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Researchers see possible North Korea link to global cyber attack

Cyber security researchers have found technical evidence they said could link North Korea with the global WannaCry "ransomware" cyber attack that has infected more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday. Symantec (SYMC.O) and Kaspersky Lab said on Monday that some code in an earlier version of the WannaCry software had also appeared in programs used by the Lazarus Group, which researchers from many companies have identified as a North Korea-run hacking operation. "This is the bes
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Is Kangana Ranaut-starrer Simran the new Queen?

The teaser for Kangana Ranaut-starrer Simran was released recently and it seems all too familiar. The minute-long teaser predominantly features Kangana donning different avatars from a simple maid look to a punk rocker with red hair. Kangana’s performance seems reminiscent of her roles in blockbusters movies such as Tanu Weds Manu and Queen. The teaser has been crafted in a way that it reveals no major plot nor are there any dialogues. Interestingly, the teaser also reminds the viewers of Jea
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This Bollywood movie has crossed 1000-crore mark post release in China

Bollywood movies earning 100 crores has got an old thing now. Let's talk about something new. Recently, a Bollywood movie has crossed 1000-crore mark after being released in China. So, any guesses about the movie? Well, Mr. perfectionist has got you!  Aamir Khan's Dangal saw a phenomenal run at the Indian box-office upon its release in December 2016. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed film has seen a rise in its worldwide collection once again while it was released in China in the first week of M
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Disney blackmailed over apparent movie hack: reports

LOS ANGELES: Disney chief Bob Iger said Monday hackers claiming to have access to one of the company´s unreleased movies were demanding a "huge" ransom, according to US media reports. He did not reveal which film had been stolen but said the company would not be giving in to the blackmail attempt, according to The Hollywood Reporter, quoting Iger from a meeting in New York with employees of the Disney-owned ABC television network. The weekly reported on its website -- citing multiple unnamed s
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Pakistan players leave for London ahead of Champions Trophy

LAHORE: Seven members of the Pakistan squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 left for London early Tuesday morning ahead of the upcoming tournament. Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Fakhar Zaman and Faheem Ashraf departed from Lahore to participate in the Champions Trophy. All-rounder Imad Wasim tweeted a group photo of the players from the airport ahead of the departure. Pakistan will kickstart their Champions Trophy campaign with a match against archriva
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MSCI upgrades Pakistan to Emerging Markets Index

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was upgraded to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Emerging Markets status, on Tuesday. The PSX experienced a bullish trend early morning today, with the KSE-100 index up 400 points to reach the 52,700 level. The MSCI will review and announce the exact proportion of the Pakistani market and stock to be included and effective from June 1, 2017. The announcement would define the future course of the market. Read more: PSX touches new all-
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Australia unveils massive new shipbuilding plan

SYDNEY: Australia revealed details of a massive shipbuilding strategy Tuesday, its largest peacetime naval investment, with plans to construct dozens of new submarines and frigates to shore up its defence capabilities. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the Aus$89 billion (US$66 billion) package -- first flagged in 2015 to replace its ageing fleets -- would boost local industry, with up to 5,000 jobs created in shipbuilding directly and double that in the supply chain. "We will transform our
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MSCI upgrades Pakistan to Emerging Market status

KARACHI: Index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) on Monday reclassified Pakistan as an emerging market from frontier market status Emerging Markets status, driving a bullish trend in the Pakistan Stock Exchange. The benchmark KSE-100 index surged 400 points to reach 52,700 level at the open on Tuesday. The index also crossed an all-time high of 52,500 points on Monday ahead of the expected MSCI announcement. The MSCI Pakistan Index was upgraded from frontier market to its em
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Trump accused of divulging top-secret intelligence to Russians

Embattled US President Donald Trump faced explosive allegations that he divulged top-secret intelligence to Russian diplomats in the Oval Office, a charge the White House scrambled to rebut Monday. The Washington Post reported that Trump revealed highly classified information on Daesh during a meeting last week with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Moscow's man in Washington Sergey Kislyak. In a shocking twist, the intelligence reportedly came from a US ally who did not authorise Was
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Investigators raid homes of Indian ex-finance minister, son - TV

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided the homes of former finance minister P. Chidambaram and his son, television news channels reported on Tuesday. A total of 14 locations in Chidambaram's home city of Chennai were searched by the CBI, India's main federal crime-fighting agency, Republic TV reported. A CBI spokesperson in New Delhi could not confirm the raids. Chidambaram, who served in the Congress government that was voted out of office in 2014, could not be reached immed
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Cyber attack could spark lawsuits but not against Microsoft

Businesses that failed to update Microsoft Windows-based computer systems that were hit by a massive cyberattack over the weekend could be sued over their lax cyber security, but Microsoft Corp itself enjoys strong protection from lawsuits, legal experts said. The WannaCry worm has affected more than 200,000 Windows computers around the world since Friday, disrupting car factories, global shipper FedEx Corp and Britain's National Health Service, among others. The hacking tool spreads silently b
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5 killed in truck-van collision in Chakwal

CHAKWAL: At least five were killed when a truck and van collided near Qasba Mona in Chakwal early morning on Tuesday. Eleven people injured in the accident were shifted to the hospital, rescue sources told Geo News. Read more: Four children, driver killed as oil tanker crushes school van On Monday, at least four schoolchildren and a driver were killed and eight children critically injured when a speeding oil tanker crushed a school van in Multan.                     The unfortunate accident
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Westerly wave to persist till Wednesday morning: MET

