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Fire engulfs three buildings in Jeddah's Al Balad district

JEDDAH: A fire broke out in Jeddah's historic Al Balad district, engulfing at least three buildings in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to sources, up to ten rescue teams were employed to douse the fire, while the rescue workers were evacuating the occupants of the buildings and clearing the area. While talking to the media, district official of Al Balad mentioned that the affected buildings were the Al-Qumsani, Al-Ashmawi and Abdel-Aal, adding that Civil Defense firefighters contained 80
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End of US payments to health insurers would cause premiums to rise: CBO

A patients room is pictured at a medical centre hospital in San Diego, California, US, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files WASHINGTON: Health insurance premiums for many customers on the Obamacare individual insurance markets would be 20 percent higher in 2018 if US President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to stop billions of dollars of payments to health insurers, a nonpartisan congressional office said on Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office also found that terminating the
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Air Berlin files for insolvency after Etihad withdraws support

Passengers board a German carrier Air Berlin aircraft at Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Files  Air Berlin ? Germany's second-largest airline ? filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after key shareholder Etihad Airways withdrew funding following years of losses, leaving valuable runway slots up for grabs. The move offers Lufthansa and rivals a chance to acquire slots at airports such as Berlin Tegel and Duesseldorf, with Germany's largest airlin
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Nearly 400 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide: coroner

Rescue workers search for survivors after a mudslide in the Mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone, August 14, 2017. Sierra Leone Red Cross/Handout via REUTERS  FREETOWN: Rescue workers have recovered nearly 400 bodies from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the chief coroner said on Tuesday, as morgues struggled to find space for all the dead. Dozens of houses were buried when a mountainside collapsed in the town of Regent on Monday morning ? one of the deadliest
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Iran rejects US claims of unsafe drone flight in Gulf

TEHRAN: Iran´s Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday rejected claims that one of its drones had flown close to an American aircraft without its lights on, blaming poor US identification systems. It was the latest in a spate of close encounters between US and Iranian aircraft or warships in the waters of the Gulf in recent weeks that have sparked recriminations as relations sour. "The Guards´ drone patrols... will continue in the Persian Gulf with precision, constantly and in the framework of protect
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Sharapova receives US Open wildcard for first post-ban Slam

Five-time major champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will play her first Grand Slam event since serving a 15-month doping suspension after receiving a wildcard Tuesday into the US Open. The move by the US Tennis Association (USTA) comes after Sharapova, ranked 148th this week, was rejected for a wildcard spot into the French Open and missed Wimbledon with a thigh injury. Sharapova tested positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open and was suspended by the International Tennis Federation,
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Austria finds some egg products contaminated with insecticide

VIENNA: Tests show that some imported egg products in Austria have been contaminated with a potentially harmful insecticide, Austria's food safety agency said on Monday, adding to the list of countries affected by an international health scare. Millions of chicken eggs have been pulled from European supermarket shelves as a result of the scare over the use of the insecticide fipronil, and hundreds of thousands of hens may be culled in the Netherlands. "Fipronil was detected in a quarter of the
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US, Canada, Mexico 2026 bid inviting venue submissions

The United States, Mexico and Canada's bid for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday invited 44 cities across the three nations to declare an interest in staging games at the football extravaganza, a statement said. A total of 49 stadiums in the candidate cities have been considered for inclusion in the official World Cup bid which will be submitted to FIFA by March 16, 2018. The joint North American bid is seen as the favourite for the 2026 World Cup, with only one other bid -- Morocco -- so far in t
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Neo-Nazi group moves to 'Dark Web' after website goes down

The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, US, August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files TORONTO: Neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer, which helped organize a gathering in Virginia on Saturday that turned violent, moved to the so-called Dark Web on Tuesday because its registration to use the open internet was revoked. GoDaddy Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google cancelled Daily Stormer's Internet registration on Monday, saying the group had violated terms of service, whi
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Visitors flock to Belgium's giant omelette festival despite scandal

Members of the World Brotherhood of the Huge Omelet create a 6500 egg omelette within a 4-metre diameter frying pan on August 15, 2015, in Malmedy. AFP/John Thys  MALMEDY: About a thousand people flocked to the small Belgian town of Malmedy on Tuesday to eat a giant omelette made of 6,500 eggs, despite the country being at the centre of a scandal involving tainted eggs. Belgium became the first country last month to officially notify the EU's food safety alert system of the presence of eggs c
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Neymar becomes Handicap International ambassador

Neymar-mania, which has engulfed France, landed briefly in neighbouring Switzerland on Tuesday where the Brazilian star became Handicap International's first-ever ambassador at a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva. Paris Saint-Germain's new prize acquisition told reporters the opportunity to work with the organisation that advocates for the rights of disabled people marked "a unique moment" in his life. The event saw the 25-year-old forward elevated to the top of the giant "Broken Chair"
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Suicide bombers kill 27, wound 83 in northeast Nigeria

MAIDUGURI: Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed at least 27 people and wounded 83 in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, local sources said. A woman bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in the village of Konduga near Maiduguri, the epicentre of the conflict between government forces and the Boko Haram insurgents, according to a village head and an official from a regional militia. Two suicide bombers also blew themselves up at the gates to a nearby refugee camp, with no oth
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'Game of Thrones' debacle: Four detained in India for leaked episode

NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested four people on suspicion of leaking an unaired episode of HBO's hit series Game of Thrones, police in the city of Mumbai said on Tuesday. The wildly popular fantasy drama is already the most pirated show on television and has been bedevilled by repeated leaks of episodes before they air. According to police, three of the accused work for Prime Focus Technologies, a Mumbai-based company that processes the series for Indian streaming website Hotstar. The f
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Salman Khan compensates worried distributors over Tubelight losses

Salman Khan has scored hits after hits for the past decade or so, naturally spiking expectations of his fans after every successive flick. His recent film ?Tubelight?, however, failed to impress even his die-hard fans, resulting in a miserable tank at the box office. The unimpressive performance left distributors incurring losses and worried. They have, however, been compensated by Salman?s father and veteran write Salim Khan, Indian media reported. ?The film's business did not justify the pri
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China, Russia push talks as North Korea steps back from missile launches

SEOUL: China and Russia pushed Tuesday for talks to defuse the "confrontational spiral" between the US and North Korea after Kim Jong-Un stepped back from a planned missile strike near Guam. The North Korean leader said he would wait and see how the United States behaved before deciding whether to execute the planned launch of four missiles over Japan towards the tiny US territory in the Pacific. Some analysts suggested Kim was opening a possible path to de-escalating tensions, which spiked dr
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NASA: let's say something to Voyager 1 on 40th anniversary of launch

source: NASA NASA is seeking suggestions from the public for a message to beam far, far out into space to the probe Voyager 1 in time for the 40th anniversary of its launch. The US space agency wants input via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other social media, and the public will vote on what short message we on earth should send to the intrepid, overachieving little space traveler. NASA said on its website that people have until August 15 to make submissions of a maximum of 60 characters.
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BISP rebuts claims of corruption by British media

The spokesman for the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) has rebutted claims by a British newspaper, citing a report, which alleged ?fraud and corruption?? in the distribution of aid money under the program. Claims made by British newspaper Daily Mail are false and misleading, said the spokesperson. A report by the Department for International Development, cited by the Daily Mail today in its article, said that British officials need to take concrete steps to ?root out fraud and corruption?
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Buffon joins Messi, Ronaldo on UEFA Player of the Year shortlist

source: New York Times Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been named as one of three nominees for the 2016/17 UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, European football's governing body announced on Tuesday. The 39-year-old Buffon was a key member of the Juventus side that reached last season's Champions League final, but he missed out on a first winner's medal as the Italians were beaten 4-1 by Ronaldo's Real Madrid in Cardiff. The shortli
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Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage warns about husky craze

source: HBO Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage on Tuesday urged fans of the series to stop buying huskies because of their similarity to fearsome "direwolves", as many were being quickly abandoned. "To all Game of Thrones' many wonderful fans, we understand that due to the direwolves' huge popularity, many folks are going out and buying huskies," the US actor, who plays Tyrion Lannister, said in a statement issued by the animal rights group PETA. "Shelters are... reporting that many of the h
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China warns of retaliation as Trump launches trade probe

Trade tensions between the United States and China heated up on Tuesday as Beijing warned that it "will not sit idle" if a US probe into its intellectual property practices leads to sanctions. President Donald Trump's decision to order the investigation comes on top of strains between the two nations over how to handle Beijing's ally North Korea. Trump on Monday signed a memorandum directing US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to determine whether Chinese policies hurt American investors
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Man kills self after strangling two children

BAHAWALNAGAR: A man committed suicide on Tuesday after allegedly strangling his daughters in Bahawalpur's area of Darbari, informed local police officials. Police believe that Riaz Ahmed killed his daughters and self following a serious verbal spat with his wife. The law enforcement personnel shifted the bodies to a nearby hospital.  Police have started further investigations over the case. 
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In pictures: Anti-Trump protests after Charlottesville

Anti-racism protesters react as police try to move them during protests in front of Trump Tower in New York City. REUTERS Anti-Trump activists hold placards during a demonstration ahead of the arrival of President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York. REUTERS New York Police Department officers cordon off some thousands of anti-Trump activists who were staging a demonstration outside Trump Tower ahead of the arrival of President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York. REUTERS Protesters hold sign
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LHC, local admin deny permission for PAT sit-in

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court and city administration denied on Tuesday permission to hold a sit-in on Mall Road by Tahir-ul Qadri-led Pakistan Awami Tehreek. The PAT had announced a sit-in at Mall Road on Wednesday despite the city administration not granting the permission. The petitioner Naeem Mir, who is also leader of the traders union, submitted the application to the high court against PAT rally. The applicant stated that the LHC has already banned rallies at the Mall Road. The sit-
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Imran has made a historic mistake: Saad Rafique

LAHORE: PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan does not realise that he has made a historical mistake.  "Imran Khan does not realise but he has made a historic mistake," said Rafique.   He added that the day is not far when Imran will want to hold discussions with the PML-N.  Referring to his party's recent activities, he said the PML-N will continue their activities to mobilise the people and the youth will also be absorbed into t
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Undeterred, US cities ramp up removal of Confederate statues

Undeterred by the violence over the planned removal of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, municipal leaders in cities across the United States said they would step up efforts to pull such monuments from public spaces. The mayors of Baltimore and Lexington, Kentucky, said they would push ahead with plans to remove statues caught up in a renewed national debate over whether monuments to the US Civil War's pro-slavery Confederacy are symbols of heritage or hate. Man accuse
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