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EU hits Google with record 2.42 billion euro antitrust fine

BRUSSELS: EU antitrust regulators hit Alphabet unit Google with a record 2.42-billion-euro ($2.7 billion) fine on Tuesday, indicating they will likely take a tough line with the company in two other ongoing cases. The European Commission said the world's most popular internet search engine has 90 days to stop favouring its own shopping service or face a further penalty of up to five per cent of Alphabet's average daily global turnover. The commission found that Google had systematically given
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Women?s World Cup 2017: Pakistan opts to field against England

Pakistan cricket team is all set to battle it out against England cricket team in Women's World Cup 2017 match today (Tuesday) at Leicester. The Pakistan team won the toss and captain Sana Mir unsurprisingly opted to field first. The match, which was scheduled to begin at PST 2:30PM was delayed for half-an-hour due to rain. The teams of both the sides remain unchanged. Interestingly, this will be the 50th appearance of England?s Dani Wyatt, who also received a special cap to commemorate the
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Unjust to term freedom fighters ?terrorists?, says foreign ministry

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin, Jamaat-ud-Dawa head Hafiz Saeed and others hold hands in solidarity at an anti-India rally in Islamabad on July 20, 2016. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday it is unjust to term those partaking in the freedom struggle for Kashmir as terrorists. A statement by the ministry stated that human rights continue to be violated in Indian Occupied Kashmir. ?In the last one year, the occupy
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Wealth, poverty propping up Pakistan's illegal kidney trade

Bibi Bushra sold one of her kidneys 12 years ago for 1,000 USD and is still suffering from the surgery in Pakistan, which is known as an international hub for the illegal organ trade. Photo: AFP   When Pakistani authorities burst into a makeshift hospital in Lahore this year, doctors were caught mid-way through two illegal kidney transplants, the local donors and Omani clients still unconscious on the tables. The doctors were allowed to finish the operation then arrested, along with their assi
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Federer and Nadal primed for dream Wimbledon final reprise

Rafael Nadal of Spain (R) is embraced by Roger Federer of Switzerland after defeating him in their finals match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Britain, July 6, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/File Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have shared the grand slam spoils this year and it would take a hard heart not to hope for a fairytale rematch next month of their epic 2008 Wimbledon final. Federer, 35, prevailed in their five-set battle in Australia to win a record-extending 18th slam, but sat
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Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence

Investigators work at the scene of the explosion. Photo: Reuters  A colonel in Ukraine's military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, describing the incident as a "terrorist act". Police said an explosive device in the vehicle blew up at 0516 GMT while the car was moving, killing the driver and wounding a passer-by. "As a result of (the explosion) a member of the defense ministry's main intelligence department, Colonel Maksim Shapoval,
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Trudeau chooses unique way to extend Eid wishes

Canadian Prime Minister high-fiving a little girl at the Pride parade wearing a Wonder Woman tiara. Photo: Adam Scotti  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's socks are causing a stir on social media once again. Along with a rainbow maple leaf on his cheek, the PM sported brightly coloured socks that marked Eid-ul-Fitr, which is celebrated by Muslims at the end of the fasting month of Ramazan. This year, Eid coincided with Toronto's Pride parade on Sunday. Trudeau?s socks are fro
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Oil up for fourth day on short-covering, supply glut caps gains

A pumpjack drills for oil in the Monterey Shale, California, April 29, 2013. Photo: REUTERS Crude oil futures rose for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as investors covered short positions, though worries over a festering supply glut kept a lid on prices. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were up 12 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $43.50 per barrel by 0323 GMT. Brent crude futures LCOc1 gained 14 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $45.97 per barrel. The market is up slightly so far t
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Narrowed travel ban could sow confusion in US and abroad, experts say

A Saudi family embraces as members arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the US Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administrations' emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judicial review. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court's criteria for who can be barred from entering the United States under President Donald Trump's travel ban may confuse the US officials overseas charged with implementing it and trigger a new roun
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Image of the United States has plunged under Trump, survey shows

From L-R, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe react during a family photo during the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 26, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/file  The image of the United States has deteriorated sharply across the globe under President Donald Trump and an overwhelming majority of people in other countries have no c
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Kashmiris, Sikhs protest outside the White House upon Modi's arrival

India?s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters  WASHINGTON: Kashmiri and Sikh protesters waved flags and chanted slogans against India?s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump. "We are here today basically to raise awareness of the human rights violations that are happening in India," Jatinder Grewal, Director of Sikhs for Justice told CBN News. Over the past few years under Modi?s rule, conditions for Sikhs, Christians and
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Won't let enemy fan sectarianism in country, says COAS en route to Parachinar

Residents of Parachinar have been protesting against government apathy since the blasts. Photo: Geo News RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa said on Tuesday that they will not allow the enemy's plans to use terrorism as a tool for fanning sectarianism in the country to succeed.  The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release that the army chief will be spending the second day of Eid in Parachinar, where relatives of Friday's twin-bombing victims are holding a
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PM exacerbating provincial discrimination: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan on Tuesday lashed at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for choosing to only visit Bahawalpur despite back-to-back terror attacks in Quetta and Parachinar. In a tweet, he remarked ?unfortunate [that] PM only chose to visit Bahawalpur.? ?Our people are in mourning in Quetta [and] Parachinar also. Is NS [Nawaz Sharif] not PM of Balochistan [and] FATA?? he remarked. He added, ?By not visiting Balochistan [and] FATA, the PM
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US says Assad may be preparing chemical attack, warns ´heavy price´

Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 10, 2017. Photo: File  WASHINGTON: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be preparing another chemical weapons attack, one that would result in the "mass murder" of civilians, the White House said Monday, warning the regime would pay a "heavy price" if it went ahead with such an assault. The White House said the preparations were similar to those undertaken by the Assad regime ahead of an apparent chemical attack on a rebel-held town in A
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Brazil's President Michel Temer charged with taking bribes

Brazilian President Michel Temer reacts during a credentials presentation ceremony for several new top diplomats at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil June 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters  Brazil's top federal prosecutor charged President Michel Temer with taking multimillion-dollar bribes on Monday in a stinging blow to the unpopular leader and to political stability in Latin America's largest country. Rodrigo Janot submitted the charge in a document presented to the Supreme Court, saying "he foole
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Samsung to sell off refurbished Galaxy Note 7s: reports

SEOUL: The world´s biggest smartphone maker Samsung will next week start reselling refurbished Galaxy Note 7 devices after a humiliating recall over exploding batteries last year, news reports said Tuesday. Samsung Electronics declined to comment on the reports. The recall debacle cost the Korean giant billions of dollars in lost profits and hammered its global credibility. Around three million Galaxy Note 7 devices were returned to the firm, but campaign groups including Greenpeace expressed
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Two 'robbers' killed in encounter in Lahore

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d0af302a4985fff07cf60abae63c4aef.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yNy8yMDE3IDY6NDU6NTQgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1RV2xYWUFMYTFHTDlsZXFaYVBuWXdnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Two alleged robbers on Tuesday were shot dead in an 'encounter' in Lahore, the police claimed. According to the police, the deceased men opened fire when they were stopped i
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Transformers 5 tops box office, opens at franchise low

LOS ANGELES: Transformers: The Last Knight smashed its way to the top of the North American box office, data showed Monday, but it was comfortably the weakest opening the franchise has seen. The fifth installment of the blockbuster series took in $44.7 million in its debut weekend, the first Transformers movie not to debut to $100 million or more. The visual-effects heavy film features actors Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro and Anthony Hopkins. Last week´s big hit Pixar´s Cars 3 s
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Trump, Modi call on Pakistan to stem terrorist attacks

President Trump and Prime Minister Modi hold a press conference in the White House. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON DC: US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries, the White House said in a statement. The two leaders, who held a meeting at the White House on Monday, also "called on all nations to resolve territorial and maritime disputes peacefully and in accorda
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Monsoon currents penetrating upper parts of country: MET

Photo: File The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Tuesday said a seasonal low lies over North Balochistan and its adjoining areas. A westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and monsoon currents are penetrating upper parts of the country. Rain and dust-thundershowers (isolated heavy falls) with strong gusty winds are expected at scattered places in upper Punjab, KP, Islamabad, FATA and Kashmir, while at isolated places in south Punjab, Zhob, Kalat, Lower Sindh, and Gilgit-Balt
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Rainfall expected in upper Punjab on Tuesday: Met

Rain and dust-thundershowers (with isolated heavy falls) with strong gusty winds are expected at scattered places in upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Kashmir, according to the Pakistan Meteorological (Met) Department. Moreover, rainfall is also expected at isolated places in south Punjab, Zhob, Kalat, Lower Sindh, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Past weather Rain and dust-thundershowers with gusty winds occurred at scattered places in Malaka
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FIFA says St Petersburg pitch damaged but being prepped for Confed Cup final

FIFA on Monday said the re-laid pitch at the St Petersburg stadium had sustained damage but was being treated before it hosts the final of the Confederations on Sunday. The 68,000-seat stadium, the home of Russian football powerhouse Zenit, will be a flagship venue at the 2018 World Cup. But the pitch had to be hastily re-laid after it was cut up during the inaugural match there in April. Prior to the problems with the grass, issues with the stadium's retractable pitch technology also caused t
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No decisive winner in Mongolia presidential vote forces second round

ULAANBAATAR: There was no outright winner in Mongolia's presidential election on Monday, forcing the country's first ever second-round run-off between the two leading candidates, the country's General Election Committee said of Tuesday. The populist former martial arts star Khaltmaa Battulga of the opposition Democratic Party won the most votes, but failed to secure the majority required, the committee said. After the final districts were counted overnight, Battulga emerged with 517,478 votes,
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'Melodrama' scores Lorde her first chart-topping Billboard album

New Zealand pop singer Lorde landed her first US chart-topping album on Monday as her latest record debuted at the top of the weekly Billboard 200 chart. "Melodrama," the second album from 20-year-old Lorde, sold 82,000 albums, 40,000 songs and was streamed nearly 35 million times, totaling 109,000 album units according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The singer is the third consecutive female solo artist to top the Billboard 200 chart after Katy Perry's "Witness" and Halsey's "Hopeless Fou
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