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Trump says was being 'sarcastic' in thanking Putin for embassy staff cuts

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a security briefing at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst BEDMINSTER: President Donald Trump said on Friday he was being sarcastic when he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for saving the United States money by ordering cuts in US diplomatic staff in Russia. Asked whether he was being sarcastic, Trump told reporters, "In order to reduce our payroll, absolutely. I think you know that,"
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HBO offered 'bounty' to hackers: report

HBO offered a reward of $250,000 in response to a data breach at the television group that produces "Game of Thrones," according to a report from a leaked memo. The report by Variety on Thursday said HBO offered the payment as a "bug bounty," which is offered by companies to discover vulnerabilities in their computer networks. The offer apparently failed to satisfy the attackers who have demanded a ransom of millions of dollars and are threatening to release more files from what is claimed to
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Bond investors give Tesla a $1.8 billion endorsement

NEW YORK: Bond investors on Friday gave a $1.8 billion boost to Tesla Inc's balance sheet by snapping up the electric car maker's first foray into the US junk bond market, where yield-hungry investors have raced to lock in relatively higher returns. Those robust returns, however, have shrunk as a strong reservoir of cash ready to deploy in the riskiest areas of the high-yield fixed income market has pushed them to near their lowest levels in three years. That has given junk-rated issuers such a
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Rain turns weather pleasant, roads slippery in various areas of Karachi

KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of Karachi received light drizzle, Geo News reported. Several of those commuting late at night suffered skidding in their vehicles due to the slippery roads following the rain in various areas. Areas of Saddar, II Chundrigar experienced light showers. According to Met office, the process of light drizzle could continue for next 24 hours, however, there is no chance of heavy rain in the metropolis. Moreover, light showers with gusty winds are e
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Facebook OKs local firm's launch of Moments-like app in China: NYT

The Facebook logo is seen at a start-up companies' gathering at Paris' Station F, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Files  Facebook Inc, whose social media platform is blocked in China, authorised a local company to launch a photo-sharing application in the country in May, the New York Times reported, citing a person with knowledge of the company's plans. The app ? called Colorful Balloons ? is similar to Facebook's Moments application in terms of function and feel, but does
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Egypt train crash kills dozens, injures more than 100 people

Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb  Two trains collided in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Friday killing 42 people and injuring 133 others, the health ministry said. A witness said the trains rose into the air "forming a pyramid" as they slammed into each other just outside a suburban station in the Mediterranean port city. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi or
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Kenyan president re-elected, opposition rejects result

Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta reacts after he was announced the winner of the presidential election at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya, August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya  NAIROBI/KISUMU: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta secured a second term in office, results showed on Friday, setting off wild street celebrations by his supporters and protests in opposition strongholds in the capital and the west of the country. Speaking after the result o
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Mourinho says Manchester United still in the market for a winger

Manchester United's transfer business is "75 percent" complete but the club is still looking for a winger, manager Jose Mourinho said ahead of their Premier League opener against West Ham on Sunday. United have added striker Romelu Lukaku, midfielder Nemanja Matic and defender Victor Lindelof to their squad. However, they have been unable to sign a wide player, and a move for Inter Milan's Ivan Perisic, who has been linked in the British media with a transfer to Old Trafford, looks unlikely. "
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Taylor Swift's bodyguard testifies he witnessed groping

An office worker gives a thumbs up after placing a sign in the windows of her building across the street from Denver Federal Court where the Taylor Swift groping trial jury selection resumes. REUTERS/Rick Wilking DENVER: Pop star Taylor Swift's former bodyguard on Friday corroborated her account of being groped by a Colorado disc jockey, testifying that he saw the radio personality slip his hand under her skirt as they posed for a photo. Greg Dent ? a former police officer who said he has prov
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Peru's president urges Venezuela's Maduro to step down

Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski speaks during an interview at the Reuters Latin American Investment Summit in Lima, Peru, August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo  LIMA: Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Friday urged Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro to step down, calling him a "dictator", and rejected the socialist leader's call for the two to meet face-to-face along with other presidents in the region. The centrist leader said in an interview for Reuters Latin American Inve
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Wife of ousted Pakistani PM to seek his parliament seat

Kulsoom Nawaz ? the wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ? speaks during a news conference at her residence in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 9, 2000. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed/Files  LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will contest a special election for the parliamentary seat he was forced to vacate after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office, party officials said. Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif will be the candidate of the Pakistan
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World's oldest man, Holocaust survivor, dies aged 113

JERUSALEM: Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who last year was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man, died in Israel on Friday, aged 113, local news media reports said. Guinness said Kristal was born in Poland on Sept. 15, 1903, and survived the Auschwitz death camp, where his first wife, two children and other family members were killed by the Nazis. He married again after the war and moved to Israel in 1950. Kristal was awarded a Guinness certificate as the w
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Neymar cleared to make PSG debut

PARIS: World-record signing Neymar looks set to make his debut for Paris St Germain on Sunday after the French football federation confirmed it had received the player's transfer certificate. The Brazilian, whose 222 million euros (£201 mln) signing from Barcelona doubled the world-record transfer fee, was prevented from playing in PSG's first Ligue 1 match of the season against Amiens last week because his registration had gone through too late. PSG travel to En Avant Guingamp on Sunday. "On
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Giroud earns Arsenal madcap opening win

