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WWE star John Cena gets cricket tips from Shane Watson

John Cena learns to bat/Photo shared by Sydney Thunder on Twitter  WWE superstar John Cena appears to have found a new challenge and he?s loving it. During his trip to Australia, the 16-time champion decided to learn a bit of cricket, and found a coach in none other than former Aussie all-rounder Shane Watson. Watson, who will begin his duties as captain for Sydney Thunders in Big Bash League starting December 9, shared cricket tips with the wrestler, who is currently in Australia to promote

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PM Modi hosts Ivanka Trump for dinner at Hyderabad Palace

HYDERABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Ivanka Trump, the daughter, and advisor of US President Donald Trump, for a gala dinner at Hyderabad's famous Falaknuma Palace today during the ongoing Global Entrepreneurship Summit. As many as 360-member US delegation have arrived in India under Ivanka Trump. According to Indian media reports, a lavish dinner was thrown to entertain the American dignitaries. A five-course menu, inspired by Hyderabad's famed cuisine by a host of culinary

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Cristiano Ronaldo shares adorable picture of baby Eva

Eva and his twin brother were born in June via a surrogate Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed a baby daughter in June this year and usually shares cute pictures of her on his Instagram. The football star posted a snap holding Eva in his lap, both of them looking in the camera. While Ronaldo is smiling, the little girl seems to have no idea about what?s going on. Eva and her twin brother were born in June via a surrogate. Ronaldo has four kids in total, three of which were born this year. His girlfrie

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Chinese teacher used needles to ´discipline´ children: police

China´s state-run Xinhua news agency had earlier reported that children at the kindergarten were also "reportedly sexually molested"-AFP BEIJING: A Beijing kindergarten teacher used sewing needles to punish children for not sleeping, police said, but other abuse claims have been rejected by an investigation into a scandal that sparked national outrage. Authorities opened the probe into RYB Education New World kindergarten last week after parents said toddlers were given mysterious pills and ha

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Shireen Mazari distances herself from daughter?s views on Faizabad operation

PTI leader Shireen Mazari Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari has distanced herself from her daughter Imaan Hazir Mazari?s views on the Faizabad fiasco and the resulting aftermath of the recent operation, which saw the government sign an agreement with the protesters, overseen by Pakistan Army. Imaan Hazir Mazari had posted a video on Twitter strongly criticising the army?s role in the Faizabad agreement. The video spread like wildfire on social media.  In a statement on Twitt

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Royal fan urges Harry, Meghan to have India honeymoon, many kids

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle MUMBAI: Mumbai cafe owner Boman Kohinoor, arguably India´s biggest fan of the British royal family, wants Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to honeymoon in India and have lots of children. The 95-year-old, who met Harry´s older brother William and wife Catherine when the royal couple visited India´s commercial capital last year, said he was delighted to hear news of the engagement. "I wish them a very long and happy married life. And may all their troubles be littl

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German mayor stabbed allegedly for pro-refugee stance

Andreas Hollstein, mayor of the German town of Altena, survived a stabbing attack on Monday allegedly for holding a pro-refugee stance. Hollstein, member of Chancellor Angela Merkel?s party, was stabbed in the neck in a kebab shop and was later shifted to the hospital for treatment, BBC reported. "The security authorities believe that there was a political motive," said North Rhine-Westphalia premier Armin Laschet. The assailant was taken into custody after the attack. Merkel condemned the

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Indonesia re-opening Bali airport shut by volcanic ash

Mount Agung erupts, seen from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency on Indonesia?s resort island of Bali on November 28, 2017/AFP DENPASAR: Bali´s international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction. The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity at Moun

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Meghan Markle departs ?Suits? after engagement to Prince Harry

Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane in legal drama 'Suits' LOS ANGELES: US actress Meghan Markle has wrapped up her role on legal drama series "Suits" after seven seasons, USA Network and Universal Cable Productions said in a statement on Tuesday, a day after Markle and Britain´s Prince Harry announced their engagement. Markle, 36, played Rachel Zane on the cable network drama, rising up the ranks from paralegal to lawyer. The character is engaged to be married to Mike Ross, played by Patrick J. Adams

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Two security officials martyred in Sibi

Officials of security forces. Photo: AFP/File SIBI: Two security officials were martyred on Wednesday in the Sangan area of Sibi, Balochistan.  Officials said the incident occurred after a roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle of the security forces.  Two security officials are said to have been martyred in the attack while three have been injured. The site of the incident was cordoned off by security forces and a search operation is under way.  Security forces are often targetted in Balochi

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Oxford strips Suu Kyi of city?s freedom over Rohingya crisis

Aung San Suu Kyi received an honorary degree at Oxford University in 2012 LONDON: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of the honorific freedom of Oxford, the British city where she studied and raised her children, over her "inaction" in the Rohingya crisis. "When Aung San Suu Kyi was given the Freedom of the City in 1997 it was because she reflected Oxford´s values of tolerance and internationalism," the city council said in a statement issued late Monday. "Today we have taken t

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Happy birthday Fawad Khan! A look at the rise and rise of Pakistan?s favourite heartthrob

Can there be anyone more Khoobsurat than him? Whose every dialogue on screen and photoshoot has a Dastaan to tell, whose charm has become our Humsafar, and made us say Humari 'Zindagi Gulzar Hai?. No more subtle hints, you know who we are talking about! The actor, singer, charmer, and surely Pakistan?s best export to the world? it's none other than? the one and only.. Fawad Khan! Ladies and Gentlemen, hold your breath.. our slayer of hearts, born with one purpose in life - to put magic in ou

