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    Sharapova marches into Tianjin semi-finals

    Maria Sharapova beat Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 TIANJIN, CHINA: Maria Sharapova equalled her best performance since returning from a doping suspension as she breezed into the Tianjin Open semi-finals on Friday. The Russian easily defeated Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 in 64 minutes and the former world number one will face China´s Peng Shuai in the last four. Sharapova returned in April from a 15-month suspension for taking the banned substance meldonium. In her f
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    Italy's Gucci bans fur, joining others in seeking alternatives

    A model presents a creation by Gucci during the Autumn/Winter 2011 women's collection at the Milan Fashion Week February 23, 2011. REUTERS Gucci, part of Paris-based luxury group Kering, has paraded models down the catwalk in luxurious fur coats in the past and creative director Alessandro Michele brought in loafers and sling-backs lined with kangaroo-fur two years ago. But the brand said it would now join an alliance of fur-free companies, adding it would sell off remaining accessories and clo
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    11 Indian crew missing after vessel sinks off Philippines: Japan

    The cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region/File photo TOKYO: Eleven Indian crew members were missing on Friday after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region, Japan´s coastguard said. The 33,205-tonne Emerald Star with 26 Indian nationals on board sent a distress signal early Friday as the Hong Kong-registered vessel was sailing some 280 kilometres (174 miles) east of the northern tip of the Phili
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    Death toll from worst Vietnam floods in years rises to 54

    Men evacuate a woman through a flooded road after a tropical depression in Hanoi, Vietnam October 13, 2017. REUTERS HANOI: At least 54 people died and 39 went missing as destructive floods battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the disaster prevention agency said on Friday. Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding due to its long coastline. A typhoon wrecked havoc across central provinces just last month. The floods that hit Vietnam this week starting on Monday are the wo
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    Pakistani, Afghan refugees take northern French town to cricket glory

    Saint-Omer has become a rare centre of cricketing excellence in a country where football and rugby dominate-Reuters SAINT-OMER, FRANCE: On a rugby field overlooked by a towering cathedral, a group of young refugees has introduced a small northern French town to the beautiful game of... cricket. Saint-Omer lies 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the Channel port of Calais, the main launchpad for attempts by migrants to smuggle themselves into England. As in many western European towns and citie
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    Pakistan Army rescued US-Canadian family on US intelligence: FO

    Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday commented on the recovery of the US-Canadian family from Taliban captivity during an operation by Pakistan Army. Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement that the Pakistan Army conducted the rescue operation based on US intelligence. The couple had been kidnapped in Afghanistan, he added. The Pakistan Army recovered five foreign hostages: a Canadian, his US national wife and their three
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    PML-N attacked judiciary today for the second time: Imran Khan

    PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Photo: Reuters/File  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz attacked the country's judiciary today for the second time. Posting his comments on Twitter, Imran said the commotion in the accountability court today was carried out protect the more that Rs30 billion 'loot' of the Sharif family that is stashed abroad. "Now we know the drama of darbari Ahsan Iqbal over the Rangers' presence
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    Peshawar Zalmi sign former Liverpool FC doctor as medical adviser

    Dr Zafar Iqbal with Luis Suárez Pakistan Super League franchise and 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi have appointed renowned doctor Zafar Iqbal as the team?s medical adviser. Dr Zafar Iqbal has served as the team doctor of English Premier League club Liverpool FC and is currently the head of sports medicine at Crystal Palace FC. Dr Zafar Iqbal will advise both Peshawar Zalmi and Benoni Zalmi cricket teams on sports medicine and will also work with the Peshawar Zalmi Foundation on youth development
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    Karachi ?least safe? among 60 cities in the world: report

    Karachi experiences 'by far the most frequent and most severe terrorist attacks'-Reuters The Safe Cities Index 2017, produced by The Economist Intelligence Unit, has placed Karachi at the bottom of the list of the least safe cities of the world while Tokyo was designated the safest city, among the total of 60 countries. ?Although it performs poorly across all of the categories, it was dragged down by a very low level of personal security (60th). This is a reflection of a number of factors, but
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    One policeman martyred, two injured in Quetta firing incident

    QUETTA: One policeman was martyred and two others along with a boy were injured in a firing incident on Faqir Mohammad Road today.  According to the SSP Operations, the deceased policeman was in critical condition when he was brought to the hospital while the boy injured in the incident was a bystander.  The injured are being treated at Civil Hospital, Quetta, according to rescue officials.   Police are often targetted in gun and bomb attacks in the provincial capital.  Earlier today, the s
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    Earthquake hits North Korea near nuclear test site

    North Korea?s Punggye-ri nuclear test site. Photo: 38North.org SEOUL: A shallow 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near North Korea´s nuclear test site before dawn on Friday, weeks after Pyongyang´s biggest detonation, but South Korean experts said the tremor did not appear to be man-made. The tremor hit at 01:41 am (1641 GMT Thursday) with a depth of around five kilometres (three miles), the US Geological Survey said, with the epicentre located north of the Punggye-Ri testing site. "This event
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    Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in Singapore

    The robot named Emma is the brainchild of local startup AiTreat and performs "tui na", a type of massage practised in traditional Chinese medicine - AFP   SINGAPORE: A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone tips which its creators say perfectly mimic the human touch. The robot, the brainchild of local startup AiTreat, began work at a clinic in the city-state this week and performs "tui na", a type of massage practised
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    Facilitator of Quetta Civil Hospital bombing killed: CTD

