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Article 62 case: Nawaz's counsel to appear in SC today, inform sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c873dd62b292eca33a8438283a019d02.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8zMS8yMDE4IDQ6NDM6NDIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT02VmY4R3poMDVzbzVBdzdxbzJ4WjJnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's counsel Azam Tarrar will represent him today
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Wanderers pitch rated ?poor?

If the stadium gets two more demerit points during the next five years, the ground will be suspended from staging any international cricket for 12 months JOHANNESBURG: The Wanderers Stadium pitch used for the third Test between South Africa and India last week has been rated "poor" by match referee Andy Pycroft. The International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday that as a result of Pycroft´s rating, the Wanderers had received three demerit points. If the stadium gets two more demerit poin
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Melania Trump back in public eye for State of the Union

First Lady Melania Trump made a very visible return to the public stage Tuesday after weeks of privacy, as she attended her husband´s maiden State of the Union address before Congress. Photo: CNN  WASHINGTON: First Lady Melania Trump made a very visible return to the public stage Tuesday after weeks of privacy, as she attended her husband´s maiden State of the Union address before Congress. The enigmatic wife of President Donald Trump emerged publicly for the first time since she fed the Washi
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World markets can absorb some trade turbulence as Trump digs in

Container ships are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port ? part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone ? in Shanghai, China, September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files  LONDON/GENEVA: Booming global trade and economic growth have cushioned world markets against the political turbulence of Donald Trump?s first year in the White House, but that resilience will be tested if the US president wants protectionism to define 2018. With stocks on one of their longest bull runs in history, they are particular
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US agencies probe Apple over slowing iPhones: Bloomberg

An iPhone 6S Plus is seen at the Apple retail store in Palo Alto, California, US, September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/Files  The US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc violated securities laws concerning its disclosures that it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The government has requested information from the company, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Th
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Trump makes State of the Union speech

US President Donald Trump is slated to commence his first State of the Union address shortly, today (Wednesday). Some important topics that he is likely to discuss in his speech have been released ahead of the actual address. As of the documents, Trump is expected to: 1. Push for more efforts against Daesh in the war on terrorism, 2. Talk about employment, infrastructure, immigration, trade, and national security. LIVE UPDATES US President Donald Trump points towards Vice President
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Governor seeks probe of Texas training site in gymnastics scandal

Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi watches the women?s gymnastics qualifications at the North Greenwich Arena (now known as the O2 Arena) during the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, Britain, July 29, 2012. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files  AUSTIN: Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the state?s top police agency on Tuesday to start an investigation into Karolyi Ranch, a training facility used by USA Gymnastics where young women athletes said they were sexually molested by the team?s doctor. ?The publ
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Trump to extend 'open hand', vow to make 'country united' in SOTU speech

The US Capitol is seen before US President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address in Washington, US, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, battling a probe into his campaign?s alleged ties with Russia and struggling to sell Americans on his leadership abilities, will urge bipartisan cooperation on overhauling US immigration policies and rebuilding infrastructure in an address to Congress on Tuesday night. ?So tonight I am extendin
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Russian spy chief met US officials in US last week: sources

Sergei Naryshkin ? the speaker of the Russian Duma ? and Russia's President Vladimir Putin near Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor/Files  WASHINGTON: Russia?s foreign spy chief ? who is under US sanctions ? met last week outside Washington with US intelligence officials, two US sources said, confirming a disclosure that intensified political infighting over probes into Moscow?s alleged meddling in the 2016 US election. Sergey Naryshkin ? the head of the Russian se
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Tests link Syrian government stockpile to largest sarin attack: sources

A UN chemical weapons expert, wearing a gas mask, holds a plastic bag containing samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abdullah/Files  THE HAGUE: The Syrian government?s chemical weapons stockpile has been linked for the first time by laboratory tests to the largest sarin nerve agent attack of the civil war, diplomats and scientists told Reuters, supporting Western claims that gover
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Amazon, Berkshire, JPMorgan partner to cut US healthcare costs

(L-R) Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett in Omaha, Nebraska, US, May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/Files; Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in Washington, DC, US, December 14, 2017. AFP/Mandel Ngan/Files; and JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon in Paris, France, July 11, 2017. AFP/Eric Piermont/Files  Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co said Tuesday they will form a company to cut health costs for hundreds of thousands of their US employees, setting up a major challe
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Wall Street stumbles as bond yields rise, health stocks fall

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, November 30, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files US stocks fell for a second straight day on Tuesday, with the Dow registering its biggest two-day drop since September 2016, pressured by healthcare stocks and rising bond yields. The Dow also had its biggest daily percentage decline since May 2017 and the day?s 1.37-percent fall was the second-biggest single-day drop since the election of Donald Trump, who is slat
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Tillerson, Mattis call for calming tensions in Gulf dispute

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (L) is welcomed by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (2nd R) as they stand alongside Defense Minister Khalid bin Muhammad al-Attiyah and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (R) during the opening session of the inaugural US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, US, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas  WASHINGTON: The US secretaries of state and defence on Tuesday called on all sides in the dispute between Qa
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Rocky day for Syria talks in Russia: Lavrov heckled, opposition quits

