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'Obama' photo book tops US best-sellers list

Pete Souza takes pictures of former US President Barack Obama as the president delivers remarks on the Affordable Health Care Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US, October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files  Former White House photographer Pete Souza?s behind-the-scenes book Obama topped the US nonfiction bestsellers chart on Thursday. Data released by independent, online, and chain bookstores, book wholesalers, and independent distributors across the United States was

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World anti-doping body refuses to lift Russia suspension

The World Anti-Doping Agency maintained its suspension of Russia on Thursday, raising the spectre of a possible ban from February's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. WADA's Foundation Board, meeting in Seoul, came to the decision after its Compliance Review Committee recommended that Russia's anti-doping body, RUSADA, "should not be reinstated". The decision had been expected after Russia refused to admit running a state-sponsored doping system, as detailed in an explosive report for WADA by Can

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Lawmakers want more information from Trump son-in-law Kushner for Russia probe

White House Senior adviser Jared Kushner attends bilateral meetings held by US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files WASHINGTON: The leaders of the US Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday they had not received the information they requested from Jared Kushner ? President Donald Trump?s son-in-law ? including emails, phone records and documents related to communications with fo

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Woman accuses US Senator Al Franken of unwanted groping

Senator Al Franken meets with constituents at Minnesota Farmfest in Redwood County, Minnesota, US, August 6, 2014. REUTERS/Craig Lassig/Files  WASHINGTON: A radio broadcaster accused US Senator Al Franken on Thursday of touching her chest while she slept and forcing a kiss on her in 2006 when he was still a comedian and the two were preparing to perform before US troops in the Middle East. Anchor Leeann Tweeden related her experience in a first-person account on the website of Los Angeles sta

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Coldplay tops $500 million on third richest tour ever

Coldplay generated more than $500 million on the rockers' just completed global tour, the band's promoters said Thursday, making it the third highest-grossing in history. The English band played the 114th and final show of its "A Head Full of Dreams" tour Wednesday night in Buenos Aires, completing a haul of $523 million in ticket sales, Live Nation announced. Only two other acts have ever amassed more: Irish rockers U2, who grossed $784 million on their elaborate, in-the-round "360" tour from

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Trump urges unity ahead of UN vote on Syria toxic gas inquiry

A civil defence member breathes through an oxygen mask, after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib, Syria, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah/Files  UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria ahead of planned votes on rival US and Russia resolutions that could spark Moscow?s 10th veto on Syria action. T

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Oil slips, as US supply threatens to undermine OPEC cuts

Oil pumpjacks are seen near Aneth, Utah, US, October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen/Files NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as rising US production and inventories threatened to undermine a rally sparked by tightening world supply as a consequence of OPEC?s curbs on output. Brent crude futures were down 43 cents a barrel at $61.44 as of 12:17 PM EST (1717 GMT). If Brent ends lower, it would mark a fifth consecutive day of declines. US light crude fell 16 cents to $55.17 a barrel, p

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CJ LHC takes notice of torture of special needs children in Punjab

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/513766e0ea9ac14a9b0aa6c28c0ba32f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTYvMjAxNyA4OjAxOjU1IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9V2drLzJRdis4c3ZkeEJGczFOVzlKZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: The chief justice of Lahore High Court (LHC) took notice of torture of special needs children in Punjab after more such video

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Mugabe under house arrest resists army pressure to quit

Soldiers are seen on the armoured vehicle outside the parliament in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 16, 2017. ? Reuters HARARE: President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe?s only legitimate ruler and is refusing to quit after a military coup, but pressure is mounting on the 93-year-old former guerrilla to accept offers of a graceful exit, sources said on Thursday. A political source who spoke to senior allies holed up with Mugabe and his wife, Grace, in his lavish ?Blue Roof? Harare co

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Govts increase efforts to manipulate information on social media, report says

Online manipulation and propaganda played an important role in elections not only in the US, but in 17 other countries around the globe in the year ending May 31, according to the latest Freedom of the Net report from Freedom House ? a nonprofit organization that promotes democracy and civil liberties. Governments around the world have dramatically increased their efforts to manipulate information on social media, threatening the notion of the internet as a liberating technology, according t

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Greece in mourning as several still missing after deadly flood

MANDRA: Greece was in mourning Thursday as rescue crews tried to locate several people missing in a flood that killed 16 people near the capital, with more thunderstorms forecast until the weekend. Authorities said at least four people were still unaccounted for in Mandra, one of three towns about 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Athens hit by a freak flood early Wednesday. The latest victim, a 50-year-old man, was found in a mud-filled basement. It took rescue crews over a day to reach his ho

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Pope denounces healthcare inequality in rich countries

Pope Francis on Thursday took wealthy nations to task over unequal healthcare and systems which increasingly penalise all but the very wealthy. Photo: AFP file  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday took wealthy nations to task over unequal healthcare and systems which increasingly penalise all but the very wealthy. Healthcare is a particularly hot-button issue in the United States, where President Donald Trump has been fighting to scrap the Affordable Care Act brought in by his predecessor Ba

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Obama climate envoy slams Trump's rejection of Paris Agreement

