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Weakening but still potent Irma aims full force at Florida's Gulf Coast

A man died when his pickup truck crashed into a tree in the Florida Keys during Hurricane Irma in Florida, US. Photo: Reuters   FORT MYERS/MIAMI: A weakening but still potent Hurricane Irma lashed Florida?s Gulf Coast on Sunday with tree-bending winds, pounding rain and surging surf, leaving millions of homes without power, while flooding streets and swaying skyscrapers across the state in Miami. In storm-battered towns up and down Florida?s western shore ? from Naples and Fort Myers north thr
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Cricketers, fans hail World XI as nation gets ready for historic series

Lahore?s Gaddafi Stadium is all set to witness history as the Green Shirts take on the World XI for a three-match T20 series starting Tuesday. The World XI, starring cricket greats from seven different countries, arrived in Pakistan early Monday to a rousing welcome from the cricket-crazy nation, as the eight-year-long wait for high-profile cricket to return home finally ends this week. Former and current cricketers, along with lovers of the game, took to Twitter to express their excitement
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Iraq holding 1,400 foreign wives, children of suspected Daesh fighters

File Photo-Reuters SOUTH OF MOSUL, IRAQ: Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Daesh fighters after government forces expelled the group from one of its last remaining strongholds in Iraq, security and aid officials said. Most came from Turkey. Many others were from former Soviet states, such as Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Russia, Iraqi army and intelligence officers said. Other Asians and a ?very few? French and Germans were also among them. The wives and
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Caribbean faces hard road to recovery after Irma's ravages

A man and two children wade through a flooded street, after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters   CUBA: From Cuba to Antigua, Caribbean islanders began counting the cost of Hurricane Irma on Sunday after the brutal storm left a trail of death, destruction and chaos from which the tourist-dependent region could take years to recover. The Category 5 storm, which killed at least 28 people across the region, devastated housing, power supplies and commu
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Oil edges up as Saudis discuss extending supply cut

A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq December 21, 2015. Photo: Reuters   TOKYO: Oil prices edged up on Monday after the Saudi oil minister discussed possibly extending a pact to cut global oil supplies beyond March 2018 with his Venezuelan and Kazakh counterparts. News of the talks on Sunday helped offset downward pressure on oil prices amid worries that energy demand would be hit hard by Hurricane Irma and its aftermath. The hurricane knoc
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Indian players in World XI would have given good message: Afridi

Former Pakistan T20i captain Shahid Afridi. Photo: File LAHORE: Flamboyant all rounder and former t20 skipper Shahid Afridi said on Monday that inclusion of Indian players in the World XI team for Independence Cup would have given a good message to the world and sports can resolve disputes. In an interview to BBC, Afridi said that the visit of World XI players for Independence Cup is an important development for the return of international cricket to Pakistan; he gave the credit to Pakistan Cr
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Saudi Arabia arrests prominent cleric: social media

Saudi police officials. Photo: Reuters/File  DUBAI: A prominent Saudi religious leader has been arrested, according to social media postings on Sunday, in what appears to be a crackdown on Saudis seen as critics of the conservative kingdom?s absolute rulers. Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, an influential cleric who was imprisoned from 1994-99 for agitating for political change and has 14 million followers on Twitter, appears to have been detained over the weekend, the posting suggested. In one of his
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Eight killed, including gunman, in shooting at Texas home

DALLAS: A gunman killed seven people at a home in a Dallas suburb on Sunday evening before being shot dead by police called to the scene, authorities said. The shooting took place in Plano, a suburb north of Dallas. David Tilley, a spokesman for the Plano Police Department, said the shooter was killed by the first responding officer after an exchange of gunfire. The officer was not injured. Seven people were found dead in the Plano home. Two additional shooting victims were taken to a local
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After China, Khawaja Asif leaves for Iran to discuss regional issues

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif left on Sunday for an official visit to Iran where he would discuss matters pertaining to the region and Pakistan-Iran relations. Asif will hold meetings with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and discuss issues concerning international and regional politics and security. Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Janjua are accompanying the foreign minister on his visit. Asif, who previously served as the defen
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James Anderson back on top of ICC bowling rankings

James Anderson surpasses India´s Ravindra Jadeja to reclaim top ranking  LONDON: England seamer James Anderson has reclaimed his number one ranking in test matches after his career-best seven for 42 sealed a 2-1 series victory against West Indies on Saturday. The 35-year-old, who became the first English bowler, and only sixth ever, to reach 500 test wickets on Friday, moved above India´s Ravindra Jadeja. He is the oldest bowler to top the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings since Mut
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Republicans could lose US House in 2018 over immigration fight: Bannon

Steve Bannon (right). Photo: Reuters  WASHINGTON: Republican infighting over the fate of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children could be so vitriolic that the party loses control of the US House of Representatives next year, Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, said in an interview airing on Sunday. Bannon, whose far-right views on immigration, climate and trade helped shape Trump?s presidential campaign and his first months in office, was fired by th
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North Korea warns US will pay due price for spearheading UN sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, Pyongyang, September 10, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS SEOUL: North Korea warned on Monday the United States would pay a ?due price? for spearheading a UN Security Council resolution against its latest nuclear test, as Washington presses for a vote on a draft resolution imposing more sanctions on Pyongyang. South Korean officials have said after the North?s sixth nu
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President Trump approves major disaster declaration for Florida

US President Donald Trump steps down from Marine One helicopter in the White House, Washington, US, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas US President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration on Sunday to help Florida recover from Hurricane Irma, Florida Governor Rick Scott said. The declaration will authorise federal funding to come to the state to assist local and state agencies with response and recovery. The White House has not yet announced the declaration.
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Damon, Clooney defend black family's portrayal in 'Suburbicon'

