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    Former CJP Ajmal Mian passes away aged 83

    Ajmal Mian served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court from December 23, 1997 to June 30, 1999 KARACHI: Former chief justice Ajmal Mian passed away on Monday in Karachi, his family said. Retd justice Mian?s funeral prayers will be held in Mustafa Mosque in the Defence Housing Authority and he will be buried in the Mewa Shah graveyard. Ajmal Mian served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court from December 23, 1997 to June 30, 1999. He was also appointed as the chairman of the Supreme Ju
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    Indonesian goalkeeper dies after mid-game collision

    JAKARTA: Indonesian football was in mourning on Monday after celebrated goalkeeper Choirul Huda died following an on-pitch collision with a team-mate. Huda, 38, a long-time regular for his hometown club Persela in East Java, collapsed just before half-time after Sunday´s accidental clash with Brazilian midfielder Ramon Rodrigues. Video footage showed the father of two clutching his chest in pain before he was rushed away on a stretcher and taken to hospital. Doctors said he stopped breathing a
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    Unchanged Pakistan face Sri Lanka in second ODI today

    Pakistan rejoice during the first ODI  An unchanged Pakistan side will take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the five-match series in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Pakistan, nursing a 2-0 Test whitewash against Sri Lanka, avenged the defeat by outclassing the tourists with an 83-run win in the ODI opener on Friday. Shoaib Malik´s swashbuckling 61-ball 81 and a return to form 103 by Babar Malik lifted Pakistan to 292-6 in the first ODI in Dubai, before they kept Sri Lanka to 209-8. The match was Pakis
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    Power woes: Karachi to face serious water shortage today

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/885daffd25bf1f6d25f168ac04e7287b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTYvMjAxNyA1OjM4OjA4IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9V21MMVlpSUIxb0dNSEVnTFFlY25rdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Karachi will face a shortage of 400 million gallons of water today, the spokesperson of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board
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    Asian shares conquer 10-year peak, oil up on Iraq tensions

    China news could be a key driver of markets this week ahead of the start of a leadership summit and key economic data, including third quarter economic growth-Reuters SYDNEY: Asian shares advanced to a decade high on Monday, while US oil futures jumped to hover near a six-month top as escalating tensions between the Iraqi government and Kurdish forces threatened supply. Iraqi forces began moving at midnight on Sunday towards oil fields held by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters near the oil-rich city o
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    Karachi named second-most dangerous megacity for women: poll

    Karachi at night/Reuters file photo LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Cairo, the capital of the Arab world?s most populous country, is the world?s most dangerous megacity for women, followed by Karachi in Pakistan, according to the first international experts? poll on how females fare in the rising number of cities with over 10 million people. London was ranked as the most woman-friendly, then Tokyo and Paris. The Thomson Reuters Foundation survey asked experts in women?s issues in 19 megac
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    Important to give youngsters consistent chances, says Malik

    Shoaib Malik in action during first ODI  ABU DHABI: Experienced batsman Shoaib Malik believes youngsters should be given the chance to carry a winning momentum into the second day-night international against Sri Lank in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Malik´s swashbuckling 61-ball 81 and a return to form 103 by Babar Malik lifted Pakistan to 292-6 in the first one-day in Dubai on Friday before they kept Sri Lanka to 209-8 for a 83-run win. The match was Pakistan´s first since winning the top eight natio
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    De Kock, Amla trump Mushfiqur century

    Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock became South Africa's most prolific ODI partnership, South Africa v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Kimberley, October 15, 2017/Getty Images KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA: Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla shared a record partnership as South Africa cruised to a "ruthless" ten-wicket win in the first one-day international against Bangladesh at the Diamond Oval on Sunday. De Kock (168 not out) and Amla (110 not out) put on an unbeaten 282 to overhaul Bangladesh´s 278 for seven with
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    France to strip Weinstein of Legion d´Honneur: Macron

    Harvey Weinstein PARIS: France will strip disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of the prestigious Legion d´Honneur, President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday. "I have taken steps to revoke the Legion d´Honneur (Legion of Honour)" from Weinstein -- accused by several women of sexual harassment, groping and rape -- Macron said in a televised interview. Weinstein was made a knight of the Legion d´Honneur, France´s highest award, in 2012 in recognition of the efforts by Miramax, the compan
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    As Hollywood struggles with sexism, female-led story ends London film fest

    Artists Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell, and Francis McDormand arrive for the UK premiere screening of 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri', on the closing night of the British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival at the Odeon, Leicester Square in central London, Britain, October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor  LONDON: The London Film Festival closed on Sunday with a violent and profanity-laden dark comedy featuring Frances McDormand, as a small-town mother seeking justice for her mu
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    May to travel to Brussels for meetings with EU's Barnier, Juncker

    Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Monday to meet with the European Union?s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and head of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, May?s office said on Sunday. May will travel with Brexit minister David Davis for the meetings, which, her office said, were a long-planned part of the prime minister?s build
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    What Austria's election says about Europe's political landscape

    Chancellor Christian Kern ? Social Democratic Party's (SPOe) top candidate, Plitz List leader Peter Plitz, and top candidate and head of far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache attend the first TV statement after general elections in Vienna, Austria, October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger1 BERLIN: After a series of setbacks for far-right parties in Europe this year, Austria?s anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) delivered one of its strongest performances ever in an election o
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    US officials try to ease concerns Trump may quit Iran deal

