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Trump policies at stake in US Supreme Court session

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley/Files WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday opens its 2017-2018 session, facing thorny issues that include gay and labour rights, voter restrictions and limits on gathering private information. On many of these issues, the Republican administration of President Donald Trump has taken the exact opposite position from that of the previous Democratic administration under Barack Obama. Unlike in its last session,
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Americans go shopping amid storms, war threats, Trump's eccentricities

Customers shop at Macy?s department store in New York, US, November 25, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/Files WASHINGTON: Consumer sentiment in the United States is riding high on a tide of good economic news, despite political turmoil at home and inflamed geopolitical tensions abroad. Analysts say consumers remain confident despite catastrophic storms, deepening political alienation, violent marches and talk of war -- things that might otherwise make households cut spending and hunker down for safe
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29 hurt as French stadium barrier collapses

LOSC's supporters react as their tribune falls down following the goal by LOSC's Cameroonian midfielder Ibrahim Amadou during the French L1 football match between Amiens and Lille LOSC at the Licorne stadium, Amiens, September 30, 2017. AFP/Francois Lo Presti AMIENS: Twenty-nine fans were hurt, five of them seriously, when a barrier collapsed Saturday at a stadium in the northern French city of Amiens as away supporters celebrated their opening goal. A fence separating Lille fans from the pitc
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A380 superjumbo makes emergency landing in Canada: Air France

This handout picture ? released on September 30, 2017, on the Twitter account of @Bdaddy1391 ? shows the damaged engine of an Air France A380 superjumbo before it made an emergency landing in Canada. AFP/Twitter/Sarah Eamigh PARIS: An Air France A380 superjumbo jetliner taking more than 500 people from Paris to Los Angeles made an emergency landing in Canada on Saturday following "serious damage" to one of its four engines, the airline said. "Flight 066 landed without further damage at the Goo
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Ashura processions under way around Pakistan; cellular services begin to shut down

A policeman stands guard at a majlis site in Faisalabad Oct 1. Photo: Geo News Ashura processions have begun all around the country to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions at Karbala, Iraq on Muharram 10.  Cellular and internet services have begun to be suspended in Karachi, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Khairpur, Haripur, DI Khan and Lakki Marwat, among other areas.   Meanwhile, the motorcycle pillion riding ban is still in place in Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta whereas
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´Mad Men´ no more: ad industry makes diversity push in Trump era

BACKGROUND: 'Mad Men's Roger Sterling (L, John Slattery) and Don Draper (R, Jon Hamm). LA Times via Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC; SUPERIMPOSED: US President Donald Trump. The Atlantic  NEW YORK: Walk into your average ad agency in America and you could be forgiven for thinking you had travelled back in time, with many still resembling the white male bastions immortalized in the series "Mad Men." That may be about to change as the industry redoubles efforts to recruit more minorities, sensing a chanc
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Crunch time as Catalonia holds independence vote

A man holds a placard reading "Catalonia, Spain, Europe" during a demonstration in favour of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain, September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman  BARCELONA: It´s crunch time for Catalonia and the rest of Spain Sunday as the northeastern region holds an independence referendum banned by Madrid, though how people will be able to vote remains a mystery. This is no ordinary referendum. Spain´s central government
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US directly communicating with North Korea, seeks dialogue

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) meeting with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool BEIJING: The United States said on Saturday it was directly communicating with North Korea on its nuclear and missile programs but Pyongyang had shown no interest in dialogue. The disclosure by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a trip to China represented the first time he has spoken to such an e
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CPEC boosts Pakistan in global rankings even before completion

A combination of photos ? merged together ? show a portion of the Gwadar port (L), the Chinese and Pakistani flags flying on a sign along a road towards Gwadar (C), and the port before the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) (R), in Balochistan, Pakistan. REUTERS/Kay Johnson (April 12, 2016), Caren Firouz (November 13, 2016), and Syed Raza Hassan (January 26, 2016)  The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ? which is still work-in-progress ? has already started to hel
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22 detained in Jamshoro following joint operation by police, Rangers

File Photo JAMSHORO: 22 suspects were taken into custody for questioning following a joint search operation by police and Rangers carried out Saturday night here in the city, as well as in Kotri and Sehwan, Geo News reported citing a police official. Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) conducted a collaborative combing operation, which led to 22 suspected criminals being detained late last night, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Irfan Bahadur said. Chichawatni pillion-riding arrests Seven p
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Five terrorists killed, three flee in CTD operation in Lahore

LAHORE: Five terrorists were shot dead Saturday night by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) near the city's Sagian Bridge, while three others managed to escape arrest during a search operation, Geo News reported. CTD officials revealed that the suspects they shot allegedly belonged to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ? a terrorist outfit banned in the nation. Explosive materials, weapons, and a motorcycle were recovered from the possession of the deceased suspects, the department's officer
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Musharraf asked us to form a new party after August 22, claims Sattar

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1d98c472f56de9b442e1547748f02e0a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8zMC8yMDE3IDY6NTc6MzkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT00Qm9uS0lNdkcvN2srUjUrRnE0VUdnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Farooq Sattar has claimed that Pervez Musharraf asked him to form a new poli
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Police release pictures of suspect in Karachi knife attacks

