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Father stabbed to death by sons over family dispute in Shershah

KARACHI: A family dispute led to the murder of a man by his own sons, near Shershah area of Karachi, in the wee hours of Saturday. According to police, a quarrel broke out between the father and his sons, which resulted in the murder of the father caused by knife wounds through attacks by his sons. The sons repeatedly stabbed their father with knives, said police. The deceased had five sons, one of whom has been arrested for the murder and is under interrogation, while four others are absco
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Wrongly convicted US man freed after 23 years in prison

Lamonte McIntyre, 41, hugs his mother Rose for the first time as a free man in 23 years. Image Courtesy: Telegraph UK  CHICAGO: Surrounded by news cameras and supporters, Lamonte McIntyre hugged his mother Friday for the first time as a free man in 23 years. The 41-year-old Kansas native was wrongly convicted of a double murder and finally set free after spending more than half of his life behind bars. He was serving two life sentences. The group Injustice Watch said McIntyre's first words
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Magnitude 5.4 quake rumbles southern Mexico, no reports of damage

MEXICO CITY: A 5.4 magnitude quake struck southern Mexico on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, but there were no immediate reports of damage. It was not immediately clear if the tremor was an aftershock from a powerful series of quakes last month that destroyed buildings in Mexico City and killed nearly 500 people. The epicentre of Friday?s tremor was just off the coast of Oaxaca state, in Mexico?s southwest, and it struck at a depth of 59.5 kilometres (37 miles), according to the
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US plan 'deep dive' review after missing World Cup

The president of the United States Soccer Federation, Sunil Gulati, promised on Friday a ?deep dive? review of their entire programme after the men?s national team hit an embarrassing low by failing to qualify for next year?s World Cup finals. Gulati, speaking three days after the US capped a lacklustre World Cup qualifying campaign with a stunning loss away at Trinidad and Tobago, said everything will be on the table during the extensive review. ?It is something we do after every major compet
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IMF calls on Latin America to fight corruption

The International Monetary Fund logo is seen during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, US, April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files  WASHINGTON: Latin American and Caribbean governments need to crack down on corruption in order to make their economies more durable and the benefits of growth more widespread, the International Monetary Fund said Friday. High levels of corruption correlate with high inequality and weaker development, the Fund said in an assessment of the region's
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Trump administration rejects World Bank capital increase

US President Donald Trump walk from Marine One to the White House in Washington, DC, October 13, 2017. AFP/Brendan Smialowski  WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Friday rejected a capital increase by the World Bank, which the Bank says is necessary to expand its global anti-poverty mission. The US Treasury Secretary said the huge Washington-based institution is inefficient and can be more effective in the nearly $60 billion in development finance it currently allocates each year. Throu
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Chelsea's Kante out for nearly a month with hamstring injury

Chelsea midfielder N?Golo Kante is facing nearly a month on the sidelines with a muscular injury he picked up during the international break, his manager Antonio Conte said ahead of Saturday?s Premier League trip to Crystal Palace. The France international limped off clutching his hamstring during last week?s 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory in Bulgaria and missed his country?s next game against Belarus on Tuesday. An initial scan suggested the 26-year-old would be out for up to 25 days, but C
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Manchester City's Aguero in contention again after car crash

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero could be a surprise inclusion in their squad to face Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday two weeks after breaking a rib in a car crash in Amsterdam, manager Pep Guardiola has said. The 29-year-old missed City?s 1-0 win over champions Chelsea and both of Argentina?s recent World Cup qualifiers but has returned to training with the Manchester club?s first team. Guardiola said Aguero, who has scored six goals in six league games this season, was not
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Messi 'permanently competitive' says Barca boss Valverde

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde paid tribute on Friday to Lionel Messi?s ?permanent competitiveness?, after the five-times world player of the year dragged Argentina into next year?s World Cup with a hat-trick against Ecuador last Tuesday. Messi has been in free-scoring form for his club this season, hitting 11 goals in seven Liga games and 14 in all competitions. On Saturday he faces one of his favourite opponents in Atletico Madrid, having scored 27 goals in 34 games against them
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Trump launches new Iran strategy, leaves nuclear deal hanging

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump launched a tougher strategy to check Iran?s regime on Friday and warned that a landmark international nuclear deal could be terminated at any time. In a much-anticipated White House speech, Trump stopped short of withdrawing from the 2015 accord, but "decertified" his support for the agreement and left its fate in the hands of Congress. And, outlining the results of a review of efforts to counter Tehran´s "aggression" in a series of Middle East conflicts, Tr
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World Bank: 1.1 bn people 'invisible', lacking official identity

WASHINGTON: Over 1.1 billion people mainly in Asia and Africa lack official proof of identity that would get them access to public health care, education and finance, according to the World Bank. More than a third of these "invisible" people are children, the Bank said in a report issued for its annual meeting in Washington this week. That is particularly hard on groups of people forcibly displaced by unrest and disasters. To address the problem, the World Bank has launched its ID4D programme
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Asterix illustration sells for record 1.4 million euros

PARIS: An original illustration for the cover of one of the early Asterix comic books sold for a record 1.4 million euros (1.7 million dollars) at auction on Friday, more than seven times its expected price, an auction house announced. The drawing for "Asterix and the Banquet" ("Le Tour de Gaul" in French), signed by the creators of the legendary series, Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny, was sold by the Drouot auction house in Paris. The story, first published as an album in 1965, recounts the
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NATO warns N.Korea military action would have 'devastating consequences'

