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Radiohead, Rage vie for first time for Rock Hall of Fame

Radiohead NEW YORK: Experimental icons Radiohead and rock-activists Rage Against the Machine were nominated Thursday for the first time to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, vying in a field that includes singing legend Nina Simone. Two British acts who were major cultural forces in the 1980s -- New Wave duo Eurythmics and the darkly emotive Kate Bush -- were also in the running for the first time for spots in the shrine to rock culture, which will induct its latest class on April 14 in Clev
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US gun lobby agrees to examine 'bump stocks' after Las Vegas massacre

LAS VEGAS: The US gun lobby, which has seldom embraced new firearms-control measures, voiced a readiness on Thursday to restrict a rifle accessory that enabled a Las Vegas gunman to strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained fire as if from an automatic weapon. Police have said the gunman, Stephen Paddock, equipped 12 of his weapons with so-called bump-stock devices that allow semi-automatic rifles to operate as if they were fully automatic machine guns, which are otherwise outlawed in the United
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Oil tanker carrying 50,000 liters of fuel overturns near Nawabshah

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/afa9fff75b0db20d260a19871d611ff3.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvNi8yMDE3IDQ6Mzg6MTAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0zTXpwem1CK0xLOUNpd0IwaHpidjlRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: An oil tanker carrying 50,000 spirit fuel commuting on National Highway from Faisalabad to Karachi overturned near Qazi Ahme
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Registration of scores of NGOs cancelled in Balochistan

QUETTA: The registration of 3,250 non-governmental organisations (NGO) working in Balochistan has been cancelled, as per the National Action Plan (NAP). The NAP was put in force by the government after the devastating December 2014 attack on an army school in Peshawar which left over 140, mostly children, dead. Officials said the department of social welfare and department of industries are responsible for registration of NGOs in Balochistan. Prior to the NAP, the social welfare department
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Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in must-win day-night Test today

Chandimal and Sarfraz pose with the trophy ahead of the series  DUBAI: Dinesh Chandimal´s Sri Lanka will look to become the first team to win a Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, when the second and final match starts in Dubai on Friday. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, 39, was the catalyst for a 21-run victory in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday, as he took 6-43 to foil Pakistan´s modest chase of 136. The narrow win gives Sri Lanka a unique chance for a series win
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Boeing-backed, hybrid-electric commuter plane to hit market in 2022

Zunum Aero's hybrid-electric aircraft, due to enter service in 2022, is seen in this undated artist's rendering released by Zunum Aero on October 5, 2017-Reuters NEW YORK: A Seattle-area startup, backed by the venture capital arms of Boeing Co (BA.N) and JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) announced plans on Thursday to bring a small hybrid-electric commuter aircraft to market by 2022. The small airliner is the first of several planes planned by Zunum Aero, which said it would seat up to 12 passenger
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The 2017 foreign-language Oscar submission list

Oscar statues wait for a fresh coat of gold paint as preparations begin for the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, US, February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files  LOS ANGELES: A record 92 countries have submitted films for the best foreign-language Oscar to be handed out at the Academy Awards in March. Below is a list of the submissions along with the names of the directors. Afghanistan: A Letter to the President ? Roya Sadat Albania: Daybreak ? Gentian Koçi Algeria: Road to Is
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Las Vegas shooter also considered Boston and Chicago: reports

64-year-old Stephen Paddock ? the gunman who attacked the Route 91 Harvest music festival in a mass shooting in Las Vegas ? is seen in this undated social media photo obtained by Reuters on October 3, 2017. Social media/Handout via REUTERS  CHICAGO: The Las Vegas gunman who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history also had scouted possible locations in Chicago and Boston, US media reported Thursday. Stephen Paddock booked two rooms during the Lollapalooza music festival in
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Netflix raising subscription prices

The Netflix logo, Encinitas, California, US, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files SAN FRANCISCO: Netflix on Thursday said it is bumping up subscription prices in the US and parts of Europe as the leading online streaming service invests in more shows and features. Shares of the Silicon Valley-based company jumped more than four percent to $192.44 in trading following news of the relatively small price hike. "From time to time, Netflix plans and pricing are adjusted as we add more exclus
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Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal, official says

US President Donald Trump speaks after meeting with police at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that he will decertify the landmark international deal to curb Iran?s nuclear program, a senior administration official said on Thursday, in a step that potentially could cause the 2015 accord to unravel. The official, speaking
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Record 92 countries vying for foreign language Oscar

Anousheh Ansari and Firouz Naderi pose with the Oscar they accepted on behalf of Asghar Farhadi ? who won the Best Foreign Language Film for 'The Salesman' ? at the 89th Academy Awards, held in Hollywood, California, US, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files  LOS ANGELES: A record 92 countries have entered the race hoping to snag an Oscar for best foreign language film at next year's awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday. Among the contenders t
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How the Las Vegas shooter foiled a well-drilled counter-terrorism plan

Las Vegas police officers ? who were part of the Multi-Assault Counter-Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) team that went to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino during the shooting ? pose for a photo in Las Vegas. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson  LAS VEGAS: The city had spent years planning for the worst: training its police force according to an anti-terrorism protocol it adopted in 2009 to respond to mass shootings, chemical attacks, suicide bombings, and planes flying into buildings, according to c
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Harvey Weinstein threatens to sue NYT over harassment story