Pictured is the suspect riding a motorbike moments before attacking one of the victims in Karachi. ? Geo News KARACHI: Karachi Police late Saturday released pictures of the suspect involved in knife attacks on women in the city's Gulistan-e-Jauhar area, with officials saying that the lone wolf attacker "appears to be a lean man in his 20s." The attacks, believed to have been carried out by the same suspect, have so far wounded at least nine women near Rabia City and Jauhar Chowrangi areas of t
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Dengue death toll reaches 40 in Peshawar as two more die

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f34af0d4c739b9de9f9b3e81caa10d6d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8zMC8yMDE3IDY6NDg6NDQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1qMnVvMys0ZUViVjJWWGMvQitUSkpBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] PESHAWAR: The death toll from the dengue outbreak in Peshawar reached 40 on Saturday as two more women succumbed to the deadly virus,
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Tourism in Pakistan thrives amid receding terror attacks

Saiful Maluk lake. Photo: Bloomberg As security improves, annual tourist arrivals to Pakistan have more than tripled since 2013 to 1.75 million last year, while domestic travellers have increased to 38.3 million, according to the state-owned Pakistan Tourism Development Corp (PTDC). Over the same period, foreign tourist arrivals in India jumped from 6.97 million in 2013 to 8.8 million in 2016, government figures show, reported Bloomberg. The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) puts the tot
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Catalan leader urges 'mediation' in referendum crisis

GIRONA: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called Saturday for "mediation" to resolve the "serious" conflict pitting his executive against the central government, on the eve of an independence referendum banned by Madrid. "If the yes wins, if the no wins -- in any scenario there must be mediation, because things aren´t working," he told AFP. Vowing that he and his supporters would vote on Sunday, and that the regional government had everything in place so that the referendum "takes place normall
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England can win Ashes without Stokes, says Ali

LONDON: Moeen Ali says England can still win the Ashes on enemy turf even if talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes is not in the party that travels to Australia. Stokes was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and suspended from internationals until further notice following an apparent fight outside a nightclub. The Test vice-captain was included in the Ashes squad despite reportedly injuring his hand in the incident that led to his arrest but there are doubts over
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Anti-Daesh 'sheikh sniper' killed in battle for Iraq's Hawija

A picture taken on April 26, 2017 shows Iraqi Abu Tahsin al-Salhi (L), a veteran sniper from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) who boasted about killing at least 320 Daesh group fighters, during the fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul.1 A veteran fighter known as "the sheikh of snipers" has been killed in Iraq's battle to retake the town of Hawija from the Daesh group, his paramilitary force announced Saturday. Abu Tahsin al-Salhi, who took part in conflicts dating back to the 19
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Sharapova digs deep in China Open epic

Maria Sharapova outlasted Petra Kvitova 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to win the China Open and return to No 2 in the rankings. Photo: AP  BEIJING: Maria Sharapova gained revenge over the Latvian 16th seed Anastasija Sevastova with a gutsy 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 7-6 (9/7) victory in the China Open first round on Saturday. It was the five-time Grand Slam winner´s first appearance since she was beaten by Sevastova at the US Open in early September and gets her stop-start return from a doping ban back on track. Shara
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Germany arrests suspected baby food poisoner

CCTV grab of a suspected blackmailer in a supermarket in Friedrichshafen, south-west Germany.   FRANKFURT: German police announced Saturday the arrest of a 53-year-old man "strongly suspected" of poisoning baby food and threatening to contaminate other products in stores nationwide and across Europe. The man was detained by officers near Tubingen, south of Stuttgart, following information received from the public, police and prosecutors said in a joint statement. At a press conference, they
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US probes North Korea´s willingness to talk

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 30, 2017. Photograph: Getty Images  BEIJING: Washington has opened channels to North Korea to find out if the regime is ready to talk about giving up its nuclear weapons, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Saturday. Speaking after a day of talks with China´s President Xi Jinping and top diplomats, Tillerson told reporters tha
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Govt revises fuel prices for October, petrol increased by Rs2 per litre

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Saturday revised prices of petroleum products, increasing the price of petrol by Rs2 per litre. The new prices will come into effect on October 1. Petrol will now be sold at Rs73.5 per litre. Prices for high-speed diesel (HSD) and light-speed diesel (LSD) were also increased by Rs2. After the revision, HSD will be sold at Rs79.4 per litre and LSD will be sold at Rs46 per litre The ministry also increased the price of kerosene oil by Rs4 per litre. The n
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Key accused in Tania Khaskheli?s murder admits to killing

HYDERABAD: Investigation into the murder of Tania Khaskheli has been completed as the key accused has admitted to the killing. As per the police report, accused Khan Noohani, Ali Noohani and Maula Bakhsh have admitted to Tania?s murder. According to Khan Noohani, he was on unpleasant terms with Tania for a month during which they also got into arguments. On the other hand, the accused?s pistol and bullet casings found from the site of murder have matched at the forensic laboratory where the ma
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Iran's Zarif urges Europe to defy Trump on sanctions

LONDON: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that the only way to stop its nuclear deal from collapsing is for Europe to defy any US reimposition of sanctions. In an interview published Saturday by Britain's Guardian newspaper, Zarif said Iran would develop much more advanced nuclear technology - though not for weapons purposes - if Europe followed the United States in returning to a sanctions regime. "Europe should lead," he said during an interview in New York. The deal
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Up to 30 feared dead as DR Congo army plane crashes

KINHASA: A military transport plane belonging to the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing "several dozen" people, military and airport sources told AFP. The Antonov transport plane had just taken off and had "several dozen people" on board, an airport source told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The plane went down in Nsele, about 100 kilometres to the east of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the source said. A local official in the area of t
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