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Han Solo 'Star Wars' spinoff movie loses its directors

Photo: Lucasfilms  LOS ANGELES: A spinoff movie of the Star Wars franchise about the early life of smuggler and crack pilot Han Solo has lost its two directors, the production company behind the project said Tuesday. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller left the project due to creative differences, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said. Lord and Miller "are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it´s become clear that we had different creative visions
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Cricket Captain Sarfraz makes differently-abled fan's day

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/312c3261eca9adaff73864795cd9ef93.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMS8yMDE3IDc6NDA6MjMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT16S3dZa21iTkhHcXhVb3FXcTJiZWxnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Sarfraz Ahmed once again won hearts when he gifted his shirt to a differently-abled fan on a visit to Hyderabad on Wednesday. The elated fan, Fawad, expressed his happiness at receiving the memento
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Hockey world league semi final: Pakistan to face off against Argentina tomorrow

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/28c177e5e6e9244677d771be0b89af12.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMS8yMDE3IDc6NTQ6MjUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1LekFDTzdtSGxsYnNFdjJadDRRZHRnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Pakistan hockey team, which has been favoured by luck, will face off against the team to beat Argentina in the quarterfinals of Hockey World League League Semi-Final tourname
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Military operations will make Pakistan 'citadel of peace', says president

President Mamnoon Hussain with the civilian participants of the National Security and War Course in January this year. Photo: APP President Mamnoon Hussain has expressed confidence that operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasad would yield positive results soon to make Pakistan a citadel of peace. He was addressing the 17th convocation of the National Security and War Course at the National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad Wednesday morning.  The president said challenges facing the country
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Belgium investigates station bomber shot dead by soldiers

Belgian troops in front of the Central Station in Brussels following the attack. Photo: Reuters  Belgian counter-terrorism police are investigating the motives of a suspected suicide bomber shot dead by troops guarding a Brussels railway station after he set off explosives that failed to injure anyone. "We consider this a terrorist attack," prosecutor Eric Van Der Sypt told reporters, declining to comment on witness accounts that the man had shouted religious slogans before detonating what witn
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Uber co-founder Kalanick resigns as chief executive

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick at the World Economic Forum in China in 2016: Photo: Reuters  Uber Technologies Inc co-founder Travis Kalanick stepped down as chief executive of the ride-hailing service, following intense pressure from investors, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. Kalanick's resignation comes after a months-long investigation led former US Attorney General Eric Holder, who was hired by Uber to look into its culture and workplace practices after a female former employee publicly ac
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Original Apple-1 computer built by Steve Jobs and Woz sells for $355,500

Apple fans are usually willing to spend all of their savings just to get the most latest Apple gadget. But what if it's the most ancient one? Recently, one well-off Apple fan gave up $355,500 for one of the tech powerhouse's oldest pieces ? the Apple 1. Well, yeah that actually happened. The sale went down at Christie's in New York City. The computer was originally built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 1976 and is one of only 66 still in existence.
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PSX down 1,000 points

KARACHI: After dipping around 1,700 points on Tuesday, the benchmark KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange fell 1,000 points by noon Wednesday. The benchmark index stood at less than 44,000 points. On Tuesday, economic analyst Mohammad Sohail explained to Geo News that the political uncertainty prevailing in the country with regards to the work of the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Sharif family?s assets has had a negative impact on the stock market. Pa
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ECP to hold meeting today over delimitation of constituencies

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold an important meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday to discuss the delimitation of constituencies across the country. Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Sardar Raza Khan will chair the meeting, which will be briefed by Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa. Bajwa will brief participants about the census data required by the ECP for delimitation of constituencies. With the completion of the census recently after a gap of nearly t
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This actress is going to sign a three-film deal with Karan Johar

Speculations have been made foer quite a long time about Sridevi's daughter Jhanvi Kapoor's Bollywood debut.  Let us inform you what actually is cooking! It is now finalised that Jhanvi will start her career into films under Karan Johar's home banner Dharma Productions. According to Indian media news, Karan Johar is likely to sign a three-film deal with Jhanvi Kapoor. Thus, we will see Jhanvi working with Karan for three films over the years. According to a leading Indian tabloid, wh
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America?s hungriest wind and solar power users: big companies

Solar panels atop an IKEA store in Burbank, California June 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters LOS ANGELES: Major US corporations such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and General Motors Co have become some of America?s biggest buyers of renewable energy, driving growth in an industry seen as key to helping the United States cut carbon emissions. Last year nearly 40% of US wind contracts were signed by corporate power users, along with university and military customers. That's up from just 5 percent in 2013, accor
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Two Kashmiri youth martyred by Indian forces

Indian troops take positions outside Srinagar on February 21, 2016 during a gun battle. Photo: Reuters SRINAGAR: Indian troops martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Baramulla district of Indian Occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, the Kashmir Media Service reported. The victims, identified as Gulzar Ahmed and Basit Ahmed and said to be members of Hizbul Mujahideen, were martyred during a siege and a search operation at Pazalpora in Rafiabad area of the district by Indian forces. Ever since the death o
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No one thought we?d win, but we always believed in ourselves, says Junaid Khan

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/79c6b1f02036afb66c46493246dfcddb.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMS8yMDE3IDU6MzY6MTkgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1ONDN6VFI1RnVudElNSGFsMlBKM0xnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan?s fast bowler Junaid Khan said on Wednesday that no one had predicted that the cricket team would return as champions but the players always believed they could do
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90 chickenpox cases reported in Multan so far: health dept