Substitutes Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud scored as Arsenal twice came from behind to beat Leicester City 4-3 on Friday in a dizzily entertaining opening Premier League game. Record signing Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead after only 85 seconds at the Emirates Stadium, before a Shinji Okazaki header and a Jamie Vardy brace saw 2016 champions Leicester go 2-1 and then 3-2 up. But Arsene Wenger's double change turned the game, FA Cup final hero Ramsey drilling in an 83rd-minute equaliser
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Federer punches ticket to Montreal semis

Roger Federer stretched his match win streak to 15 as he outclassed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Montreal Masters on Friday. Federer advances to the semi-finals where he will face Robin Haase of the Netherlands who defeated Diego Schwartzman 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 earlier in the day. Federer hammered five aces, made just two double faults and won 81 percent of his first serve points in the 68-minute centre court match. Bautista Agut struggled mightily on his serve as he
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Wall Street ends up slightly, snapping three days of losses

People walk by New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district in New York, US, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz  NEW YORK: US stocks ended higher on Friday, snapping three days of losses, as investors bet on a slower US rate hikes, but gains were muted by increasingly aggressive exchanges between the United States and North Korea. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 14.31 points (or 0.07 percent) to 21,858.32, the S&P 500 gained 3.11 p
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Sports should not be dragged into politics: Maria Toorpakai to critics

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e80e25df050debc47c1fe60dd674202b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xMS8yMDE3IDc6MjE6NDggUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1sckQ3UlEwYnRJLzg1YWJNaEc0alBRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Pakistan's decorated female squash player, Maria Toorpakai, on Friday responded to the ones vilifying her lately, saying that sports should not be dragged into politics.
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In Pictures: GT Road rally's third day

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif embarked upon a 'homecoming' rally on Wednesday. Setting out from Punjab House in Islamabad, the PML-N chief decided to travel to Lahore via GT Road. Friday was the third day of the rally, and the former premier departed from Jhelum around 11:30am. Nawaz Sharif and other PML-N leaders having breakfast before setting off for Gujrat.  Nawaz Sharif's caravan en route to Gujrat. Nawaz addresses a massive crowd in Gujrat Addressing a massive crowd in Gujrat, Na
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COAS visits family of martyred Major Ali Salman

RAWALPINDI/LAHORE: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday visited the family of martyred Major Ali Salman in Lahore, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  Major Salman was martyred along with three other personnel during an operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa two days ago. General Bajwa, who was also accompanied by his wife, acknowledged the supreme sacrifice of the martyred officer, added ISPR. "Maj Ali has made us all proud," ISPR quoted the army chief.
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Egypt train crash kills 36, injures more than 100

source: Reuters CAIRO: Two trains collided in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Friday killing 36 people and injuring more than 100 others, a health ministry spokesman said. The crash at 2:15 p.m near the suburban Khorshid station on the route to Cairo, derailed the engine of one train and two cars of the other, the Egyptian Railway Authority said. A railroad switching error was the most likely cause of the collision, a security source said. He gave no further details. State newspaper al-
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Russia´s Lavrov warns risk of N. Korea escalation ´very high´

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday cautioned that the risks of escalation of tensions between the United States and North Korea were "very high" following the recent war of words between Washington and Pyongyang. "I believe the risks are very high, especially considering this rhetoric, when direct threats of using force are voiced," Lavrov said at a youth forum in the Vladimir region east of Moscow. Lavrov did not refer to President Donald Trump´s most recent remark that
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Security forces seize arms, explosives in North Waziristan operations

Photo: FILE RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Friday conducted several operations in North Waziristan and seized huge quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives from there, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The intelligence-based operations (IBOs) were conducted in Ghulam Khan, Lakki Maidaan, Lippi, Sipalga, Kharesan Rocha areas of North Waziristan, the statement said. The IBOs came as part of a comprehensive military campaign codenamed as Operation Raddul Fasaad,
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Trump says US military 'locked and loaded' on N.Korea

President Donald Trump on Friday turned up the heat on North Korea, warning Pyongyang that the US military is "locked and loaded" in the event of a misstep by the totalitarian state, despite mounting international calls for restraint. Trump launched another salvo at the regime of Kim Jong-Un to keep its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in check, as the North's official news agency accused the US of driving the situation "to the brink" of war. The latest Twitter threat from the Re
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Qureshi slams Punjab govt for ignoring public issues for PML-N rally

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday slammed the Punjab government for ignoring public issues for the sake of PML-N rally. Speaking to newsmen here, Qureshi said nine people have died in Faisalabad's Allied Hospital, but the provincial government is entirely focused on ousted premier Nawaz Sharif's rally to Lahore via GT Road. The PTI leader also criticised Mohammad Zubair, saying police personnel were martyred in Karachi, but the governor is busy "play
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India's military steps up operational readiness on China border

India's military has increased operational readiness along the eastern Indian border with China, sources said, as neither side shows any sign of backing off from a face-off in a remote Himalayan region near their disputed frontier. Indian and Chinese troops have been embroiled in the seven-week confrontation on the Doklam plateau, claimed by both China and India's tiny ally, Bhutan. The sources, who were briefed on the deployment, said they did not expect the tensions, involving about 300 sold
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