Actors Julianne Moore (C) and Matt Damon (L) and Director George Clooney (R) attend a news conference to promote the film 'Suburbicon' at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill TORONTO: The African-American family struggling to fit into an all-white suburb in 1950s America in the George Clooney-directed dark satire Suburbicon was intentionally portrayed in a one-dimensional way, actor Matt Damon said on Sunday. The film ? b
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Two dead, 25 left injured in traffic accidents across country

RAHIM YAR KHAN/MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Traffic accidents across the country claimed at least two lives, while 25 were left injured in the wee hours of Monday. A collision between a van and oil tanker in Rahim Yar Khan killed at least two people, while 18 were left injured after the accident and shifted to Sheikh Zayed Hospital. Rescue sources feared casualties to rise, as several of those injured were in critical condition and had to be provided first aid on site of the accident. In Mandi Bahuddin,
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Paris lauds chance to renew trust in Olympics as likely 2024 host

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo attends a news conference ahead of the opening of the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo  LIMA: Three days ahead of a vote expected to make Paris the host of the Olympics for the first time in 100 years, officials leading the city?s 2024 bid on Sunday celebrated the opportunity to try to restore the Games? credibility amid a growing graft scandal. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and Tony Estanguet ? the co-chair for the city?s bid ? sai
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Hingis wins doubles to grab second slam in two days

Switzerland?s Martina Hingis and Taiwan?s Chan Yung-Jan won the US Open women?s doubles title on Sunday when they rolled past the Czech partnership of Lucie Hradecka and Katerina Siniakova 6-3 6-2. It was the first grand slam title for Chan but the second in as many days for Hingis, who won the mixed doubles with Britain?s Jamie Murray on Saturday. The victory took Hingis?s career grand-slam tally to 25, including five singles titles, 13 doubles and seven mixed doubles. ?Two in two days; I wa
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Trump, Netanyahu to meet in New York next week

US President Donald Trump (L) embraces Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before his remarks at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would meet US President Donald Trump later this month during a visit to New York, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26. Netanyahu spoke to reporters accompanying him on a trip to Latin America before his plane left
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Mourinho says Man Utd failed to evolve under predecessors

Manchester United failed to progress under the leadership of David Moyes and Louis van Gaal following the departure of Alex Ferguson in 2013, according to the club?s current manager Jose Mourinho. United, who enjoyed a triumphant era under Ferguson, struggled in the transition after the Scottish manager left Old Trafford following the annexation of their 20th and most recent Premier League title. ?There was an evolution in the other clubs; there was no evolution in this club. In all the areas
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British trade union conference evacuated over bomb threat

LONDON: A hotel and nearby conference centre on the south coast of England ? where Britain?s Trades Union Congress (TUC) was holding its annual conference ? were evacuated on Sunday due to a bomb threat, police said. Police said the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where five people were killed by an Irish Republican Army bombing during the Conservative Party conference in 1984, received an anonymous phone call at 8:30 PST on Sunday saying there was an explosive device in the building. The nearby Brig
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Nadal races to third US Open, 16th Grand Slam title

Rafael Nadal raced to a third US Open title and 16th Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 rout of South African giant Kevin Anderson. The world number one, the champion also in New York in 2010 and 2013, added the US title to the record 10th French Open he captured in June. Old rival Roger Federer won the season's other two Slams at the Australian Open, beating Nadal in the final, and Wimbledon in an illustration of the two Grand Slam greats' enduring appeal and power. Nadal's Gran
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Bangladesh minister speaks of 'genocide' in Myanmar's Rakhine

A Rohingya girl walks through a refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia. AFP/Munir Uz Zaman/Files  Bangladesh's foreign minister said Sunday that genocide was being waged in Myanmar's violence-racked Rakhine state, triggering an exodus of nearly 300,000 Muslim Rohingya to his country. "The international community is saying it is a genocide. We also say it is a genocide," A.H. Mahmood Ali told reporters after briefing diplomats in Dhaka. Ali met Western and Arab diplomats and the he
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Pope prays for Venezuela, blesses poor in Colombia

"I assure all of you of my prayers for each of the countries of Latin America, and in a special way for neighbouring Venezuela," Pope Francis said. AFP/Luis Acosta  Pope Francis prayed Sunday for a peaceful end to Venezuela's "grave crisis", which has left scores dead, as he wrapped up a tour to support peace in neighbouring Colombia. The Argentine pope, 80, spoke during a prayer service in Cartagena ? one of Colombia's top tourist draws but also one of its poorest cities ? on the last day of
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Mourners sob, sift wreckage of huge Mexico quake

Relatives of late policeman Juan Jimenez mourn him during a funeral of victims of the 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico's Pacific coast in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, September 10, 2017. AFP/Victoria Razo Families followed coffins through the streets, sobbing and wailing, and picked nervously at the ruins of their homes in southern Mexico Sunday after the country's biggest earthquake in a century killed at least 65 people. "I don't know if I am crying from sadness, from shock,
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World XI players arrive at Lahore airport

LAHORE: ICC World XI players arrived at the Haj terminal of Lahore's Allama Iqbal Airport amid tight security in the wee hours of Monday, Geo News reported. The team currently consisting of 13 members ? with the exception of Samuel Badree ? will shortly depart from the airport and be en route to their hotel at Mall Road. Badree is expected to arrive later in the evening. The 14-member ICC World XI side, led by South Africa's Faf du Plessis, is scheduled to play three
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