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Oil dips over doubts recent rally will last through fourth quarter

Oil prices eased on Wednesday over caution that a price rally that lasted for most of the third quarter would not extend through the last three months of the year. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures CLc1 were trading at $50.05 per barrel at 0032 GMT, down 37 cents, or 0.7 percent, from their last close. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were down 35 cents, or 0.6 percent, at $55.65 a barrel. Traders said the drops came over concerns that a
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Will try to work with Pakistan 'one more time,' says US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis

WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try ?one more time? to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address. Relations between the two countries have been frayed over the past decade. ?We need to try one more time to make this strategy work with them, by, with and through the Pakistanis, and if our best efforts fail, the president is prepared to take whatever steps are necessary,? Mattis said at a
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Having the right name at the right, or sometimes wrong, time

NEW YORK: When reporters descended on upstate New York to ask about a stunning prison break in 2015, state police spokesman Major Charles Guess took their questions. A dog named Trigger stepped on his owner?s 12-gauge shotgun during an Indiana waterfowl hunt just months later and shot her in the foot. Sometimes the name fits the news story. Correspondent Julie Weed writes about legal marijuana for Forbes. This month, a front-page New York Times story on obesity was edited by Hilary Stout. And
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Roof collapse kills woman in Lahore

LAHORE: At least one woman was killed after the roof of a two-storey building collapsed in Lahore's Sanda area, in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to rescue sources, the body of a woman, identified as Rubina, was recovered from inside the rubble of the two-storey building, after the roof had collapsed. The roof was extremely worn-out and had collapsed as a result of being unable to sustain any further, added rescue sources. The body of the deceased woman was shifted to Mayo Hospital.
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Khawaja Asif arrives in US for three-day visit

WASHINGTON: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif arrived on Tuesday for a three-day tour of the United States, where he was received by Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry. The foreign minister is expected to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to resume bilateral talks and work out ways to dispel tensions that cropped up after US President Donald Trump's August 21 speech. Asif is also expected to have a meeting with the US National Security Adviser Lieutenant Genera
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Meditation may help prevent heart disease

Meditation may help reduce the risk of heart disease when it?s added to proven approaches like lifestyle changes or drugs to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, US doctors say. In its first guidelines dedicated to meditation, the American Heart Association (AHA) stresses that the benefits haven?t been clearly established because studies have generally been too small, brief or poorly designed to draw broad conclusions. But the AHA research review concludes that meditation may have some benefit
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2013 hack hit all three billion Yahoo accounts

WASHINGTON: A 2013 hack affected all three billion accounts at Yahoo, the online giant´s parent company said Tuesday following a new analysis of the incident. The disclosure from Verizon, which acquired Yahoo´s online assets earlier this year, revised sharply upward the initial estimate of one billion accounts affected. The statement said that the estimate is based on "new intelligence" following an investigation with the assistance of outside forensic experts into the incident in August 2013.
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Social media giants allowed fake news to flow on Las Vegas shooting

WASHINGTON: US online giants acknowledged Tuesday they failed to prevent rumours and misinformation from being circulated during and after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas. Facebook, Google and Twitter said they were working on fixes after learning of fake news ending up in feeds and searches following the shooting that killed 59 and injured over 500 people. Some rumours identified the wrong person as the shooter, others named a search for a female person of interest described as a "Trump
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Thiago saddened by Pique abuse at Spain training session

MADRID: Thiago Alcantara was saddened by Spain fans abusing Gerard Pique at an open training session on Monday night, but said the Barcelona defender was unaffected by the incident. Pique voted in the illegal independence referendum in Catalonia and criticised the Spanish government for trying to shut it down violently, angering some Spain fans. A large group of supporters jeered and insulted the Catalan centre back during a short training session at Las Rozas on Monday. ?When I?ve come (to t
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Neymar penalty spat has calmed down, says Cavani

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani has played down his penalty-taking spat with Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Neymar. Cavani and Brazilian Neymar, the world's most expensive player, reportedly fell out over penalty-taking duties for PSG in recent league matches. The despite blew up a couple of weeks ago when Cavani, PSG's regular penalty-taker, refused to let Neymar take a spot-kick against Lyon, only to then miss. But then at the weekend, and after rumours Cavani had been offered a million euros
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Afridi, Morgan spearhead T10 revolution

Shahid Afridi and Eion Morgan. Photo: File DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will introduce a new cricket format when big hitters Shahid Afridi, India's Virender Singh, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and England's Eoin Morgan feature in a T-10 league in December. The ten-over-a-side matches will spread over 90 minutes in Sharjah, the details of which were announced here on Tuesday. Twenty20 cricket was introduced in England in 2003 while the first international Twenty20 match was held between Aus
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Nawaz continues to dominate Pakistani politics: Maryam

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Leader Maryam Nawaz remarked that party head and her father Nawaz Sharif continues to dominate Pakistani politics. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, she criticised her political opponents and said: ?Shows how frustrated they are that no amount of plotting & scheming against MNS has worked. He continues to dominate Pakistani politics.? Reacting to opponents? criticism of the Elections Bill 2017, which paved way for Nawaz to regain t
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Japanese companies struggle to hire, retain staff as labour shortage worsens

