missing at sea ARA San Juan submarine are placed on a fence outside an Argentine naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina November 25, 2017. The banner below reads "God, give strength to the submariners". Photo: Reuters   BUENOS AIRES: Argentina has given up on rescuing 44 crew members on a submarine that disappeared 15 days ago, though it will continue the search for the vessel with international assistance, a navy spokesm
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