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'History is being made': Politicians react after PM appears before JIT

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif before meeting the JIT. -Maryam Nawaz twitter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif became the first sitting prime minister on Thursday to appear before a Joint Investigation Team, formed by the Supreme Court to investigate alleged corruption by the first family, following the Panama Papers revelations.  'Nawaz Sharif's reply to JIT very simple' Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar termed the premier's response to the JIT as simple. The senior PT
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Slack is a platform where employees can send messages, collaborate, organize and share files

On the flick of a flurry of switches, a studio on a gray industrial estate in East London lights up to reveal hundreds of bright neon artworks. Owned by 43-year-old artist Marcus Bracey, the gallery in Walthamstow, called 'God's Own Junkyard', houses the collection of four generations of his family who have made, bought and displayed neon works. The pieces are accompanied by kitsch memorabilia that Bracey has collected from film sets and car boot sales across Britain, leaving just enough room
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Britain´s Labour urges protest to force PM May from power

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: AFP/file  LONDON: A senior lawmaker in Britain´s opposition Labour Party has called for a million people to take to the streets to force a second election that he said would remove Prime Minister Theresa May from power, the Daily Mirror reported. After days of political turmoil sparked by her botched gamble on a snap election, May´s Conservative Party is in talks with a small Northern Irish Protestant party on securing the support of its 10 members i
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Hollywood´s Rebel Wilson wins defamation case

Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson on Thursday won a lengthy defamation case against an Australian publisher that portrayed her as a serial liar. Photo: AFP/file  SYDNEY: Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson on Thursday won a lengthy defamation case against an Australian publisher that portrayed her as a serial liar, which she said cost her lucrative movie roles. The 37-year-old "Pitch Perfect" star sued Bauer Media over eight articles in Woman´s Day, Australian Women´s Weekly and OK Magazine in 2015, which
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Judge orders environmental review of Dakota oil pipeline

A federal judge ordered an environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline on Wednesday. Photo: inhabitat.com WASHINGTON: A federal judge ordered an environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline on Wednesday in a dramatic twist that opens the possibility that the project could be halted. US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington said the US Army Corps of Engineers did not fully consider the effects of a possible oil spill on the fishing and hunting righ
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Volkswagen Japan executive arrested on drug charges

TOKYO: A German executive working at Volkswagen´s Tokyo office has been arrested on drug charges, the automaker said Thursday. Thomas Siebert, 53, was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of using an unspecified drug, the company said, with media reports suggesting it was cocaine. "We deeply regret the fact that an employee of our company has been taken into police custody for a personal matter," Volkswagen Group Japan KK said in a statement. "We will fully cooperate during the investigation an
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EU pulls plug on mobile roaming charges

The EU has abolished mobile phone roaming charges. Photo: AFP PARIS: The European Union rang in the end of cross-border roaming charges for mobile phone users in the 28-nation bloc on Thursday, hailing it as "one of (its) greatest and most tangible successes". The move, more than a decade in the making, comes in time for the summer holidays when millions of Europeans will be on the move, and is a public relations success at a time when the EU is under pressure from Brexit and other problems.
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Messaging startup Slack said to draw interest from Amazon: Bloomberg

Slack Technologies Inc, a corporate messaging and collaboration software startup, has received inquiries about a potential takeover from technology companies including Amazon.com Inc, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. A deal could value the company at least $9 billion, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. Slack is a platform where employees can send messages, collaborate, organize and share files. The technology also integrates with a wide variety of business software -
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10 times Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner gave us some serious BFF goals

It's hard to be friends with somebody in Hollywood for so long, but not when it comes to Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner.  Despite all the jealousy and catfights in the fashion world, these two supermodels never fail to amuse their fans with their irreplaceable friendship which not only makes people jealous but also gives us some major BFF goals. Let's ch
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PM accorded warm welcome in Saudi Arabia: FO

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c731cebc8f5b471edd6285bce3a46c81.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xNS8yMDE3IDk6MTk6NTEgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1yejMyeEZScnBSdWtJOG9SYnhYaWhRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Nafees Zakaria explained on Thursday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received a warm welcome during his recent visit to Saudi Ar
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Bangladesh steps up search for landslide victims

CHITTAGONG: Emergency workers in Bangladesh on Thursday stepped up the search for victims of the country´s worst ever landslides, with mounting claims that the disaster was made worse by unchecked development. Rescuers found two more bodies, including that of a woman, apparently washed away, taking the death toll from floods and landslides across southeast Bangladesh to 154. "We think she was washed away by strong currents during Tuesday´s landslides," local fire chief Didarul Alam told AFP.
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Facebook finally lets you put GIFs in comments

Facebook keeps on updating its social website with interesting features which sometimes turn into annoying ones. But this time Facebook has got an update which we all were long waiting for. Can you guess? It's the sweet reaction GIF which has finally got its place on Facebook. After a months-long test of the feature, Facebook has announced that it's finally rolling out support for GIFs in Facebook comments. Interesting! Isn't it? From toda
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Death toll of 12 expected to rise in London tower block fire

The death toll in a fire disaster that destroyed a 24-storey block of flats in London was expected to rise on Thursday, with many people still missing and firefighters facing hazardous conditions as they searched the charred carcass. Smoke was still wafting out of the shell of the Grenfell Tower on Thursday morning, 30 hours after fire engulfed the building in the early hours of Wednesday and turned it into a huge flaming torch in a matter of minutes. Authorities have confirmed 12 deaths, but
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Bangladesh take on India in historic semi-final clash