Participants attend a session of the Syrian Congress of National Dialogue in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin  SOCHI: A Syrian peace conference in Russia was marred by discord on Tuesday after the Russian foreign minister was heckled, an opposition delegation refused to leave the airport on arrival, and delegates squabbled over who should preside over the event. Russia ? a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ? was hosting what it c
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?Glee? actor Mark Salling, who pleaded guilty to child porn, dead at 35

US actor Mark Salling arrives at the Entertainment Tonight Emmy Party in Los Angeles, California, US, September 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/Files  LOS ANGELES: US actor Mark Salling ? known for his role in the hit musical TV series Glee ? died Tuesday, weeks before being sentenced for possession of child pornography, his lawyer said. He was 35. News outlet TMZ, citing law enforcement, said Salling had committed suicide by hanging. "I can confirm that Mark Salling passed away early this m
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As US immigration debate rages, 'Dreamers' await their fate

DACA recipient Javier Hernandez Kistte, 27, poses for a portrait outside his home in Los Angeles, California, US, January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files  LOS ANGELES: As US President Donald Trump and congressional leaders discuss the fate of some 700,000 immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, the young people whose lives hang in the balance fret about their future. Reuters spoke to five people covered by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DAC
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Saudi Arabia says it has seized over $100 billion in corruption purge

Cars drive past the Kingdom Centre Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia?s government has arranged to seize more than $100 billion through financial settlements with businessmen and officials detained in its crackdown on corruption, the attorney general said on Tuesday. The announcement appeared to represent a political victory for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who launched the purge last November and predicted at the time that it
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Security forces clear train track after explosion in Balochistan: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Tuesday evening cleared the portion of the damaged track near Magoli railway station in the province's Dera Murad Jamali area, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  The track was damaged earlier in the day and around a four-foot portion was damaged in the cracker explosion.  ISPR said all passengers were shifted from the incident site under security provided by the Frontier Corps.  The statement added that the passengers of the affected train were pr
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Bilawal accuses PTI of giving patronage to terrorists, killers

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1db0e334a299c83d0c06ed622cd3d608.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8zMC8yMDE4IDY6MjY6MDggUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1iRHcvOGlYSzhOSkdlVlRTbERmYndnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan People?s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto alleged on Tuesday that Pakistan Teh
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Scientists grow new ears for children born with defected or no organ

The postoperative progression of one child who received a new ear as part of the study. Photo taken from CNN Scientists in China have grown new ears for five children born with a defect that impacts the shape and function of the ear, according to CNN. According to the researchers, they have conducted a first-of-its-kind study to cure microtia ? in which external ear is small and not formed properly ? using cartilage cells from the children?s ears. The new cartilage was based on 3-D printed mode
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Syria fighting displaces 270,000 in winter: UN

UNITED NATIONS: More than 270,000 Syrians have fled fighting in the northwest provinces of Idlib and Hama between government forces and rebels since mid-December, a senior UN aid official said Tuesday. Camps for the displaced are overstretched, forcing many to seek shelter in some 160 makeshift settlements in Idlib, assistant-secretary general for humanitarian affairs Ursula Mueller told the Security Council. "During these cold and wet winter months, many families have nothing else than impro
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Will make efforts to get justice for victims of fake encounters: Siyal

Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal. Photo: File KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal on Saturday said that he will make his 'best efforts' to get justice for all victims of fake encounters and extrajudicial killings. Speaking on Geo News' programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath, the home minister said the Sindh Government has improved the security situation in the province as much as the 'law' and 'authority vested in it' has allowed.  "Why just Rao Anwar's case?" he said, "I w
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N.Korea not yet shown ICBM ready to hit America: US general

WASHINGTON: North Korea has made new advances in its intercontinental ballistic missile program but has not yet demonstrated all the capabilities needed to strike America with such a weapon, a top US general said Tuesday. While Pyongyang has shown it can put the United States in range and point a rocket to the country, General Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it has not yet proven that its fusing and targeting technologies can survive the stresses of ballistic missi
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Trump to make primetime pitch in State of the Union address

WASHINGTON: Embattled US President Donald Trump delivers his biggest speech of the year Tuesday, a State of the Union address designed to sell his economic record to a skeptical and fiercely divided America. Trump's maiden address to the country - last year, he delivered a primetime speech that was technically only to Congress - presents a once-in-a-year opportunity for the president to mend his sunken approval ratings. As many as 40 million are expected to tune in when he takes to the floor
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Handed over 27 people with suspected links to TTA, HN to Afghanistan in November: FO

ISLAMABAD: Spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Dr. Mohammad Faisal, said on Tuesday that Pakistan has handed over 27 individuals, who were suspected of belonging to Tehreek-i-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) and Haqqani Network (HN), to Afghanistan in November 2017. The statement by the FO spokesperson on social media comes after Pakistan had earlier rejected ?knee-jerk allegations? by some Afghan circles after the attack on a hotel in Kabul and subsequent attacks in the Afghan capital
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