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Hepatitis patients to receive medicines at doorstep

To provide relief to hepatitis patients, Punjab government has launched a programme to deliver medicines to the registered patients at their doorstep. Photo: Think Stock/file LAHORE: To provide relief to hepatitis patients, Punjab government has launched a programme to deliver medicines to the registered patients at their doorstep, according to The News.  The programme was inaugurated by Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir, who handed over a medicine parcel to a couri
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Imad Wasim to play for Durham county in England?s T20 Blast

Imad Wasim  Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim will feature for Durham county in England?s popular domestic cricket competition NatWest T20 Blast this summer. Imad, who is the world?s number one ranked T20I bowler, will fly to England to represent Durham Jets in the ongoing T20 Blast, subject to him being granted the visa. The 28-year-old told local media that the stint would be a great opportunity and he is waiting for his visa. Imad displaced South African spinner Imran Tahir to claim the top
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Youm-e-Shuahada-Kashmir being observed today

Locals in Indian occupied Kashmir protesting. Photo: AFP SRINAGAR: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over will observe Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir today. On July 13, 1931, the troops of Dogra Maharaja had martyred twenty two Kashmiris outside the central jail in Srinagar while court proceedings against Abdul Qadeer were taking place. Qadeer had called upon Kashmiris to defy the Dogra rule, resulting in his imprisonment. A complete strike will be observed across the occ
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PS-114 ?controversy?: Ballot box found in car in Karachi?s Mehmoodabad

KARACHI: A ballot box was discovered in a private car in the city?s Mehmoodabad area on Wednesday, prompting runner-up Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) to reiterate claims that the PS-114 by-election was ?rigged?. The ballot box in question was purchased from a scrap-seller for Rs 60 three years ago, the owner of the box, a lady, said in a statement to the police. The box was used to store household items, she added. An MQM spokesperson, in light of the latest development, reiterated the party
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Rains claim 16 lives across the country

A heavy downpour battered Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujrat, Toba Tek Singh, DI Khan, Muzaffarabad and several other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Tuesday. Land sliding in Muzaffarbad cut off several roads in the valley whereas storm water entered houses and official buildings. The local administration has warned people residing on the banks of Neelum-Jhelum River. In Gujrat, a dyke breach caused flooding near Gullanwala village with a vast tract of land being inundated w
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WATCH this delightful Newborn Sumatran tiger cub snuggling up to mama!

A teeny tiny newborn cub was born to a Sumatran tiger two days ago at the Smithsonian?s National Zoo in Washington, DC, and it has us gushing with love. The cub, which ?appears to be nursing, moving and behaving normally?, as per the Zoo, belongs to a critically endangered species of big cats ? presently in the range of 300-400 in number, the International Union for Conservation of Nature?s estimates indicate. ?This is such an exciting time for us, not only because we have a cub who
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Reckless driving: Oil tanker overturns near Rahim Yar Khan

The oil tanker was travelling from Karachi to Sher Shah Depot, Multan. Photo: Geo News screen grab RAHIM YAR KHAN: An oil tanker overturned on National Highway near Rahim Yar Khan Thursday morning. The tanker, transporting around 40,000 litres of fuel, skidded off the road after the driver dozed off while passing by Koochi Muhammad Khan, according to officials. The oil tanker was travelling from Karachi to Sher Shah Depot, Multan, the police informed. No one was harmed in the incident.
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Drizzling expected at a few places along Sindh coast: MET

Photo: File Monsoon currents are penetrating upper and central parts of the country and likely to continue during the next 48 hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Thursday. A westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and a seasonal low lies over north Balochistan. Rain-thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls expected at scattered places in southern Punjab (D.G.Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal divisions), Quetta, Zhob, Kalat, Sibbi, Nasirabad divisions and Gil
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Dark hair dye and chemical relaxers linked to breast cancer

Women who regularly chemically straightened their hair or dyed it dark brown or black had an elevated risk of breast cancer, recent research suggests. ?I would be concerned about darker hair dye and hair straighteners,? epidemiologist Tamarra James-Todd said after reviewing the report in Carcinogenesis. ?We should really think about using things in moderation and really try to think about being more natural. ?Just because something is on the market does not necessarily mean it?s safe for us,?
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Oil prices dip as OPEC expects less demand for its crude

File Oil prices dipped early on Thursday as producer club OPEC said it expected demand for its crude to decline next year as rivals pump more, pointing to a market surplus in 2018 despite efforts to tighten the market. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were at $47.64 per barrel at 0133 GMT (2.33 a.m. BST), down 10 cents, or 0.2 percent, from their last close. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at $45.37 per barrel, down 12 cents, or 0.3 percent. The Organization of the Petroleum Ex
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Kid Rock hints online he will run for US Senate

Kid Rock inducts rock band Cheap Trick at the 31st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, US, on April 8, 2016. Eduardo Munoz/File Photo  DETROIT: Recording star Kid Rock ? an outspoken supporter of Republican President Donald Trump ? hinted in his website and social media messages on Wednesday that he intends to run for the US Senate in 2018, promising a "major announcement" to come soon. The 46-year-old Michigan native
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Federal advisory backs Novartis' pioneering new cancer gene therapy

