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One million unvaccinated Venezuelan kids vulnerable in measles outbreak: doctors

Youths are pictured on the outskirts of Caracas, Venezuela, September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes CARACAS: Around 1 million unvaccinated Venezuelan children are susceptible to measles ? a highly contagious disease that has re-emerged in the crisis-stricken South American nation, a group of doctors estimated on Friday. A crippling shortage of medicines and vaccines ? as well as decaying hospitals and an exodus of doctors ? has thrown Venezuela?s health sector into a tailspin. Amid the cr

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CTD arrests four suspected terrorists in Multan

MULTAN: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday rounded up four suspected terrorists in Multan, seizing a sizeable quantity of arms and explosives from them, Geo News reported. According to details, the CTD conducted a raid on a tip-off and arrested four activists of banned outfit, who were identified as Nasir, Ali, Tahir and Shafqat. The CTD also claimed to have recovered six hand grenades, two pistols, one IED (improvised explosive device), two-kilogram explosives, three-meter deton

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Trump says to decide whether or not to replace Fed's Yellen in a few weeks

LEFT: Donald Trump. AFP/Jim Watson; RIGHT: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump indicated Friday he would select his nominee to be the next Federal Reserve chair within weeks, after meeting potential candidates. Trump said he would decide who chairs the US central bank, following interviews with Kevin Warsh, Jerome Powell, and two other candidates. "I've had four meetings," Trump said as he left the White House for a weekend at his golf club in New Jersey.

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Toned down and tuned in, Miley Cyrus turns country balladeer

She transitioned from wholesome TV kid to pansexual media sensation -- and now Miley Cyrus is reinventing herself again. On "Younger Now," the sixth album in her already storied career, the 24-year-old dips back into country -- the music of her father, singer Billy Ray Cyrus. But the album, which was released Friday, is despite its oxymoronic title no straightforward return to her childhood -- or the innocent days of her country-singing "Hannah Montana" Disney persona. Instead, Cyrus finds th

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Trump's scandal-hit health secretary resigns: White House

Former US Health Secretary Tom Price is seen standing in this photo after speaking on the opening day of the World Health Assembly's (WHA) annual meeting in Geneva, May 22, 2017. AFP/Fabrice Coffrini/Files  WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's embattled health minister was forced to leave the US administration Friday, amid a scandal over his use of costly private jets for government travel. "Secretary of Health and Human Services Thomas Price offered his resignation earlier today and the Pres

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French jewel thieves jailed, despite perfect crime

Diamonds are displayed at the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) in Gaborone, Botswana, November 24, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files PARIS: Their first heist ? on a De Beers jewellery store ? went off perfectly but three audacious thieves were handed hefty jail terms by a Paris court on Friday, after attempting to repeat the feat more than a year later. The court and the prosecution team made a clear distinction between the two crimes. "What is a successful robbery? It is when you don

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Iraq's Abadi accepts Macron invitation to come to discuss Kurds: Elysee source

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends the European Union Tallinn Digital Summit in Tallinn, Estonia, September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins  TALLINN: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi accepted an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday to come to Paris on October 5 for talks on the Kurdish independence referendum, a source in Macron?s office said. Macron had offered to help ease tensions between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government over Monday?s referendu

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US civil liberties group to challenge Trump's new travel ban

International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the US Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judicial review, Dulles, Virginia, US, June 26, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/Files  WASHINGTON: The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday launched the first legal challenge to President Donald Trump?s new restrictions on people entering the United States from

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Brent records strongest 3Q gain in 13 years over bullish oil streak

An oil well pump jack is seen at an oil field supply yard near Denver, Colorado, US, February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/Files NEW YORK: Oil prices closed up on Friday after a rally in prices on geopolitical instability in Iraqi Kurdistan helped Brent make its strongest third-quarter price performance since 2004. Global benchmark Brent crude closed up 13 cents (or 0.2 percent) to $57.54 a barrel, notching up a third-quarter gain of around 20 percent. On the week, Brent was up 1.2 percent.

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'Get out,' Air Force general tells bigots on campus

Image Courtesy: The United States Air Force Academy website WASHINGTON: The head of the US Air Force Academy has delivered an unequivocal rebuke to bigots after the discovery of racist graffiti on campus, telling them, "You need to get out." "If you're outraged by those words, then you're in the right place," Lieutenant General Jay Silveria said in an address to cadets, faculty, and staff at the academy in Colorado Springs, footage of which has since gone viral. "You should be outraged not o

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Soldier, two civilians martyred in Indian firing across LoC

RAWALPINDI: Indian forces once again violated the ceasefire agreement resorting to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC) late Friday, the Pakistani military said, which resulted in martyrdom of a junior commissioned officer (JCO) and two civilians. This is the second ceasefire violation by the Indian forces during the last 72 hours. The unprovoked fire came in Rakh Chikri area of Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, in which the Indian troops targeted civilian population through heavy weapon

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Iraq cuts Kurdistan air links with outside world

ARBIL: The Iraqi government cut autonomous Kurdistan?s direct air links with the outside world indefinitely on Friday, partially isolating the northern region after it voted a massive "yes" in an independence referendum. The move increases the pressure on the Iraqi Kurds amid soaring regional tensions following Monday?s non-binding but deeply contentious vote. The central government in Baghdad had ordered the halt to all foreign flights to and from the region from 6pm (1500 GMT). Foreigners s

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Tata wins bid to make electric cars for Indian government

