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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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Chanel goes girly with pretty-in-pink walk in the park

A model presents a creation for Chanel during the 2018 Spring/Summer Haute Couture collection in Paris, France, January 23, 2018. AFP/Patrick Kovarik  PARIS: Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld dived into the brand's archives for his pretty-in-pink haute couture Paris show Tuesday, giving its founder Coco Chanel's classics an intensely girly twist. Chanel liberated women from their Edwardian corsets a century ago and recut men's tweeds and trousers to make the modern women's wardrobe. Lagerfeld,
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Davos still a man's world despite #MeToo

(L-R) The co-chairs of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) International Monetary Fund (IMF) MD Christine Lagarde and Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg, IBM Chairperson and CEO Ginni Rometty, Founder and Chair of Mann Deshi Foundation Chetna Sinha, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Director-General Fabiola Gianotti, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) General Secretary Sharan Burrow, and ENGIE CEO Isabelle Kocher attend a session of the annual World Economic Forum (
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Big, bold and bright: London muralist fetes immigration

Neequaye Dreph Dsane ? a British-Ghanaian artist and street muralist ? stands beside his artwork, a portrait of British-Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj, in a street in east London, Britain, January 15, 2018. AFP/Adrian Dennis1 LONDON: Spray can in hand perched halfway up a ladder, Neequaye Dreph Dsane applied the final touches of colour to his latest mural enlivening an otherwise drab side street in east London. The once-dingy area is now a hipster hangout and home to the second in a series of
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Iranian woman skydiver looks to break down stereotypes

Iranian skydiver Bahareh Sassani jumps in Zibakenar, Iran, May 12, 2017. AFP/Iranian skydiver Bahareh Sassani/Handout  TEHRAN: For Iranian parachuting enthusiast Bahareh Sassani, skydiving is "a way to prove that women are just as capable as men" ? a small step from a big height for women's equality in her country. The 35-year-old accountant has been skydiving less than two years but already has more than 220 jumps under her belt. "I encourage all women to try this experience. It gives you t
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Trump will be 'best salesperson' for US economy at Davos: WH

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing Section 201 actions to impose tariffs from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 23, 2018. AFP/Jim Watson  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is aiming to be the "best salesperson" for American economic interests when he goes to Davos later this week, the White House said Tuesday. Trump is set to speak Friday at the World Economic Forum ? an annual gathering of the global pro-trade elite at the Swiss ski resort ? in
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Mohsin Hamid?s Exit West shortlisted for top US book critics' award

Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid?s Exit West has been shortlisted by the National Book Critics Circle of the US for the 2017 awards for fiction. Photo: file  Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid?s Exit West has been shortlisted by the National Book Critics Circle of the US for the 2017 awards for fiction. Exit West, which deals with issues of emigration and refugee crisis, is competing with Alice McDermott?s The Ninth House, Joan Silber?s Improvement, Jesmyn Ward?s Sing, Unburied, Sing and The Mini
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Serena Williams to make comeback at Fed Cup

Serena Williams has not played a competitive match since capturing last year´s Australian Open NEW YORK: Serena Williams, who has not played a competitive match since capturing last year´s Australian Open, will return to the court next month at a Fed Cup tie, the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday. Williams was pregnant when she won her 23rd major crown last January in Melbourne. She gave birth to a girl, Alexis Olympia, last September and married father Alexis Ohanian in November. The d
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Two killed in drone strike near Orakzai-Kurram agencies border: sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ab422cdb258c7556b114b5456b116660.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yNC8yMDE4IDU6MDc6MjUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1hSnZCdk01eDhTcmpQRlhvVytheS9nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] PESHAWAR: Two people were killed in a drone strike at an area situated close to the Orakzai Agency and Kurram Agency, political admin
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U-19 World Cup: Pakistan chase 190 in quarterfinal against South Africa

Pakistan U-19 team celebrates a wicket in quarterfinal against South Africa U-19/ICC Twitter  Pakistan are chasing a target of 190 against South Africa in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup quarterfinals at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch today. The Green Shirts restricted South Africa to 189-9 after winning the toss and electing to bowl first. Muhammad Musa and Shaheen Shah Afridi were the most successful bowlers with three and two wickets each, respectively. Wandile Makwetu top-scored for the
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Toys 'R' Us says to shut about 180 US stores

All 83 Toys "R" Us (Canada) Ltd stores will remain open for business as usual, said the president of the Canadian unit, Melanie Teed-Murch, in a letter to customers. Photo: file  The Canadian arm of Toys ?R? Us Inc said on Tuesday that about 180 of its stores will be shut in the United States in the coming months, as the toy store chain tries to emerge from one of the largest ever bankruptcies by a speciality retailer. All 83 Toys "R" Us (Canada) Ltd stores will remain open for business as us
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Malala offers writer Stephen Fry Oxford University tour to 'see what you've missed'

LEFT: Actor Stephen Fry arrives for the American Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, US, June 8, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Files; RIGHT: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai participates in the Oslo Summit on Education for Development at Oslo Plaza, Norway, July 7, 2015. REUTERS/Vegard Wivestad Grott/NTB Scanpix/Files  Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai recently posted an admirable exchange on Twitter with English author and activist Stephen
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Four of a family crushed to death by overspeeding truck in Batapur

LAHORE: Four people of a family died when a truck hit their motorcycle late Tuesday night near Batapur, Geo News reported. Rescue sources said a man, his wife and two children died on the spot after getting hit by a truck that was overspeeding on the road. The truck driver, however, managed to flee the crash site right after to escape arrest, they added.
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PM Abbasi reaches Davos to attend World Economic Forum

