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One killed in coal-mine collapse in Harnai, Balochistan

QUETTA: Rescue authorities have recovered the body of a miner after an accident at a coal mine in Balochistan's Harnai District on Friday.  One miner has also been rescued alive while five of his colleagues remain trapped inside.  Chief Inspector Mines Iftikhar Ahmed said a landslide occurred at two spots on the Sharig Coal Mine in Harnai.  He added that a rescue operation is under way to recover the five miners still trapped inside the mine.  Last month, according to media reports, three
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FIA probes kidnapping by teenagers playing ?blue whale-inspired game?

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing has summoned today teenagers arrested on suspicion of playing the Blue Whale challenge. The parents of the suspects have also been summoned. The agency's Cyber Crime Wing Deputy Director Shahid Hassan on Thursday, however, said that the teenagers were playing a different game called ?Snapshot?. The game revolves around users challenging each other to different tasks and setting bets. He said that the teenagers had challenged th
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CM Shehbaz says those levelling baseless allegations not serving people

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that those levelling baseless allegations are not serving the country and the nation.  He made the remarks after meeting members of the Punjab Assembly who called on him.   "Those indulging in politics of negativity do not have any passion for serving the people," he said, adding that, "People are not served by hollow slogans". The Punjab chief minister claimed that they have save saved billions of rupees while launching development
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Pakistani NFL owner says jealousy drives Trump attacks

NEW YORK: Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan says US President Donald Trump is "jealous" of the NFL and trying to soil its image in "personal" attacks in an interview with USA Today published Thursday. The 67-year-old Pakistani-born American billionaire, who also owns English football club Fulham, spoke at NFL owners meetings in New York, where team owners and players met to discuss Trump´s call for the league to force all players to stand for the pre-game playing of the US national anthem.
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Around 40 PML-N lawmakers ready to leave party: Rasheed

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/de78b293b1a5c5bd393078d57888901f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMjAvMjAxNyA4OjM5OjQ4IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9b29iSnlLVlZpbWVNMGo3Rlo4OWo3UT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed has said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif should explain the existence of 19 companie
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Turkey orders arrest of 110 people over Gulen links: media

ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for 110 people from a seized company over alleged links to the US-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated last year?s attempted coup, Dogan news agency and other media said on Friday. It said the police operation to seize the suspects, who were managers, partners and employees of the publishing group Kaynak Holding and related companies, was focused on Istanbul but spread across 24 provinces. Kaynak Holding was seized by the state in 2015
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´Thor: Ragnarok´ could cap record year for Marvel

"´Thor Ragnarok´ is one of the funniest Marvel Studio movies thus far, definitely the best Thor film" LOS ANGELES: It may not get the same affection lavished on "Iron Man" or "Captain America," but the "Thor" franchise looks set to complete a record year for Marvel on its opening weekend. Bolstered by glowing early reviews, "Thor: Ragnarok" -- the third instalment of the God of Thunder´s intergalactic exploits -- is projected to take $90 to $100 million from Friday through Sunday. If it hits t
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Tarantino admits he knew of Weinstein misconduct complaints

Quentin Tarantino LOS ANGELES: Quentin Tarantino has admitted knowing for decades about Harvey Weinstein´s alleged sexual misconduct, confessing in an interview published Thursday to feeling ashamed that he did not stop working with the mogul. The explosive admission to The New York Times came with allegations of assault and harassment mounting against the disgraced Hollywood tycoon as Los Angeles police announced they were investigating a sixth *** attack allegation. "I knew enough to do mor
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'Secret Superstar' hits screens in India, US

Movie poster All over the world, parents are trying to wean their kids away from the internet. They are reducing screen time, blocking Facebook and restricting access. But in Advait Chandan?s ?Secret Superstar?, the problem is the solution. The internet offers heroine Insiya an escape route from a stifling life. The shadow of an abusive father and the domestic violence she sees every day loom over her. What keeps her going is her love for music ? and her mother Najma. For all her submissive beh
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North Korea warns threats a 'big miscalculation' in letter to Australia lawmakers

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on September 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters   SYDNEY: North Korea has sent a letter to Australia?s parliament, warning it is a nuclear power and will not be cowed by US President Donald Trump?s threats to destroy it, according to a copy of the letter published in an Australian newspaper on Friday. ?If Trump thinks that he would bring the DPRK, a nuclea
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Festive glitter brightens India gold demand

A salesperson attends to a customer (not pictured) inside a jewellery showroom, during Akshaya Tritiya, a major gold-buying festival, in Mumbai, India April 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters   Demand for gold jumped in India this week on account of Dhanteras and Diwali, but high prices took some sheen off the yellow metal?s lure during the key festival period this year. Demand in the world?s second largest gold consumer usually strengthens during the final quarter as the country gears up for the weddin
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High-flying Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in fourth ODI today

Pakistan team celebrates during match against Sri Lanka  Pakistan will look to extend their winning streak as they take on dispirited Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI at Sharjah today. Sarfraz and his men have already wrapped up the five-match series 3-0, recording their seventh consecutive win in ODIs and the ninth victory in the last 11 matches after defeating Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The defeat was Sri Lanka's 10th in a row. In the third ODI, a century on debut by opener Imam-ul-Haq and a career-
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Trump administration weighs tighter vetting for women, children refugees: sources

