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Islamabad sit-in continues despite court notices, official pleas

The protest has resulted in severe issues for the residents of the capital and Rawalpindi who face traffic jams and mobility issues on a daily basis ISLAMABAD: Protesters belonging to a religious group continued their sit-in for the 17th consecutive day on Wednesday, blocking Faizabad Interchange despite a notice by the Supreme Court. The protest has resulted in severe issues for residents of the capital and Rawalpindi who face traffic jams and mobility issues on a daily basis. At least two ca

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Looking at 2018

Photo: File In the aftermath of the by-elections of NA-4 in Peshawar, many have predicted the PTI?s victory to be an indication of a possible second term for the party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). However, in my opinion just one by-election victory doesn?t provide enough evidence for such a prediction. It is very important to take into account the norms surrounding by-elections in Pakistan, as well as the regional voting patterns within KP. In the follow up to General Elections 2013, a total of

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Uber paid hackers $100,000, concealed data stolen from 57 million accounts

Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million accounts of the ride-service provider, the company said on Tuesday. Discovery of the company?s cover-up of the incident resulted in the firing of two employees who led Uber?s response to the hack, said Dara Khosrowshahi, who was named CEO in August following the departure of founder Travis Kalanick. Khosrowshahi said he had only recently learned of the breach, which h

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Regular school timings restored in Punjab as smog subsides

Smog reduces visibility in Punjab. Photo: File LAHORE: As smog has subsided to a great extent in the province, regular timings have been restored for both private and government schools that will begin at 8:15AM starting today (Wednesday). Earlier in November, the Punjab School Education Department ordered the school timings be pushed, with classes starting from 9AM instead of 8AM but ending at the same time, 2:30PM. The step was taken in view of the intense fog that blanketed Punjab as it h

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Spurs secure top spot with comeback win at Dortmund

DORTMUND: Already-qualified Tottenham Hotspur came from a goal down to beat hosts Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday and secure top spot in Group H with a game to spare. Spurs? top scorer Harry Kane cancelled out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?s first-half strike in the 49th minute with his sixth goal of the campaign and Heung-min Son curled home the winner in the 76th. The result put the Londoners on 13 points, three ahead of holders Real Madrid, who crushed APOEL Nicosia 6-0

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Sterling strike earns top spot for Man City

Manchester City secured top spot in Group F with a 1-0 win over Feyenoord at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, making it five wins out of five for Pep Guardiola?s side. City, who were already assured of a place in the last 16, fielded a surprisingly strong line-up but struggled to find the kind of fluency that has characterised their performances this season. But two minutes from the end, Raheem Sterling grabbed the winner, slotting home after a smart exchange of passes with Ilkay Gundogan. Sam

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4 in 10 cancer victims in US suffer due to lifestyle choices: study

About four in 10 cancers in the United States are due to lifestyle choices -- such as smoking and eating poorly -- and other risks that might be avoidable, researchers said Tuesday. The goal of the study was to calculate "the contribution of several modifiable risk factors to cancer occurrence," said the report in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Factors that are known to raise the risk of cancer included cigarette smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, excess body weight, drin

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France welcomes Mugabe's decision to resign

File France welcomed Robert Mugabe?s decision to resign as Zimbabwe?s president on Tuesday, its foreign ministry saying it was ready to help the country deal with its political transition in cooperation with African and international partners. ?We welcome this decision, which must now pave the way for a peaceful political transition, respectful of the legitimate aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe,? Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Agnes Romatet-Espagne said in a statement. The 93-year-old Mu

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Japan woman claims to have dumped babies in concrete buckets

A mother who dumped four of her babies in buckets filled with concrete that she then kept in her apartment for two decades was arrested in Japan on Tuesday. Mayumi Saito, 53, told investigators she had given birth to the infants between 1992 and 1997, a police spokesman told AFP. Saito handed herself in at an Osaka police station on Monday and confessed, saying she did not think her desperate financial predicament made it possible for her to look after the children, local media reported. Dete