TOKYO:  Companies in Japan?s service industries are struggling to hire and retain staff as the labour market becomes the tightest in decades, and are increasingly taking unorthodox steps to alleviate the shortage. That can include looking to housewives and the retired to come into or rejoin the labour force. In some cases, it means offering better working conditions for some staff, even if this requires raising prices. In others, companies are reducing the services they offer, perhaps by cuttin
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The five top trends at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS: With Paris Fashion Week coming to an end Tuesday, here's a look at the five big takeaways from the catwalks. Frills The future will be frilly. Sparingly deployed on the diagonal or in a whole flotilla of volant skirts and dresses, frills are back as a major trend for next spring and summer. Once a symbol of frivolous, even enslaved, femininity, they have been reinterpreted by the likes of Stella McCartney and Clare Waight Keller at Givenchy as symbols of power and confidence. While t
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Israel shuts Palestinian territories for Sukkot festival

The holiday will see thousands of worshippers head to the Wailing Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites for Jews, to pray. Photo: AFP File  JERUSALEM: The Israeli army on Tuesday announced it was closing crossing points from the Palestinian territories for 11 days due to security concerns during the upcoming Jewish festival of Sukkot. The closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a frequent measure for major Jewish holidays, would run from midnight Tuesday (2100 GMT), wit
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Nuclear accord with Iran in US interest: Mattis

Jim Mattis´ expression of support for the 2015 agreement curbing Iran´s nuclear program was in sharp contrast with Trump´s blunt assessment that the deal is an "embarrassment." Photo: AFP  WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Tuesday that President Donald Trump should consider sticking with the nuclear accord with Iran, which he said is in the US national interest. Mattis´s expression of support for the 2015 agreement curbing Iran´s nuclear program was in sharp contrast with Trump
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40 percent of US cancers linked to excess weight

The rates of these overweight- and obesity-related cancers are rising, in contrast to the overall rate of new cancer cases which has dropped since the 1990s. Photo: File  WASHINGTON: About 40 percent of all cancers in the United States ? more than 630,000 in all ? are associated with excess weight, health officials said Tuesday, urging a renewed focus on prevention. In a nation where 71 percent of adults are either overweight or obese, the findings by the US Centers for Disease Control and Pr
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Gravitational waves: Seeing the unseeable

Albert Einstein first theorised the existence of Gravitational waves over 100 years ago, and their detection in 2015 finally confirmed a key element of his world-changing general theory of relativity, which describes the force of gravity. Photo: Reuters  PARIS: The detection of gravitational waves, remnants of galactic cataclysms that occurred billions of years ago, opened a window on the origins of the universe. Here´s why their discovery earned three US astrophysicists a Nobel Physics Prize
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Colosseum to open up highest level, the view of the lowly plebs

ROME: The highest level of Rome´s ancient Colosseum will be opened to the public for the first time in 40 years on November 1, Italy´s culture minister said Tuesday. Seats on the fifth level of the amphitheatre were once reserved for ancient Roman society´s lowest commoner: the plebeian. But the seats boasted a breathtaking view -- not only of the gladiator battles far below but of the heart of the empire. "It is an incredible view of the Colosseum and Rome, which the visitor will remember a
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House needs to be set in order: Ahsan Iqbal

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal insisted that the effects of political instability are far-reaching and harmful for Pakistan. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said that our nation is faced with ?abnormal circumstances? which call for the ?house to be set in order.? Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, in a remark on September 5, had said that the country needs to put the house in order, which was later end
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Mahira-starrer Verna?s teaser packs a powerful punch

Pakistan?s sweetheart Mahira Khan made a comeback to social media and shared the teaser trailer of her upcoming movie, Verna. The teaser starts with an angry Mahira Khan, clad in black, entering a restroom and punching an unidentified antagonist. The background score, Urdu rap song ?Power Di Game? adds to the intensity of the scene. Mahira, who was caught up in a recent controversy after pictures surfaced of her smoking with Bollywood star
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Pakistan would effectively respond to any Indian aggression: Maleeha Lodhi

GENEVA: Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations, Dr. Maleeha Lodhi said on Tuesday that Pakistan would effectively respond to any Indian aggression after repeated threats to carry out surgical strikes by the country?s eastern neighbor. ?All I can say to them is: do not underestimate Pakistan's resolve and capacity to defend itself." "Any aggression or intervention will meet a matching and effective response from our armed forces and the people of Pakistan," added Lodhi while
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US expels 15 Cuban diplomats following mysterious attacks

WASHINGTON: The United States ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats on Tuesday, accusing Havana of failing to protect their US counterparts from harm in a series of mystery "attacks" on their health. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said, however, that Washington would maintain diplomatic relations even though the size of the US mission in Havana would be reduced to a minimum. "The decision was made due to Cuba's failure to take appropriate steps to protect our diplomats in accordance wi
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France´s parliament approves new anti-terror law

A soldier shot the suspect dead after he had stabbed two women to death at Marseille main train station on Sunday. Photo: Reuters  PARIS: France´s lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved a new counter-terrorism law on Tuesday, making permanent several controversial measures under the state of emergency that has been in place for nearly two years. The law was approved by 415 votes to 127, with 19 abstentions, at its first reading, despite criticism that it will undermine civil libert
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Putin calls for better US ties as he meets new envoy

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for "predictable and mutually beneficial" ties with the United States as he received diplomatic credentials from Washington´s new ambassador to Moscow. The US Senate last week confirmed businessman, veteran diplomat and former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, filling a crucial post at a time when ties are at a dangerously low ebb. "As far as bilateral ties with the United States are concerned, their current
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