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Reese Witherspoon all praises for Jennifer Aniston as they bid adieu to 'The Morning Show'

Reese Witherspoon left fans emotional after she concluded the first season of The Morning Show and was full of praise for her costar Jennifer Aniston. Turning to Instagram, the 43-year-old Legally Blonde star penned a moving and emotional note reflecting on her journey of the show that brought the two crowd-favourite stars back on small screens. Along with the monochrome photo of Reese and Jennifer hugging and appearing to be visibly emotional, the Big Little Lies actor wrote: “There are not en
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Trump seeks rapid exoneration in Senate after impeachment

Photo: FileWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump pressed his Republican allies on Thursday to exert rigid control of his Senate trial and ensure a swift exoneration, a day after he was impeached in a historic rebuke by the House of Representatives. A bitter fight looms over the coming trial, expected to begin as early as the second week of January, with Senate leaders already drawing battle lines over the evidence that will be allowed. But its fate was left in limbo late Thursday when the Senate
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UAE Dirham to PKR, AED to PKR Rates in Pakistan Today, Open Market Exchange Rates, December 20, 2019

The buying rate of 1 UAE Dirham to PKR was Rs 42.15 and selling rate of 1 UAE Dirham to PKR was Rs 42.30 in the open market on December 20, 2019. Below are the rates of the last seven days for the UAE Dirham in the open market compared to the Pakistani Rupee. DateSymbolBuyingSelling19 December, 2019AED to PKR42.1542.3018 December, 2019AED to PKR42.1542.30 17 December, 2019AED to PKR42.1642.3216 December, 2019AED to PKR42.1642.3214 December, 2019AED to PKR42.1642.3213 December, 2019AED to PKR42.1
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Organised efforts being made to defame judiciary, says CJP Khosa

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa. Photo: File Outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Friday said that a campaign seems to have been launched to defame him and the institution of judiciary. He made the remarks ahead of his farewell speech as chief justice during a full court reference. He also clarified news reports attributed to him regarding the special court's verdict in the high treason case against Gen (retd) Pervez Msharraf. Disputed remarksA special court, formed under the
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Fresh clashes in India as death toll hits nine

In this photo taken on December 19, 2019 police beat protesters with sticks during a demonstration against India's new citizenship law in Lucknow. Photo: AFPNEW DELHI: Fresh clashes between Indian police and demonstrators erupted on Friday after more than a week of deadly unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Three protesters were shot dead on Thursday, taking the death toll to nine in the wave of anger that is emerging as a major challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. T
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Saudi Riyal to PKR, SAR to PKR Rates in Pakistan Today, Open Market Exchange Rates, December 20, 2019

The buying rate of 1 Saudi Riyal to PKR was Rs 41.24 and selling rate of 1 Saudi Riyal to PKR was Rs 41.47 in the open market on December 20, 2019. Below are the rates of the last seven days for the Saudi Riyal in the open market compared to the Pakistani Rupee. DateSymbolBuyingSelling19 December, 2019SAR to PKR41.2441.4718 December, 2019SAR to PKR41.24 41.4717 December, 2019SAR to PKR41.2541.4816 December, 2019SAR to PKR41.2941.4414 December, 2019SAR to PKR41.2541.49 13 December, 2019SAR to PKR
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Aisha Farooqui takes charge as Foreign Office spokesperson

Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui. Photo: Foreign Office TwitterISLAMABAD: Aisha Farooqui on Friday took charge as the new spokesperson of the Foreign Office. Farooqui replaces Dr Mohammad Faisal who has been appointed as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Germany. A career diplomat, Farooqui has previously served abroad in Pakistan’s Missions in France, Egypt, the United Kingdom, Turkey and the United States. According to a notification dated December 17, 2019, another officer Sajjad Ahmed See
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The five charges against Gen Pervez Musharraf

In its verdict, the special court stated ormer president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf had 'been afforded more than his due share of fair trial” and “given every opportunity to defend himself'. Photo: FileA special court on Tuesday sentenced former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf to death for imposing a state of emergency on November 3, 2007, among other charges.  The case was heard by a bench comprising Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth of the Peshawar High Court, Justice Shahid Karim of the Lah
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Can a case against Justice Seth be made in the Supreme Judicial Council?

Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth. Photo: FileWhen the detailed verdict, of the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf, was made public, one paragraph stood out. In it, Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth, who headed the three-member bench, ordered the former army chief’s corpse to be hung in a main square for three days. Politician and lawyers were aghast at the severity of the judge’s words. Others judges on the bench also disagreed with denying a convict dignity af
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US to resume military training programme for Pakistan: State Department

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has approved a resumption of Pakistan’s participation in a coveted US military training and educational programme more than a year after it was suspended, the State Department said on Thursday. The decision to resume Islamabad’s participation in the International Military Education and Training Program, or IMET - for more than a decade a pillar of US-Pakistani military ties - underscores warming relations that have followed meetings this year between US Presi
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Today's Lahore weather and air quality Index (AQI) December 20, 2019

What is the weather in Lahore today? The weather in Lahore today is expected to be partly sunny, with the highest temperature expected to reach 17° and the lowest temperature expected to reach 7°. What is the air quality (AQI) in Lahore today? The air quality in Lahore today is Hazardous, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching 414. Humidity: 81% Wind: 2.2 km/h Pressure: 1018 mb
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Russia, Japan meet to try to end WWII islands dispute

MOSCOW: Russia and Japan´s foreign ministers met on Thursday to try and find a solution to a territorial dispute that has prevented them from signing a formal WWII peace treaty. The Soviet Union seized the strategically located volcanic archipelago north of Japan´s Hokkaido in the final days of World War II and has maintained a military presence there ever since. It´s the third time in four months that Russia´s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Japanese counterpart Toshimutsu Motegi have me
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Word 'love' has varied shades in different languages based on cultures

WASHINGTON: The English word "love" can be translated as "sevgi" in Turkish and "szerelem" in Hungarian -- but does the concept carry the same meaning for speakers of all three tongues? Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have used a new tool in comparative linguistics to examine emotional concepts across the world, finding the way we think of things such as anger, fear, and joy depends on our language. Th
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CAA protests death toll rises to 8 as Indian police kill two more

NEW DELHI: Police opened fire on hundreds of protesters in southern India on Thursday, killing two, an official said, as fresh violence erupted around the country over a contentious citizenship law critics say is anti-Muslim. The fatalities brought to eight the death toll from more than a week of unrest and came as authorities shut down internet and text messaging for tens of millions in India´s most-populous state. In the southern city of Mangalore, two men identified as Abdul Jalil, 49, and Sa
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Ten arrested in clashes outside Spain's Camp Nou stadium during Clasico

Ten people were arrested during independence protests at the Clasico in Barcelona. AFP/Pau BarrenaTen people were arrested and over 60 injured in clashes between Catalan separatists and police outside of Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on Wednesday night as Barcelona and Real Madrid faced off, local authorities said Thursday. Masked protesters set bins on fire and threw rocks and glass bottles at police who responded with foam bullets and baton charges in a street near the stadium during the first
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One soldier martyred, four wounded in IED attack along Pak-Afghan border: ISPR

A soldier stands guard along the border fence at a post on the border with Afghanistan in Pakistan, October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/FilesRAWALPINDI: One soldier was martyred and four others wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Army's media wing said in a statement Thursday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), there was an "IED attack on troops busy in Fencing along Pak-Afghan Border near Kandao Sar Post in L
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Juve hail Ronaldo's gravity-defying leap that lifted them top

