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Saudi columnist suspended for equating King Salman to God

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud pictured on April 5, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters  DUBAI: Saudi Arabia´s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered an over-enthusiastic columnist to be suspended from his job after he equated him with God, Saudi media reported on Sunday. King Salman has frequently been lauded by columnists in local media, in traditional deference to authority, since the 81-year-old assumed office in 2015. But Ramadan al-Anz
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Town mayor ?marries? crocodile in Mexico

SAN PEDRO HUAMELULA: Town mayor Victor Aguilar got married to a crocodile in a symbolic ceremony to mark the local harvest tradition. Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a southern Mexican village, married the crocodile as part of a ritual which has been practiced by the Chontal Indians since 1789. The ceremony is reckoned to bring plenty of harvest as well as fish, shrimp and other seafood to the fishermen of this village along the Pacific coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca state. Acc
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Our rulers are the real terrorists, says Mustafa Kamal

PSP chief Mustafa Kamal addressing the press conference on July 3, 2017. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairperson Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that the people of Pakistan need to decide whether they want things to get better or not, since the politicians have wiped their hands of this responsibility. He was speaking at a press conference in Karachi on Monday. ?I?m not going to say anything to the politicians. I am going to ask the people of Sindh; do you want to make th
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54 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghan army operations in Helmand province

File photo Up to 54 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 33 others injured during Afghan army operations in Afghanistan?s southern Helmand province on Sunday night, the provincial government said in a statement released Monday. ?Afghan special forces conducted night operations against insurgents in Nawa district on Sunday night which resulted in killing of 42 rebels and injuring 27 others," the statement said. According to the statement, four Taliban local commanders were also among those k
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Bus bursts into flames after collision in Germany, injuring 31

Thirty-one people were injured, some seriously, when a coach burst into flames after colliding with a lorry on a motorway in the German state of Bavaria on Monday, police said on Twitter. There were 48 people on the bus at the time of the crash. A police spokesman told broadcaster n-tv that 17 people were unaccounted for and he expected several had died.
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Murray, Nadal aim to bury Wimbledon doubts

LONDON: Defending champion Andy Murray and fellow two-time winner Rafael Nadal take centre stage on the first day of Wimbledon on Monday, keen to deliver early hammer blows to any doubts over their title aspirations. Top seed and world number one Murray opens proceedings on Centre Court insisting a hip problem will not prevent him from dispatching Kazakh lucky loser Alexander Bublik. The weekend news that the 30-year-old Scot is to become a father for the second time will also be an extra ince
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Karachi prison break: Sindh CM says DIG Prisons should be suspended

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4cb893ece19252a7071ab3fb7a5e2d8d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8zLzIwMTcgODozOToyOSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTU3bzVxOTJCS2dSWk5tOXpmRkJuZHc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah ordered on Monday that DIG Prisons Ashraf Nizamani should be suspended over the issue pertaining to escape of two under-trial prisoners
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Bahawalpur oil tanker fire: Death toll rises to 206 as three more succumb to burn wounds

BAHAWALPUR: Three more people injured in the Ahmedpur Sharqia oil tanker fire succumbed to burn wounds on Monday, taking the death toll to 206. According to Bahawal Victoria Hospital focal person Dr Amir Mehmood the injured were under treatment at Nishtar Hospital in Multan. He added 65 others were still being treated for the burn wounds. Federal, Punjab govts issued notices Lahore High Court has sought replies from the federal and Punjab governments over the investigation request pertaining
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Wimbledon braced for new women?s shock

Wimbledon 2017 will be without the star power of Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams LONDON: With Serena Williams preparing for the birth of her first child and Maria Sharapova sidelined by a thigh injury, the race to be crowned Wimbledon champion is the most wide-open in a generation. Having stepped away from the court as she waits to become a mother in September, Williams, who won Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016, has created a power vacuum at the top that Sharapova was expected to fill when the Ru
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Sitting for more than 7 hours a day can lead to early death

According to experts,  people should take an active break from sitting every 30 minutes.Photo:  file  People with desk jobs are at a greater health risk than they realise, according to a latest research. A new research showed that people who sit for more than seven hours a day are more likely to be overweight, obese, die prematurely, and have higher chances of being diagnosed with cancer and type two diabetes. Sitting in one position for long periods tends to slow the metabolism. According
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Air Chief Marshal calls on PM Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad today (Monday). The air chief briefed the prime minister regarding operational preparedness of Pakistan Air Force (PAF), particularly the training aspect. The PM praised the professional attitude of PAF and stated that the forces are able enough to promptly respond to any kind of threat faced by the motherland. Matters pertaining to PAF development strategy and future force goals were also d
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Indian troops martyr two Kashmiris in IoK

Indian troops stationed outside shops in IoK following a curfew. Photo: AP/file  SRI NAGAR: Indian troops martyred two more Kashmiris in Pulwama district early Monday morning, according to the Kashmir Media Service. In Indian-occupied Kashmir, clashes had erupted after Indian troops launched a siege and search operation in Pulwama district. People of the area protest the troops? house-to-house search operation in Malangpora village and pelted stones on them. However, the Indian forces respon
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Sindh Assembly session: Bill seeking to curtail NAB?s powers to be presented today

