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Ukraine finally battens down its leaky cyber hatches after attacks

Employees of customer support team of the Wnet internet provider work at the company's headquarters in Kiev, Ukraine July 26, 2017. PHOTO: Reuters KIEV: When the chief of Microsoft Ukraine switched jobs to work for President Petro Poroshenko, he found that everyone in the office used the same login password. It wasn't the only symptom of lax IT security in a country suffering crippling cyber attacks. Sometimes pressing the spacebar was enough to open a PC, according to Dmytro Shymkiv, who becam
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33 Kashmiris martyred by Indian forces in July

Indian troops martyred 33 Kashmiris, including two young boys and a woman, during the month of July as atrocities against civilians continued unabated in the Indian-occupied valley, Kashmir Media Service reported. Citing data issued by its Research Section, the media outlet revealed that three of those martyred were killed in a fake encounter. The killings left three women widowed and six children orphaned. Abdul Basit rejects Indian allegations against Hurriyat leadership 'Such alleg
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Sindh Apex Committee to meet today in Karachi

The Sindh apex committee met on July 4 to discuss matters pertaining to national security. Photo: File KARACHI: A special meeting of Sindh?s Apex Committee will be held today (Tuesday) in Karachi. Corps Commander Karachi Lt Gen Shahid Baig Mirza, Inspector General of Police AD Khawaja and Director General Sindh Rangers Major General Muhammad Saeed will attend the meeting ? to be held at 3pm at the Chief Minister House ? to discuss the progress of the National Action Plan (NAP) and security situ
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Sharapova battles into second round at Stanford

Sharapova hadn´t played in the US since March 2015 LOS ANGELES: Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova made a battling return to US hardcourts on Monday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 victory over American Jennifer Brady in Stanford, California. "I feel like I just want to hug everyone and say thank you," Sharapova told fans in a post-match interview. "It´s my first match in the States in a really long time, and it´s the closest thing to home for me." The former world number one from Russia hadn´
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Multan panchayat rape case: Police submits report in Supreme Court

The village near Multan where the panchayat had ordered rape of a 16-year-old girl  MULTAN: Local police on Tuesday submitted a detailed report on the ?revenge rape? of a 16-year-old girl carried out on orders of a panchayat (informal village council) in the Supreme Court. According to details, Multan City Police Officer Ahsan Younus submitted the report in the apex court as ordered by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, who had taken suo motu notice of the heinous incident last month.
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Opposition parties yet to agree on joint PM candidate

Opposition parties' leaders at a meeting earlier. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the opposition parties is under way in the chambers of Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah.  Senior leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, (PTI) Jamaat-e-Islami and Awami Muslim League, among others, are in attendance.  PTI's Shah Mehmood Qureshi said consultations are still under way, adding that the opposition leaders will meet again.  Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief Chaudhry Pervez
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Political strife constrains Pakistan?s credit profile: Moody's

Photo: File The ousting of Pakistan?s prime minister by the country?s top court dramatically raises the risk profile for investors and businesses in the tumultuous, but fast-growing South Asian economy, Bloomberg reported. A graft probe that led to Nawaz Sharif?s disqualification from holding public office, prompting his resignation, poses big challenges to the country?s credit profile according to Bloomberg. ?Political strife constrains Pakistan?s credit profile,? Moody?s Investors Service sa
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SC to hear Imran Khan's disqualification case today

ISLAMABAD: The three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, will resume hearing the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan today.  Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi petitioned the Supreme Court late last year to disqualify Imran and PTI leader Jahangir Tareen for ?not declaring their assets and violating the income tax ordinance and peoples act?.  The petition also terms the PTI a ?foreign funded p
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George Clooney and wife to help 3,000 Syrian children in Lebanon

George and Amal Clooney UNITED NATIONS: George and Amal Clooney plan to help nearly 3,000 Syrian refugee children go to school this year in Lebanon, where the United Nations says around 200,000 Syrian refugee children are out of education. More than one million Syrians -- including over 500,000 children -- are registered as refugees in Lebanon after fleeing the devastating war that has lasted more than six years in neighboring Syria. UNICEF said Monday that close to 200,000 Syrian refugee chil
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Petroleum prices to remain unchanged for August

ISLAMABAD: Prices of petroleum products will remain unchanged for the month of August, the Ministry of Finance announced late Monday. A spokesman from the Finance division said in a statement that given the special circumstances, rates of petroleum products would be maintained at the existing level till a decision by the competent authority is made. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had recommended the government last week to reduce the prices of Motor Gasoline (petrol) and High Spee
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President Xi says China loves peace but won't compromise on sovereignty

Chinese President Xi Jinping BEIJING: China loves peace but will never compromise on defending its sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday while marking 90 years since the founding of the People's Liberation Army. China has rattled nerves around Asia and globally with its increasingly assertive stance in territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas and an ambitious military modernization plan. Relations with self-ruled Taiwan have also worsened since Tsai Ing-wen from the pr
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PML-N will elect new PM with 235 votes, claims Saad Rafique

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Tuesday that God willing, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be elected the prime minister today with 235 votes. In a series of tweets, the PML-N leader from Lahore said: ?Who all will you stop and till how long ? PML-N members are sadiq [honest], amin [truthful] and Nawaz Sharif?. Rafique vowed that despite the hurdles and conspiracies, they will take forward Nawaz Sharif?s Pakistan. Rafique is a veteran PML-N polit
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Drizzle expected in Karachi, coastal areas of Sindh: MET

