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Geo News Blog delivers the latest breaking news, world headlines, politics, current affairs, and international updates from Pakistan and around the world, updated through trusted RSS sources.

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20 dead as powerful storm hits Madagascar

A powerful tropical storm that lashed the island of Madagascar has left 20 people dead and affected 19,000 more, according to an official toll. Photo: file  ANTANANARIVO: A powerful tropical storm that lashed the island of Madagascar has left 20 people dead and affected 19,000 more, according to an official toll. The storm also closed several national highways that were flooded by the heavy rain, the country´s disaster management office said late Monday. In a previous toll late Sunday it said
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Shehbaz Sharif travels to London for medical check-up

Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif departed for London Tuesday afternoon for his regular medical check-up. Photo: file1 LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif departed for London Tuesday afternoon for his regular medical check-up. The politician, who recently became the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, will also hold video-linked meetings during the stay, according to the statement of Government of Punjab. CM Shehbaz left for London from Allama Iqbal International Airport a
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PSL escapades: Foreign commentators tour Lahore?s 'breathtaking' old city

Commentators Alan Wilkins, who hails from the United Kingdom, and Daren Ganga, who hails from West Indies, went on the tour with former Pakistan cricket captain Majid Khan.  LAHORE: The foreign commentators of Pakistan Super League, who arrived on Monday, went on a tour of Lahore?s old city on Tuesday. Commentators Alan Wilkins, who hails from the United Kingdom, and Daren Ganga, who hails from West Indies, went on the tour with former Pakistan cricket captain Majid Khan. Commentators Alan
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Facebook under pressure as US, EU urge probes of data practices

British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica late Monday following reports that the company may have improperly gained access to data on 50 million Facebook users, according to a Channel 4 television report. The move came as US and European lawmakers demanded an explanation of how the consulting firm, which worked on President Donald Trump's election campaign, gained access to the data. In the US, members of Congress ca
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Rain expected in Lahore during first PSL elimination match

Gaddafi Stadium  The city of Lahore is all set to host the elimination matches of the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday and Wednesday. In the first match, Quetta Gladiators will take on Peshawar Zalmi in a rematch of last year?s final. Photo: accuweather.com  The teams have arrived and have been met with light showers. The MET office said that intermittent light showers will continue throughout the day in the city. According to Accuweather, there is a 51 per cent chance of rain at 7pm which
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LHC dismisses Zainab murder case convict's appeal against death sentence

The convict, Imran Ali. Photo: File  LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) dismissed on Tuesday convict Imran Ali's appeal against his death sentence in the Zainab rape and murder case.  Seven-year-old Zainab was kidnapped from near her aunt?s house in Kasur on January 4 and was found dead in a garbage heap five days later. On January 23, the authorities claimed to have nabbed her killer, Imran, through a DNA match.  On February 17, the anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing the high-profile case se
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Over 160,000 people killed by tobacco-caused diseases in Pakistan annually: report

Photo: Reuters More than 160,189 people are killed by tobacco-caused diseases in Pakistan every year. According to a the latest edition of ?Tobacco Atlas? published earlier this month, Pakistan has made progress on tobacco control in recent years, however, people continue to die and become sick needlessly, and the costs to society from tobacco use continue to mount. A partnership between the American Cancer Society and the non-profit, Vital Strategies, the Atlas measures the tobacco epidemic a
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World's last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya

Rhino, named Sudan, was being treated for age-related complications. Photo: File The last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya at the age of 45, his keepers announced Tuesday, leaving only two females of his subspecies alive. The rhino, named Sudan, "was being treated for age-related complications that led to degenerative changes in muscles and bones combined with extensive skin wounds," according to a statement from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy where he lived under armed guard to prevent p
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Supreme Court bans Shahid Masood's programme for three months

Dr Shahid Masood outside the Supreme Court on March 12. Photo: Online  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday a three-month ban on anchorperson Dr Shahid Masood's TV show. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar was hearing a suo motu case on the anchorperson's now-debunked allegations about the Zainab murder case convict's 'foreign links'. During today's proceedings, the anchorperson submitted an unconditional apology to the court but the bench ruled to reprimand th
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CJP takes suo motu notice of funeral procession over sewage

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took suo motu notice of a photograph circulating on social media which shows a funeral procession walking over sewage in a narrow street. Photo: Facebook2 ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took on Tuesday suo motu notice of a photograph circulating on social media which shows a funeral procession passing over sewage in a narrow street.  The picture shows a funeral procession passing through a street overflowing with sewage.
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As US opioid crisis grows, Trump calls for death penalty for dealers

Photo: Reuters President Donald Trump spelled out in new detail several steps he favoUrs to fight a US epidemic of opioid abuse, including the execution of drug dealers, a proposal that has gained little support from drug abuse and judicial experts. At an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, Trump unveiled an anti-opioid abuse plan, including his death penalty recommendation, new funding for other initiatives and stiffer sentencing laws for drug dealers. He said the United States must ?get toug
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Sara Ali Khan to star opposite Ranveer Singh in 'Simmba'

Photo: Twitter Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh?s 23-year-old daughter has bagged her second film even before the release of her debut film. Amid uncertainty over her role in the film Kedarnath, Sara Ali Khan has signed Rohit Shetty?s Simmba opposite Ranveer Singh.  The film is a cop drama with Ranveer playing the role of notorious cop Sangram Bhalerao. The film has an initial release date of December 28 this year. Karan Johar's Dharma Productions took to Twitter on Tuesday and
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Facebook security chief changes role to focus on election fraud

