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Asia-Pacific: the world's most disaster-prone region

KUALA LUMPUR: (Thomson Reuters Foundation) More than 2 million people - an average of 43,000 per year - have been killed by natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region since 1970, according to the latest United Nations? figures. In 2016, disasters caused about 5,000 deaths and economic losses worth $77 billion in the region, home to 60 percent of the world?s population and its most disaster-prone area. Here are some key facts about disasters in Asia-Pacific: * The region accounts for 57 perc
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Starc urges Aussie fans to unleash hell on Stokes

Starc has a bit of a history with Stokes  SYDNEY: Fast bowler Mitchell Starc has urged Australian fans to "get stuck into" England bad boy Ben Stokes if he makes the trip for the upcoming Ashes, calling for them to be "very loud". Test vice-captain Stokes was arrested last month in Britain on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and suspended from internationals until further notice following an apparent fight outside a nightclub. He was released without charge but remains under investigati
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Pakistan won?t take dictation from anyone if against national interest: Khawaja Asif

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/756b69c22ce6b6199e2d4eaa7b988f23.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTAvMjAxNyA0OjUwOjQ3IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9d014MHRQYkxST1pVbzlNU2pMYU15QT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has made it clear that Pakistan ?will not take any dictation from anyone? if it goes against
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Maleeha Lodhi censures India for ?mass blinding? in Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan?s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi condemned India on Tuesday for the aggressive use of pellet guns against peaceful protestors in occupied Kashmir, calling the act as "first mass blinding in human history." While addressing the General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth) Committee, Lodhi said that India is committing ?war crimes? which have left the young generation sightless and maimed for life. ?This has been aptly described as t
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Suspect who shot dead Texas Tech officer gets caught

A suspect who allegedly shot dead a Texas Tech University police officer Tuesday morning (Pakistan time) at one of the campuses was apprehended almost an hour later, the institute's Twitter account said in an update. Earlier, it was reported that a Texas Tech University police officer was shot at by a suspect who was brought into the nearby police station for questioning and who subsequently fled the scene. The university issued an "all-clear" following the suspect's detention, sayin
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Meryl Streep, Judi Dench slam Weinstein over sexual harassment claims

LEFT: Actress Meryl Streep attends a ceremony for the unveiling of the star for actor Viola Davis on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, US, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files; RIGHT: Actress Dame Judi Dench at the 74th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi LOS ANGELES: Meryl Streep and Judi Dench ? two of Hollywood?s most respected actresses ? lashed out at movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Monday but said they were unaw
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Cholera claims unborn children as epidemic spreads Yemen misery

One of the latest victims of the cholera epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in Yemen had yet to even take her first breath. Her mother Safaa Issa Kaheel, then nine months pregnant, was brought into a crowded clinic in the Western port city of Hodeidah by her husband, who had to borrow the travel fare from a neighbour. ?My stomach started hurting more and more,? said Kaheel, 37, a hydrating drip hooked into her arm. Once there, she was referred by nurse Hayam al-Shamaa for an ultra
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Trump-Corker spat complicates drive for tax reform in US Senate

US President Donald Trump talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure to Greensboro, North Carolina, US, October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files WASHINGTON: A public feud between President Donald Trump and influential fellow Republican Bob Corker could narrow the path for a tax overhaul in the US Senate, where a Republican go-it-alone effort is already showing signs of disunity. Days after the Republican-controlled Congress took important steps tow
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Catalan leader under pressure to drop independence

Catalonia?s secessionist leader faced increased pressure on Monday to abandon plans to declare independence from Spain, with France and Germany expressing support for the country?s unity. The Madrid government, grappling with Spain?s biggest political crisis since an attempted military coup in 1981, said it would respond immediately to any such unilateral declaration. A week after a vote on independence which the government did its utmost to thwart, the tension also took its toll on the busine
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ESPN suspends Jemele Hill after tweet on NFL protests

The ESPN logo is seen on an electronic display in Times Square in New York City, US, August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files Cable sports network ESPN on Monday suspended broadcaster Jemele Hill for violating its social media guidelines for the second time in the past month after she tweeted on NFL player protests. Hill on Sunday said football fans should boycott advertisers of the Dallas Cowboys if they were offended by team owner Jerry Jones? threat to bench players who did not stand durin
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Microsoft looks at whether Russians bought US ads on search engine

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it was looking into whether Russians bought US election ads on its Bing search engine or on other Microsoft-owned products and platforms, after rival Google said it had discovered such ads on its products. A spokeswoman for Microsoft said in a statement in response to questions from Reuters that the company did not yet have any other information to share.
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Global stocks ease after setting fresh peaks; oil gains

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  NEW YORK: World shares edged lower on Monday after key German and US indexes hit fresh record peaks, while oil prices rose slightly on comments by Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) secretary general that indicated further possible cuts in crude production. The dollar slipped on Monday from a 10-week peak against a basket of currencies as the euro strengthened and
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At least 10 killed by wildfires in California wine country

A spate of wildfires fanned by strong winds swept through northern California?s wine country on Monday, leaving at least 10 people dead, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and chasing some 20,000 people from their dwellings. Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties, encompassing some of the state?s prime wine-making areas, as the blazes raged unchecked and engulfed the region in thick, billowing smoke that drifted south into the San Francisc
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Blade Runner 2049 tops box office with disappointing takings

