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Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close a US consulate: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow would expel 60 US diplomats and close its consulate in Saint Petersburg in a tit-for-tat expulsion over the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal. Photo: AFP file  MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Moscow would expel 60 US diplomats and close its consulate in Saint Petersburg in a tit-for-tat expulsion over the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal. Lavrov said the US ambassador had been informed
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Netflix series on corruption scandal angers Brazil's former president

BRASILIA: Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has accused Netflix of political bias and character assassination in its series based on the massive Car Wash corruption investigation that rocked Brazil?s political establishment. Since its debut on Friday, the series called ?The Mechanism? has enthralled Brazilians with its dramatization of the political scandal that contributed to Rousseff?s downfall and impeachment in 2016. But it sparked mocking memes and angry tweets in Brazil with acc
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France to spend $1.8 billion on AI to compete with US, China

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron promised 1.5 billion euros ($1.85 billion) of public funding into artificial intelligence by 2022 in a bid to reverse a brain drain and catch up with the dominant US and Chinese tech giants. The investment is part of an AI strategy laid out by the centrist leader at the elite College de France research institute in Paris and builds on a report that points to the assets and drawbacks of France in the field. Business-friendly Macron wants to turn France i
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Tim Paine rides wheel of fortune in the wake of tampering scandal

From nearly having given up cricket, to Australia's newest captain, Tim Paine has been riding wheels of fortune  JOHANNESBURG: It was not long ago that Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine was considering giving up the game entirely. Now he is set to captain the team as they look to pick up the pieces following the ball-tampering scandal. Paine was a surprise, and in some quarters unpopular, pick for the Ashes against England four months ago, yet a remarkable period of upheaval has seen him eleva
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Court fines PTI Jhelum leader in defamation lawsuit

A party banner shows Chaudhry Saqlain as PTI candidate for the National Assembly seat NA-62. ? Geo News screengrab JHELUM: An additional district and sessions judge on Thursday fined Rs 100,000 to a local leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Jhelum in a defamation suit. The additional district and sessions judge Sohawa, while announcing the verdict, fined PTI leader Chaudhry Saqlain Rs100,000, and a six-month prison term in case of non-payment of fine. Saqlain had been a PTI candidat
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Early resolution of Afghan issue top priority, says Janjua after meeting with Wells

National Security Adviser Lt Gen ( R ) Nasser Khan Janjua (left) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia at the US State Department Alice Wells held a meeting in Islamabad on March 29, 2018. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Lt Gen ( R ) Nasser Khan Janjua on Thursday said the early resolution of Afghan issue is a top priority for the US and Pakistan.  Janjua's statement came after a meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sout
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At least six dead as boat capsizes in Nawabshah

NAWABSHAH: In a tragic incident at a tourist attraction on Thursday, at least six people drowned when a boat carrying them capsized. Police informed that bodies of an elderly woman, two middle-aged girls and three children have been fished out of the water, while the search for two people is still underway. This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information is received. 
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Missing university student found raped, murdered in Faisalabad

Grieving family members of the deceased gather in a neighbourhood of Faisalabad  FAISALABAD: A university student, who went missing five days ago, was found dead on Wednesday, after allegedly being subjected to sexual abuse. The body of the woman, who was a student of MA English, was discovered yesterday. Initial post-mortem report of the incident revealed evidence indicating she had been raped before her death. The body also bore marks of torture, authorities said. The student had not retu
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K-Electric cites low gas pressure behind prolonged power cuts

Electrical grids. Photo: File KARACHI: The main provider of electricity to Karachi, K-Electric, cited low gas pressure being supplied by the Sui Southern Gas Company as the reason behind the load-shedding in many areas of the metropolis, while speaking to Geo News on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Sui Southern Gas Company ? a government-run organisation managing country's natural gas assets ? rebuffed the power utility company?s claim by calling it, ?misleading?. The gas company maintained that re
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I'm so sorry: Five memorable apologies in sports

Steve Smith breaks down during a press conference after returning to Australia  SYDNEY: When disgraced Australian cricketer Steve Smith faced the cameras in Sydney on Thursday with a tearful apology for a ball-tampering scandal, he joined a small club of sports stars who have very publicly said sorry. Athletes have played the penitent for everything from cheating at their sport to cheating on a wife; from pre-meditated assault on a rival to simply losing. Here are five high-profile mea culpas
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ICC to review punishment for ball-tampering

ICC chief executive David Richardson/File photo LONDON: The International Cricket Council will review its punishment for ball-tampering in light of the Australia cheating scandal, and warned the game is in danger unless decisive action is taken. Cricket Australia has banned captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner from international and domestic cricket for a year while opening batsman Cameron Bancroft was exiled for nine months over the incident during the third Test in South Africa.
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MQM-P lawmaker Dr Fauzia jumps ship to join PSP

PSP leader Mustafa Kamal addresses a press conference on the joining of Dr Fauzia. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's federal legislator Dr Fauzia switched loyalties and announced on Thursday to join the Mustafa Kamal-led Pakistan Sarzameen Party at the party?s central office, Pakistan House. Speaking in a press conference, Kamal claimed that with as many as 20,000 members on the ground, his party has become the biggest political party of the province. The PSP leader
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Terrorist groups have established sanctuaries in Afghanistan: FO

Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal/File photo ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday expressed concern over establishment of safe havens by terrorists on the Afghan side of the border. In his weekly press briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said terrorist groups including ?the TTP, JuA, LI and Daesh etc. have established sanctuaries on Afghan side of the Pak-Afghan border. These terrorist groups are involved in undertaking cross-border raids on our m
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NASA resuming search for planets orbiting stars beyond solar system

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this photo obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018. Photo: Reuters The search for worlds circling stars far beyond our solar system will resume in the coming weeks with NASA's launch of a spacecraft scientists hope will enlarge the known catalogue of so-called exoplanets believed capable of supporting life. NASA plans to send the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a
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Bilawal advises PM Abbasi to withdraw his remarks against Sanjrani

THATTA: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday advised the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to withdraw his remarks about Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.  While addressing an inauguration ceremony in Lahore on March 24, Prime Minister Abbasi had urged the members of the opposition to jointly nominate a new Senate chairman, alleging that Sanjrani held no respect as votes were bought in his favour. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Thatta Carriageway Project in Thatta, Bil
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Australia cricket coach Lehmann to quit after South Africa series

Lehmann is resigning despite being cleared of any role in the ball-tampering scandal JOHANNESBURG: Darren Lehmann, coach of the scandal-tainted Australia cricket team, said Thursday he would quit after the fourth and final Test of a series in South Africa. "This will be my last Test as head coach of the Australian cricket team," Lehmann told a press conference on the eve of the match. "Saying goodbye to the players was the toughest thing I have ever had to do." Lehmann, who was not was due t
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Will march on capital if PM doesn't take back statement against Sanjrani: Bizenjo

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo on Thursday threatened to lead a protest march toward the capital city upon Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's failure to retract his earlier statement about recently-elected Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.   While addressing an inauguration ceremony in Lahore on March 24, Prime Minister Abbasi had urged the members of the opposition to jointly nominate a new Senate chairman,  alleging that Sanjrani held no respect as votes were bought
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PM must have pleaded with CJP to save Nawaz: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan pictured while addressing a press conference in Quetta here on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Photo: Geo News   QUETTA: PTI Chief Imran Khan on Thursday lashed out at the prime minister's recent meeting with Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar. Addressing a joint press conference in Quetta with Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, Imran alleged that Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi must have 'pleaded' with the Justice Nisar to save his party leader Na
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Will lead march towards capital if PM doesn't withdraw statement on Senate Chairman: Bizenjo

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo on Thursday demanded Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to retract his statement on Senate Chairman or otherwise he will lead a protest march to the capital city.  While addressing an inauguration ceremony in Lahore on March 24, Prime Minister Abbasi had earlier called for a new chairman Senate,  alleging that the recently elected Sadiq Sanjrani holds no respect as votes were bought in his favour. PM calls for new Senate chairma
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NCHR takes suo motu notice of transgender person's killing in Peshawar

File photo of a protest. ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights Pakistan on Thursday took suo motu notice of the killing of a transgender person in Peshawar. The commission directed Khyber Pakhtukhwa inspector general to submit an investigate report into the matter by April 3. On Tuesday night, the transgender person identified as Daniyal alias Chutki was shot dead along with her friend, Aizaz, when they were in a rickshaw on Ring Road, en route to Patang Chowk from Iqbal Plaza.
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Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur slams ´boorish´ Australia cricketers

Mickey Arthur. Photo: AFP Former coach Mickey Arthur Thursday slammed Australia´s players as "boorish and arrogant" and accused them and governing body Cricket Australia of being unwilling to improve the culture within the game. The South African, the first foreigner to hold the post, was sacked on the eve of the Ashes series in 2013 and replaced by current coach Darren Lehmann. Now coaching Pakistan, he said the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, which saw captain Steve Smith and vice-ca
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PTI workers protest following Imran?s arrival in Quetta

Protest in Quetta following PTI Chairperson Imran Khan's arrival. Photo: Geo News QUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers protested following the arrival of party chief Imran Khan in the city on Thursday. Chaos erupted after PTI?s Noor Muhammad Dummar group's members protested when Imran did not stop at the membership camp they had set up and instead went to the party?s membership camp near Almo Chowk. The protesting workers chanted slogans against PTI?s provincial leadership and set pa
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Fawad Hassan Fawad, Salman Rafique appear before NAB Lahore

Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad (Left) and Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique (Right) appeared before the National Accountability Bureau for two different inquiries on Thursday.  LAHORE: Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad and Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in two different inquiries on Thursday. The NAB had summoned Fawad to question him in the Ashiana housing scam.
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Tobias Menzies to play Prince Phillip in The Crown?s season three

Tobias Menzies. Photo: Getty Images  Tobias Menzies has been cast in the third season of The Crown to play Prince Phillip.  Menzies will replace Matt Smith who played the role in the first two seasons. He is best known for playing Edmund Tully on Game of Thrones. Menzies has also starred in other shows such as The Night Manager and Outlander.  Menzies will be portraying the Duke OF Edinburgh from the 1960s to 1980s. Paul Bettany was originally cast in the role, however, he dropped out due to
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Fawad, Deepika to share stage in Dubai tomorrow

Photo: File Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone and Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan will share the stage once again. The two actors stole hearts with their sizzling chemistry when they walked the ramp for designer Manish Malhotra in 2016. According to Pinkvilla, the actors will now be seen together on stage at an event in Dubai on March 30. Apart from the two, Vidya Balan, Jackie Shroff and other stars will also attend the event. Irrfan Khan was also going to be a part of the event, but he w
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