The Obama-era official who helped deliver the 2015 Paris Agreement, lashed out Thursday at the Donald Trump administration?s ?wrongheaded? decision to abandon the first-ever pact committing all countries to limiting climate change. Photo: AFP file  BONN: The Obama-era official who helped deliver the 2015 Paris Agreement, lashed out Thursday at the Donald Trump administration?s ?wrongheaded? decision to abandon the first-ever pact committing all countries to limiting climate change. Todd Stern,

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'Fake news' becomes a business model: researchers

Photo Credit: CC0 Public Domain WASHINGTON: Cybercriminals have latched onto the notion of "fake news" and turned it into a profitable business model, with services starting at under $10, security researchers said Thursday. The online security firm Digital Shadows released a report highlighting services aimed at creating bogus media websites, fake reviews and social media "bots" or automated accounts to promote or denigrate commercial products and services. One of the methods used is creating

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Fear of a serial killer puts Florida city on edge

A possible serial killer is on the loose in Tampa, Florida, picking out victims seemingly at random on the street, and shaken residents are looking over their shoulders fearing he could be someone they know. Photo: AFP file  TAMPA: A possible serial killer is on the loose in Tampa, Florida, picking out victims seemingly at random on the street, and shaken residents are looking over their shoulders fearing he could be someone they know. Early Tuesday, 60-year-old Ronald Felton became the fourth

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Twitter to remove ?verification badge? from some accounts

Twitter is changing its policy on ?verified? accounts, reserving the right to remove the blue badges from users who violate the online platform's terms of service. Photo: AFP file  WASHINGTON: Twitter is changing its policy on ?verified? accounts, reserving the right to remove the blue badges from users who violate the online platform's terms of service. The move came a week after Twitter launched a review of its policy following disclosures that neo-Nazi and white supremacist leaders had recei

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Anne Frank foundation buys her family home in Amsterdam

The foundation maintaining the Amsterdam house where Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazis during World War II said Thursday they had bought another property where her family lived in the 1930s. Photo: AFP file  THE HAGUE: The foundation maintaining the Amsterdam house where Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazis during World War II said Thursday they had bought another property where her family lived in the 1930s. But the Anne Frank Stichting said it had no plans to use the ?other home? a

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In first, Putin speaks with Ukraine?s separatist leaders

Putin's shift in his approach to Ukraine has been unexpected. ? Reuters MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken to eastern Ukraine?s rebel leaders to discuss a prisoner swap, his first publicly acknowledged direct contact with the two pro-Russian separatist republics. The Kremlin said late Wednesday that Putin spoke by telephone with Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People?s Republic, and Igor Plotnitsky, head of the Lugansk People?s Republic. The enti

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Iran, Russia, Turkey leaders to hold Syria summit next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani for summit talks on Syria. Photo: AFP file  ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani for summit talks on Syria, officials from Turkey and Russia said Thursday. With the violence in Syria diminishing but still no political solution in sight, the three presidents will meet at Putin

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Here?s how to read deleted messages on WhatsApp

Many users were relieved after WhatsApp rolled out its much-awaited ?Delete for Everyone? feature. However, just because the message does not appear, it doesn?t mean that it has been deleted. A new report claims that the deleted messages are still available on the device and can be accessed easily. According to the Spanish Android blog Android Jefe, the deleted messages are present in the notification log of the device, adding that recipients can easily access deleted messages even if it has

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Turbat killing: Victims? families left devastated as bodies reach home

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7821a0c1ae15fe2816f3d043fd2d30e0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTYvMjAxNyAzOjIxOjQxIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9a2c1RGhsSmZnMFZiNjBGaEt5S3lodz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] The family of Ghulam Rabbani, whose body was found along with 14 others on Wednesday, was hard to console as they heard the news of t

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JF-17 Thunder dazzles spectators at Dubai Air Show

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/3347a447d7288a1973a6780131ef6aa4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTYvMjAxNyAzOjEwOjMxIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9NXFnL2JkMm1LZ2pPclhrcUE2T0x1QT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] DUBAI: Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) JF-17 Thunder and Super Mushshak trainer aircraft dazzled thousands of spectators on the last day o

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Hamas alleges Israeli spies used Bosnian passports for assassination

GAZA CITY: Hamas on Thursday alleged Israeli spies used Bosnian passports to enter Tunisia and assassinate one of its drone experts as the Palestinian movement announced details of its probe into the December incident. Tunisian engineer Mohamed Zaouari was shot dead in his car in December 2016 by unknown gunmen, with Hamas accusing Israel of responsibility at the time. Senior Hamas figure Mohamed Nazzal made the allegations on Thursday in a statement and at a press conference in Beirut. He sa

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Early elections can be held in country: Babar Awan

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7e92cd236854261722a7eaac1387afa5.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTYvMjAxNyAyOjQ4OjQwIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9MnRkU1N3OUtxemI2a3VZZDNCYWhKdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Babar Awan Thursday claimed snap elections could certainly be held in the country an

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Sattar gets into argument with Parliament House security over PM?s protocol

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/155a4462753b5a18e6ae47ae40b8916a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTYvMjAxNyAxOjA1OjM0IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9UllGeEk0THptTnNTN0w0ZDQrWFRHUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Video: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar on Thursday got into an argument with a m

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