    In this file photo, residents light candles for lawyers killed on August 8, 2016 - Reuters  QUETTA: The suspected facilitator of the 2016 Civil Hospital bombing has been killed in a shootout by the Counter Terrorism Department. Police officials said the encounter took place on Qambrani Road, and led to the death of Asfandyar and the arrest of another accomplice.  Officials said explosives and arms were recovered from the two.  Balochistan Chief Minister Nawaz Sanaullah Zehri appreciated the p
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    Trump lays out new Iran strategy Friday, complicating European ties

    Trump could have a last minute change of heart before he outlines his administration?s new approach toward Iran in speech at the White House-File Photo (Reuters) US officials said Trump was expected to announce that he will not certify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, believing the agreement is not in the national interests of the United States. He had certified it twice before but aides said he was reluctant to do so a third time. Trump could have a last minute change of heart before he outlines
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    Protests continue against braid-chopping in Indian occupied Kashmir

    SRINAGAR: Protests continue in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) against braid-chopping by Indian security forces, according to reports on Kashmir Media Service.  In what is being described as the latest act of state terrorism, chemicals are being used by agents of Indian secret agencies to make women unconscious and then forcibly cut their braids. On October 12, students at the Kashmir University marched through the campus and protested against braid-chopping. More than 100 braid-chopping incide
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    Samsung Electronics CEO resigns, even as record profits expected

    FILE PHOTO: Kwon Oh-Hyun, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks during the company's annual general meeting at the Seocho office building in Seoul, South Korea, March 24, 2017. REUTERS SEOUL: The CEO of Samsung Electronics Kwon Oh-Hyun resigned Friday, saying the South Korean tech giant was facing an "unprecedented crisis", even as it expected profits to hit an all-time high in the third quarter. Kwon´s resignation comes as the company struggles to overcome a bribery sca
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    US-Canadian couple still in Pakistan after release from Taliban

    Joshua Boyle (left) and Caitlan Coleman (right) WASHINGTON: An American-Canadian family that spent years in Taliban captivity was released following a Pakistani operation, officials said Thursday, but refused to immediately board a US-bound jet over concerns about the husband´s past links to a former Guantanamo Bay inmate. US President Donald Trump hailed the couple´s freedom after five years held in the lawless Afghan-Pakistan border region by the notorious Haqqani network. "The Pakistani gov
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    Maryam deplores lawyers' manhandling; requests interior ministry to probe incident

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/02e93d0a79fe5888e5944ce210ba78aa.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTMvMjAxNyA1OjA4OjM3IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9N0VRL3FmeGVPWm84R1VEbFBBV3ZUZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz deplored on Friday the manhandling of lawyers by security perso
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    ICC board approves Test, ODI leagues

    ICC Board meeting in Auckland, New Zealand/ICC A Test match world championship and an ODI league are all set to be introduced to international cricket after the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board gave a go-ahead to the concept on the final day of the governing body's meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday. The Test championship will see nine teams play six series over two years ? three home and three away, while the ODI league will be a direct qualification pathway towards the ICC Cr
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    Pakistan hope to overcome Sri Lanka in ODI series starting today

    Captains pose with the ODI trophy/PCB Twitter  DUBAI: Pakistan are counting on a change in format and players to overcome a resurgent Sri Lanka in the five-match one-day series starting in Dubai from Friday. Pakistan were upset 2-0 in the preceding Test series but they are hoping to change their fortunes and carry the limited over form which helped them win the eight-nation Champions Trophy held in England in June this year. They only have skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, batsmen Haris Sohail and Babar
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    No restriction in Army allowing people from only a specific school of thought: DG ISPR

    File photo Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Thursday said there is no restriction in the military which allows only people from a specific school of thought to join its ranks. Speaking to a private news channel, the DG ISPR said the military also has Christian, Hindu and Sikh personnel among its ranks. "We very proudly say that Pakistan Army is the best example of national integration. When we join the Army and wear the uniform, then we are
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    Bruno Mars leads music's AMA nominations as female artists edged out

    LOS ANGELES: The men of pop and hip-hop led the nominations for the American Music Awards (AMA) on Thursday, while female artists were left out of most categories. Bruno Mars led with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, the top accolade of the night. He will face hip-hop stars Drake and Kendrick Lamar, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and electro-pop DJ duo The Chainsmokers - each of whom landed five nominations - for the coveted award. The women of pop music failed to land no
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    Swiss flushing away millions in gold and silver every year

    ZURICH: While London?s sewers can get clogged with fatbergs made up of grease and diapers, it seems Switzerland?s waste system is flecked with silver and gold. Researchers last year detected 3 tonnes of silver and 43 kg of gold in effluent and sludge from waste water treatment plants - amounting to around 3 million Swiss francs ($3.1 million). But before people start hunting in their drains for jewellery, the government study said the tiny particles were likely to be mostly from the watchmakin
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    Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez to host telethon for hurricane victims

    Celebrities including Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Stevie Wonder are set to appear Saturday night at a telethon for those affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Appearing from both Miami and Los Angeles, performers will raise funds to provide food, shelter, medicine, electricity and communications to areas affected by the storms, organizers said Wednesday. Artists including Marc Anthony, Gente de Zona, Nicky Jam, Prince Royce, Romeo Santos, Alejandro Sanz and Daddy Yankee will perf
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    Woman killed after truck collides with motorcycle in Karimabad

    KARACHI: A woman was killed in the wee hours of Thursday when a truck collided with a motorcycle near Karimabad. The truck driver was reported to have fled the scene, while an angry mob lit the truck on fire. According to police, the accident was caused due to overspeeding by the truck driver. The speeding truck ran over the motorcycle, killing 28-year-old Kiran on the spot. Fire brigade reached the scene and doused the fire started by the mob. Police said they will track down the truck dri
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