A westerly wave is affecting upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist till Wednesday morning, the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasted. Dust, thunderstorm, and rain with gusty winds are expected at scattered places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions), while at isolated places in Quetta, Zhob, Kalat, Multan, Sahiwal, D.G.Khan,  Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Sha
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UN Security Council vows sanctions over North Korea missile test

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea´s latest ballistic missile test and vowed strong measures, including sanctions, to derail Pyongyang´s nuclear weapons programme. North Korea´s long-term bid to develop a credible nuclear attack threat to the US mainland saw it launch Sunday what appeared to be its longest-range missile yet. Pyongyang said the new weapon -- called the Hwasong-12 -- was capable of carrying a "heavy nuclear warhead". In a unanimous statement backed by th
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Former Paramount boss dies months after ouster

Brad Grey, the former chairman and chief executive of Paramount Pictures, has died at age 59 of cancer, his family said on Monday, just three months after being forced out of his Hollywood job. His death shocked Hollywood, with few people in the industry apparently aware that he had been ill with cancer. Grey, who led Paramount Pictures for 12 years, was forced to step down in February after years of underperforming movies from the studio including Ben-Hur and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out
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Missing girl?s body found in Karachi's Manghopir, bears torture marks

The body of a girl, who was reported missing on Sunday evening in Manghopir, has been recovered from an empty plot nearby, rescue sources said. Having being reported missing by her parents the prior day, the girl has been identified as six-year-old Sidrah, revealed police officials, who added that her body bore torture marks. Police operations Four suspects have been arrested in search operations conducted by the police in Karachi’s Ittehad and Bahria Towns, police stated, adding that their n
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Hackers claim to have stolen upcoming Disney movie

Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger has revealed that hackers claimed to have access to an unnamed upcoming movie and have demanded a ransom, the Hollywood Reporter said on Monday. Iger made the comments during a town hall meeting with ABC employees in New York City, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing multiple sources. The hackers have demanded that a huge sum be paid on Bitcoin, but Disney has refused to pay, the publication said. Disney was not immediately available for comment.
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British Police detain crew from Lahore-bound PIA flight at Heathrow Airport

LONDON: At least thirteen crew members of Lahore-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight were detained by the British Police at the Heathrow Airport on Tuesday over security threats. The British authorities detained thirteen crew members from PIA's flight PK-758 coming from Islamabad to London. According to British Police, the crew has been taken under custody for interrogation over security concerns. Nothing was found during the search of the crew and plane, said PIA sources. The
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Light drizzle in Lahore, nearby areas, as Sindh continues to feel heat

Lahore and surrounding areas experienced light drizzle late Monday night, turning into gentle rainfall with cool breezes, which made the overall weather pleasant. The sky was dotted with heavy clouds in the dead of the night, with lightning interspersed with rain, breaking the intense heat spell. Kasur also witnessed light rain with strong winds. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), this enjoyable weather is expected to continue through Tuesday evening. On the downside, h
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Macron, Merkel vow new momentum for Europe

France's new President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday vowed to give a new impetus to Europe, even if it requires treaty change, after Macron appointed a prime minister from the conservative camp. Macron, the fervently pro-European centrist sworn in as head of state on Sunday, in keeping with tradition made his first trip abroad to Berlin, its power couple partner at the heart of the European project. There, the 39-year-old leader urged a "historic reconstruction"
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U2 scans new political landscape at US 'Joshua Tree' tour debut

SEATTLE: With evocative montages of the American west scrolling on screens behind them, Irish rockers U2 kicked off the US leg of their "Joshua Tree" tour on Sunday with a few jabs at the new political landscape. The tour was billed as a look back at the band's 1987 breakthrough album "The Joshua Tree" with its globe-spanning hits "With Or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." U2 started with one of their even earlier songs, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and its opening lines
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Cholera death toll in Yemen reaches at least 180: Red Cross

Cholera has killed at least 180 people in Yemen in recent weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital Sanaa and called for international help. Sanaa is controlled by the armed Houthi movement, which is aligned with Iran and fighting a Western-backed, Saudi-led coalition. More than 10,000 people have been killed and millions displaced in more than two years of war, which has also destroyed much of
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IMF tells Berlin to act now to reduce trade surplus

Germany must act to reduce the massive trade surplus that has stoked friction with European neighbours and the United States, the International Monetary Fund warned Monday. "In 2016 Germany's current account surplus was the world's largest in dollar terms," IMF economists noted in a report. "Policies that boost public and private investment and reduce the need for private saving ... would accelerate the necessary external rebalancing process." US President Donald Trump and EU partners have cri
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iPhone 8 may be most expensive one to date: reports

This year – 2017 – marks a decade since the iPhone was unveiled to the world, but Apple Inc. intends to celebrate it by upping iPhone 8’s price to new highs, some reports indicate. While the positive buzz around the new device – also unofficially dubbed iPhone X, iPhone 7S, and iPhone Edition – suggests fresh design and improvements in the features, Goldman Sachs is the latest and fourth outlet to say iPhone 8 will come with a whopping $1,000 price tag. Rubbing salt in the ‘wound’ to the loyal
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Sharapova wins opening match in Rome

Maria Sharapova broke seven times to win her opening match at the Rome Masters on Monday, with the Russian wild card advancing over American Christina McHale 6-4, 6-2. The five-time Grand Slam champion, who is coming back onto the WTA after completing a 15-month doping ban, advanced to the second round at the sun-drenched Foro Italico as she beat McHale for a fifth time in a row. The former No 1, whose ranking has recovered into the 200s after a Stuttgart semifinal and a second round last week
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