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One dead as heavy flooding displaces thousands in Nigeria

LAGOS: At least one person has been killed after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks in southeast Nigeria, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, an NGO said Friday. "We were able to speak to a woman and one of her children was killed in the night, two are in the hospital as a result of the collapse of a building," said Helen Teghtegh, executive director of Community Links and Human Empowerment Initiative, which works in Benue State. "The rains have stopped for the
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Finland frees sixth stabbing suspect, but alleged attacker held

Finnish police patrol in front of the Central Railway Station after the stabbings in Turku, Central Helsinki, Finland, August 18, 2017. LEHTIKUVA/Linda Manner via REUTERS  HELSINKI: Finnish police said Friday that they had released a sixth suspect in last month's stabbing spree that killed two and injured eight others in a southwestern city, leaving the alleged attacker as the only person still in custody. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the released man "was placed in pre-tri
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Monster X-ray laser offers glimpse into nano-world

European XFEL X-ray laser tunnel system, in Schönefeld , Germany. AFP HAMBURG: The world's most powerful X-ray laser opened Friday in Germany, promising to shed new light on very small things by letting scientists penetrate the inner workings of atoms, viruses and chemical reactions. The mega-project generates extremely intense laser flashes, at a mind-boggling rate of 27,000 per second, inside a 3.4-kilometre (2.1-mile) tunnel below the northern city of Hamburg. Hailed as one of Europe's most
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Top CEOs warn Trump on ending migrant amnesty

This photo ? taken on February 3, 2017 ? shows General Motors CEO Mary Barra (2ndL), Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn (2nd R), and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon (R), as they listen to US President Donald Trump speaking at a policy and strategy forum with executives at the White House in Washington, DC. AFP/Brendan Smialowski/Files  WASHINGTON: The CEOs of dozens of big-name American firms from Amazon to Apple and Facebook pressed US President Donald Trump on Friday to keep an amnesty for people br
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Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated in Pakistan today with due fervour

Sheep are seen peeping outside through the window of a van as they are transported from a livestock market, ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha in Pakistan, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz  KARACHI: Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated all around Pakistan with due religious fervour on Saturday, with prayers for the special occasion to be offered at hundreds of mosques, Imambargahs, and other places in the metropolis. Later, Muslims observing the Eid will perform the sacred ritual of slaughtering sacrifi
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Mahira reveals first look from 'Verna', sporting scarred arm, dishevelled face

Mahira Khan as she appears in the poster of Shoaib Mansoor's upcoming movie 'Verna'. Image Courtesy: Mahira Khan's Twitter account  Pakistan's cinema darling Mahira Khan took to Twitter Friday evening to share the first official look of her upcoming movie Verna. Mahira ? who made her Bollywood debut alongside the 'King of Romance' Shah Rukh Khan in Raees (2017) ? will be starring as one of the lead characters in the Shoaib Mansoor-directed film. Verna, therefore, will be the actre
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US House speaker urges Trump not to scrap 'Dreamers' immigration policy

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files  WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan urged President Donald Trump on Friday not to rescind an Obama-era program that protects immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children, joining business leaders and others opposing the move. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump will announce on Tuesday whether he will end the Deferred Action for Child
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Muslim worshippers seek green inspiration at annual Haj pilgrimage

Muslim pilgrims sit on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat in the early morning during the annual Haj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, October 25, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Files  LONDON: Some 2 million people are travelling across the globe to eat, sleep, and pray in unison as the annual Islamic pilgrimage of Haj gets underway in Mecca. For billions of Muslims who are physically and financially able, Haj is a mandatory act of worship. But the religious celebration also has a su
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British Columbia extends wildfire emergency for fourth time

A wildfire burns north east of the town of Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada on July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/Files  The Canadian province of British Columbia has extended a state of emergency for a fourth time until September 15 due to wildfires raging across the region, the provincial government said on Friday. Since early summer, firefighters and emergency services have been battling hundreds of blazes across British Columbia that have forced as many as 45,000 people from their home
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Trump to host meeting on UN reform with world leaders mid-September

US President Donald Trump is seated in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump, a frequent critic of the United Nations, will seek to gather global support for reforming the world body when he hosts an event at UN headquarters in New York on September 18, a day before he formally addresses the 193-member organization. Countries will be invited to attend Trump?s function if they sign on to a US
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Pakistan to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha under tight security

KARACHI: Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on Saturday across the country under tight security with law-enforcers deployed in and around mosques and Eidgahs in large numbers. Security officials will be deployed in almost all mosques and Eidgahs across the country. AIG Karachi, in a report submitted to the home minister, mentioned that all security arrangements have been finalised.  According to the report, about 16,000 police officers will be deployed to perform security duties in Karachi. Six
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Facebook activates Safety Check for Karachi

Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature after torrential rains lashed Karachi on Thursday. Users of the social network can use the Safety Check Tool to reassure contacts they are "safe" and check up on friends who are in the area. At least 21 people died after the metropolis was battered with heavy rainfall on Thursday which saw Army contingents being deployed to assist in rescue efforts. To mark yourself as safe you can visit ?The Flooding in Karachi, Pakistan? page. The page has be
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Most of Houston 'now dry', recovery begins

ROCKPORT: Houston was limping back to life on Friday one week after Hurricane Harvey slammed into America's fourth-largest city and left a trail of devastation across other parts of southeast Texas. "Most of the city is now dry," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner told MSNBC. "And so we're turning to recovery and housing, especially for individuals whose homes were greatly damaged." As flood waters receded in Houston and residents began slowly returning home other nearby towns such as Rockport, B
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ATC issues detailed verdict of Benazir Bhutto murder case

Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a gun and bomb attack at an election campaign rally in Rawalpindi?s Liaquat Bagh on December 27, 2007. RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has issued the detailed verdict in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's murder case, holding two police officials guilty of ?criminal negligence? and declaring then-military dictator Pervez Musharraf a fugitive. Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson and two-time former prime ministe
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Just smile: In KFC China store, diners have new way to pay

A customer tries Alipay's facial recognition payment solution "Smile to Pay" at KFC's new KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters File  SHANGHAI: Diners at a KFC store in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou will have a new way to pay for their meal. Just smile. Customers will be able to use a ?Smile to Pay? facial recognition system at the tech-heavy, health-focused concept store, part of a drive by Yum China Holdings Inc to lure a younger gener
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NAB's faulty investigation led to Zardari's acquittal: verdict

KARACHI: Faulty investigation on the National Accountability Bureau?s part in addition to lack of substantial evidence and witnesses presented before the court resulted in former President Asif Ali Zardari?s acquittal, the written verdict for the case says. Justice Khalid Mehmood Ranjha, of accountability court no 1, accepted the documents requesting acquittal of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson on August 26. The written verdict, issued late Friday, says that conflicting stateme
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HBL branch in New York fined due to Nawaz's money laundering, alleges Yasmin Rashid

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's candidate for NA-120 by-election Yasmin Rashid on Friday claimed that the Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) branch in New York was fined due to money laundering by Nawaz Sharif. "The Habib Bank branch was fined due to money laundering by Nawaz Sharif and his companies," alleged the PTI candidate.  She added there is a chance that other branches will also be closed and added that evidence is now coming to the forefront.  Rashid, referring to the upcoming NA-120 by-polls,
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Grateful for prayers for my mother: Maryam Nawaz

LAHORE: The former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz on Friday said she was grateful to the nation for praying for her ailing mother.  "My mother is recovering well thanks to the nation's prayers," she said while addressing the audience at St Anthony's Church in Lahore. "I was educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary for eleven years, and I have no qualms in saying that the Convent and Jesus and Mary have played a huge part in where I stand today in life," Maryam said. She
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Boxing is my only focus these days, says Amir Khan

Boxer Amir Khan addresses press conference in Islamabad. Photo: Geo News   ISLAMABAD: Boxer Amir Khan, while addressing a press conference on Friday, remarked that he is currently only focusing on boxing. ?My next fight is either in November or December,? he told the media, adding that his dedication can be gauged from the fact that he is working rather than celebrating Eid with his family. ?I am dedicated towards boxing,? he remarked. Speaking about his academy, he said that it is open for
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Peace with Pakistan is our national agenda: Ashraf Ghani

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Photo: File  KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in his Eid-ul-Azha message, declared peace with Pakistan as Afghanistan's national agenda on Friday. Ghani reached out to Pakistan, offering ?comprehensive negotiations? to bring peace to the two countries? troubled relationship. "We want peace that is based on unanimous political views," the Afghan president said, adding that the world now knows that it is not possible to pressurise Afghanistan into doing anythi
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Kulsoom Nawaz discharged from hospital after successful throat cancer surgery

LONDON: Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, returned home on Friday after undergoing a successful surgery for throat cancer.  The news was confirmed by Kulsoom's grandson in a tweet.  Kulsoom Nawaz stayed in the hospital overnight on Thursday before being discharged to return home and recover. Her chemotherapy treatment is scheduled to start from next week.  Earlier, Nawaz had accompanied his wife to a central London clinic where Kulsoom Nawaz underwent
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Everton striker Rooney arrested on suspicion of drunk-driving

Everton striker Wayne Rooney was arrested on suspicion of driving under influence, the Mirror reported. Photo: File   Everton striker Wayne Rooney was arrested on suspicion of driving under influence of alcohol, the Mirror reported on Friday. England's all-time record scorer was on his way home after an evening out with friends, when he was stopped by the police near his home in Cheshire on Thursday night. Rooney who announced his international retirement last week after 53 goals for his coun
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In-pictures: Eid-ul-Azha celebrated across the globe

Muslims across the globe celebrated Eid-ul-Azha on Friday. In Palestine the largest congregation of Eid prayers took place in the al-Aqsa Mosque while in the UAE the largest congregation took place in Abu Dhabi. In the United Kingdom and other European countries, Eid prayers were held in various mosques. Eid was also celebrated in different parts of the world including the United States of America, Africa, Japan, Canada, Indonesia and Bosnia Indonesians attend an Eid al-Adha prayer in Su
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Kashmir prodigy impresses with 144 kph pace at Qalandars trials

A young and aspiring fast bowler from Azad Kashmir has impressed selectors with his pace and line at Lahore Qalandars? Jazz Rising Stars trials. Salman Irshad, who hails from Rawalakot and was discovered during the first phase of the franchise?s talent development trials in Azad Kashmir, consistently bowls at 144kph and has already caught the attention of Lahore Qalandars director Aaqib Javed. Impressed with the youngster?s raw pace, Javed praised Salman for his unique bowling angle which he s
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Amir Khan could lose half his £25m fortune in divorce battle with Faryal

Boxer Amir Khan could stand to lose half of his estimated £25million fortune in his divorce battle with Faryal Makhdoom. The couple split in a bitter public row on Twitter earlier this month, which appears to be getting only uglier with time. According to a solicitor, Faryal could be set to get half of the wealth of the British-Pakistani boxer in divorce proceedings. ?The starting point will be a 50:50 division of all assets,? solicitor Harold Walker told the Daily Star. ?His lawyers might
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