KARACHI: The Sindh government is expected to table a bill seeking to repeal the applicability of the National Accountability Ordinance of 1999 during provincial assembly session today (Monday). The bill seeks to curtail NAB?s powers and give it the mandate to probe and hear cases related to federal institutions after a formal endorsement from the Sindh Assembly. Over the matter, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders informally met Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari at Zardari House in Nawabshah on
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Thailand's new labour rules send thousands of migrant workers fleeing

Cambodian migrant workers carry their belonging as they walk to cross the border at Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo June 15, 2014. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that over the past week 100,000 Cambodians have poured over the border, as the military that seized power in a May 22 coup intensifies lax measures to regulate illegal labour. Photo: Reuters  Tens of thousands of workers have fled Thailand, most of them for homes in neighbouring Myanmar, immigration officials sai
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'Brain training' app improves memory in people with cognitive decline

A 'brain training' game developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia, suggests a study published today in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. Photo: Sahakian Lab, University of Cambridge  A brain training computer game developed by British neuroscientists has been shown to improve the memory of patients in the very earliest stages of dementia and could help such patients avert some sym
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Seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan on Monday: PMD

Photo: File  A seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan on Monday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said.  Weak monsoon currents continue to penetrate eastern and northeastern parts of the country. Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24-hours the PMD said. However, rain-thundershowers with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat divisions, Islamabad, FATA, Gi
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In tweeted video, Trump knocks down, beats up 'CNN'

US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media Sunday by tweeting a video -- bizarre even by his standards -- showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling "villain" whose face had been replaced by a CNN logo. The 10-year-old video, hailing back to Trump's days as a guest celebrity at pro-wrestling events, came after a week in which his unrestrained Twitter attacks on two MSNBC talk show hosts drew widespread condemnation from members of both political part
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I'll have a rat with that: San Francisco's new rodent cafe

The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetizing, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the inspiration needed to launch one of the city's latest eateries: The Rat Cafe. The pop-up cafe, which opened Saturday, offers visitors a chance to munch on a breakfast of pastries, coffee and tea, and enjoy a bit of play time with a small handful of rats. Hosted inside The San Francisco Dungeon, an immersive tourist attraction that takes visitors on a journey through the city's dar
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Yemen's cholera death toll rises to 1,500: WHO

The death toll from a major cholera outbreak in Yemen has risen to 1,500, Nevio Zagaria, the World Health Organization's (WHO) representative in Yemen, said on Saturday, and appealed for more help to put an end to the epidemic. Yemen has been devastated by a 27-month war between a Saudi-led coalition and the armed Iran-aligned Houthi group, making it a breeding ground for the disease, which spreads by faeces getting into food or water and thrives in places with poor sanitation. Speaking at a j
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Brexit-bound UK withdraws from fishing pact

Britain said Sunday it is to withdraw from a 50-year-old agreement allowing some foreign countries to fish close to the UK coastline, fulfilling a key Brexit pledge. The deal pre-dates Britain's EU membership and would therefore still have applied after the UK completes its divorce with the bloc, expected in March 2019. Britain will trigger on Monday a two-year withdrawal period from the agreement, the London Fisheries Convention. The convention allows vessels from five European countries --
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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and allies give Qatar two more days to accept demands

Saudi Arabia and three allies accusing Qatar of supporting terrorism have agreed to a request by Kuwait to extend by 48 hours Sunday's deadline for Doha to comply, according to a joint statement on Saudi state news agency SPA. Without stating whether Qatar had rejected the ultimatum as was widely expected, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA said Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah had asked Saudi Arabia and the three other countries boycotting Qatar to grant it an extension. Kuwa
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Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches

Qatar faces possible further sanctions by Arab states that have severed ties with Doha over allegations of links to terrorism, as a deadline to accept their demands is expected to expire on Sunday night. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said the demands were made to be rejected, adding that the Arab ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country's sovereignty. State news agency QNA reported that he would inform the ruler of Kuwait, a
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Eight wounded in shooting near French mosque

Eight people were wounded in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southern French city of Avignon in an incident police consider to be a settling of scores rather than a militant attack, a source close to the investigation said on Monday. Two of the eight wounded were hospitalised after the incident, according to the source, who also said that worshippers leaving the mosque had not been the intended target. La Provence regional newspaper, which first reported the incident, cited a judicial s
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Holder leads West Indies to ODI win over India

West Indies captain Jason Holder led from the front with a five-wicket haul as his side snatched an 11-run win over India in the fourth one-day international in Antigua on Sunday. India came into the match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium leading 2-0 in the series and set a modest target of 190 to maintain their unbeaten run in this short campaign. But the visitors were undone by a combination of disciplined West Indies bowling and their own inexplicable lethargy at the crease. That pedestr
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'Despicable Me 3' grabs top spot at weekend box office

"Despicable Me 3," the latest installment of the animated crime caper series, debuted at the top of the North American box office, estimates showed Sunday, but fell short of industry expectations in weekend ticket sales. Steve Carell stars as the voice of "despicable" bad guy-turned-protagonist Gru -- and his twin brother Dru -- in the Universal film. It also features Kristen Wiig as Gru's wife Lucy and "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker as Balthazar Bratt, a former child star and evil villai
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