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Will visit Florida 'very soon': Trump on Hurricane Irma

US President Donald Trump talks to the media about Hurricane Irma, next to First lady Melania Trump, outside the White House upon their return from Camp David to Washington, US, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump called Hurricane Irma ?some big monster? as it battered the Florida coast, saying he wants to go to the state very soon and praising emergency officials for their efforts to protect people. ?The bad news is that this is some big monster,? T
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Women pickers toil unprotected in Pakistan's cotton fields

A girl plucks cotton blooms from a field on the outskirts of Faisalabad, Pakistan, August 27, 2015. REUTERS/Fayyaz Hussain/Files VEHARI: Widow Amina Batool has laboured in Pakistan?s scorching cotton fields for nearly eight years to eke out a living and feed and clothe her two children. She lives in a two-room, mud-thatched house on the outskirts of Vehari town, in Pakistan?s Punjab cotton belt, surrounded by shrubs and eucalyptus trees, where she rests with her daughter and son after her long
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Irma batters Florida with high winds, rising floodwaters

Heavy wind is seen along Ocean Drive in South Beach as Hurricane Irma arrives in south Florida, in Miami Beach, Florida, US, September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria FORT MYERS/MIAMI: Hurricane Irma lost some strength as it pounded southern Florida on Sunday afternoon, but forecasts warned it would remain a powerful storm as it flooded Miami streets and knocked out power to about 2 million homes and businesses. All of southern Florida was feeling the effects of the storm creeping towards the
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Senator Talha Mehmood reaches out to Rohingya refugees with relief goods

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/905dd09cf5b6974970d50ee4229840db.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xMC8yMDE3IDY6NDQ6MjEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1Ob2EyL3BvVkdMeis5NHRIWTFDelpRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Senator Talha Mehmood reached on Sunday a camp of Rohingya Muslims at the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar. ?The conditions here are really bad,? said Talha Mehmood wh
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Countrywide rallies over Myanmar atrocities on Rohingya Muslims

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c3f8cb8ecd21d406722a558ba4670c05.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xMC8yMDE3IDY6NDE6NTcgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT01TDdWRyt6T1BVZDZ3YnIvYjdOK2Z3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Protests demonstration and rallies were held in different cities on Sunday against worst brutalities on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, at which the speakers demanded immediate
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One killed, several injured in bridge collapse in eastern India

ODRF personnel are seen near the under construction bridge which collapsed in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout  BHUBANESWAR: At least one person was killed and several others injured when an under-construction flyover bridge collapsed on Sunday in eastern India, officials said. A portion of the bridge collapsed in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha state where over a dozen workers were working. ?We have suspended two engineers who were supervising the work,? engineer-
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Pak doesn't need enemies when the likes of Khawaja Asif are present: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar on Sunday said that he is certain that he can continue to peacefully coexist with Nawaz Sharif in the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz. In an interview to Saleem Safi on Geo News programme 'Jirga,' he said  harshly reacted to Khawaja Asif's statement on the BRICS declaration.  "Who needs enemies when Khawaja Asif is making such comments," he said.  The former interior minister on Saturday said the country needs a united front to tackle intern
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Europe's bank regulators on expensive hiring spree before Brexit

The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) (R) is seen next to the famous skyline in Frankfurt, Germany, April 9, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/file  FRANKFURT: Europe?s regulators are competing to hire risk specialists to prepare for an influx of banks escaping Brexit, nudging up salaries and stretching staff budgets. Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley, which have big operations in London, intend to expand in the European Union after Britain?s departure. Germany?s
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Momina Mustehsan opens up about her struggle with depression

Pakistan?s singing sensation Momina Mustehsan, in a three-part video posted on Instagram, opened up about overcoming depression. The singer, who became a household name after her Afreen Afreen performance with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, cleared the misperceptions that her life is not as easy as people think it is. ?What people see is the other side of the story,? she said. ?It wasn?t easy for me,? the singer said, adding that ?I was very depressed... I had lost all self-esteem...I came to a point
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AJK MLA, seven others drown after car falls into drain

The eight bodies were recovered from the drain soon after the incident took place, the police said. Photo: Geo News  AZAD KASHMIR: Member of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Chaudhry Muhammad Ishaq and seven others drowned after a car fell into a drain near Sakakas area of Nakyal on Sunday. The car was travelling from Khoi Ratta sector to Nakyal when it met with the accident due to fast currents in the drain and a heavy downpour, the police said. The car was travelling from Khoi R
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Facebook launches campaign for suicide prevention

Facebook has launched a campaign for suicide prevention as World Suicide Prevention day approaches, the company announced on Thursday. The social media app will use suicide prevention tools and algorithms to spread awareness in its month-wide campaign. Antigone Davis, Head of Global Safety, mentioned in a statement ?Throughout September, we?ll connect people with information about support groups and suicide prevention tools through ads in News Feed.? Photo: courtesy Facebook He added, ?We ar
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Country will speak up against injustice on Sept 17: Maryam

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/da94954fce3550431215ac995e798ce0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xMC8yMDE3IDI6NDI6MDEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT12eUQ2aTR2K3RyYzVKZHBGTWwxbWlRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz remarked that the nation will raise its voice regarding injustices against its leader on September 17.  Maryam was addressin
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US denies Iran report of confrontation with US vessel

An Iranian vessel steers close to the US Navy coastal patrol craft USS Thunderbolt (R) in the Persian Gulf in a still image from video provided by the US Navy, July 25, 2017.  BEIRUT: An Iranian military vessel confronted an American warship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, but the US Navy denied any direct contact with Iranian forces. The American vessel turned away after the warning from the Iranian ship, which
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Vegetable, fruit prices shoot up across Pakistan

