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Sri Lanka target Pakistan record in UAE

Chandimal and Sarfraz pose with the trophy ahead of the Test series DUBAI: Sri Lanka will hope their left-arm spinner Rangana Herath maintains pressure on Pakistan when the second and final Test -- a day-night affair with pink ball -- starts at Dubai stadium on Friday. The 39-year-old took 6-43 on the final day to fail Pakistan´s modest 136-run chase in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The narrow 21-run win gives Sri Lanka a unique chance for a series win over Pakistan on their neutral v

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Nawaz to leave for London again to tend to wife Kulsoom

The former PM greeting brother Shehbaz Sharif upon his first visit to London/ file photo LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will leave on Thursday for London to tend to his ailing wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. Nawaz will leave for London at 11 AM, boarding Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-757. The recently re-elected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president will be accompanied by his secretary Mohammed Hanif Khan. The former prime minister's PIA ticket has a return date of Januar

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UK's Red Arrows to dazzle Karachiites today

Red Arrows on display in Muscat on Oct 3, 2017. Photo: Twitter   KARACHI: The UK's Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, commonly known as the Red Arrows, will be performing in Karachi today. The event, being observed to celebrate 70 years of friendship between the United Kingdom and Pakistan, will take place at Sea View Beach around 1:30pm and is open to the public.  The Red Arrows are the pride of the Royal Air Force and one of the most famous aerobatics display teams in the world. Red Arrows

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Terrorist killed in Karachi shootout; two more gunned down in Multan

KARACHI: A suspected terrorist was killed in a police encounter late Wednesday night in North Karachi, Geo News reported. In the encounter which took place near W-22 bus stop, the terrorist was killed while two of his accomplices managed to flee, SSP Central Irfan Baloch said. Police recovered four hand grenades, six pistols, China rifle, 7mm rifle and three Awan bombs from the terrorist?s possession. Another shootout took place in New Karachi Industrial Area in which a suspect was arreste

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Pixel smartphone upgrade highlights Google push into hardware

geo_embedgallery SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Wednesday unveiled new versions of its Pixel smartphone, the highlight of a refreshed line aimed at weaving artificial intelligence deeper into modern lives. Google software and artificial intelligence were common threads in the gamut of new devices it unveiled to step up its challenge on the hardware front to rivals such as Apple and Amazon The new Pixel 2 and larger Pixel 2 XL are the first Google-made

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US State Secretary Tillerson says never considered resigning

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement to the media that he is not going to resign, at the State Department in Washington, US, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas  WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday he had never considered resigning and was committed to President Donald Trump?s agenda, but failed to address whether he had referred to the president as a ?moron,? as NBC reported. The State Department later denied he had even used the word, an issue

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US lawmakers want to restrict internet surveillance on Americans

An undated aerial handout photo shows the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland. NSA/Handout via REUTERS  A bipartisan group of US lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency?s warrantless internet surveillance program in an effort to install additional privacy protections. The bill, which will be formally introduced as soon as Thursday, is likely to revive the debate in Washington over the bala

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Federal judge refuses to overturn Trump pardon of Arpaio

US President Donald Trump is joined on the stage by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (L) at a campaign rally in Marshalltown, Iowa, back on January 26, 2016, after Arpaio endorsed his candidacy. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files  PHOENIX: A federal judge on Wednesday upheld President Donald Trump?s pardon earlier this year of 85-year-old former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, rejecting legal challenges by outside groups. US District Judge Susan Bolton said that she had considered the petitions filed by

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Greek archaeologists clear way for Hellenikon resort

A ruined wall is seen among trees in a forest area of the former international Hellenikon airport in Athens, Greece, July 16, 2017. REUTERS/Costas Baltas/Files  ATHENS: Greece welcomed a decision by senior archaeologists to conditionally permit a major tourism project in Athens on Wednesday, saying it cleared the way for the country to turn the site into one of Europe?s biggest coastal resorts. The 8-billion-euro ($9.4-billion) project to develop the disused Hellenikon airport site is a key t

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GM more than doubles self-driving car test fleet in California

The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Warren Transmission Operations Plant in Warren, Michigan October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook  WASHINGTON: General Motors Co?s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, has more than doubled the size of its test fleet of robot cars in California during the past three months, a GM spokesman said on Wednesday. As the company increases the size of its test fleet, it has also reported more run-ins between its self-driving cars and human-operated vehicles an

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Saudi Arabia arrests 46 for stirring divisions: state media

DUBAI: Saudi authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested 22 people, including a Qatari national, for using social media to spread dissent. Another 24 people were detained in the northern Hail region for stirring tribal divisions, the state news agency SPA reported. Neither report went into the details of the offences. The announcements came days after an order from King Salman lifting a ban on women driving in the conservative Islamic kingdom. Saudi Arabia, alongside the United Arab Emir

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'Trump dossier' on Russia links now part of special counsel's probe: sources

Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Richard Burr listens to testimonies during a hearing about Russian interference in US elections in Washington, US, June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files  WASHINGTON: The special counsel investigating whether Russia tried to sway the 2016 US election has taken over FBI inquiries into a former British spy?s dossier of allegations of Russian financial and personal links to President Donald Trump?s campaign and associates, sources familiar with th