Facebook Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos. Photo: Reuters Facebook's chief of security late Monday said his role has shifted to focusing on emerging risks and election security at the global social network, which is under fire for letting its platform be used to spread bogus news and manipulate voters. Alex Stamos revealed the change in his role at work after a New York Times report that he was leaving Facebook in the wake of internal clashes over how to deal with the platform being used to s
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Ships collision in Karachi: Floating containers yet to be recovered

View of fallen containers after two ships collision incident at the Karachi Port on Monday, March 19, 2018. At least 21 containers fell into the sea after two ships collided at the Karachi port. Operations at the South Asia Port Terminal Limited (SAPT) were suspended following the collision of Hapeg-Lloyds ship Tolten with Hamburg Bay. Photo: PPI 1 KARACHI: The shipping containers, which fell into the sea after two cargo ships collided in Karachi Port, have yet to be recovered, Geo News reporte
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India, Pakistan most vulnerable to climate change: HSBC report

Pakistan was ranked by HSBC among nations least well-equipped to respond to climate risks. Photo: Reuters India is the most vulnerable country to climate change, followed by Pakistan, the Philippines and Bangladesh, a ranking by HSBC showed on Monday. The bank assessed 67 developed, emerging and frontier markets on vulnerability to the physical impacts of climate change, sensitivity to extreme weather events, exposure to energy transition risks and ability to respond to climate change. The 67
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Staunch PTI supporter, musician Salman Ahmad, says 'no more'

Salman Ahmad at a PTI event. Photo: File  One of Pakistan's most famous musicians, Salman Ahmad, announced on Monday that he will no longer support Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan. In a post on Twitter, the singer and author, who was a die-hard PTI supporter seen at various party rallies over the years, shared: ?After 35 years of defending, supporting & justifying Imran Khan to the world, I no longer can. I fear that reptiles surround him.? The announce
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They are after my father's business, says Nawaz during corruption hearing

Former PM Nawaz Sharif. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that if "they" want to conduct his accountability then it should start from 1937, "when God started blessing us", adding that, "they are just after my father?s business".  Nawaz was interacting with reporters inside the accountability court hearing the London flats case against him and his family.  The former premier questioned why new corruption references were filed when nothing came up in the
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PSL 2018: Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators face off today in Lahore eliminator

LAHORE: The Gaddafi Stadium lights up tonight to host the first eliminator between defending champions Peshawar Zalmi and last two years' runners-up Quetta Gladiators. The match marks the return of Pakistan Super League (PSL) action to Lahore, after the historic city successfully hosted last year's final in front of a roaring crowd of thousands. Today's encounter is a do-or-die for both: the losing team will get eliminated from the competition, while the winning team will play the qualifier's
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Palestinian President attacks Hamas, calls US ambassador 'son of a dog'

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures as he speaks during a meeting ? with the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah ? in the occupied West Bank, March 19, 2018. Palestinian President Office (PPO)/Handout via REUTERS  RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called the US ambassador to Israel a ?son of a dog? because of his support for Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Abbas, speaking at a Palestinian leadership gathering, also blamed Hamas for a bomb attack last
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Dropbox IPO oversubscribed: sources

The Dropbox app logo is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/Files  Cloud storage company Dropbox Inc?s initial public offering was oversubscribed, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday, indicating healthy demand for the first big tech IPO this year even as tech stocks opened the week on a sour note. While investor appetite looked encouraging with three days to go before final pricing, it was not clear if that woul
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US advancing toward first Guantanamo repatriation under Trump

The outside of the "Camp Five" detention facility is seen at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Bay, December 10, 2008. Pool image reviewed by the US military. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool/Files WASHINGTON: The United States is advancing toward the first transfer of a prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre under US President Donald Trump, the US military told Reuters on Monday, a move that would repatriate the detainee to Saudi Arabia. The transfer of 43-year-old Ahmed Muhammed
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'Socially responsible' investors reassess Facebook ownership

A giant logo is seen at Facebook's headquarters in London, Britain, December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files  NEW YORK: With European and US lawmakers calling for investigations into reports that Facebook user data was accessed by UK based consultancy Cambridge Analytica to help US President Donald Trump win the 2016 election, investors are asking even more questions about the social media company?s operations. An increasingly vocal base of investors who put their money where their value
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The Weinstein Company files for bankruptcy

Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. Image via REUTERS Video/Screenshot NEW YORK: US film and TV studio The Weinstein Company, whose ex-chairman Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment and assault, said Monday it had filed for bankruptcy with an offer from with an affiliate of private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners to acquire its assets. The studio?s bankruptcy comes after it spent months looking for a buyer or investor. The company inked a deal with an investor group led
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Austin on edge: Police fear serial bomber behind Texas blasts

FBI agents walk towards a crime scene on Mission Oaks Boulevard following an explosion in Austin, Texas, US, March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Flores  AUSTIN: Police in Texas fear a serial bomber planted four powerful explosive devices that have killed two people and injured four others this month, raising fears in the state capital Austin of another attack. Investigators said they have no clear idea what motivated the series of attacks, which began 17 days ago, and have publicly reached out to
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Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street

An illustration picture shows the logo of car-sharing service app Uber on a smartphone next to the picture of an official German taxi sign in Frankfurt, Germany, September 15, 2014. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Files  TEMPE: An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona, police said on Monday, marking the first fatality involving an autonomous vehicle and a potential blow to the technology expected to transform transportation. The ride services company said it was
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