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Thai soap hunks enlisted to boost military pride

'Love Missions' follows four leading men ? one from each branch of the armed forces, plus the police ? as they take down drug traffickers, foreign terrorists and of course, traverse the battlefield of love. ? YouTube screengrab BANGKOK: Sporting flak jackets, machine guns and smouldering stares, four Thai heartthrobs have been enlisted to woo fans -- and some say spruce up the ruling junta´s image -- in a new soap opera dividing the army-run kingdom. The series, titled "Love Missions," follows
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Germany worried US could start trade war with Europe: Gabriel

German Foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel listens during a news conference in Riga, Latvia, March 1, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/file Germany is concerned that US President Donald Trump could start a trade war with Europe, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday ahead of a G20 summit in the port city of Hamburg. "There are things that cause great concern that the United States start a trade war with Europe," Gabriel told Deutschlandfunk radio without elaborating. He added Berlin would con
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Birthday special: 8 times Ranveer Singh made us fall in love with him

Photo: Forbes India One of Bollywood?s most uninhibited actors, Ranveer Singh, who along with his acting chops has made his mark in the industry because of his unique sense of style and filmy tactics. The actor, who turns 31 today, treated himself after buying an Aston Martin, which he later took on a cruise with his girlfriend Deepika Padukone. Here, a list of the eight times the actor made the audiences fall in love with him. His love for Bollywood Ranveer has time and again expressed
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Pakistan welcomes Ayatollah Khamenei's stance on Kashmir: FO

An Indian police officer in Srinagar striking protesters on May 25, 2016. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomes Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei?s statement on Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK), Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement on Thursday. Ayatollah Khamenei on Monday had urged his country's judiciary to extend support to the "oppressed" Muslims of Kashmir. Zakaria said the Muslim Ummah is worried about the human rights violations in IOK by Indian
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Saudi Arabia says Qatar boycott to remain in place

CAIRO: Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar vowed Wednesday to maintain their boycott of the emirate, criticising its "negative" response to their list of demands to end the diplomatic crisis. Qatar appealed for "dialogue" to resolve the row while US President Donald Trump spoke to Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to urge all parties "to negotiate constructively". The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, meeting in Cairo, "regret the neg
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Qatar Airways says flights now exempt from US laptop ban

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 aircraft is displayed at the manufacturer's headquarters in Toulouse, France on December 22, 2014 - AFP file photo   DOHA:  Qatar Airways announced on Thursday that it had won exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet computers on flights from its Doha hub. It is the latest carrier after Abu Dhabi's Etihad, Dubai's Emirates and Turkish Airlines to meet new rules imposed by Washington in March for direct flights from 10 airports in Turkey, t
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Dollar spike result of miscommunication, clarifies Dar

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar speaks to the media - Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has attributed the sudden spike in US dollar to ?miscommunication between certain people? and assured that the market would adjust itself back to stability. Addressing media after chairing a meeting of bank CEOs to discuss the recent development, Dar said the surge in the dollar?s value was ?surprising? and ?artificial?. ?The hike in the dollar was artificial and happened as a result of
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Tesla Model S fall short in crash test yet again

The photo taken on March 31, 2016 shows a sales reprsentative (L) helping a customer pre-order, the as yet unseen Tesla Model 3, in the Tesla store in Santa Monica, California. Photo: file WASHINGTON: In another setback for the high-flying electric carmaker, Tesla´s Model S once again fell short of the top rating in a key crash test, an independent testing agency said Thursday. On the eve of seeing its first mass-market Model 3 roll off the assembly line, the Insurance Institute for Highway Saf
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US ready to work with Russia on Syria 'no-fly zones': Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed Wednesday to Hamburg, Germany, ahead of this week's G20 summit - AFP   WASHINGTON: The United States is willing to work with Russia on establishing "no-fly zones" in Syria as part of a joint effort to stabilise the war-ravaged country, the top US diplomat said Wednesday, ahead of President Donald Trump's first face-to-face with Vladimir Putin. In a wide-ranging statement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Russia had a "special responsibility" to h
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PAF playing critical role in war against terrorism: Ahsan Iqbal

Iqbal was speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of Aviation City at Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. Photo: file KAMRA: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that a strong air force and aerospace platform is imperative for a strong nation. Iqbal was speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of Aviation City at Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. Iqbal remarked that Pakistan Air Force has played a critical role in the war against terrorism and without its contributions
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Pakistan backs UNSG plan for global development

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: AFP/file UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has thrown its weight behind the steps outlined by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to better position the UN to deliver tangible results in the lives of the people it services, as the organisation moves towards implementing the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN chief's recommendations, made in a speech to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), include establ
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Pakistani boxer Waseem knocks out Panama?s Valdez to claim sixth straight win

Pakistan?s pro-boxer and two-time silver flyweight world champion Muhammad Waseem defeated Panama?s Eliecer Valdez in Panama on Wednesday to register his sixth straight win. The World Boxing Council (WBC) number-one ranked Waseem, who hails from Quetta, knocked out Valdez in the second round while facing him on the undercard of the ?Puro Poder? boxing event in Panama, which was headlined by the return of former world champion Roberto ?La Araña? Vasquez. Waseem has been preparing in Panama sin
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Rainfall expected in Punjab, KP today: Met