Multan: A total of 90 cases of chickenpox have been reported this year in Multan so far.  Spokesperson Health department, Multan, Dr Atta-ur-Rehman informed on Wednesday that as many as seven cases have been reported in the city in the last 24 hours. A total of 23 cases have emerged in the last three days, he pointed out. One of the chickenpox patients, who hailed from Dera Ghazi Khan, also passed away, said Dr Atta-ur-Rehman. To help the patients, the health department has dedicated an e
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Japan government-Bain consortium chosen as preferred bidder for Toshiba chip unit

Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday its board has chosen a Japanese government-led consortium as the preferred bidder for the conglomerate's prized flash memory chip business. The group consists of a state-backed fund, the Innovation Network Corp of Japan, the Development Bank of Japan, as well as the US private equity firm Bain Capital. South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc and the core banking unit of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc are in talks to provide financing. Toshiba said it wants t
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Five killed, 11 injured in Mardan road accident

The deceased and injured were shifted to Mardan Medical Complex. Photo: Geo News screen grab  MARDAN: Five people were killed and 11 injured as a passenger coach collided with a truck on Gujar Garhi Ring Road Wednesday morning. A Bajaur-bound passenger coach, which had departed from Rawalpindi, collided with a truck, which was parked on one side of the road. The deceased and injured were shifted to Mardan Medical Complex. The deceased have yet to be identified. Reckless driving by passenge
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Prodigy, one half of New York rapper duo Mobb Deep, dead at 42

Prodigy, one half of New York rapper duo Mobb Deep, died on Tuesday days after being hospitalized for complications related to sickle cell anemia, his publicist said. He was 42. Prodigy, born Albert Johnson, was admitted to a Las Vegas hospital "a few days ago" after a Mobb Deep performance in the city, his publicist Roberta Magrini told Reuters in a statement. The rapper had suffered from sickle cell anemia, a hereditary blood disorder, since birth, and the exact cause of his death has not ye
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Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman appointed crown prince: state news agency

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 31, has taken a lead role in defence, economic affairs of the Kingdom. Photo: Reuters RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef has been relieved of his post and replaced by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a royal decree published by state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. Salman, 31, is the son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz and has been the Kingdom's defence minister and deputy crown prince since 2014.  The young prince has taken a central role in
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US State Department questions Gulf motives on Qatar boycott

The US State Department bluntly questioned on Tuesday the motives of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for their boycott of Doha, saying it was "mystified" the Gulf states had not released their grievances over Qatar. In Washington's strongest language yet on the Gulf dispute, the State Department said the more time goes by, "the more doubt is raised about the actions taken by Saudi Arabia and the UAE." "At this point, we are left with one simple question: Were the actions really about
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Canada seeks to boost transparency with new security review agency

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: File OTTAWA: Canada's government on Tuesday introduced legislation that would expand oversight of its security and intelligence agencies while enabling the country's electronic spy agency to assist the military with cyber operations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intended the legislation to make good on a 2015 campaign pledge to modify a law passed by the former Conservative government that boosted powers of police and intelligence agencies. The l
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Qatar says news agency hacking linked to states boycotting Doha

Qatar's attorney general said on Tuesday his country has evidence that the hacking of Qatar's state news agency was linked to countries that have severed ties with Doha. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates cut their ties with Doha earlier this month over comments alleged to have been made by the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and posted briefly on the Qatar News Agency's website on May 23 which Doha said had been hacked. US and European officials have said that whil
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Hot, humid weather to impact Pakistan through Wednesday: MET

Photo: File  Hot and humid weather is likely to prevail in most parts of the country, the PMD said. Moist currents from the Arabian Sea are penetrating into upper and central parts of the country on Wednesday. A westerly wave is affecting most upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist till Thursday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. Rain and dust-thundershower with gusty winds are expected at scattered places in KP, FATA, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala,
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Combo of sleep apnea and insomnia linked to depression in men

Men with both obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia are much more likely to have depression symptoms compared to men with either sleep disorder alone, suggests a recent Australian study. The depression symptoms also seem to be worse for men who have both apnea and insomnia compared to men with depression but without this combination of sleep problems, the authors report in the journal Respirology. ?Obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia are the two most common sleep disorders and can occur togeth
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Leading US-based index to include Chinese stocks for 1st time

Chinese stocks will be included for the first time in a leading US-based index of emerging market shares after three previous rejections, New York-based MSCI announced Tuesday. MSCI will include 222 large capitalization Chinese stocks in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index, representing 0.73 percent of the index. MSCI's decision has been closely-watched as a sign of China's growing importance on international financial markets.large capitalization Chinese stocks in its MSCI Emerging Markets Index,
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Karachi police detain 35 suspects during search operations

File KARACHI: Police conducted search operations in the wee hours of Wednesday in various areas of the metropolis, detaining at least 35 suspects. According to police, six suspects were taken into custody after a search operation near Northern Bypass. Police arrested at least 29 suspects, during overnight search operations in the areas of PIB, Manghopir, Madina Colony, Zaman Town, Tipu Sultan, Kemari, Gulberg and North Nazimabad. Earlier, last week, in similar search operations by Karachi pol
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