Ronaldo defied his age and seemingly gravity. Photo: ESPN FC TwitterJuventus on Friday applauded Cristiano Ronaldo after his incredible leap to score the winner against Sampdoria pushed the Italian champions top of Serie A. Ronaldo, 34, defied his age and seemingly gravity on Wednesday when he met Alex Sandro's looping cross with what the club called "no ordinary header". "As he rose up into the air, where he seemingly hung suspended for a split second of time, Ronaldo reached an impressive heig
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Serie A monkey artist apologises, says was misunderstood

ROME: The artist who created images of monkeys for an anti-racism campaign by Italy´s Serie A said his work was misunderstood, but apologised to those offended. The Italian artist, Simone Fugazzotto, told La Repubblica that his idea to portray whites, Asians and blacks as monkeys was intended to be a "defence tool" against the insulting term often hurled at black football players by some Italian fans. The campaign launched on Monday by the Italian league immediately drew criticism for its tripty
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Shooter attacks Russian security service HQ in Moscow, kills employee

Security vehicles block a street near the Federal Security Service (FSB) building after a shooting incident in Moscow, Russia, December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia NovozheninaMOSCOW: A shooter opened fire on the headquarters of Russia’s FSB security service in central Moscow on Thursday evening in a rare shooting incident that the FSB said had left at least one of its employees dead. The attack happened shortly after President Vladimir Putin had delivered his annual news conference and while he wa
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Two martyred as India resorts to unprovoked shelling across LoC: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Two civilians were martyred and an equal number were injured as India resorted to unprovoked shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday. According to the ISPR, Indian forces targeted Jora sector along the LoC. Two civilians on the Pakistani side of the border, 14-year-old Shaharyar and 29-year-old Naveed were martyred due to the shelling. Two people including a woman were injured in the cross-border fire. The ISPR said that Pakistan Army effectively responded to the firi
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EU adviser says Facebook data transfer rules valid

Data transfer clauses used by Facebook are legal, says EU court adviser. Photo: Facebook logosThe legal adviser to the European Court of Justice said Thursday the rules governing the transfer of user data to the US by social networks like Facebook are valid. Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Oe's opinion is not binding on the court, which is considering a complaint by an Austrian Facebook user, but it is influential. A spokesperson for the US tech giant gave a cautious welcome to the advice
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Hundreds detained as protests rage across India

Indians have defied bans on assembly with anger swelling against a citizenship law. AFP/Sajjad HussainIndian police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of people on Thursday as fresh violence broke out and demonstrators defied bans on assembly, amid growing anger at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alleged anti-Muslim agenda. Security forces and protesters clashed in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Karnataka states as elsewhere police bundled demonstrators onto buses, shutting Delhi metro stations an
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Injured Indian paceman Chahar out of third Windies ODI

Chahar will miss the deciding one-day international against the West Indies because of a back injury. Photo: AFPIndian paceman Deepak Chahar has been ruled out of the third and deciding one-day international against the West Indies after injuring his back, the country's cricket board said Thursday. Navdeep Saini will replace Chahar, who felt mild pain in his lower back after India's 107-run victory in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday left the series tied 1-1. The third ODI is on Sunday in Cuttack. Ind
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'Ridiculous, barbaric': Paragraph 66 of Musharraf verdict draws outcry

General (retd) Pervez Musharraf  — Photo: FileA specific portion of the special court's detailed verdict released Thursday in the high treason case against General (retd) Pervez Musharraf drew quite a lot of reactions from experts and analysts — both in mainstream and on social media. The verdict, penned by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, sentenced the former military dictator to death. However, Paragraph 66 of the verdict was the portion that drew an outcry. It said: "We dir
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African swine fever kills nearly 30,000 pigs in Indonesia

Authorities in Indonesia's North Sumatra are burying infected pigs in deep pits. Photo: AFPTens of thousands of pigs have died from African swine fever in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, officials said Thursday, the first time the virus has been detected in the country. The disease has devastated swine herds in China and elsewhere in Asia, and initially Indonesia authorities put the death of 27,000 pigs down to hog cholera — a different virus with similar symptoms. But Fadjar Sumping Tjatur
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