    Nikki Haley ? the US Ambassador to the United Nations ? delivers remarks at a security council meeting at UN headquarters during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/Files  WASHINGTON: Senior Trump administration officials said on Sunday that the United States was committed to remaining part of the Iran nuclear accord for now, despite President Donald Trump?s criticisms of the deal and his warnings that he might pull out.
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    Tillerson plays down tensions with Trump

    US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confer during a working lunch with African leaders during the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday minimized tensions with his boss, President Donald Trump, and brushed aside comments from an influential lawmaker, who compared Trump?s undermining of his top diplomat to a public castration. ?I am fully committed to his o
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    Court resumes hearing corruption case against Ishaq Dar today

    Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after appearing before the Panama case JIT earlier this year. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Corruption proceedings against Muhammad Ishaq Dar ? the Federal Minister for Finance ? are set to resume Monday morning in the assets reference case the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed against him. During the last hearing on October 12 ? that saw the powerful ruling party member staying in the court for around eight hours ? two prosecution witnesses recorded their statement
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    Lawyer who threatened defamation suit against NYT leaves Weinstein defense: source

    Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, New York, US, February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Files NEW YORK: Attorney Charles Harder has withdrawn from the legal team of Harvey Weinstein after previously threatening to sue the New York Times over its reports that the movie producer had been the target of sexual harassment complaints, a source familiar with the matter said Sunday. The New York Times reported on October 5 that We
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    Deadline nears for Catalan leader to clarify independence stance

    MADRID: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has until 10:00 a.m. local (0800 GMT) on Monday to clarify whether he is calling for the region?s independence from Spain, with Madrid threatening a return to direct rule if his stance remains ambiguous. The wealthy region?s threat to break away following a referendum that Spain?s Constitutional Court said was illegal has plunged Spain into its worst political crisis since an attempted military coup in 1981, just six years after the death of dictator Fra
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    Oil prices jump on fear of new US sanctions against Iran

    Oil markets opened up strong into the new week, with Brent crude up by one percent as concerns over renewed US sanctions against Iran drove prices up. A falling US rig count also supported prices there. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $57.79 at 0033 GMT, up 62 cents, or 1.1 percent, from the previous close. Traders said that concerns over renewed US sanctions against Iran were pushing prices up. US President Donald Trump struck a blow against the
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    Former Ballon d'Or winner George Weah headed for presidential run-off in Liberia

    MONROVIA: Former football star George Weah was set to win the first round of a presidential election in Liberia after the elections commission said on Sunday he was leading with 39 percent of votes and less than 5 percent of precincts still to be counted. He will face Vice President Joseph Boakai, who was in second place with 29.1 percent, in a second-round poll next month. Boakai was more than 280,000 votes ahead of the third-placed candidate, lawyer Charles Brumskine, on 9.8 percent. The fi
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    Two people die in fires in northwestern Spain

    MADRID: Two people have died in a wave of fires that are ravaging different parts of Spain?s northwestern Galicia region, a Civil Guard spokeswoman said on Sunday. Firefighters found the bodies inside a burned-out vehicle on the road linking two parishes in the city of Nigran, in the province of Pontevedra. The spokeswoman did not elaborate on the causes of the fire. The blaze in Galicia is being treated as a level 2 - or second-highest maximum threat - by emergency services. Flames also sur
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    WWE signs first woman wrestler from Arab world in global push

    DUBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. signed its first female performer from the Arab world on Sunday, smashing cultural taboos as the US-based pageant seeks to piledrive its way into lucrative foreign markets. Shadia Bseiso, a Jordanian versed in jiu-jitsu, dreams of encouraging more Arab women to take up sports - and of one day maybe even crashing a metal chair over WWE mega-star John Cena. ?Female athletes are finally getting the credit they deserve. The world is more open to that, and
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    Germany's Merkel suffers state vote setback as coalition talks loom

    Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate Stephan Weil celebrates with supporters after Lower Saxony state election in Hanover, Germany, October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen  BERLIN/HANOVER: Germany?s Social Democrats (SPD) defeated Angela Merkel?s conservatives in a vote in the northern state of Lower Saxony on Sunday, a setback for the chancellor as she prepares for tricky coalition talks at the national level this week. The SPD ? which has governed the swing state home to carmaker
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    Drone hits commercial airliner in Canada, no injuries

    LEFT: Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau speaks to the media in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Bolin/Files; RIGHT: An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle conducts tests over Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. REUTERS/US Navy/Erik Hildebrandt/Northrop Grumman/Handout/Files  A drone hit an aeroplane landing at a Quebec City airport this week, the first time an unmanned flying object has collided with commercial aircraft in Canada, Transport Ministe
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    Innsbruck bid for 2026 winter Games set for rejection in referendum

    Snow covered mountains are reflected in the walls of the Olympic ice hockey stadium of Innsbruck April 15, 2013. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler/Files VIENNA: Innsbruck's plan to bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics is set to be rejected in a local referendum, with more than 53 percent of voters saying no and only a small number of postal ballot papers still to be counted. The province of Tirol said in a statement on Sunday that 53.56 percent of the 312,237 valid votes cast across the region were
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    Icardi's last-gasp penalty gives Inter 3-2 derby win

    MILAN: Inter Milan snatched a dramatic 3-2 win over AC Milan in Sunday?s derby thanks to a last-minute penalty from Mauro Icardi, who completed his hat-trick and condemned their gallant opponents to a third successive league defeat. Milan twice hit back to equalise but were sent tail-spinning towards a crisis after defender Ricardo Rodriguez hauled down Danilo D?Ambrosio at a corner in an off-the-ball incident and Icardi converted his ninth league goal of the season. Inter?s win kept them seco
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