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Rain, thunderstorm expected at scattered places in Kashmir, upper Punjab: MET

Photo: File Monsoon currents are penetrating upper and central parts of the country and likely to continue in upper parts on Thursday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. Rain and thunderstorm (with a few heavy falls) are expected at scattered places in Kashmir, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha), Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu), and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the next 24 hours.

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Oil dips on high OPEC supplies, defying falling US crude stocks

A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer's car at PetroChina's petrol station in Beijing, China, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files  SINGAPORE: Oil dipped on Thursday as a rally that has pushed up prices by almost 10 percent since early last week lost momentum despite renewed signs of a gradually tightening US market. Strong demand in the United States provided prices with support, traders said, but ongoing high supplies from OPEC producers were restricting further gains.

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Sharapova withdraws from Stanford with left arm injury

file Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from the WTA Bank of the West Classic just before her scheduled second-round match Wednesday with a left arm injury, tournament officials announced. "We're sad to announce that @mariasharapova has withdrawn after doctor's advice regarding her left arm," a post on the tournament's Twitter feed said. Sharapova played her first US match in more than two years on Monday, defeating American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 in an opening-round

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Mishap doesn't dampen enthusiasm for security robots

Image Courtesy: K5 Steve Twitter account (@K5steveisalive) WASHINGTON: On his first day at work as a security guard, Steve was greeted warmly, drawing attention from passersby, including some taking selfies with him at the tony retail-residential complex he patrolled. Then he fell into the fountain. Steve was a security robot employed by the Washington Harbour centre in the Georgetown district of the US capital. According to some tech watchers, robots like Steve herald a new era for intellige

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Fitbit tops revenue estimates, expects smartwatch for holiday season

Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, and said it was on track to launch its much-awaited smartwatch for the holiday season. Shares of Fitbit - which sells colorful wristbands that monitor heartrate, tracks sleeping patterns, steps count and calories - were up 4.7 percent at $5.31 in extended trading. Once the market leader in wearables, Fitbit has recently struggled with fierce competition from companies such as Apple Inc and

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Michelangelo's unrealized marble dream comes true in Italian quarry

The Cervaiole marble quarry is seen on Monte Altissimo in the Apuan Alps, Tuscany, Italy, July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi  QUERCETA DI SERAVEZZA: In 1517, Michelangelo climbed Mount Altissimo in Tuscany and found the marble of his dreams. It was, the Renaissance master wrote, "of compact grain, homogeneous, crystalline, reminiscent of sugar". He deemed it perhaps even more precious than that from nearby Carrara, where he had obtained marble for some of his most famous statues. Wit

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Disease gene 'edited' in human embryos in scientific first

Image Courtesy: OHSU PARIS: Scientists in the United States have repaired a disease-causing mutation in the DNA of early-stage human embryos, they said Wednesday, taking a step closer to engineering babies free of inherited disorders. The team's successful use of the CRISPR "gene editing" tool in viable embryos was hailed as a technical feat by outside experts, who called at the same time for deeper debate on the ethics of altering human DNA. The lab-created, edited embryos were not allowed t

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Two left injured in separate firing incidents in Karachi

KARACHI: In two separate firing incidents, in different areas of the metropolis, at least two were left injured on Wednesday night. According to police, a man was left injured during a firing incident in Orangi. Police identified the man as a doctor en route to his clinic, when he was shot and left wounded. In another incident, police arrested the assailant involved in shooting and injuring one person in Manghopir, police also recovered arms from the assailant. During an overnight raid

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Kremlin says Trump signing sanctions 'doesn't change anything'

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Wednesday that US President Donald Trump signing new sanctions against Russia into law "doesn't change anything" as Moscow has already hit back at Washington over the latest moves. "De-facto this doesn't change anything," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies, adding that "retaliatory measures have already been taken". Trump reluctantly approved new sanctions against Russia Wednesday, bowing

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France remains world's favourite tourism destination

Image Courtesy: History (www.history.com) MADRID: France retained its position as the world's favourite tourism destination in 2016, the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said Wednesday, defying concerns over terror attacks. The United States came second followed closely by Spain, according to annual figures that the Madrid-based UNWTO normally announces in January, but which were delayed this year. But although France stayed on top by welcoming 82.6 million visitors in 2016, that was a

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Two dozen reported injured by blast at rebel Georgian arms depot

MOSCOW: Several people were injured on Wednesday as an explosion tore through a munitions plant in the Moscow-backed breakaway Abkhazia region of Georgia, Russian news agencies reported. "According to preliminary information, 27 people were admitted to hospital? including 19 Russians on holiday in Abkhazia," the region's health minister Tamaz Tsakhnakia told TASS news agency. Tsakhnakia said the injuries mainly consisted of light shrapnel wounds and that several people may need to undergo oper

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US editor who 'rescued' Anne Frank's diary dies at 93

Image Courtesy: New England Today NEW YORK: Judith Jones ? the legendary editor who rescued Anne Frank's diary from a US publisher's rejection pile ? died on Wednesday, aged 93. Jones ? a luminary of the publishing world, who also introduced the world to American culinary writer Julia Child ? was close to literary giants such as John Updike, Anne Tyler, William Maxwell, John Hersey, Peter Taylor, and Sharon Olds. She passed away at her home in Vermont, the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group said

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Thousands take to Guinea's streets to demand local elections