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Las Vegas gunman's girlfriend says no advance knowledge of massacre

Marilou Danley ? whose live-in boyfriend carried out a shooting rampage at a Las Vegas concert Sunday night ? is seen in this Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department photo released in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, October 2, 2017. Courtesy Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/Handout via REUTERS  LAS VEGAS: The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history was questioned by the FBI on Wednesday and said she had no idea he w

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Zika vaccine shows promise in early human trial

An Aedes aegypti mosquito is seen inside a test tube as part of a research on preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a control and prevention centre in Guadalupe, neighbouring Monterrey, Mexico, March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/Files  CHICAGO: A DNA-based Zika vaccine from Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc and South Korea?s GeneOne Life Science Inc induced anti-Zika immune responses in an early stage human trial, US researchers reported on Wednesday. Unlik

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Google launches new phones, speakers in hardware push

SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc?s Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc. Google?s new products, including a Pixelbook laptop, wireless earbuds and a small GoPro-like camera, showcase Google-developed operating systems and services, notably the voice assistant. That means usage of those devices sho

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Oil prices dip on record US crude exports, but OPEC-led supply cuts support

Oil prices dipped on Thursday after the United States reported record crude exports, although traders said that efforts led by OPEC and Russia to cut production meant markets remained well supported overall. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures CLc1 were trading at $49.90 per barrel at 0015 GMT, down 8 cents, or 0.16 percent, from their last close. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were down 5 cents, or 0.1 percent, at $55.75 a barrel. The de

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Google takes on GoPro, Snap with compact smart camera

SAN FRANCISCO: Google?s announcement that it was planning to launch a smart video camera as part of its push into hardware sent shares of action camera maker GoPro Inc down more than six percent on Wednesday. Google Clips will be the first standalone camera from the search and advertising company, which has expanded its hardware business over the last year. Its signature feature draws on machine learning technology to automatically begin recording when notable actions are detected. Those could

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Former champion Fury will not reapply for fight licence

Tyson Fury?s boxing career could be over after the former world heavyweight champion said on Wednesday he would not reapply for a licence to fight from the British Boxing Board of Control. The 29-year-old, who has a 25-0 record, became WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO world champion when he beat Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 but has not fought since. His licence was withdrawn ?pending further investigation? by the British Boxing Board of Control last October. He was also charged

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Major Bowie exhibition to close in New York

An exhibition on David Bowie's creative origins, which has pulled in major crowds around the world, will end next year in the late rocker's adopted home of New York. The Brooklyn Museum announced Wednesday that it will be the final site of the exhibition "David Bowie is," which has drawn nearly 1.8 million visitors worldwide since it opened in 2013 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Brooklyn exhibition will span Bowie's entire life through his death in 2016 and will include objec

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London's Angel station reopens after suspect package scare

Police have cordoned off roads around the station in Islington. Image via: Tara Mikhael's Twitter account (@Taramikhael)  LONDON: British police said they carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package near London?s Angel underground station on Wednesday before allowing the station to reopen. Earlier, London?s transport authority said the station was closed while authorities responded to a security alert outside. "Got told to run from Angel by police and heard 2 explosions

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BREAKING: Manhattan's Mercy College evacuated over bomb threat

An evacuation was ordered throughout Mercy College ? located in Manhattan, New York ? late Wednesday night over an alleged bomb threat, the institution's social media accounts and local reports indicated. The school's officials received "an unsubstantiated letter with the [bomb] threat", NBC New York said citing the local police department. In an "emergency update", the College through its Twitter account advised students and any other person present in or around Manhattan campus ? o

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Trump visits Las Vegas after massacre, says America is 'a nation in mourning'

US President Donald Trump is greeted by survivor family members Shelby Stalker and Stephanie Melanson (L) after meeting with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (C) and 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  LAS VEGAS: A sombre President Donald Trump visited Las Vegas on Wednesday to express the sorrow and shock felt by a nation reeling from the deadliest mass shooting in modern US hi

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Former England manager Allardyce to sue FA over sacking

Former England manager Sam Allardyce has sent a ?5,000-word letter? to the Football Association seeking damages for the way they handled his sacking, according to a report in the Daily Mail newspaper. Allardyce left his role with the national side by mutual consent after just one game following a newspaper investigation by Britian?s Daily Telegraph which featured a video of him offering advice to undercover reporters on how to ?get around? FA rules on player transfers. The Daily Mail story say

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Catalonia moves to declare independence from Spain on Monday

BARCELONA/MADRID: Catalonia will move on Monday to declare independence from Spain after holding a banned referendum, pushing the European Union nation towards a rupture that threatens the foundations of its young democracy. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont said he favoured mediation to find a way out of the crisis but that Spain?s central government had rejected this. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy?s government responded by calling on Catalonia to ?return to the path of law? first before any

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FIFA World Cup 2026: 32 cities on list of potential venues

LEFT: A reflection is observed in the FIFA logo at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files; RIGHT: FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a FIFA Council meeting at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files  A joint bid for the 2026 World Cup from the United States, Canada, and Mexico unveiled a list of 32 potential host cities on Wednesday as the United Bid Committee moved onto the next stage of the process

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