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Iran voters to give verdict on economy, diplomacy

Supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chant slogans during a campaign rally in Zanjan on May 16, 2017 - AFP TEHRAN: Iranians head to the polls Friday for a vote that has become a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up to the world and efforts to rebuild the stagnant economy. He faces stiff competition from hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, 56, who has positioned himself as a defender of the poor and called for a much tougher line with the West. Rouhani, a 68-year-o
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IN PICTURES: Best of Cannes

Director Pedro Almodovar, Jury President of the 70th Cannes Film Festival and Jury members Maren Ade, Jessica Chastain, Fan Bingbing, Agnes Jaoui, Park Chan-wook, Will Smith, Paolo Sorrentino and Gabriel Yared pose during the opening ceremony and screening of the film "Les fantomes d'Ismael" (Ismael's Ghosts) out of competition. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier  Actresses Uma Thurman, Susan Sarandon, and Vanessa Redgrave worked the Cannes red carpet on Thursday. Thurman, who is president of the jur
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Four-goal Kane helps Spurs punish Leicester

A rampant Harry Kane netted four goals and livewire Son Heung-Min scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Leicester City 6-1 in an action-packed Premier League clash on Thursday. The match was a effectively a dead rubber with Spurs already assured of finishing second behind champions Chelsea but Kane produced a superb individual performance to go top of the scoring chart as in-form Son also impressed. Having taken his tally to 26 league goals to move above Everton's Romelu Lukaku (24) and A
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Man stabs policeman and soldier at Milan train station

Protesters wave a big Italian flag during a protest against Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in front of the Italian Parliament in downtown Rome April 5, 2011. REUTERS/Tony Gentile  A man stabbed an army officer and a policeman at the main train station in Italy's second city Milan on Thursday, a police spokeswoman said, adding that currently it was not being treated as a terrorist attack. Both officers were being treated in hospital as moderately critical cases, the spokeswoman said.
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Greece voted reforms, it's time for debt relief: Greek PM

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gestures as he addresses lawmakers before a parliamentary vote on the latest round of austerity Greece has agreed with its lenders, in Athens, Greece, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis  Greece has met its commitments on reforms and the country now expects its international lenders to do the same on debt relief, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told reporters just after parliament passed a bill on bailout reforms. "It's their (the lenders) turn to fulfi
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Facebook to show Major League Baseball games live on Fridays

Facebook logo is seen at a start-up companies' gathering at Paris' Station F in Paris, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer  SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc has struck a deal with Major League Baseball to show 20 of the league's games live this season in an agreement that expands the social media network further into the world of live programming. Facebook said in a statement on Thursday that it would stream one game a week beginning on Friday, and the broadcasts would be available
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EU fines Facebook $122 million over WhatsApp deal

European Union antitrust regulators fined Facebook $122 million on Thursday for giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. Calling it a "proportionate and deterrent fine", the European Commission, which acts as the EU's competition watchdog, said Facebook had said it could not automatically match user accounts on its namesake platform and WhatsApp but two years later launched a service that did exactly that. "The Commission has fou
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Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources

President Donald Trump (L-R), joined by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior advisor Steve Bannon, Communications Director Sean Spicer and the then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  WASHINGTON: Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump?s campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the
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Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources

President Donald Trump (L-R), joined by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior advisor Steve Bannon, Communications Director Sean Spicer and the then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  WASHINGTON: Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump?s campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the
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Sharapova gets wildcard for Wimbledon warm-up event

Former world number one Maria Sharapova has been handed a wildcard to the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Birmingham in June, Britain's Lawn Tennis Association said on Thursday. The five-times grand slam champion, who recently served a 15-month doping ban, learned on Tuesday she would not be given a wildcard into the French Open, with the question over whether Wimbledon will grant her one as yet unanswered. The 30-year-old's comeback has divided opinion, with some fellow players criticising th
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Football World Cup will attract 1.3 mn fans - Qatar

DOHA: Up to 1.3 million fans will visit Qatar during the 2022 World Cup, an official said Thursday, equivalent to half the Gulf country's population. Nasser Al-Khater, a senior figure with the body organising Qatar's World Cup, also said that for the first time in tournament history many of the fans would come from outside Europe and South America. "We believe we are going to have a huge influx (of fans), 1.3 million during the tournament," said Khater, speaking as Qatar unveiled its first ful
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Wall Street rebounds after steepest selloff in over eight months

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid  Wall Street rebounded on Thursday from its biggest selloff in more than eight months with help from a move to loosen internet regulations and strong economic data. Investors were still watching Washington closely after reports the US President tried to interfere with an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's ties with Russia. "We could be just
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Air-conditioned Qatar World Cup stadium ready

Doha's Khalifa International Stadium is seen on May 18, 2017, after it was refurbished ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup - AFP  DOHA: With a little under 2,022 days until the Qatar World Cup kicks-off, the tiny yet hugely ambitious Gulf state will officially unveil the tournament's first completed venue on Friday. The Khalifa International Stadium -- complete with the much-talked-about cooling technology that was central to Qatar's controversial bid for the World Cup -- will host the coun
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India call up Karthik for Champions Trophy after Pandey injury

Karthik was part of India´s 2013 Champions Trophy-winning squad and has been in strong form on the domestic circuit this year - File Photo   Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has been called up to India´s squad for next month´s Champions Trophy, replacing the injured Manish Pandey, the country´s cricket board (BCCI) said on Thursday. Pandey sustained a left-side strain during a practice session with the Kolkata Knight Riders for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Karthik was part of
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Legal experts say ICJ's decision on Jhadav ?provisional?