Head of Design at Tata Motors Pratap Bose (R) and zonal manager for Tata. Photo: AFP NEW DELHI: India´s Tata Motors has won a bid to manufacture thousands of electric cars for the government as part of a push to promote battery-powered vehicles as the nation grapples with soaring pollution levels. State-owned energy efficiency services limited (ESSL) will procure 10,000 cars from Tata Motors, with the first batch hitting roads later this year, the company said in a statement. The cars, priced

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UN agrees to send war crimes investigators to Yemen

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council agreed Friday to send war crimes investigators to Yemen, overcoming resistance from Saudi Arabia which sought to fend off an independent international probe. In a resolution adopted by consensus, the council mandated UN rights chief Zeid Ra´ad Al Hussein to send a group of "eminent experts" to Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been bombing Houthi rebels since March 2015. The group will then "carry out a comprehensive examination of all alleged violation

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US considers Pakistan important country of region: Zakaria

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said the United States considers Pakistan an important country in the region. While speaking on state television, the spokesperson remarked that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held important meetings on sidelines of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session with high-ranking officials of various countries. The PM's meeting with vice-president of United States was very important, and both the countries want to engage

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No terrorist safe havens in Pakistan: defence minister

LONDON: Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir remarked that there no safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan. While speaking to the media in London, he said that Pakistani soil is not being used to carry out terror attacks in any other country. ?There are some remnants of terrorism in the country, which is what [foreign minister] Khawaja Asif was referring to,? he explained. The remnants will be eliminated in the Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, he added. ?Our responsibility lies towards the Pakistani p

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Kulsoom Nawaz discharged from hospital

Pictured is Kulsoom Nawaz being helped by her sons, Hasan and Hussain, after being discharged from hospital. ? Geo News LONDON: Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif who is undergoing treatment for lymphoma in London, has been discharged from the hospital, Geo News learnt Friday evening. Kulsoom was admitted to the emergency unit of Princess Grace Hospital, London, after her condition worsened on Tuesday. However, she has now been discharged. Speaking to Geo News, her son Hus

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Plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 20: WHO

NAIROBI: An outbreak of plague has killed 20 people in the space of a month in Madagascar, with a further 84 infected, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday. Plague is mainly spread by flea-carrying rats. Humans bitten by an infected flea usually develop a bubonic form of plague, which swells lymph nodes and can be treated with antibiotics. But the more dangerous pneumonic form invades the lungs and can kill a person within 24 hours if not treated. About half of the 104 known case

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First behind-the-screen shots of Malala biopic revealed

Reem Sheikh will portray the role of Malala Yousafzai in the movie. Photo: Gul Makai The shooting biopic of Nobel Peace Prize winner and social activist Malala Yousafzai has started and the star cast is as excited as we are. Divya Dutta (R)will portray the role of Toor Pekai (L) in the Malala biopic.   Bollywood actress Divya Dutt, who has starred in movies such as Baadlapur and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, will portray the role of Malala?s mother Toor Pekai. The movie is being directed by directed b

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NAB team visits Jati Umrah with warrants for Sharif children

Pictured left to right: Maryam, Safdar, Hussain and Hasan.  LAHORE: A team of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore officials on Friday arrived at the residence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif at Jati Umrah with bailable arrest warrants for his children and son-in-law, sources confided to Geo News. The accountability court, hearing corruption cases against the Sharif family, had on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam, sons Hussain and Hasan, a

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Pakistani celebrities and their mini-mes

You may be keeping up with the razzle-dazzle of the celebrity world, but are you keeping up with their offspring? They are growing up fast. There is no denying that the best celebrity doppelgangers are the kids themselves. As they say, ?The apple never falls too far from the tree.? Geo.tv has compiled a list of the stars and their mini-mes. Mahira Khan?s eight-year-old, Azlan Wasim Akram?s little one Aiyla Akram Fawad Khan snuggling up with his son Ayaan Khan Meesha Shafi?s son Kaz

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Iraq forces attack Daesh-held town of Hawija

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by Daesh, which is also under attack in neighbouring Syria. The operation came after Daesh released what it said was an audio recording of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi urging resistance, the first such intervention in nearly a year. "The leaders of the Islamic State and its soldiers have realised that the path to... victory is to be patient and resist the infid

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State Bank keeps policy rate unchanged at 5.75pc

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has decided to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 5.75 percent on the back of continued momentum in economic growth and contained inflation rate. Announcing its monetary policy after a committee meeting headed by Governor SBP Tariq Bajwa on Friday, the central bank said GDP growth was poised to reach its target of 6.0 percent for fiscal year 2018, backed by "an upbeat industrial outlook and a promising assessment of major crops". "Macroeconomic environme

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Austria moves to ban the burqa

VIENNA: New restrictions come into force in Austria on Sunday banning the wearing of the full veil and other items concealing the face in public places and buildings. Exemptions "under certain conditions" include items like clown disguises "at cultural events", work wear such as medical masks, and scarves in cold weather, the government says. The restrictions are aimed at "ensuring the cohesion of society in an open society", it says. Violations will be punished with a fine of up to 150 euros

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Pakistan supports peace in region: chief of air staff

The graduation ceremony of 119 Combat Support Course was held at PAF Academy on Friday. Photo: PAF RISALPUR: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, said on Friday that  Pakistan being a peace-loving country has always supported peace in the region and especially in the Middle-East, according to Pakistan Air Force.  Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman was addressing the graduation ceremony of 119 Combat Support Course, which was held at PAF Academy on Friday.  Air Chief Marshal Sohail

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