WASHINGTON: Long-awaited sequel "Blade Runner: 2049" snatched the box office top spot this weekend -- three and a half decades since "Blade Runner" hit the big screen in 1982, industry figures showed Monday. But with takings of $32.8 million in North American theaters, the sci-fi reboot -- featuring original star Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling -- didn´t enjoy the sensational opening its rave reviews suggested it might. "Blade Runner: 2049" sees Gosling as a new Los Angeles Police Department "b
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Chicago man blinded in one eye by baseball sues the sport

CHICAGO: A man blinded in the left eye by an errant ball in one of a series of recent baseball stadium injuries is suing Major League Baseball and the Chicago Cubs. John Loos, 60, was hit in the eye by a foul ball during an August game at the Cubs´ home stadium Wrigley Field, where he was seated close to the game action, according to his attorneys. "My eye took a direct hit. It´s not functioning," Loos told a news conference Monday after his lawsuit was filed on Friday in a Chicago court. Loo
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Serbia reach World Cup with 1-0 win over Georgia

Belgrade was gripped by anxiety before an overwhelming sense of joy and relief greeted Serbia reaching the World Cup with a nerve-jangling 1-0 home win over Georgia, thanks to substitute Aleksandar Prijovic?s 74th-minute goal on Monday. The result, celebrated ecstatically in the cauldron of Red Star?s Rajko Mitic stadium, left the Balkan nation top of Group D with 21 points from 10 games, two more than second-placed Ireland who booked a play-off spot with a 1-0 win at Wales. It is the second t
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Iceland become smallest country to qualify for World Cup

Iceland became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup when they beat Kosovo 2-0 on Monday to book a place at their first finals in Russia next year as winners of Group I. Gylfi Sigurdsson settled their nerves with a superbly-taken goal five minutes before halftime as Iceland proved that their run to the 2016 European Championship quarter-finals, which included wins over Austria and England, was no fluke. Sigurdsson also set up the second for Johann Gudmundsson midway through th
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Bangladesh arrests top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami party

DHAKA: Bangladesh police Monday night arrested the top leaders of the country´s largest Islamist party, an official said, as the government appeared to have launched a crackdown on the main opposition parties. Nine people were arrested after a raid on a house in Dhaka's northern neighbourhood of Uttara, including the top leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, Maqbul Ahmed, deputy leader Shafiqur Rahman and former member of parliament Golam Parwar. "We learnt from a secret source they were holdin
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Far right wants Austria to join group of anti-immigrant states

BACKGROUND: Heinz-Christian Strache ? the head of the Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPO) ? delivers his speech during an election campaign rally in Vienna, Austria, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger; SUPERIMPOSED: Visegrad Group (V4) member nations' Prime Ministers ? Bohuslav Sobotka of the Czech Republic, Hungary's Viktor Orban, Poland's Beata Szydlo, and Slovakia's Robert Fico ? pose for a family photo during a summit in Warsaw, Poland, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel  VIENN
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Ronaldo and Messi lead the way on Ballon d'Or shortlist

Cristiano Ronaldo is the favourite to retain the Ballon d?Or trophy as his Real Madrid side dominated the 30-man shortlist announced by France Football on Monday. The 32-year-old, who helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga last season, is one of seven Real players on the list - the most from any team. Should the Portugal forward triumph, he will equal the record of his great rival and five-times winner Lionel Messi of Barcelona, who is also nominated. The only other Barca player in
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Accused in Benazir murder case formally reinstated as SSP Special Branch

Khurram Shahzad ? the former Superintendent of Police (SP)-Rawal, who is one of those accused in the Benazir Bhutto murder case ? was reinstated Monday night as the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Special Branch, Geo News reported. Shahzad took over office duties after his reinstatement last night, in accordance with the notification circulated earlier. The High Court on August 31, 2017, had sentenced Shahzad to 17 years in jail in addition to a payment of fines. Following the ruling,
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Ireland stun Wales to seal World Cup playoff spot

CARDIFF: Ireland stunned Wales with a 1-0 away victory to secure their place in the playoffs for the World Cup finals on Monday. With both sides requiring a win to guarantee runners-up spot in Group D behind Serbia, it was Wales who made all the running but James McClean?s superb second-half strike ended their hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance since 1958. McClean smashed home an unstoppable shot from Jeff Hendrick?s cross in the 57th minute and Ireland then defended tenaciously to b
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'This time we've got Ronaldo', Pepe warns Swiss

Portugal defender Pepe warned Switzerland that Tuesday's decisive World Cup qualifying clash in Lisbon would be "completely different" with Cristiano Ronaldo available for the European champions. Switzerland have won all nine Group B qualifiers so far, including a 2-0 victory over Portugal in their opening match when Ronaldo was out injured, and need just a draw to secure a place in next year's finals. But Portugal, who trail the Swiss by three points, can pip their opponents to first place wi
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Zimbabwe's Mugabe creates cyber ministry in cabinet reshuffle

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace attend a meeting of his ruling ZANU PF party's youth league in Harare, Zimbabwe, October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo  HARARE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe moved Patrick Chinamasa from the finance ministry on Monday to lead a new cybersecurity ministry that will focus on crimes on social media and other websites ahead of an election due next year. Chinamasa will be replaced at the treasury by Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chom
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Wall Street recedes from highs as quarterly reports loom

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  Wall Street fell from record levels on Monday as gains in Microsoft and other technology stocks failed to offset a drop in General Electric and a slide in healthcare stocks. The S&P healthcare index moved 0.67 percent lower, weighed by a 3.61-percent slide in Medtronic after the medical device maker warned that its quarterly profit would be impacted after Hurri
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