KARACHI: Legal experts have opined on Thursday that the decision of International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Kulbhushan Jadhav's case is provisional and the court will take its time to reach a final decision on the matter. Speaking in Geo News' show 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath' International Legal Advisor South Asia of International Commission of Jurist Reema Omer said: ?In the laymen`s term, it is an interim order. Till now the jurisdiction of the court and merit has not yet been decided,?
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Legal experts say ICJ's decision on Jadhav ?provisional?

KARACHI: Legal experts have opined on Thursday that the decision of International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Kulbhushan Jadhav's case is provisional and the court will take its time to reach a final decision on the matter. Speaking in Geo News' show 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath' International Legal Advisor South Asia of International Commission of Jurist Reema Omer said: ?In the laymen`s term, it is an interim order. Till now the jurisdiction of the court and merit has not yet been decided,?
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Grunge rock icon Chris Cornell dies in possible suicide

NEW YORK: Chris Cornell, an emblematic grunge rock singer whose sweeping voice masked lifelong struggles with drugs and depression, died after a concert in a possible suicide, police said Thursday. He was 52. Hours after he played in Detroit with his main band Soundgarden on Wednesday evening, first responders rushed to his room at the MGM Grand hotel after being alerted by his family, a police spokeswoman said. Cornell was found unresponsive and his death "is being treated as a possible suic
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Pakistan?s Afridi back at Hampshire

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi ? File Photo. LONDON: Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is to return for a third spell with Hampshire after signing to take part in this season's English Twenty20 Blast, the south coast club announced Thursday. Nicknamed ?Boom Boom? for his aggressive big-hitting, the 37-year-old is also a highly effective leg-spinner in cricket?s shortest format, with his 97 wickets in 98 matches a Twenty20 international record. Shahid Afridi pays trib
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Shahid Afridi back at Hampshire

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi ? File Photo. LONDON: Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is to return for a third spell with Hampshire after signing to take part in this season's English Twenty20 Blast, the south coast club announced Thursday. Nicknamed ?Boom Boom? for his aggressive big-hitting, the 37-year-old is also a highly effective leg-spinner in cricket?s shortest format, with his 97 wickets in 98 matches a Twenty20 international record. Shahid Afridi pays trib
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ICJ didn?t mention consular access: AGP Ashtar Ausaf

ISLAMABAD: Following the International Court of Justice?s verdict on Thursday barring Pakistan from Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav?s execution till the end of proceedings, Attorney General of Pakistan Ashtar Ausaf Ali said that the court did not take up the matter of consular access. The AG was addressing media representatives in Islamabad, where he said that India had initially denied that Kulbhushan Jadhav is its citizen. ?It took India a year to accept Jadhav as its citizen,? he said. I
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Car rams Times Square pedestrians, kills one, injures others

A speeding car crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring at least 12, and police said the incident did not appear to be an act of terrorism, witnesses, police and news media said. A Reuters witness said one person was covered with a bloodstained blanket after the collision, which occurred around noon ET (1600 GMT) at the Midtown Manhattan tourist venue. Hundreds of thousands of people, many of them visitors from aro
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Ishaq Dar directs FBR to early finalise budget work

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar - File Photo  ISLAMABAD:  Finance Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar Thursday instructed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials to finalise their budget work as early as possible according to the prescribed timeline. The finance minister chaired a preparatory meeting with the FBR officials for the upcoming budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, Haroon Akhtar Khan, finance secretary, FBR chairman, and senior officials of FBR and the
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Ishaq Dar directs FBR to finalise budget work early

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar - File Photo  ISLAMABAD:  Finance Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar Thursday instructed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials to finalise their budget work as early as possible according to the prescribed timeline. The finance minister chaired a preparatory meeting with the FBR officials for the upcoming budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue, Haroon Akhtar Khan, finance secretary, FBR chairman, and senior officials of FBR and the
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Irrfan Khan to star in film based on Mohsin Hamid?s Moth Smoke

CANNES, FRANCE: Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia is to make a film about a disastrous adulterous affair among the Pakistani elite with Indian star Irrfan Khan, according to reports Thursday. "Moth Smoke" is being adapted from the debut novel of Pakistan-born writer Mohsin Hamid about a social misfit who begins an affair with his best friend´s wife against the backdrop of nuclear tests by India and Pakistan in 1998. "I have been eagerly waiting for something on which I could work with Asif a
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Power outage as Bilawal arrives at Karachi Arts Council

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his sister, Aseefa, on Thursday had a glimpse of awful condition of Karachi people due to unannounced and prolonged power outages in the megapolis. The PPP chairman was to inaugurate an exhibition at Karachi Arts Council on Thursday, for which he arrived there along with his sister, Aseefa, and Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah. Karachi suffers major power breakdown Electricity restored in most areas of city: K-
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