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Venus faces Stephens with eyes on eighth Slam crown

Venus Williams, enjoying one of her finest seasons at age 37, charges after her eighth Grand Slam title and third US Open crown in Thursday's women's semi-finals. US ninth seed Williams, the 2017 Wimbledon and Australian Open runner-up, is the US Open's oldest semi-finalist and the oldest in any Slam since Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994. "It's such a wonderful feeling, because you put in so much work to be able to succeed at these moments," said Williams, on the verge of making three
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Nadal advances to US Open semi-finals

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates defeating Andrey Rublev of Russia after their Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2017, in the Flushing neighbourhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP  NEW YORK: World number Rafael Nadal advanced to the US Open semi-finals on Wednesday by defeating Russian teen Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. The Spaniard ? a 15-time Grand Slam
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Hurricane Irma lashes Caribbean, Florida braces for hit

Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Irma clobbered Caribbean islands with pounding winds, rain and surging surf on Wednesday as officials in Florida called for evacuations ahead of the storm?s expected landfall there this weekend. Irma could become the second powerful storm to thrash the US mainland in as many weeks, but its precise trajectory remained uncertain. Hurricane Harvey killed more than 60 people and caused as much as $180 billion in damage after hitting Texas late last month. The eye
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Pakistani soil not being used against any country, says Dastagir

KARACHI: Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir while responding to the BRICS declaration on Wednesday clearly stated that Pakistani soil is not being used against any country. During his appearance on Geo News' programme 'Aapas Ki Baat', Dastagir admitted that Pakistan has not been able to tell the world the extent of war it fought on its soil. He said that following operation 'Zarb-e-Azb', there are no safe havens for terrorists inside Pakistan, while their remnants are being wiped out through i
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Long-delayed Louvre Abu Dhabi to open its doors in November

Louvre Abu Dhabi will open to the public on November 11. Photo: Lourve Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI: The Louvre Abu Dhabi will finally open its doors to the public in November, bringing to the Gulf Mesopotamian artifacts and post-impressionist masterpieces in the first Louvre-branded museum outside of Paris. Housing 600 works of art, including 300 loaned by 13 French museums for the inaugural year, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is described as the "first universal museum" in the Arab world. It will open to the
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Kohli fires India to seven-wicket T20 win

Virat Kohli hit a blazing half-century as India completed their rout of Sri Lanka on this tour. Photo: File COLOMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli hit a blazing half-century as India completed their rout of Sri Lanka on this tour, winning the one-off Twenty20 by seven wickets in Colombo on Wednesday. The visitors remained unbeaten in their nine matches against Sri Lanka as they won the Test and one-day series 3-0 and 5-0 respectively. Chasing 171 for victory, India rode on a 119-run second-wicket stand
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"Nobody is safe": Plastic found in drinking water on five continents

LONDON: Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in drinking water on five continents - from Trump Tower in New York to a public tap on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda - posing a potential risk to people's health, researchers said on Wednesday. Plastic degrades over time into tiny particles known as microplastics, which were found in 83 percent of samples from Germany to Cuba to Lebanon analysed by US-based digital news organisation Orb Media. "If you ask people whether they want to be eat
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Naval chief pays tributes to Shuhada, Ghazis on Defence Day

KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, on Wednesday paid tributes to the Shuhada and Ghazis who rendered immense sacrifices for the motherland, the Pakistan Navy said in a statement. Navy celebrated 52nd anniversary of Defence Day of Pakistan with due solemnity and reverence. The day is reminiscent of a glorious chapter in our nation's history when the unmatched courage of our Armed Forces and infallible spirit of the nation foiled the nefarious designs of a much bigger
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Plot leak: Bond to get married in upcoming movie

Ever since Daniel Craig confirmed that he will reprise the role of James Bond one last time, there has been much speculation regarding the plot of the upcoming movie. It has been reported that the new movie will be titled Bond 25 and will focus on Bond?s life after he quits. Bond is also expected to fall in love and get married, reported Page Six, adding that Bond?s love interest will be killed which will bring him back into action. In the last movie, Spectre, Bond?s lady love was Dr Madelein
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Can not rule out two-front war with Pakistan, China: Indian army chief

India's Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat has said that a two-front war with China and Pakistan can not be ruled out, reported India Today. Rawat said it is a "myth" to assume that "democracies or nuclear armed" neighbours don't go to war. "War is very much in the realm of reality," said Rawat while addressing a seminar in New Delhi.  The Indian army chief further said that differences with Pakistan are irreconcilable and referring to China, said more instances such as the recent standoff at D
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Suicide bomber targets Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan

Bagram Airbase. Photo: Tolo News A suicide bomber reportedly detonated his explosives at the southern gate of Bagram Airbase in Parwan province on Wednesday evening, Tolo News reported. Details of casualties have not been released but eyewitnesses have reported a number of people were wounded in the attack. The attack comes just hours after a senior US commander in Afghanistan apologized on Wednesday for a ?highly offensive? propaganda leaflet that had been distributed by US forces in Parwan,
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Amazon beats Facebook, others to become most addictive app

Photo: File Amazon has beaten Facebook, Instagram and other social apps to have become the app most people between 18 and 34 are addicted to. According to a survey by Comscore 35% of those surveyed said they would be lost without Amazon's app that sells you more stuff. Gmail is close, at 30% while Facebook is at 29%. Facebook is the number one app in terms of monthly users, counting 147 million Americans as users and 81% penetration in mobile app users. Things are not good for Twitter, they re
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Arjun Rampal starrer biopic of Indian gangster set to release this week