KARACHI: The skyrocketing prices of vegetables and fruits across the country have become a hassle for the people, Geo News reported on Sunday. In Karachi, the price of onions has reached Rs150 per kilogramme, while in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Multan among others the price lies within the range of Rs100 to Rs120 per kg. According to expert, the prices have increased due to the recent monsoon rains. In Lahore, the prices of onions and tomatoes have increased significantly. In Sunday
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Swiss glacier collapses, after hundreds evacuated

Part of the Swiss alpine glacier Trift in the country's south collapsed Sunday, but caused no damage or casualties and residents evacuated from the area can return home, police in Valais canton said. More than 220 people living in the ski resort of Saas-Fee had to leave their homes on Saturday as authorities feared a collapse of the glacier could trigger an ice avalanche which could reach the village. The lower part of the glacier collapsed early Sunday but did not reach the houses, allowing r
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Brace for impact: Packing 130 mph winds, Irma poised to hit Florida

ORT MYERS: Millions of people huddled in shelters or in battened-down homes in Florida on Sunday morning as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, prepared to make landfall with 130-mph (210 kph) winds and catastrophically high seas. The National Hurricane Center forecast potentially deadly storm surges - water driven ashore by the winds - of up to 15 feet (4.6 m). As the northern edge of the storm reached the Florida Keys archipelago off the tip of south
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Indian misadventures along LoC will be responded aggressively: Lt Gen Nadeem

Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza on Sunday visited the Battal and Dawarandi sectors along the line of control (LoC). Photo: Inter-Services Public Relations   RAWALPINDI: Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza reiterated the troops' resolve to respond aggressively and effectively to any Indian miscalculation or misadventure along the border, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release. General Raza, during his visit to the Batta
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I have nothing to lose now, says Kangana Ranaut

Bollywood?s Queen Kangana Renaut, who made headlines following her explosive interview on Aap ki Adalat, remarked that even if her career ends now, she has nothing to lose, Hindustan Times reported. The decade-long career of Tanu weds Manu star has been quite a triumph. Kangana, who made her debut in 2006 with Gangster, said that her film journey has allowed her to discover herself and conquer all fears. ?I have acted upon my fears when I was struggling and trying to discover myself, who I am.
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Rohingya refugees in Pakistan fear for relatives in Myanmar

KARACHI: For an estimated 300,000 Rohingya Muslims living in squalor in Pakistan?s largest city, the news from Myanmar in the past two weeks is reviving painful memories of the violence that drove many of them here half a century ago. Some say they have got word of relatives being killed in Myanmar?s Rakhine state or are not being able to contact family members. Karachi?s Rohingya community comprises migrants from an earlier era of displacement dating back to the 1960s and ?70s. Despite decade
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Nadal battles Anderson in conflict of styles at US Open

NEW YORK: World number one Rafa Nadal?s quest for a 16th grand slam title will lead to a barrage of big serves when he battles South African Kevin Anderson in a conflict of styles at the US Open final on Sunday. Both men are 31 years old but have little else in common. Throughout the tournament, Spanish juggernaut Nadal has been playing the devastating brand of all-court tennis that won him a record-extending 10th French Open in June, mixing punishing groundstrokes and pinpoint serving with re
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Nancy Hatch Dupree 'Grandmother of Afghanistan' dies in Kabul

Nancy Hatch Dupree in her office in ACKU on November 26, 2016. Photo: Reuters  KABUL: Nancy Hatch Dupree, a historian from the United States who helped set up the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University, has died in the country whose culture she worked for more than five decades to preserve, the university said on Sunday. She was 89. Dupree arrived in Kabul in 1962 as a diplomat?s wife but soon divorced and married Louis Dupree, an archaeologist celebrated for his adventurous exploits and ground
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Imran, other politicians and celebrities meet at London wedding

LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan and other senior politicians and Bollywood film stars attended the wedding of businessman Anil Mussarat?s daughter in London. Pakistani politicians such as Sheikh Rasheed, Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood, Babar Awan, former premier Shaukat Aziz, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Ahmed Raza Kasoori were present alongside the PTI chairman at the function. London Mayor Sadiq Khan was also a guest at the wedding. Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Sunil Shetty als
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Army Museum Lahore opens for public

LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa recently inaugurated the Army Museum Lahore which has now been opened to the general public. A statement by the Inter Services Public Relations on Sunday said the museum was inaugurated by the army chief a few days ago.  The museum depicts the history and heritage of Pakistan through various sections titled Rebirth of a Nation, Quaid and Armed Forces, Shuhada Corner, Nishan-e-Haider Gallery, Life at Highest Battlefield Siachin, Kashmir Corn
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They couldn't tolerate Nawaz's popularity, says Maryam

Maryam chairing a meeting. Photo: File  LAHORE: When a leader becomes so popular then a Iqama type decision against him is delivered, said Maryam Nawaz on Sunday while referring to the grounds of her father's disqualification by the Supreme Court on July 28.  The former prime minister's daughter made the comments while meeting a delegation of lawyers in Model Town, where she chairs meetings related to the NA-120 by-election.  Maryam is spearheading her mother Kulsoom Nawaz's campaign while she
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Influential landlord tortures young man over mobile theft suspicion

KABIRWALA: An Influential landlord on Sunday brutally tortured a young man over suspicions that he stole his mobile phone. After airing of news on Geo News, police arrested the landlord who tortured the labourer. Regional police officer Multan said that strict action will be taken against the landlord Mazhar Hussain. The landlord had taken the young labourer to his lair and hanged him with chains in a water well. When the man?s condition deteriorated, Hussain and his men took him out and ti
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