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Dressel equals Phelps? record with seventh gold at swimming worlds

Caeleb Dressel won an historic seventh gold medal in Budapest on Sunday BUDAPEST: Caeleb Dressel brought the curtain down on the world championships with an historic seventh gold medal in Budapest on Sunday, equalling the record of swim legend Michael Phelps. Dressel swam the third leg of the men´s 4x100m medley relay to leave him with seven golds to equal fellow American Phelps´s record from a single worlds set at the 2007 championships in Melbourne. "I´m very happy to be done, pretty tired,"
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Ronaldo due in court over tax evasion claims

MADRID: Football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo appears in court near Madrid Monday accused of evading millions of euros in taxes, the latest player to fall foul of Spain´s taxman. The 32-year-old will be questioned by a court in Pozuelo de Alarcon, a wealthy suburb of Madrid where he lives, after returning from a summer break with his girlfriend and relatives and a promotion trip to China. The Portuguese star -- the world´s highest paid athlete according to Forbes magazine -- follows in the steps
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Facebook's Sandberg calls for new policies to boost women's pay

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, delivers a speech during a visit in Paris, France, January 17, 2017, at a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F site as the company tries to head off tougher regulation by Germany. PHOTO: Reuters LONDON: Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg called on governments and companies to do more to close the gender pay gap on Sunday and said both girls and boys should be encouraged to become leaders from an early age. "We n
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SC to resume hearing Imran Khan disqualification case today

ISLAMABAD: The three-judge 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 party
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US says time for talk on North Korea ´is over´

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley directs comments to the Russian delegation at the conclusion of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the recent ballistic missile launch by North Korea at UN headquarters in New York, US, July 5, 2017. PHOTO: Reuters WASHINGTON: The United States said Sunday the time for talk over North Korea was "over," spurning a UN response to Pyongyang´s latest ICBM launch in favour of bomber flights and missile defence system tests. Nikki Haley, the US en
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Track king Bolt eyes final hurrah

Usain Bolt takes to the track at the IAAF World Championships in London this week LONDON: Sprint superstar Usain Bolt will seek a final golden hurrah when he takes to the track at the IAAF World Championships in London this week. Bolt has dominated sprinting since taking double individual gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, going on to win a further six Olympic golds and also picking up 11 world titles. World records of 9.58 and 19.19sec in the 100 and 200m when winning in the 2009 Berlin wo
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Saudi Arabia calls Qatar?s demand to internationalise Hajj ?a declaration of war?

General view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia DUBAI: Saudi Arabia´s foreign minister called what he said was Qatar´s demand for an internationalisation of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, but Qatar said it never made such a call. "Qatar´s demands to internationalise the holy sites is aggressive and a declaration of war against the kingdom," Adel al-Jubeir was quoted saying on Al Arabiya´
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Four Arab countries say they are ready for Qatar dialogue with conditions

Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheik Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa speaks to media after the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt meeting to discuss their dispute with Qatar, in Manama, Bahrain July 30, 2017. PHOTO: Reuters DUBAI: The four Arab countries that have cut ties with Qatar said on Sunday they were ready for talks to tackle the dispute if Doha showed willingness to deal with their demands. The foreign ministers of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the
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Monsoon currents reaching eastern, upper parts of country: MET

Photo: File Monsoon currents are reaching eastern and upper parts of country on Monday and likely to stay there during the next few days, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. Rain and thunderstorm (with few heavy falls) are expected at scattered places in Kashmir, Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and Islamabad today (Monday). Isolated places in Malakand, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Sargodha and Sahiwal divisions are als
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Nomination papers for new PM to be scrutinised today

ISLAMABAD: Candidates intending to become the next prime minister have to submit their nomination papers to the National Assembly Secretariat by 2pm today, following which the assembly speaker will scrutinise the documents. A session of the National Assembly has been called on Tuesday, August 1, at 3pm to elect the prime minister following the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court on Friday.  The parliamentary party meeting of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz decided on
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Shell shutters Europe's largest refinery after fire

The British-Dutch oil giant Shell said it was temporarily shutting down Europe's biggest refinery after a pre-dawn fire broke out at a power station on the vast site on Sunday. Flames billowed into the sky over the port of Rotterdam after the blaze erupted at a high-voltage power station at the Shell Pernis refinery. Firefighters brought the fire under control by around 6:00 am (0400 GMT). "Shell is in the process of shutting down all the units at the site," a Shell spokesman told AFP. The u
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Oil hits highest since May on tighter US market, Venezuela sanctions risk

Oil prices rose to their highest levels since May early on Monday as a dip in US output tightened the market and the threat of sanctions against Venezuela kept traders on edge. Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were trading up 18 cents or 0.3 percent at $52.70 per barrel at 0009 GMT. Prices earlier hit $52.76, the highest level since May 25. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were up 11 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $49.82 per barrel. The gain
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Japan PM Abe, Trump agree on need to take further North Korea action

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he spoke with US President Donald Trump by phone and that they agreed on the need to take further action on North Korea in the wake of its most recent missile launch. Abe told reporters that he praised Trump's commitment on North Korea and that he would make the utmost efforts to protect the Japanese public. North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that proved its ability to
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Diana confessions set to air on British TV