Women and young children go through a lower level of security screening than men-Reuters WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The Trump administration is considering tightening the vetting process for women and children seeking to enter the United States as refugees, a proposal that if adopted would bring security checks closer to those for adult men, three sources with knowledge of the plan told Reuters. The plan could slow down refugee admissions even after the end of a 120-day ban on most refugees institute
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Putin dials up anti-US rhetoric, keeps mum on re-election

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia October 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters   SOCHI/MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin launched one of his most stinging critiques of US foreign policy on Thursday, listing what he called some of the biggest betrayals in US-Russia relations. He declined to say if he would run for a fourth presidential term in an election set for March, though he is expected to stand after dominating Russian politics for
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Obama slams 'politics of division' on return to campaign trail

Barack Obama RICHMOND: Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Thursday, railing against the "politics of division" after keeping a low profile and avoiding direct confrontation with his White House successor since leaving office. Speaking at a rally in New Jersey to support the Democratic Party candidate for governor, the 56-year-old former president took aim at the fear and bitterness that marked the 2016 campaign which led to Donald Trump´s presidency. "What we can´t have is the sam
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Nawaz Sharif to be indicted in third corruption reference today

Former PM Nawaz Sharif. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to be indicted in the Flagship Companies Ltd reference today by the accountability court conducting corruption proceedings against the Sharif family.  The court is conducting the hearing of three references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in light of the Supreme Court directions in the July 28 Panama Papers case judgment.  On Thursday, Nawaz was indicted in the Azizia Steel Mills re
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Pirzada says Shehbaz Sharif should lead PML-N

Federal Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada ISLAMABAD: In a sign of revolt against the PML-N leadership, Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada has suggested that ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif should step down as the party president until he comes out of all the problems. Addressing ?Meet the Press? programme here on Thursday, he suggested that the Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif would be the best choice to lead the party.  ?It will be better for the PML-N if M
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Assailing Trump, Snoop Dogg makes 'America crip again'

Snoop Dog performs onstage at the AOL NewFront 2016 at Seaport District, New York City, May 3, 2016. AFP/Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images North America/Files NEW YORK: Snoop Dogg took fresh aim at President Donald Trump and returned to his gangsta rap roots on a new single with a pointed title, "Make America Crip Again." The West Coast hip-hop legend put out the song Thursday and said it would be part of an eight-track EP out next week, his second major release this year. The title mocks Trump's c
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Trump gives self 10/10 for Puerto Rico response

US President Donald Trump talks to media at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files  WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his administration ten-out-of-ten for its response a hurricane that hammered Puerto Rico exactly one month ago, as 80 percent of the US island remained without power. Meeting Puerto Rico's governor Ricardo Rossello in the Oval Office, Trump acknowledged the massive scale of the rebuilding effort but de
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Oil drops more than one percent on profit taking after four days of gains

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery owned by The Carlyle Group is seen at sunset in front of the Philadelphia skyline, March 24, 2014. REUTERS/David M. Parrott/Files HOUSTON: Oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Thursday, breaking four days of gains, pressured by larger-than-expected product inventories in the United States and profit-taking after a recent run-up in markets. Brent crude settled down 92 cents (or 1.6 percent) at $57.23 a barrel. The global benchmark is still about
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No Premier League games on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve will be free of Premier League football after broadcasters agreed not to schedule any games for that day. Arsenal?s home clash with Liverpool had been earmarked for a potential switch from its original Saturday (Dec. 23) slot to the Sunday, prompting criticism from Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp and fans? groups. The match will now take place on Dec. 22 with the other nine games kicking off on Dec. 23, starting with Everton v Chelsea at 1230 GMT and finishing with Leicester City
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Study links pollution to millions of deaths worldwide

Pollution is killing millions of people worldwide, mostly through the diseases it causes including heart conditions, strokes and lung cancer, according to a large international study. Almost all pollution-related deaths - around 92 percent - are in poor or middle-income countries, the research found. And in rapidly industrialising countries such as India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Madagascar, pollution is linked to as many as a quarter of all fatalities. ?Pollution is much more than an envi
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One suspect arrested, another flees following police encounter in Karachi

KARACHI: One suspect was arrested Thursday night following a police encounter in the metropolis' Landhi area, Geo News reported. The suspect was taken into custody in a wounded state; however, his accomplice managed to escape arrest, police officials said. Law enforcement agencies revealed that the suspect ? from whom they recovered weapons and mobile phones ? was allegedly involved in numerous cases of street crime. CCTV footage obtained On the other hand, Geo News obtained the closed-circ
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Trump met Janet Yellen in Fed chair search: White House official

LEFT: US President Donald Trump. AFP/Jim Watson; RIGHT: US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump met on Thursday with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, a White House official said, as he considers whether to give Yellen a new term or nominate someone else. Yellen was the fifth of five people on the president?s short list to get a formal sit-down with Trump as he considers whom to pick for Yellen?s job when her current term expires in February. The list als
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Scandal-hit Nissan suspends production for Japan market

Nissan said Thursday it was suspending all production destined for the local market, as Japan's number-two automaker grapples with a mounting inspection scandal that has already seen it recall some 1.2 million vehicles. "Nissan decided today to suspend vehicle production for the Japan market at all Nissan and Nissan Shatai plants in Japan," it said in a statement, referring to an affiliate. The announcement comes weeks after the company announced the major recall as it admitted that staff with
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