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AT&T plan to buy Time Warner 'not a good deal,' says Trump

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his criticism of pay TV and wireless company AT&T?s deal to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner Inc, which the Justice Department has sued to stop. ?I?m not going to get involved in litigation, but personally I?ve always felt that that was a deal that?s not a good deal for the country,? the president said on the lawn of the White House as he left for Florida. ?I think your pricing?s going to go up, I don?t think it?s a good deal for the coun

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Sevilla complete astonishing three-goal comeback to deny Liverpool

SEVILLE: Sevilla?s Guido Pizarro scored a 93rd-minute equaliser to complete an incredible comeback from three goals down to draw 3-3 against Liverpool on Tuesday in a pulsating Champions League Group E clash. Liverpool were on the verge of sealing qualification to the last 16 for the first time since 2009 but Pizarro stabbed home from a corner deep into stoppage time to deny them. Sadio Mane headed home in between two Roberto Firmino strikes to put Liverpool three goals up within 30 minutes, b

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Zlatan dethroned after a decade as Sweden's best player

Zlatan Ibrahimovic?s unbroken ten-year run as Sweden?s best player came to an end on Monday when FC Krasnodar defender Andreas Granqvist won the country?s Golden Ball for 2017. Ibrahimovic, who retired from international football after a disappointing Swedish showing at Euro 2016, dominated the award from 2007 to 2016 and took it 11 times overall. No other player has won it more than twice. Granqvist, Ibrahimovic?s successor as captain, last week led Sweden to a 1-0 aggregate playoff victory o

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Hariri back in Lebanon for first time since quitting as PM

BEIRUT: Saad al-Hariri returned to Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since he resigned as prime minister in a statement delivered from Saudi Arabia that plunged Lebanon into crisis. Hariri?s sudden resignation on Nov. 4 thrust Lebanon to the forefront of regional tussle between the Sunni monarchy of Saudi Arabia and Iran, whose powerful Lebanese ally Hezbollah is part of the Beirut government. Hariri, a long-time ally of Saudi Arabia, cited fear of assassination and meddling by Iran and Hez

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Napoli keep hopes alive with convincing win over Shakhtar

Napoli kept their hopes of Champions League progress alive with a 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in Group F on Tuesday. A brilliant strike from Lorenzo Insigne opened the Serie A leaders? scoring in the 56th minute, the Italy international jinking in from the left and then firing a right-foot drive into the top corner from 25 yards out. Napoli?s Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski missed a chance to double their lead when he shot over the bar after a defensive mix-up left him in a promising posit

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Kendall Jenner ousts Gisele Bundchen as world's top-earning model

Kendall Jenner topped a list on Tuesday of the world?s highest-paid models, edging Gisele Bundchen out of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 15 years in a ranking that reflected the growing power of social media influencers. Ashley Graham became the first plus-size woman to make the annual Forbes list of top-earning models, ranked in 10th place with an estimated income of $5.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017. Jenner, 22, the half-sister of Kim Kardashian, earned an estimated $

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Real Madrid thrash APOEL 6-0 but finish second in Group H

NICOSIA: Holders Real Madrid sealed a place in the Champions League last 16 with a thumping 6-0 victory at APOEL Nicosia on Tuesday but will still finish runners-up to Tottenham Hotspur in Group H. Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up Real?s biggest Champions League away win with two goals at the start of the second half. He has 18 in the competition this year, extending his record from 16 and taking his overall Champions League scoring record to 113. Zinedine Zidane?s side, who have been inconsistent

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Lebanon's Hariri lands in Cyprus, meets its president

BEIRUT: Lebanon?s Saad al-Hariri arrived in Cyprus for a meeting with its president on Tuesday, Hariri said on his Twitter feed, ahead of his expected return to Beirut to take part in independence day celebrations on Wednesday. Hariri is expected to return to Lebanon in the coming hours, his first trip home since his sudden resignation as prime minister on Nov. 4 plunged the country into political crisis. ?It was a 45-minute meeting which was requested earlier today through diplomatic channels