BIRMINGHAM: Bangladesh face off against title defenders India in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Thursday. The winner of the game would play Pakistan in the tournament finale on Sunday. Pakistan thrashed hosts England by eight wickets on Wednesday to reach their first ever final of the Champions Trophy and their first ICC final in eight years. This is Bangladesh?s first ever semi-final appearance in an ICC tournament. India captain Virat Kohli, speaking in a
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Australian PM pokes fun at Trump in leaked audio

SYDNEY: Australia´s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has taken a comical swipe at Donald Trump, mimicking the US president´s mannerisms and even making reference to the Russia scandal. In a leaked audio recording that comes just months after a tetchy phone call between the two leaders rattled ties soon after Trump took power, Turnbull is heard making fun of the US president´s idiosyncratic speaking style. "The Donald and I, we are winning and winning in the polls," Turnbull said in a closed eve
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PM has appeared before JIT as a suspect: PTI's Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: It is a historic day today, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday after the prime minister appeared for questioning before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT). Talking to the media, Chaudhry clarified that the premier has been summoned by the JIT and did not do so on his own accord. Thus, he should be considered a suspect, he claimed. ?How did the prime minister?s kids become billionaires in their teens?? asked Chaudhry, adding tha
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AJK govt to unveil Rs94.14 billion budget today

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government will present its budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018 today (Thursday) in the legislative assembly with a development outlay of more than Rs22 billion, almost double compared to the current fiscal year. The legislative assembly will meet with Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir in the chair at a temporary hall in Member's Hostel as the assembly building is proposed to be reconstructed and an amount has been allocated in the federal public sector d
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Ariana Grande to be Manchester?s first honorary citizen for raising £3 million

After the horrendous attack which struck Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester, Grande had the most positive response to the victims as the singer helped organise One Love Manchester in aid of victims. Ariana Grande is to become the first honorary citizen of Manchester for helping to raise millions of pounds for victims of the Manchester Arena attack. According to the council leaders, the US pop star exemplified the ?resilient and compassionate? way the city had responded to the terror atrocit
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At least 18 killed in Mogadishu restaurant attack

A man walks past an ambulance and armed security forces at the scene of an attack outside an hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia June 14, 2017. Photo: REUTERS MOGADISHU: A suicide car bombing and assault by Shabaab militants on two neighbouring restaurants in Somalia´s capital Mogadishu ended Thursday morning with 18 dead, a government spokesman said. "The operation is over now and the gunmen were killed by the security forces," said Mohamed Ahmed Arab, spokesman for Somalia´s security ministry. "The
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Nokia targets gains from web giants with fastest routers

Nokia launched the world's fastest network chips on Wednesday, breaking into the Juniper and Cisco dominated core router market and giving its existing network business a boost. The new traffic routers can handle the greater demands of virtual reality programming, cloud-based internet services, and next-generation mobile communications, the Finnish company said. Nokia's new products, which grew out of its 15.6 billion-euro ($17.5 billion) 2016 acquisition of Alcatel and its IP network gear bus
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US lawmaker Scalise in critical condition after attack by gunman at baseball field

Congressman Steve Scalise, the No. 3 Republican in the US House of Representatives. Photo: File Congressman Steve Scalise, the No. 3 Republican in the US House of Representatives, was in critical condition on Wednesday night after he and three others were shot as they practised for a charity baseball game. The gunman, who had posted angry messages against President Donald Trump and other Republicans on social media, opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers and colleagues at a baseball fie
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Facebook's new update will turn your feed into a rainbow of colours

If you're a colour freak along with social media maniac then congratulations, this news is for you. Facebook has recently an update and it's actually a very colourful one. Facebook has been quietly adding patterns, textures, illustration, and more to the status cards.  Users around the world have been noticing a number of new background options in different colors which are quite amusing. According to sources, the company has reportedly expe
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China probes academic fraud by cancer researchers

BEIJING: China is investigating claims of academic fraud involving mostly Chinese cancer researchers after more than 100 articles were withdrawn from a foreign medical journal. German publisher Springer announced in April the retraction of 107 articles from Tumor Biology after finding evidence the "peer review process was compromised". The papers had been produced by Chinese medical institutions and universities and published between 2012 and 2016. It is standard practice for scholars to subm
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Pakistani-American Kumail Nanjiani makes Hollywood debut

Nanjiani moved to the United States from Pakistan to study at Grinnell, a liberal arts college in Iowa in 1997  NEW YORK: Growing up in Pakistan's chaotic megacity of Karachi, Kumail Nanjiani never imagined he would one day star in a Hollywood rom-com, let alone be a leading man in Donald Trump's America. "The Big Sick," opening in selected cinemas on June 23, brings to the big screen the real-life story of how the 39-year-old comedian met and fell in love with his American wife, Emily Gordon.
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This actor will co-host IIFA 2017 with Karan Johar

Curious to know who is going to co-host IIFA 2017 with Karan Johar? Let us give you some hints. He is the naughty Guatam of Cocktail, he is the silly Jai of Love Aaj Kal, he is the angry man of Omkara. Yes! He is Chotay Nawab Saif Ali Khan. Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan is going to join the inimitable Karan Johar to host the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in New York next month and according to him, they have surprises in store. Saif Ali Khan in a stat
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