Light rain (drizzle) is expected in coastal areas of Sindh including Karachi. Photo: File Light rain (drizzle) is expected in coastal areas of Sindh including Karachi, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. Monsoon currents are reaching eastern and upper parts of the country and likely to persist in upper parts during next few days. Rain and thunderstorm are expected at scattered places in Kashmir, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad), Islamabad, upper Kh
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Elephants, tigers kill one human a day in India

India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones NEW DELHI: Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat, according to new government figures. But man is in turn killing a leopard a day as the man-animal tussle for space reaches new heights. India has lost vast swathes of forests to urbanisation in recent decades, forcing animals into human-occupied zones
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Abdul Basit rejects Indian allegations against Hurriyat leadership

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit.  DELHI: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit, in an interview to Indian media, has rejected all allegations of funding the Hurriyat leadership. Basit, in an interview to India Today, said he termed all the allegations regarding the Hurriyat, involving tapes and terror funding, false, adding, ??this is not the first time that we have seen such allegations against the Hurriyat leadership. Such allegations were made in the past as wel
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?Disturbing? sexual harassment at Australian universities, study reveals

Students pictured outside University of New South Wales in Australia/AAP SYDNEY: More than half of university students in Australia were sexually harassed last year and seven percent sexually assaulted on at least one occasion, a "disturbing" new national study revealed Tuesday. The findings came in an Australian Human Rights Commission report, conducted on behalf of the country´s 39 universities that questioned more than 30,000 students, after years of activism by women´s groups to discover th
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'Dunkirk' stays on top of box office

World War II epic "Dunkirk" stayed at the top of the North American box office for the second straight weekend, industry data showed Monday. Directed by Briton Christopher Nolan, critically acclaimed "Dunkirk" took in another $26.6 million, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. It stars singer Harry Styles in the retelling of the storied 1940 evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Allied troops from a beach in northern France under constant German bombardment. Debuting in secon
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US hits 'dictator' Maduro with sanctions over disputed Venezuela vote

The United States hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with direct sanctions on Monday over a disputed and deadly weekend vote that, while consolidating his power, has largely isolated him as the "dictator" of a failing petro-state. The US measures were unusual in that they targeted a sitting head of state, but their reach was mostly symbolic, freezing any US assets Maduro might have and banning people under US jurisdiction from dealing with him. "Yesterday's illegitimate elections confirm
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Nawaz Sharif 'remains in our hearts' despite ouster: PML-N UK Sec-Gen

BIRMINGHAM: Raja Javed Iqbal ? the Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) UK ? on Monday commented on the ouster of Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Iqbal, during a press conference held here on Monday, noted that Nawaz Sharif was punished for emphasising on Pakistan's prestige on a global level. The politician added that the former Premier "remains in our hearts". On the other hand, another official of PML-N in Bradford commented that despite Sharif losing power
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Spotify builds streaming lead at 60 million subscribers

Spotify said Monday that it had 60 million paying subscribers, expanding its lead in the fast-growing world of music streaming. The Swedish company has more than double the base of nearest competitor Apple Music, which in early June said it had 27 million subscribers. Apple Music, however, achieved its growth rapidly as it was launched only two years ago by the tech giant. Spotify -- started in 2008 and available in 60 countries -- gave the figure in its first update since March, when it had
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LA agrees to host 2028 Olympics, Paris set for 2024

Los Angeles announced its intent to host the 2028 Olympics on Monday, paving the way for Paris to host in 2024 in a deal hailed as a win-win-win for both cities and the Olympic movement. "I am proud to announce the Olympic Games are coming back to the United States of America," Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said at ceremony at the StubHub Center stadium. "In 2028, we are bringing the Games back to LA, one of the great capitals of the Olympic movement. A city that has always been a Games chan
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Russia defends slashing US mission as hope fades of better ties

Moscow on Monday sought to justify its decision to purge US diplomatic personnel in the country, as the Kremlin appeared to give up on hopes of improving ties anytime soon under Donald Trump. President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that Washington will have to cut its diplomatic mission in Russia by 755 employees, as Moscow struck back against new sanctions passed by the US Congress. The move represents one of the biggest single reductions of US personnel by Moscow, with Putin warning he cou
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Video emerges of Isphahani Road attack on police officials

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/122f9b8880d09cab5e1603522ab5caf7.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xLzIwMTcgMjoxODo0NCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVc4d3J0cVdaa3ozcGJ0N05xUjQxcFE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: A closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage has emerged of an attack on policemen by unknown assailants that took place here at Isphahani Road on July 24, 2017, Geo News repor
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Bitcoin technology faces split, may create clone virtual currency

Bitcoin's underlying software code could be split on Tuesday to create a clone called "Bitcoin Cash," potentially providing a windfall for holders of the digital currency. The initiative is being led by a small group of mostly China-based bitcoin miners - who get paid in the currency for contributing computing power to the bitcoin network - who are not happy with proposed improvements to the currency's technology. They have initiated what is known as a "fork" - where blockchain, a public ledge
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HBO says data hacked, media says 'Game of Thrones' targeted

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." HBO, a unit of Time-Warner Inc, declined to comment on the specific programming stolen in the hack. "As most of you have probably heard by now, there has been a cyber incident directed at the company which has resulted in some stolen proprietary information, including some of our
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