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Istanbul anglers keep up tradition despite stocks alarm

Fishermen on the Bosphorus. Photo: AFP After half a century of fishing, 65-year-old Fuat, a retired Turkish civil servant, is nostalgic for the good old days when the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul teemed with fish. Wearing a black woolly hat, Fuat is one of hundreds of amateur anglers passing their spare time on the Galata Bridge on the European side of Istanbul, trying to fill their buckets. "I've been fishing since I was 15 years old," he told AFP as he cast his line over the waters at the co

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Japan, China dominate list of world's top restaurants

French cooking dominates the top 100 but the big trend is the climb of Chinese haute cuisine Japan and China have more of the world's best restaurants than anywhere else, according to the La Liste ranking, which will be published next week. Although the French-based list will declare Guy Savoy's flagship Paris riverside restaurant the best in the world for the second year running -- and French cooking dominates the top 100 -- the big trend is the climb of Chinese haute cuisine. "The rise and r

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Indonesia´s ´Niqab Squad´ takes aim at face veil prejudice

An Indonesian Muslim woman riding a horse in Bekasi-AFP BEKASI, INDONESIA: Riding a horse or nailing an archery target is tough at the best of times -- it´s even harder when you´re wearing a niqab. But that isn´t about to stop a group of Indonesian women who have banded together to combat prejudice against the face-covering veil, which has been at the centre of a heated global debate over religious freedom and women´s rights. The "Niqab Squad" meets to recite the Quran or, at one recent gathe

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Aussie ?adults? don´t need curfew, says coach Lehmann

Australian coach Darren Lehmann with captain Steve Smith/File photo: Getty Images  ADELAIDE: Australian coach Darren Lehmann says he can´t envisage ever slapping a curfew on his players, who were "grown men", after England opted to ban their team being out after midnight. The England decision followed Jonny Bairstow´s headbutt on Australian opener Cameron Bancroft in a Perth bar late last month, which only came to light over the weekend. It came with sensitivity within the England camp about o

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Pak economy performs robustly in 1Q, with fiscal deficit at 1.2 percent

A man counts Pakistani banknotes along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/Files ISLAMABAD: With the fiscal deficit recorded at 1.2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), the federal government's financial operations and debt statistics for the first quarter of the current fiscal year (1QFY17) show strong performance and prudent expenditure. On one hand, the revenue collection ? especially that from taxes ? registered a strong growth of over 20 pe

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PM Abbasi to inaugurate CPEC coal power plant in Port Qasim today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi/File photo  KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is set to arrive in Karachi on a one-day visit on Wednesday, where he will inaugurate a coal power plant under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Port Qasim. The prime minister will also chair a high-level meeting in Karachi later today to discuss the law and order situation in the metropolis. Earlier this week on Monday, PM Abbasi met King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz during his visit to Saudi Arabia

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´Compassionate´ Victoria first Australia state to legalise euthanasia

The legislation, which takes effect from June 2019, was passed in Victoria after 100 hours of often fiery debate, making it the only place in Australia where the practice will be legal MELBOURNE: An Australian state Wednesday became the first in the country to legalise assisted dying, or euthanasia, with lawmakers voting to allow terminally ill patients the right to request a lethal drug to end their lives. The legislation, which takes effect from June 2019, was passed in Victoria after 100 ho

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Revised FTA with China to tilt trade balance in Pak favor: Sartaj Aziz

Sartaj Aziz ? the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan ? listens to a question during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files ISLAMABAD: Sartaj Aziz ? the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission (PC) ? on Tuesday expressed hope that the trade balance between Pakistan and China is likely to improve considerably and in favour of the former once the revised Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is finalized. Aziz said c

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North Korea says tests new ICBM, can reach all US mainland

People watch a television broadcast of a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that landed close to Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, November 29, 2017. REUTERS SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea said on Wednesday it had successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach all of the US mainland. The missile test, North Korea?s first since mid-September, came a week after US President Donald Trump put No

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Ishaq Dar's bail guarantor fails to appear in court

The court notice regarding Ishaq Dar. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: The bail guarantor of Ishaq Dar failed to appear today in the accountability court hearing the corruption case against the former finance minister.  As Accountability Court Judge Mohammad Bashir began proceedings, Dar's guarantor Ahmad Ali Qudoosi was a no-show.  Court officials then shouted his name outside the courtroom but he still did not appear. The court then went into a recess to give time for Qudoosi to appear.  On Novem

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CM Punjab orders release of protesters detained during sit-ins

Protesters pelt stones at police in Faizabad/AFP LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif has ordered release of all the protesters detained during sit-ins over the past few days. Kot Lakhpat prison in Lahore has received instructions to release 170 workers of a religious group, which had been protesting and staging sit-ins countrywide over the past three weeks demanding the resignation of Federal Law Minister Zahid Hamid. The weeks-long protest at Faizabad Interchange in Islamabad was cal

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Karachi's conducive atmosphere good for Swiss businessmen: Governor Sindh

File Photo KARACHI: Governor of Sindh Muhammad Zubair has asked the Swiss investors to come up with investments here as a conducive atmosphere prevails following the restoration of law and order. Zubair was talking to Thomas Kolly ? the Swiss Ambassador to Pakistan ? who called on him at the Governor House here on Tuesday. Bilateral ties and matters pertaining to investment and trade came up for discussion during the meeting. The governor spoke of bilateral relations between the two countri

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