Moderate monsoon currents are penetrating upper and eastern parts of the country, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan and a shallow westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and likely to persist during next 24-36 hours, said the Met department. Moreover, rain/thundershowers (with isolated heavy falls) with gusty winds are expected at scattered places including Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, M
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PM Nawaz to attend CASA conference in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE: Whoever comes to power should complete the five-year tenure, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said while speaking to the media in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Thursday. He also spoke about the stock market decline in Pakistan, saying the current situation got the graph sloping downwards. The prime minister was speaking on the second day of his visit to Tajikistan, where he is likely to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and attend the CASA conference on power matters. The Pakistani premier
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Two dead, two injured in firing, stone-pelting incidents in Karachi

KARACHI: Two people died and two others were injured late Wednesday night in random incidents in different areas of the metropolis, Geo News reported. One person was killed during firing in Korangi No. 2.5 area, while another was left wounded, rescue sources said. On the other hand, a stone pelting incident left one man dead in Karachi?s Khokhrapar locale, police stated. The victim was identified as Mohsin, security forces added. Stray bullet A child was injured by a stray bullet in the city
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Five suspects detained during police operations in Karachi's Lyari, Gulberg

KARACHI: Two crucial suspects in the Lyari gang war were taken into custody during an operation conducted late Wednesday night by the law enforcement agencies in the city?s troubled area, Geo News reported. Sources reveal that besides the arrested suspects, who are important elements in the prolonged Lyari gang war conflict, the primary goal of the raid was to round up the infamous leader Zahid Ladla and commander Tanvir. However, they were not caught. Ladla is wanted by security officials in
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Snake on a plane! Don't panic, it's probably just a (soft) robot

SINGAPORE: Robots are getting softer. Borrowing from nature, some machines now have arms that curl and grip like an octopus, others wriggle their way inside an airplane engine or forage underwater to create their own energy. This is technology that challenges how we think of, and interact with, the robots of the not-too-distant future. Robots are big business: by 2020, the industry will have more than doubled to $188 billion (147.2 billion pounds), predicts IDC, a consultancy. But there's sti
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Alibaba launches low-cost voice assistant amid AI drive

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd launched on Wednesday a cut-price voice assistant speaker, similar to Amazon.com Inc's "Echo", its first foray into artificially intelligent home devices. The "Tmall Genie", named after the company's e-commerce platform Tmall, costs 499 yuan (56.77 pounds), significantly less than western counterparts by Amazon and Alphabet Inc's Google, which range from $120 to $180. These devices are activated by voice commands to perform tasks, such as checking calendars, s
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Oil slides as OPEC exports rise, prices end 8 days of gains

File NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled about 4 percent on Wednesday, ending their longest string of daily gains in more than five years, as climbing OPEC exports and a stronger dollar spurred selling. Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled down $1.82, or 3.7 percent, at $47.79 a barrel. Prices had climbed for eight straight sessions to Monday. US West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 fell $1.94, or 4.12 percent, to settle at $45.13 a barrel. "It's a transition from being overbought for a while," said Tych
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Light drizzle turns weather pleasant in Karachi

File KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of Karachi received light drizzle, Geo News reported. According to Met office, the process of light drizzle could continue for next 24 hours, however, there is no chance of heavy rain in the metropolis. Moreover, dust-thunderstorm and light showers with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, DI Khan, Sahiwal, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan an
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Germany and China pledge cooperation ahead of G20

BERLIN: Ties between China and Germany are about to enter a new phase, China's president said, as he met the German chancellor before a G20 summit that is expected to highlight their differences with the United States on a host of issues. President Xi Jinping and Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Wednesday to work together more closely on a range of issues, two days ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg that US President Donald Trump is also due to attend. Trump's testy relationship with both C
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Britain sends in task force to help run council after tower block fire

Britain said on Wednesday it was sending in a task force to help run the local authority struggling to cope with the aftermath of a London tower block blaze which killed at least 80 people. Kensington and Chelsea council has been criticised by victims' relatives and survivors for its handling of the disaster in Grenfell Tower on June 14 and its leader quit last week over the response to the fire. "The delivery of the initial response on the ground was simply not good enough," housing minister
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At least 10 missing and 400,000 evacuated as heavy rain pounds Japan

TOKYO: At least 10 people were missing, including a child, and 400,000 were forced from their homes after record rains battered southwestern Japan for a second day on Thursday, sending rivers surging over their banks, a government official and media said. Parts of Fukuoka prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu were hit by 774 mm (30.5 inches) of rain in nine hours on Wednesday, about 2.2 times the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, NHK national television said. Some 7,500 res
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Tailor-made cancer 'vaccine' proves safe: trial results

Two experimental treatments for skin cancer, tailor-made to target a particular patient's tumours, proved safe in small-scale trials, their developers reported Wednesday. The vaccines also triggered an immune response to tumour cells, they said, although this does not necessarily equate to a cure. These are the first drug trials in humans with personalised vaccines directed at neoantigens -- molecules, caused by DNA mutations, found in cancer cells. The results of both were published in the jo
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Lady Gaga embraces Ed Sheeran after Twitter abuse

Even A-list celebrities can be hurt by the venom on Twitter. Lady Gaga has rallied to support Ed Sheeran after the English songwriter revealed he is avoiding Twitter due to abusive comments -- some from Gaga's "Little Monster" fan base. "I wish all people on the internet would be positive and loving and a part of creating an online community that is kind and empowering, not hateful and mean," Lady Gaga wrote late Tuesday on Instagram as she posted a picture of herself with Sheeran. "No reason
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