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Canada PM says 'strong system' can handle migrant influx

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 2018. AFP/Alain Jocard/Files MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday promised that his government would redouble its efforts to handle the influx of migrants illegally entering the country from the United States to seek asylum. "I want to reassure Canadians that we are ensuring that the capacity to deal with these refugees is in place and our immigration system remains strong and robust," Trudeau told a press conference. "We are an ope
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PSG sell 10,000 Neymar shirts on first day

Neymar started repaying his mammoth transfer fee on the day he was introduced as Paris Saint-Germain's marquee summer signing with the club selling more than 10,000 shirts bearing his name on Friday. The 25-year-old Brazilian was signed from Barcelona for a world record 222-million euros ($264m) but with shirts emblazoned with his name and No.10 on the back selling at an average of 100 euros, PSG generated 1 million euros on his first day. If PSG can keep that up, they would have recouped the
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Aldi pulls Dutch eggs in Germany as scare widens

Farmers throw eggs at a poultry farm in Onstwedde, Netherlands, on August 3, 2017, after the Dutch Food and Welfare Authority (NVWA) highlighted the contamination of eggs by fipronil, a toxic insecticide outlawed from use in the production of food. ANP/AFP/Patrick Huisman BERLIN: Discount supermarket giant Aldi said Friday it was pulling all Dutch eggs from its shelves in Germany over an insecticide scandal that has spread to food stores across Europe. Aldi said it was making the move "purely
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Apple to launch watches that can make calls

Apple Inc plans to release a version of its smartwatch later this year that can connect directly to cellular networks, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Some of the new models for the Apple Watch will be equipped with LTE chips and be able to perform many tasks without needing an iPhone to be in range, the Bloomberg report said. Currently, the Apple Watch needs to be connected to an iPhone to send messages, get directions from maps and stream music. Intel
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Recorded statement while drugged, says Dr Asim Hussain

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c60eeafd3fbb5be2eac5d2edcc80f703.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC80LzIwMTcgNjo1MDo0MiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPWE1aHNFeDFHNzZCbTkzb2svcmtPU0E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Senior PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain on Friday, during his appearance on 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Sath', said he was drugged heavily when he recorded his confessional statemen
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20-member parliamentary committee being formed to probe Gulalai allegations

ISLAMABAD: Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday initiated the process to form a special parliamentary committee to probe allegations levelled by MNA Ayesha Gulalai against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. Sadiq has asked chief whip Sheikh Aftab and Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah to nominate members for the committee.  Aftab has been requested to nominate 13 members to the committee while Shah will nominate seven.  The hearings of the committee will be held in-camera and its final
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Who?s who in PM Abbasi?s cabinet?

A notification has been issued on Friday by Cabinet Division stating names of the federal and state ministers, and their portfolios allocated by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Federal Ministers Mushahid Ullah Khan ? Climate Change Muhammad Pervaiz Malik ? Commerce and Textile Hafiz Abdul Karim ? Communications Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan ? Defence Rana Tanveer Hussain ? Defence Production Muhammad BalighUr Rehman ? Federal Education and Professional Training Muhammad Ishaq Dar
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India's Ashwin strikes dent Sri Lanka reply

COLOMBO: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed two early wickets to put India on top of the second Test after the visitors posted 622-9 declared against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday. Ashwin got rid of openers Upul Tharanga for nought and Dimuth Karunaratne for 25 to leave the hosts reeling at 50 for two at stumps on the second day. Kusal Mendis on 16 and skipper Dinesh Chandimal on eight were batting at close of play with the hosts still trailing by 572 runs in their first innings at the S
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Kremlin agrees with Trump that Russia-US ties at dangerous low

The Kremlin on Friday said it agreed with President Donald Trump's assessment that US-Russian ties were at an all-time and very dangerous low. "We fully share this opinion," President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists over Trump's view, expressed on Twitter on Thursday. Peskov said that the danger facing the countries "may lie in a lack of mutual collaboration and cooperation over the topics that are vitally important for both our countries and their people." Trump, wr
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Bill to cut off aid to Palestinians passed by US committee

WASHINGTON: A US Senate committee approved a bill on Thursday that would cut off $300 million in annual US aid to the Palestinian Authority unless it stops making what lawmakers described as payments that reward violent crimes. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 17-4 for the measure, known as the Taylor Force Act, after a 29-year-old American military veteran who was reportedly stabbed while visiting Israel last year. The bill, which must be approved by the full Senate and House of R
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UN reports hundreds of civilians slain in Congo's Kasai

The UN on Friday detailed more than 250 "extrajudicial or targeted killings" of civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kasai region from mid-March to mid-June, counting dozens of children among those massacred. The findings, based on interviews with 96 refugees from the conflict-hit Kasai who had fled to Angola, blamed state agents for the murders of seven children. The refugees gave harrowing accounts of the violence in the central region, which the UN warned had taken on "an increas
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Injured Stan Wawrinka to miss US Open title defence

Reigning US Open champion Stan Wawrinka will miss his title defence to have knee surgery and will sit out the rest of the year, the world number four announced on Friday. The three-time Grand Slam champion had already pulled out of the upcoming ATP tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati, and joins last year's US Open runner-up Novak Djokovic on the sidelines for the remainder of 2017. "This was the only solution to make sure I will be able to compete at the top level for many more years," Wawr
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Game of Thrones season 7 episode 4 has leaked

Following news that thousands of files have been stolen from HBO, the fourth episode of Game of Thrones season 7 has leaked online in middling quality, reported The Independent. US cable channel HBO said on Monday that hackers had stolen upcoming programming, and Entertainment Weekly reported that the theft included a script for an unaired episode of the hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones." Entertainment Weekly reported that hackers stole 1.5 terabytes of data and had already posted online unbr
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Imran condemns 'attack' by PML-N workers at Sheikh Rasheed's residence