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At least 30 killed in attack on cattle herders in northeast Nigeria

File BAUCHI, Nigeria: Unidentified attackers killed more than 30 cattle herders in the northeastern Nigerian state of Adamawa, a police spokesman said on Tuesday. The attack, in the Numan area of Adamawa, began on Sunday night and fighting continued into Monday morning, said Othman Abubakar, a police spokesman for the state, adding that an investigation was underway. He gave no further details. Earlier on Tuesday, a suicide bomber killed 50 worshippers during morning prayers in a mosque in the

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Zidane staying upbeat amid Real Madrid troubles

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane insists he is still "optimistic" as the Spanish giants look to shrug off a poor run of form in La Liga by securing their place in the Champions League last 16. European champions in each of the last two seasons, Madrid will be guaranteed a place in the last 16 with a game to spare in Group H by beating APOEL in Cyprus on Tuesday. But they travelled to the eastern Mediterranean on the back of a 0-0 draw at city rivals Atletico on Saturday which left them third

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Muqam visits family of DI Khan assault survivor

DI KHAN: Adviser to the PM Amir Muqam here Tuesday visited Garahmatt and met with the 16-year-old girl, who was reportedly stripped and paraded to avenge her brother?s conduct, and her family. The chilling incident took place in Garahmatt village of DI Khan last month. The 16-year-old girl was returning home after fetching water when she was cornered. According to the survivor, the accused tore her clothes and made her walk the streets of the village. The prime accused, Sajawal, harassed the g

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Lebanon?s Hariri in Egypt ahead of return home

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (right) is greeted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo. ? AFP CAIRO: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri stopped in Egypt for talks on Tuesday on his way back from France to his country, which is reeling from his surprise resignation amid an escalating regional crisis. Minutes after Hariri landed in Cairo, small groups of supporters took to the streets of central Beirut in noisy convoys, honking, cheering and waving flags with the colours of

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Salman sings a song for his parents and fans can't stop swooning over it

Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan, on November 18, celebrated the 53rd wedding anniversary of his parents, Salim and Salma Khan. The celebrations were doubled because Salman?s younger sister Arpita Khan Sharma was also marking the third year of her wedding anniversary, reported Indian Express. The actor, who has lent his voice to films and last sung for Hero ? starring Athiya Shetty and Suraj Pancholi, had a s

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US strike in Somalia kills more than 100 Shabaab fighters

WASHINGTON: US forces conducted an air strike against the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab group in Somalia on Tuesday, killing more than 100 militants, military officials said. "In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US forces conducted an air strike in Somalia against an al-Shabaab camp on Tuesday, November 21 at approximately 10:30 am local Somalia time (0730 GMT), killing more than 100 militants," the US Africa Command said in a statement. The operation occurred 125 miles north

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Peace, love and backlash: that?s the beauty of a selfie

The selfie caption may read ?Peace and Love from Miss Iraq and Miss Israel?, but the reaction to them posing together has prompted something closer to ?push and shove". Photo: AFP   BAGHDAD: The selfie caption may read ?Peace and Love from Miss Iraq and Miss Israel?, but the reaction to them posing together has prompted something closer to ?push and shove?. Beauty queens Sarah Idan and Adar Gandelsman are representing their respective countries at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, but Ir

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Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe's 'Comeback Crocodile' now poised for top job

Nicknamed "Ngwena" (The Crocodile) because of his fearsome power and ruthlessness, the 75-year-old Mnangagwa had appeared to have been outfoxed by Mugabe's wife, Grace. ? Jamaica Observer HARARE: After Robert Mugabe's resignation as president of Zimbabwe, his former deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking led to the autocrat's downfall, seems likely to be the next head of state. On Sunday, Mnangagwa was named president of the ruling ZANU-PF party in place of Mugabe. That put him one step awa

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