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  LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning movie producer Harvey Weinstein on Thursday threatened to sue the New York Times after it reported that he had been the target of sexual harassment complaints. After an initial statement ? in which Weinstein apologized for his behaviour, his attorney Charles J. Harder subsequently put out a statement s
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Oil markets cautious as another tropical storm heads for Gulf of Mexico

Oil markets opened cautiously in Asia on Friday as traders monitored a tropical storm heading for the Gulf of Mexico and as China remained closed for a week-long public holiday. But the prospect of extended oil production cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) helped support prices. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were trading at $50.73 per barrel at 0016 GMT, down 6 cents from their last close. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international
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Audrey Hepburn's son sues children's charity over use of mother's name

A son of the late actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn on Thursday sued a children?s charity bearing her name to stop it from putting the Hepburn name on a wide array of clothing, handbags, portraits, umbrellas and other items. Sean Hepburn Ferrer, who once chaired the Audrey Hepburn Children?s Fund, accused the charity of infringing trademark and other rights belonging to him and Luca Dotti, his half-brother. Dotti and Ferrer had founded the charity, which was once called Hollywood for Chi
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Fed officials take aim at tax cuts as Trump mulls new central bank chair

John Williams ? the President and Chief Executive Officer of the US Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco ? addresses a news conference in Zurich, Switzerland, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files ST. LOUIS: Federal Reserve officials have started to push back on the idea that the Trump administration?s tax cut plan would boost the economy, cautioning it could instead trigger high inflation, unsustainable debt, and an eventual return to sub-par growth. Slashing personal or corporate
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Guard burns four toddlers to death in Brazil horror

RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian nursery school guard burned four toddlers and their teacher to death after spraying them with alcohol and setting them alight Thursday in an attack which horrified the nation. Dozens of people were also hurt in the blaze while the guard, who was reported to be mentally ill, died after succumbing to his own burn injuries. The tragedy occurred in a modest quarter of Janauba, a city of 70,000 about 600 kilometers (370 miles) north of Belo Horizonte city. Janauba´s may
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Oil rises two percent, boosted by potential OPEC deal

A view shows pipelines at the Zueitina oil terminal in Zueitina, west of Benghazi, Libya, September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori, Files  NEW YORK: Oil prices rose about 2 percent on Thursday as signs Saudi Arabia and Russia would limit production through next year pushed the US benchmark back above $50 a barrel. The news outweighed Wednesday?s US data showing record US exports and the return of production at a major Libyan oilfield. Brent futures settled at $57 a barrel, up 2.2 per
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Brazil police arrest Olympic committee chief in vote-buying scandal

RIO DE JANEIRO: The Brazilian police on Thursday arrested the head of the national Olympics committee, who is accused of arranging more than $2 million (1.52 million pounds) in bribes to get the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pick Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 games. Carlos Arthur Nuzman, 75, was taken into custody along with Leonardo Gryner, a former director of the national Olympics committee, the police said. Both men face allegations including corruption and money laundering.
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Russian hackers stole US cyber secrets from NSA: media reports

An undated aerial handout photo shows the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland. NSA/Handout via REUTERS  WASHINGTON: Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified US cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency (NSA) after a contractor put information on his home computer, two newspapers reported on Thursday. As reported first by The Wall Street Journal, citing unidentified sources, the theft included information on penetrating fo
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Republicans move on tax reform; Fed officials see economic threats

The American flag flies in front of the Capitol Dome. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON: Congressional Republicans moved to hasten an overhaul of the US tax code on Thursday, while Federal Reserve officials warned in rare public remarks that President Donald Trump?s tax plan could lead to inflation and unsustainable federal debt. In a procedural step forward, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved by a 219-206 vote a fiscal 2018 spending blueprint to help advance an eventu
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DNA confirms amazing Australian isle insect not extinct after all

An adult female Dryococelus australis ? also known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect that was once declared extinct ? is shown in this undated photo released on October 5, 2017. Courtesy Rohan Cleave/Melbourne Zoo/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON: When black rats invaded Lord Howe Island after the 1918 wreck of the steamship Makambo, they wiped out numerous native species on the small Australian isle in the Tasman Sea including a big, flightless insect that resembled a stick. But the Lord How
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Lewandowski hat-trick puts Poland on brink of World Cup

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick to lead Poland to a 6-1 win in Armenia on Thursday which put them on the brink of clinching a World Cup place and made the prolific forward their all-time leading scorer. The Group E leaders swept aside eliminated Armenia with three goals in the opening 25 minutes before Lewandowski took his tally to 50 goals in 90 appearances, overhauling Wlodziemierz Lubanski?s previous record of 48. The Bayern Munich forward has also hit a remarkable 15 goals in nine ga
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US claims of Pakistan supporting extremism are 'hollow allegations': Khawaja Asif

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) meets with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif at the State Department in Washington, US, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas  WASHINGTON: Pakistan?s foreign minister on Thursday described as ?hollow allegations? comments by senior US officials and lawmakers during his visit to Washington this week that questioned Islamabad?s resolve in fighting militancy. President Donald Trump?s administration is seeking to implement its regional strate
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Germany qualify for FIFA World Cup with easy win over Northern Ireland

Germany qualified for the World Cup in style on Thursday when superb early strikes from Sebastian Rudy and Sandro Wagner set them on the way to a 3-1 win in Northern Ireland that maintained their perfect record in Group C. Rudy fired a remarkable outswinging shot from long-range past Michael McGovern after two minutes and Wagner scored with another emphatic effort in the 21st as the world champions clocked up their ninth successive win to move on to 27 points. Joshua Kimmich added a third in t
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