BRUSSELS: Military intervention against North Korea would have "devastating consequences", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday, after US President Donald Trump said diplomatic efforts had failed. Tensions over North Korea's weapons programmes have soared in recent months, with Pyongyang launching a flurry of missiles and conducting its sixth and most powerful nuclear test last month in defiance of international sanctions. Trump's continued threats of military action against Pyongyang to
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Toxic fumes sicken 20 at EU HQ, summit plans unchanged

BRUSSELS: Twenty people were taken ill due to noxious fumes in the kitchens of the EU´s new Europa building in Brussels on Friday but officials insisted a summit of the bloc´s leaders at the venue next week will go ahead as planned. The 321-million-euro ($380-million) headquarters of the European Council were evacuated and ambulances rushed to the building, dubbed the "Space Egg" because of its futuristic oval interior shape. "There was a bad mix of chemical products on the kitchen level. That
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Harvey Weinstein wanted to meet Aishwarya 'alone', reveals manager

In the wake of several sexual assault allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinsterin, it came to the forefront that the producer had once demanded private audience with Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In a report, talent manager Simone Sheffield revealed that Harvey once tried to get Aishwarya Rai Bachchan alone but the actress? manager saved her from him, according to Times of India. Simone called the producer a ?big bully pig" as he had asked her to leave the meeting [with Aish
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Trump chips away at Obamacare with executive order

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump fired his latest salvo against Barack Obama´s signature health care reforms Thursday, making it easier for insurers to sell low-cost plans that critics warn would also provide less quality coverage. And in a new unilateral move, the White House announced the administration would halt payments to insurers that are designed to help millions of lower-income Americans afford coverage. The White House argued the Department of Health and Human Services has deter
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Oxford University Press organises annual book fair

KARACHI: The annual book fair by Oxford University Press is starting across Pakistan on October 15, according to an announcement made on Friday. As per the announcement, the month-long event would be held at the Oxford bookshops in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan, Sargodha, Peshawar, Abbottabad, Quetta, Hyderabad and Sukkur. It will also be held for a shorter duration in Mirpurkhas, Larkana, Khairpur, Shahdadpur, Sukkur, Pano Akil,
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Armed attack kills at least six soldiers in Egypt's Sinai

Egyptian soldiers in an armored vehicle in the northern Sinai, May 2013. CAIRO: Armed militants killed at least six Egyptian soldiers at a military post in the Sinai Peninsula, the army said, in an attack later claimed by Islamic State. Attacks targeting security forces have been common since Egypt?s president Mohamed Mursi was ousted in 2013 following mass protests against his rule. The Egyptian army said in a statement earlier on Friday six soldiers were killed when ?armed terrorists? attack
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EU mulls Brexit summit gesture, May hints on cash

LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS: EU governments wrangled on Friday over a goodwill gesture to Theresa May that some hope might break deadlock in Brexit talks but others fear it may let Britain dodge demands for tens of billions of euros. The British prime minister indicated she too might make a move at next week's Brussels summit. A spokeswoman said "there will be more to say there" on a promise May made last month to honor financial commitments when Britain leaves. But Germany was leading a hardline cam
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Pet dogs help kids feel less stressed: study

ISLAMABAD: Pet dogs can lower stress levels in kids and provide valuable social support, a new study has found for the first time. "Many people think pet dogs are great for kids but scientists are not sure if that is true or how it happens," said Darlene Kertes, from the University of Florida in the US. Kertes reasoned that one way this might occur is by helping children cope with stress. "How we learn to deal with stress as children has lifelong consequences for how we cope with stress as a
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Chile penguins win battle in war against mine

LA HIGUERA: They may be less than a metre tall but they have conquered a Goliath: Chile´s vulnerable Humboldt penguins have thwarted -- for now at least -- a billion-dollar mining project in one of the country´s most depressed regions. The rare species is only found on the coasts of Peru and Chile, which has created the National Humboldt Penguin Reserve -- but it´s also an area rich in natural resources which have put the animals on a collision course with mining giant Andes Iron and their $2.5
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EU calls for quick compromise on new passport-free zone rules

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union called Friday for a "quick compromise" between countries pushing to extend checks on the internal borders of Europe?s passport-free zone and those afraid such a move would kill off European unity and freedom. The interior ministers from France, Germany and several other countries said checks within the Schengen zone, first introduced to tackle Europe?s migrant crisis, are still needed to deal with terrorist threats. However, Slovakia said the border checks, firs
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Croc 'highly likely' to have killed elderly Australian woman

SYDNEY: A crocodile is "highly likely" to have killed an elderly woman who wandered away from her aged-care home on Australia´s northeast coast, police said Friday. Clothing and a walking stick belonging to 79-year-old Anne Cameron were found along with human remains by a creek near the tourist town of Port Douglas on Thursday. Cameron, who was last seen on Tuesday and suffered from dementia, had wandered from her care facility in the past but police said they are not yet sure how she came to
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Russia launches European satellite to monitor Earth´s atmosphere

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday launched a European satellite dedicated to monitoring Earth´s atmosphere, the protective layer that shields the planet from the sun´s radiation, live footage from the cosmodrome showed. The Sentinel-5P orbiter took off on time at 0927 GMT from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The satellite - carried by Russia´s Rokot rocket, based on the former Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile - left behind billows of yellow smoke, footage broadcast by the European
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Facebook beefs up food delivery options from its app

WASHINGTON: Facebook on Friday announced a new feature to make it easier for users to order meals from nearby restaurants and service providers without leaving the social network. A new "order food" feature rolled out for US users lets Facebook users order delivery or takeout from restaurant chains such as Papa John's and Panera, and on-demand services including Delivery.com and DoorDash. "People already go to Facebook to figure out what to eat by reading about nearby restaurants, and seeing
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