PM Abbasi arrives in Switzerland to attend the WEF. Photo: Geo News ZURICH: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived here Tuesday to participate in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) ? being held in Davos, in eastern Switzerland, from January 24 to 25 ? on the invitation of WEF founder and executive chairman Professor Klaus Schwab. Upon arrival at the Zurich airport, the premier was received by Pakistan's Ambassador in Switzerland Ahmad Naseem Warraich and senior governmen
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Democrats withdraw offer to fund Trump's border wall

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, accompanied by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), speaks with reporters following the party luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein WASHINGTON: Democrats said on Tuesday they had withdrawn an offer to fund U.S. President Donald Trump?s border wall, as tough negotiations over the future of young illegal immigrants known as ?Dreamers? resumed in the Senate. A day after the end of a governm
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Trump to tell Erdogan of concern over Syria offensive: official

US President Donald Trump arrives at the Joint Base Andrews via Air Force One, in Maryland, US, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is expected to express American unease over a Turkish cross-border offensive into Syria, in a call scheduled with counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US officials said Tuesday. "They are likely to talk soon," said a senior US administration official, confirming reports of a Trump-Erdogan call set for Wednesday. The US
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Sessions questioned in Russia probe as FBI accused of bias

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits to speak at the Federalist Society's 2017 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, US, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files  WASHINGTON: US attorney general Jeff Sessions was named Tuesday as the first member of Donald Trump?s cabinet to be questioned in the probe into allegations of Russian election meddling, as a report said the president himself could face an interview request within weeks. The Justice Department confirmed that Sessions
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?Sexist? tweet sees new England women?s coach Neville under fire

Phil Neville iNews via Getty Images LONDON: No sooner had Phil Neville been appointed the new head coach of the England women?s team than he found himself facing flak for a seemingly sexist Twitter message. In a 2012 post the former Manchester United, Everton and England defender said, "Morning men couple of hours cricket be4 (before) work sets me up nicely for the day." Asked why he?s only referred to men in his message, Neville ? an ex-England schoolboy cricketer ? replied: "When I said mor
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Cosby performs for first time since assault charge

Comedian Bill Cosby makes an appearance at La Rose ? a Germantown neighbourhood jazz club ? in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, January 22, 2018. AFP/Dominick Reuter PHILADELPHIA: Disgraced American entertainer Bill Cosby returned to the stage Monday for the first time in nearly three years, telling jokes just months before his scheduled retrial for alleged sexual assault. The 80-year-old pioneering African American actor and comedian spent around an hour performing at the LaRose Jazz Club in P
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Swiss marchers protest against Trump, break through Davos security cordon

People attend an Anti-Trump demonstration to protest US President Donald Trump's coming to the World Economic Forum of Davos, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy  ZURICH/DAVOS: Anti-capitalists marched through Swiss cities on Tuesday to protest a planned visit by US President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum (WEF) and broke through a security cordon in Davos. Leftists organizers called for the protests under the mottos ?Trump Not Welcome? and ?Smash WEF!?
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US 2012 Olympic coach Geddert suspended: report

John Geddert. Image: CNN via Marc Serota/AP CHICAGO: John Geddert ? the coach of the US women?s 2012 London Olympics gold medal team ? has been suspended by USA Gymnastics pending completion of an investigation by the sport governing body, ESPN reported Monday. Geddert, 60, was the personal coach to US gymnast Jordyn Wieber but has come under intense scrutiny because of close personal and professional relationships to Larry Nassar ? the former US national team doctor convicted of sexual abuse
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Khursheed Shah slams CM Punjab's conference, says applause was 'embarrassing'

ISLAMABAD: Khursheed Shah ? an opposition leader of the National Assembly ? on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif's press conference, saying the clapping and congratulatory messages during the event were embarrassing. It is a "slap in the faces" of Kasur's 250 children and the 12 minor girls who were sexually abused, Shah said, referring to the town's infamous child abuse scandal from a few years ago, as well as the underage girls who were assaulted. The member of the Pakist
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British-Pakistani Lord Nazir's house robbed

SOUTH YORKSHIRE: The residence of British-Pakistani Lord Nazir Ahmed was made the target of a robbery in the wee hours of Wednesday morning here in the Rotherham locale, Geo News reported, adding that numerous valuables, as well as important documents, were stolen. Ahmed, however, was not present at his home and remained safe. Speaking to Geo News here near his home in the South Yorkshire, England town, he said he had theories on who could be behind the incident. There's a possibility that fo
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Will neither develop Pak nuclear policy on US orders nor change it: Asif

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during a joint news conference in Beijing, China, December 26, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files DAVOS: Pakistan will neither develop its nuclear policy with the United States' permission nor change it on its orders, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif told Geo News Tuesday night here in Switzerland. Asif is on a tour to Davos, in eastern Switzerland, for the much-talked-about annual session of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The minister went on to say t
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Two students dead, 17 injured in shooting at Kentucky high school

The scene of shooting in Marshall County High School, Benton, Kentucky, US, January 23, 2018. Reuters TV/CBS /via REUTERS1 BENTON: A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun inside his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding a dozen other youths before he was arrested, the state?s governor and police said. The shooting began shortly before 8 AM CST at Marshall County High School in Benton, a small farming town about 210 kilometres (130 mile
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Twin car bombs kill over 20 in Libya's Benghazi: officials

BENGHAZI: A double car bombing in the east Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday left at least 22 people dead and 30 wounded, including senior security figures, according to officials and a Reuters witness. The first explosion struck outside a mosque in Benghazi?s central Al Salmani district as worshippers were leaving evening prayers. Some 10 to 15 minutes later ? after security and health officials had arrived on the scene ? a second, more powerful blast was detonated from a Mercedes parked on
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