Footage of the late princess Diana pouring her heart out about her failed marriage with Prince Charles will air on British television for the first time, a channel confirmed Sunday. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death in a Paris car crash, Channel 4 will broadcast "Diana: In Her Own Words" on August 6, despite a report in The Mail on Sunday newspaper that her brother Earl Charles Spencer is unhappy with the decision. The tapes show the late princess of Wales speaking frankly to her voic
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Samsung facing growing threats despite record profits

Sprawling South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics has recovered from a humiliating recall fiasco and the arrest of its de facto leader with remarkable speed, analysts said, after the tech giant stunned investors with record-breaking profits. But the world's top smartphone maker, one of the huge family-run chaebols which dominate the South Korean economy, will be confronted by tougher challenges in the future as Chinese rivals take aim at its semiconductor business and questions emerge ove
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Vehicle ploughs into crowd in Los Angeles, nine hurt

A vehicle ploughed into a crowd in Los Angeles on Sunday and injured nine people, one critically, authorities said, but it was not clear if the incident was intentional. Eight people were being transported to hospitals after the vehicle struck the crowd on West Pico Boulevard, the Los Angeles Fire Department said on Twitter. A ninth person, an off-duty Los Angeles firefighter, was hurt but did not need to be taken to a hospital, it said. A 44-year-old man was in critical condition, the fire de
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Judges uphold Israeli soldier's manslaughter conviction

A military court on Sunday upheld a manslaughter conviction and 18-month prison sentence for an Israeli soldier who shot dead a prone Palestinian assailant in a case that deeply divided the country. In addition to upholding the conviction, military judges also rejected an appeal by prosecutors to increase the sentence for Elor Azaria, a sergeant and military medic at the time of the incident, according to of the ruling. "Soldiers should not settle their differences with the terrorists once the
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Two dead, four wounded in M16 shooting at German nightclub

A Kurdish Iraqi man armed with an M16 automatic rifle opened fire in a packed nightclub in southern Germany early Sunday after a dispute there, killing a bouncer and wounding four people before being shot by police. The 34-year-old attacker "was critically injured in a shootout with police officers as he left the disco, and later succumbed to his wounds in hospital," police said in a statement. "Nothing suggest that there could have been a terror background" to the attack at the club, said pro
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Venezuela vote triggers deadly 'war' in the streets

CARACAS: A controversial vote in Venezuela on Sunday championed by beleaguered President Nicolas Maduro sparked an escalation of deadly violence, with at least nine people reported killed and troops and protesters attacking each other in Caracas and elsewhere. "This is war!" Caracas resident Conchita Ramirez exclaimed on television as she described troops firing at people and buildings in the capital. The unrest confirmed fears over the vote for a new "Constituent Assembly" called by Maduro in
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US flies bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korea missile test

North Korea said Sunday its latest ICBM launch was a "warning" over efforts to slap sanctions on the hermit state, as the US carried out a successful test of its missile defense system in a pointed show of force. A bilateral mission led by US strategic bombers on Saturday flew over the Korean Peninsula in a direct response to the North's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile it boasted could reach the United States. The exercise was followed Sunday by a successful test by American fo
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Stokes' burst leaves South Africa facing defeat

England ripped apart South Africa's top order in Sunday's final session at the Oval to bear down on a victory that would put them 2-1 up with one to play in the four-test series. Two wickets from successive balls in Ben Stokes' third over removed Quinton de Kock (5) and Faf du Plessis (0) and ended faint South Africa hopes of mounting a rearguard action in pursuit of their nominal target of 492. Although Stokes failed to record what would have been the first-ever test hat-trick at the Oval, th
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Chelsea midfielder Matic has medical at United

Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic has undergone a medical at Manchester United ahead of a 40-million-pound ($52.53-million)move that will reunite him with former manager Jose Mourinho, British media said. The midfielder was pictured at the club's Carrington Road training complex on Sunday, with media reporting that a deal would be announced on Monday. It will be the second time that Matic, who turns 29 on Tuesday, has played under Mourinho. The Portuguese first signed him when he was Chelsea ma
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'Dunkirk' beats out 'Emoji Movie,' 'Atomic Blonde' to repeat no. 1

An unlikely battle emerged at the box office this weekend between "The Emoji Movie" and "Dunkirk." As of Saturday morning the animated feature and war epic seemed to be in a dead heat. But by Sunday morning, most of the dust had settled, and it appears "Dunkirk" will once again be the weekend's first place film. Christopher Nolan's latest from Warner Bros. over-performed last weekend when it opened to over $50 million, showing that the director, combined with positive critical reception, still
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755 US diplomats must leave Russia: Putin

President Vladimir Putin said 755 US diplomats must leave Russia and warned ties with Washington could be gridlocked for a long time, in a move Sunday that followed tough new American sanctions. The Russian foreign ministry had earlier demanded Washington cut its diplomatic presence in Russia by September to 455 -- the same number Moscow has in the US. "More than a thousand people were working and are still working" at the US embassy and consulates, Putin said in an interview with Rossia-24 te
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FC dismantles two terrorist camps in Dera Bugti, explosives seized

RAWALPINDI/DERA BUGTI: Frontier Corps on Sunday dismantled two terrorist camps in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement. The camps were destroyed in a search operation in Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti, the statement read.  The search operation came as part of ongoing operation Radd-ul-Fasaad. Officials also seized 32 kg explosives, RPG-7, detonators, communication equipment and prepared IEDs during the raid.
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