A sign marks a building on Novartis' campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, February 28, 2017. Brian Snyder/File Photo  Novartis AG's pioneering new cancer drug won enthusiastic support from a federal advisory panel on Wednesday, paving the way for approval of the first US gene therapy. The panel unanimously recommended that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve tisagenlecleucel, a drug for patients ages 3 to 25 suffering from relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the
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France, Germany signal ambitions with joint cabinet meeting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron say they are ready to change EU treaties if necessary. AFP/John Macdougall  PARIS: When the French and German governments sit down for a joint cabinet meeting on Thursday, the intended message will be clear: the Paris-Berlin engine that has driven EU integration for the last 59 years is back in gear. French President Emmanuel Macron was elected in May promising to overhaul the 28-member bloc with a host of initiatives to dee
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NASA releases new images of raging storm on Jupiter

NASA on Wednesday released a series of stunning images of a raging storm on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot, snapped earlier this week as an unmanned probe zipped by. The US space agency's Juno spacecraft flew over the storm late Monday, offering humanity's closest look yet at the iconic feature of our solar system's largest planet. "For hundreds of years scientists have been observing, wondering and theorising about Jupiter's Great Red Spot," said Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigato
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US confirms it has lifted laptop ban on EgyptAir flights

File The US Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it has lifted a ban on state-owned EgyptAir passengers using laptops on US-bound flights, leaving just two Middle Eastern airlines still under restrictions first imposed in March. EgyptAir earlier on Wednesday announced the lifting of the restrictions on its Cairo-to-New York flights in a Twitter post, but noted that they remain in effect for flights to London. Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia, said in a statement that
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Top US diplomat ends talks in Gulf; no sign Qatar crisis resolved

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 12, 2017. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS  JEDDAH: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended talks with ministers from Saudi Arabia and three Arab allies on Wednesday over how to end the month-long rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of any breakthrough. Tillerson returned to Kuwait, the mediator between t
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Google escapes 1.1 bn euro tax bill in France

Google is not liable for 1.115 billion euros ($1.272 billion) in unpaid taxes claimed by the French state, a French court ruled Wednesday, saying the internet giant's Irish subsidiary is not taxable in France. "The French company Google Ireland Limited (GIL) is not taxable in France for the 2005 to 2010 period," the court ruled. Google paid just 6.7 million euros in corporate taxes in 2015 in France by booking revenues for its online empire at its European subsidiary in low-tax Ireland, a lega
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Real Sociedad sign Januzaj from Man United

Real Sociedad have signed Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj for a reported fee of 9.8 million pounds ($12.6 million), the Spanish La Liga club said on Wednesday. United have installed a buy-back clause in the deal for the 22-year-old Belgian, Spanish media reported. Januzaj has agreed a five-year contract with the Basque side and will be presented officially on Thursday after attending his first training session. "Thank you to some of the coaches and staff that work at Manchester United
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Venus stands in way of Konta's history bid

Johanna Konta has history in her sights as the world number seven bids to become the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon final for 40 years when she faces her childhood idol Venus Williams on Thursday. Konta displayed nerves of steel in her pulsating 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 quarter-final victory over world number two Simona Halep on Tuesday. The 26-year-old is the first British woman to make the Wimbledon semi-finals since Virginia Wade in 1978 and a victory over five-time champion Wi
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Former Brazil leader Lula gets nearly 10 years in jail for graft

People celebrate after former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 12, 2017. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer  BRASÍLIA: Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for graft on Wednesday ? a stark fall from grace for the iconic leftist leader, and the latest twist in a sprawling political corruption probe engulfing Latin America's largest e
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In power-short Pakistan, switch to solar power hit by rumours

Mohammad Aslam wipes the dust off solar panels he recently installed on the roof of his home in Larkana, in Pakistan?s Sindh province, June 28, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Saleem Shaikh  LARKANA: Mohammad Aslam has finally found a way to give his family relief from extended power cuts. In February this year, he installed a 300-watt solar power generating system on the roof of his house. In Pakistan, power outages scheduled by the country's strained public electric utilities frequently hi
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Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes in Sea of Japan, off North Korea: USGS

An image depicting the location of the earthquake east of North Korea, created with the help of a map from US Geological Survey's earthquake section (earthquake.usgs.gov).  A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off North Korea in the Sea of Japan at 7:48 PM UTC (12:48 AM PST on Thursday), the US Geological Survey said. The quake was very deep, 560 kilometres below the seabed, and unlikely to cause any damage. Its epicentre was 201 kilometres south-east of the North Korean city of Chongjin. In a
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Federer eyes title as Murray, Djokovic exit Wimbledon

Roger Federer moved into a 12th Wimbledon semi-final and within touching distance of a record eighth title Wednesday as injury-hit Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic crashed out on a dramatic day at the All England Club. Swiss maestro Federer eased to a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) win over Milos Raonic to become the second oldest Wimbledon semi-finalist of the Open era. However, defending champion Murray, severely restricted by a right hip injury, was dethroned by Sam Querrey 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6-1
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Priyanka now to wear a producer?s hat?

Priyanka Chopra is among the handful celebrities who amaze people on a regular basis. It seems that the Bollywood diva?s creativity and talents do not know any limitations. The latest bit about the ?Quantico? actress? life is that she is going to try a different hat this time and turn into a Hollywood producer. Peecee?s mom Madhu Chopra said that her daughter is set to produce a Hollywood film at the end of the year. The film would be produced under the banner of Chopra?s personal producti
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Djokovic retires from Wimbledon quarter-final

LONDON: Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon after being forced to retire from his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych due to a right arm injury on Wednesday. Djokovic needed treatment on the area around his elbow at the end of the first set and was already dealing with a long-term right shoulder problem. The three-time Wimbledon champion, who would have regained the world number one ranking if he had won the tournament, was trailing 7-6 (7/2), 2-0 when he called it quits on Court One. Czech wo
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