MUMBAI: Audiences will see forty-four-year-old Actor Arjun Rampal playing gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli in the upcoming biopic "Daddy." The movie, set to release this week in Indian cinemas, revolves around the life of a notorious Mumbai mafia don. "Daddy?s" release will be followed by the release of another movie later this month about the infamous sister of Dawood Ibrahim, India´s most wanted man. Shooting for a third gangster movie, starring Bollywood superstars Deepika Padukone an
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Defence Day ceremony being held at GHQ Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: An event to commemorate Defence Day is underway at the General Headquarters (GHQ).  The event started with children presenting a tableau. Later, the crowd stood up to the national anthem.  Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who is also present at the event, will also address the attendees.   
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Amir Khan says 'at peace in Pakistan following family troubles'

LAHORE: British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan on Wednesday visited Data Darbar where he said that he felt "at peace coming to Pakistan following issues within the family". Speaking about Super Boxing League, Khan said the league will feature teams from eight cities, with one female boxer in each. He said that he wishes the boxing league to start from Lahore. The British Pakistani boxer said that his next fight will be held on December 08. Paying tribute to the Pakistan Army, he said that it has
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Pakistan willing to cooperate with Afghanistan in all sectors: Asif

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif also said that Pakistan gives importance to its relations with Afghanistan. Photo: file   ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said Pakistan is willing to cooperate with Afghanistan in all sectors including security. Asif conveyed the country's stance during telephonic contact with his Afghan counterpart, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pakistan gives importance to its relations with Afghanistan, said the foreign minister and added
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Rs18.5 million earmarked for construction of swimming pool in CM House KP

PTI's Pervaiz Khattak is the current CM of the province. Photo: file  PESHAWAR: A swimming pool will be built in Chief Minister House Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it emerged on Wednesday.  A tender for the construction of the pool was also posted in the newspaper.   The pool will be built at an estimated cost of Rs18.528 million. A tender for the construction of the pool was also posted in newspapers. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's leader Pervaiz Khattak is the current CM of the province.  Moreover, a w
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?Fourth? type of chocolate invented, claim Swiss scientists

Photo: The Sun A chocolate firm claims to have created a fourth type of chocolate ? the first new type in 80 years. Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut says it used the ruby cocoa bean to create a confectionery with ?berry-fruitiness and luscious smoothness?. It?s too early to say whether this is a clever marketing gimmick or a genuine chocolate breakthrough after the existing variations that include milk, dark and white. Ruby ? named after its characteristic red hue ? is only the fourth ev
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Geo News reported Imran Khan's interview exactly as BBC did

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday expressed his displeasure claiming Geo News twisted and misreported Imran Khan's words from his interview with the BBC Urdu service.  The BBC Urdu service had interviewed the PTI chairman a day earlier in which he stated, he was now grateful that PTI did not form the federal government in the 2013 elections, otherwise the situation would have been like the same as it was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where besides Pe
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Afghanistan's turn to destroy terrorist safe havens: Aizaz Chaudhry

Pakistan?s Ambassador to the US Azaz Chaudhry. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry on Wednesday said it is now Afghanistan?s turn to destroy terrorist safe havens on its soil. In an interview with the state-owned television channel, Chaudhry reiterated that Pakistan has destroyed all terrorist safe havens on its soil.  'Pakistan is willing to work with Afghanistan,' he said adding that Pak-Afghan relations should not only be viewed from the US pers
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Investigation exposes Brazilian war photographer as fake

Some of the pictures from Eduardo Martins? Instagram page, which has since been deleted. Photograph: Eduardo Martin/Instagram  Eduardo Martins ? the man who captured the world?s worst war zones in pictures ? is a fake, an investigation by BBC Brasil disclosed. Over 120,000 of Martins? Instagram followers and countless people around the world were shocked that the 32-year old Brazilian surfer, who survived leukaemia, was using stolen photos from a fellow surfer and Photoshop to create dramatic
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MQM founder hate speech: FIA says no letter received by British officials

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed on Wednesday that it has not received any letter from British officials pertaining to MQM founder Altaf Hussain?s speeches. Hussain incited violence in speeches given by him on March 11, 2015, and August 22, 2016. The FIA also said that such communication takes place through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the agency would have responded if they were approached.  FIA claimed to have presented many documents against the MQM founder
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Oil slick on Karachi beach spreads panic and fear

KARACHI: An over four-kilometre stretch of the beach spread panic and fear among beachgoers on Wednesday. However, experts say the oil slick does not pose any serious threat to humans, however marine life that comes under the slick will be affected.  Authorities told Geo News that the source of the oil slick is not known. It is being claimed, the slick is not coming from the Karachi Port area and has likely made landfall after being pushed by Monsoon winds from the open sea.  Fear spread among
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KP govt decides to remove Bank of Khyber MD

PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to relieve the managing director of Bank of Khyber (BoK) of his duties. The decision to remove Managing Director Shams-ul-Qayyum of BoK was taken during a cabinet session.  Qayyum had previously accused the provincial finance minister of corruption and nepotism in a notice printed in a newspaper. The BoK managing director has been charged with breaching his employment contract.  Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) parliamentaria
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