Image Courtesy: BBC CONAKRY: Thousands of opposition activists took to the streets of Guinea's capital on Wednesday to demand local elections be held after a 12-year absence, pressuring President Alpha Conde to set a date. Former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo led protesters who brandished signs reading, "Alpha Conde, seven years of promises is enough" on a march from a Conakry suburb into the city. "I call on you to mobilise to confront the serious attacks on democracy by President Alpha

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Mkhitaryan, Mata lead Manchester United to friendly win

A goal in either half from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and his replacement Juan Mata helped Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Sampdoria at Dublin's Lansdowne Road in the Reds' final pre-season game on Wednesday. The pair's goals came either side of Dennis Praet's strike to ensure a positive end to United's summer and gave them a boost ahead of next Tuesday's European Super Cup clash with Real Madrid in Macedonia. United boss Jose Mourinho gave new £40million signing Nemanja Matic his debut and th

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London doctor charged with over 100 sexual offences

Image Courtesy: BBC LONDON: A London doctor was on Wednesday charged with over 100 sexual offences, with a pre-teen child among the alleged victims, police announced. Manish Shah, 47, is accused of 118 crimes including one charge of sexual assault on a child under 13 years old. The doctor from the east London area of Romford was additionally charged with 65 counts of "assault [?]" and 52 allegations of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police said. The force was unable to confirm whether the

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Journalist facing deportation to Uzbekistan attempts suicide: lawyer

Image Courtesy: Amnesty International MOSCOW: An independent journalist from Uzbekistan attempted to kill himself after a Russian court ruled to extradite him to his repressive homeland, his lawyer said Wednesday. A Moscow court ordered late Tuesday that Khudoberdi Nurmatov ? who writes under the pen name Ali Feruz for the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta ? be sent back to Uzbekistan for violating immigration laws. Lawyer Daniil Khayimovich said that after the decision was announced

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Venezuela inflated turnout in controversial vote: election firm

A voter casts a ballot during the Constituent Assembly election in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Files  LONDON/CARACAS: Venezuela inflated the turnout figures for its constituent assembly election by at least 1 million votes, the company that provides voting machines to the country said on Wednesday, in a blow to President Nicolas Maduro and his ruling Socialist Party. The news came hours after Reuters exclusively reported that only 3.7 million people had vo

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Man protects child, shoots down dacoit during robbery attempt in Karachi

File Photo KARACHI: One dacoit was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a robbery attempt Wednesday night here in Bahadurabad, Geo News reported. In the exclusive CCTV footage obtained by Geo News, a man is seen walking outside his home, accompanied by a child when he spots his brother across the street surrounded by robbers. The video shows the man trying and failing to stop the robbery attempt, following which the suspects opened fire on him. Shielding himself and the child from bullets,

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'Wonder Woman' helps Time Warner beat estimates as ad sales dip

A Time Warner logo is seen at a Time Warner store in New York City, US, October 23, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/Files  Time Warner Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday as revenue from the box office hit Wonder Woman helped offset declining ad revenue. The media conglomerate, which is in the process of being bought by AT&T Inc for about $85 billion, said it expects continuing declines in ad revenue this quarter in the face of the growing popularity of online TV

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Italy seizes NGO rescue boat for allegedly aiding illegal migration

Migrants on a wooden boat are rescued by German NGO Jugend Rettet ship "Juventa" crew in the Mediterranean sea off Libya coast, June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini  PALERMO: Italian coastguards seized a migrant rescue boat operated by a German aid group in the Mediterranean suspected of aiding illegal immigration from Libya, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. The video showed the Iuventa, which is run by Jugend Rettet, arriving at the island of Lampedusa surrounded by several coastguard ve

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Comey signs book deal after abrupt end to FBI career

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files Former FBI Director James Comey ? who was fired by US President Donald Trump? has signed a deal for a book on leadership and decision-making that will come out in spring 2018, the publisher said on Wednesday. The book deal with Macmillan's Flatiron Books comes

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Wasim, Waqar reunited at Multan Sultans

File The Sultans of Swing, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis will once again be together on the same side, when the next edition of PSL begins, representing newest franchise Multan Sultans. In an official signing agreement, expected to take place during August in Karachi, Wasim will take the role of cricket operations director, while Waqar will be the mentor and head coach. This will be the first time the duo will work together since their retirements in 2003. Wasim decided to leave Islamabad Uni

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Trump and senators seek to slash legal immigration

An immigrant woman holds a US flag during a US Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization ceremony in the New York Public Library in New York, US, June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: After a crackdown on illegal immigration that has sharply reduced the number of unauthorised border crossings from Mexico, US President Donald Trump is now turning his attention to reducing the number of legal immigrants in the country. The White House is throwing its suppo

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Bubbles in Hong Kong harbor are Japanese artist's thought-stirrer

Children react in front of bubbles, during a "Bubble Up" show by Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki, outside Harbour City mall in Hong Kong, China, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip HONG KONG: Millions of bubbles floated across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on Wednesday, the latest public art exhibition by Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki. His project, titled "Memorial Rebirth", uses a 10-foot tall, six-tiered machine with 50 bubble-producing units to spew out 10,000 bubbles every minute, using up abou

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Kanye West sues tour insurers for $10 million over canceled shows

Recording artist Kanye West performs during the closing ceremony for the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Ceremonies Venue in Toronto, Canada, July 26, 2015. Matt Detrich-USA TODAY Sports via REUTERS  LOS ANGELES: Rapper Kanye West has sued Lloyd's of London for nearly $10 million in insurance payouts he claims he is owed after cancelling his tour last year when he was hospitalized with a "serious, debilitating medical condition." West's tour company, Very Good Touring Inc., filed the lawsuit clai

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