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday condemned the 'attack' by PML-N workers at Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rasheed's residence.  Imran added that they "will not tolerate such intimidation".  The PTI chairman also claimed that the ruling PML-N has gone back to its old ways of attacking and intimidating their opponents and institutions.  The opposition PTI and the ruling PML-N have been tr
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Nisar says will explain why he didn't take cabinet post

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said he would explain in next few days as to why didn't he take any post in the current federal cabinet. Addressing a rally in Rawat, the former interior minister said he felt himself blessed seeing so many people to his back. "Neither did I send vehicle to bring someone, nor invited, yet a large number of people showed up for at the rally." He reiterated his support for former
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Amir 'King' Khan calls it quits with wife Faryal

Internationally renowned boxer Amir Khan took to Twitter on Friday to reveal he is calling it quits with his wife Faryal Makhdoom. The couple tied the knot in May 2013.  so="" me="" and="" the="" wife="" faryal="" have="" agreed="" to="" split.="" i'm="" currently="" in="" dubai.="" wish="" her="" all="" best.<="" p>—="" amir="" khan="" (@amirkingkhan)="" august="" 4,="" 2017<="" a><="" blockquote> In a flurry of tweets Amir Khan also revealed that his Faryal was
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PTI rejects call for parliamentary probe over Gulalai's allegations

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rejected the demand for a bi-partisan parliamentary committee to probe Ayesha Gulalai?s allegations against party chairman Imran Khan. Speaking in a press conference, Mehmood said: ?we will not accept the committee of our political rivals. We are ready for the probe but investigation on the issue must be transparent.? He added that when political rivals will be investigating the case how it could be independent and transparent. Mehmood said that Pakistan Musli
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Shahid 'Boom Boom' Afridi weighs in on the allegation storm

Pakistani cricket start Shahid Khan Afridi on Friday reacted to the ongoing storm of allegations in the country after a member of the National Assembly Ayesha Gulalai alleged her party chairman Imran Khan had been making advances and sending her indecent messages.  Afridi posted on microblogging site Twitter, asking, "Is politics in Pakistan only about mudslinging on each other?"  He added that we must all be responsible and take control of ourselves. "We must think about our futu
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High-level Afghan military delegation visits Peshawar Corps HQ

PESHAWAR: A seven member high level Afghan military delegation led by Lt Gen Muhammad Zaman Waziri, Commander 201 Corps, ANA, visited HQ 11 Corps Peshawar. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) wing of the Pakistan Army, the Afghan delegation held meetings with Commander Peshawar Corps Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt.  The meeting was also attended by DGMOs of both the Armies and IGFC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  Both sides reaffirmed their resolve to continue their fi
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Toyota and Mazda link up to build $1.6 billion US plant, develop electric cars

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda and Mazda Motor President Masamichi Kogai shake hands at a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan August 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters   TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp plan to build a $1.6 billion US assembly plant, the two said on Friday, as part of an alliance that will also see the Japanese automakers jointly develop electric vehicle technologies. The two will take small stakes in each other as part of the tie-up: Toyota, the world's second-larges
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England bat against injury-hit South Africa in fourth Test

MANCHESTER: England captain Joe Root won the toss and chose to bat against South Africa in the fourth Test at Old Trafford on Friday. The hosts were unchanged from the side that won the third Test at The Oval by 239 runs on Monday to go 2-1 up in this four-match series. South Africa, however, were forced into making two changes. Key seamer Vernon Philander, troubled by a stomach bug at The Oval, and pace-bowling all-rounder Chris Morris were both ruled out with lower back strains. "Vernon an
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Hogwarts in China? Officials sacked for casting spells

BEIJING: Two Chinese officials have been sacked for involvement in "superstitious activities", including casting spells to aid promotions and attending geomancy courses under the guise of business trips, state media said on Friday. Members of the ruling Communist Party are not supposed to follow any religion in officially atheist China, and the government takes a particularly harsh line on officials who practise what it deems are superstitious folk beliefs. Xinhua news agency said Tang Yuanson
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Delay in Afghanistan policy points to White House rift

Delays in unveiling strategy point to deep rifts in the White House on how to handle America´s longest war WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has yet to announce a plan for Afghanistan, and delays in unveiling his strategy point to deep rifts in the White House on how to handle America´s longest war. Such is the uncertainty about what to do -- send thousands more troops into a nearly 16-year conflict, or take the opposite tack and pull out -- that Trump has reportedly even suggested firing t
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Two Qantas planes turn back to Australia over safety concerns

SYDNEY: Two international Qantas flights suffered mid-air mechanical problems Friday and had to turn back to Sydney, with one unable to retract wing flaps and another suffering a cracked window pane, the Australian carrier said. Flight QF7 was enroute to Dallas, but the Airbus A380´s captain decided to head back to Sydney after discovering the wing flaps could not be retracted. "(This) means the aircraft can´t fly efficiently. As the Dallas flight is our longest on the network, the captain mad
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Google to work with Indonesia to tackle content deemed offensive

JAKARTA: Alphabet Inc's Google is working with Indonesia to tackle video content deemed to be offensive, including material that might incite violence or hate speech, a senior official of the search giant said on Friday. Google plans to implement its "Trusted Flagger" programme in Indonesia over the next two to three months, Ann Lavin, Google's director for public policy and government affairs in Southeast Asia and Greater China, told a news conference in Jakarta. The programme, which is alrea
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