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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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Aliens, apocalypse, lightning? ... No, just a meteor rocking Michigan

Dashcam video from police cruisers in Wisconsin and Illinois captured the fireball streaking through the dark sky. Photo: The Rock River Times   A bright meteor briefly swept across the sky over parts of the US Midwest and Canada on Tuesday, weather and geology agencies said, and then caused a powerful explosion that rattled homes and onlookers. The meteor was seen across the region in places such as Ohio, Michigan and Ontario at about 8 p.m. local time and registered a 2.0 magnitude tremor ab
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Dollar hits three-year low as bounce sputters, euro shakes off political concerns

The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies was 0.27 percent lower at 90.158 .DXY after hitting 90.113, its lowest since December 2014 TOKYO: The dollar fell to a three-year low against its peers on Wednesday, with an earlier bounce sputtering as the euro edged back after shaking off a potentially negative turn in German politics. The dollar index against a basket of six major currencies was 0.27 percent lower at 90.158 .DXY after hitting 90.113, its lowest since December 2014. T
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Alec Baldwin defends filmmaker Woody Allen as Hollywood backs away

Alec Baldwin/File photo LOS ANGELES: Actor Alec Baldwin on Tuesday expressed support for film maker Woody Allen as a growing number of entertainment industry stars seek to distance themselves from the ?Annie Hall? director as part of the Time?s Up campaign against sexual misconduct. Baldwin, who appeared in three of Allen?s films, said on Twitter that the renunciation of the director and his work was ?unfair and sad to me.? Baldwin said working with Allen was ?one of the privileges of my care
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YouTube toughens rules regarding which videos get ads

YouTube on Tuesday announced ramped-up rules regarding when it will run ads with videos as it scrambled to quell concerns by brands about being paired with troublesome content. Photo: AFP/file  SAN FRANCISCO: YouTube on Tuesday announced ramped-up rules regarding when it will run ads with videos as it scrambled to quell concerns by brands about being paired with troublesome content. "There´s no denying 2017 was a difficult year, with several issues affecting our community and our advertising p
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Kim Kardashian announces birth of third child, this one by surrogate

Kim Kardashian with her rapper husband Kanye West/File photo LOS ANGELES: Kim Kardashian and her rapper husband Kanye West announced their third child on Tuesday, a girl born to a surrogate. ?Kanye and I are happy to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful baby girl,? Kardashian said in a message on her app. The couple thanked the unidentified surrogate ?who made our dreams come true with the greatest gift one could give.? They said the baby was born on Monday but they did not announc
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Man resembling Zainab rape-murder suspect held in Lahore

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/79c9ac3acd9387963d8d207cfbd6deb6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8xNy8yMDE4IDU6NDg6MTkgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1xellSdkRJUkdrU0t2YU4vNW9ZK2l3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: A man arrested due to his resemblance with the prime suspect appearing on the CCTV footage with late Zainab has been handed o
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PTI's Shireen Mazari, Arif Alvi and Asad Umar get bail in 2014 dharna violence cases

A view of the dharna violence in 2014 in Islamabad. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) approved on Wednesday the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shireen Mazari, Arif Alvi and Asad Umar in four cases of terrorism. The ATC was hearing four cases ? including for the attack on the state television building, Parliament and the-then Islamabad SSP Operations Asmatullah Junejo ? against the three leaders as well as PTI chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief T
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New Zealand name T20 squad to face Pakistan

New Zealand T20 team/File photo New Zealand on Wednesday named their T20 squad to face Pakistan in the three-match GJ Gardner Homes series. Ben Wheeler, who last played for the Black Caps in February 2017, will return to the inter-changeable squad, from which selectors will seek to employ various combinations throughout the series. Seth Rance will join the NZ ODI squad for the final match in Wellington, with Trent Boult being rested until the second and third T20. Lockie Ferguson will miss th
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Minor girl found dead in Mardan was raped, claims nazim

Minor's body was found in sugar cane fields in Mardan, Geo News had reported Monday morning. Photo: Geo News screen grab  MARDAN: A three-year-old girl, who was found dead in Mardan's Gujar Garhi area Monday morning, was murdered after being raped, according to District Nazim Mardan Himayatullah Mayar. The district nazim said that he has seen the postmortem report with his own eyes and it clearly states that the minor was raped.  However, DPO Mardan Mian Saeed negated the claims and said tha
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Ngidi pushes India to brink of series defeat

Lungi Ngidi appeals for an lbw, South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Centurion, 4th day, January 16, 2018/BCCI CENTURION: New fast bowling discovery Lungi Ngidi plunged India into deep trouble as they struggled in pursuit of a victory target of 287 on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. India were 35 for three at the close, having lost both openers and the key wicket of captain Virat Kohli on a pitch with uneven bounce. The hosts will head into the
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Easy for Federer in Australia opener

Roger Federer stretches for a forehand against Aljaz Bedene in their Australian Open first-round MELBOURNE: Defending champion Roger Federer dazzled under the Australian Open lights to waltz through to the second round with a straight sets win over Aljaz Bedene on Tuesday. The ageless Swiss marvel, rated as the favourite to win his 20th Grand Slam title, thrilled the Rod Laver Arena crowd with a virtuoso performance. The second seed cruised to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win in 1hr 39min and will next pl
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Ex-CIA officer arrested for retaining classified information

According to an affidavit filed by an FBI agent, Lee, 53, served in the US Army from 1982 through 1986 and worked for the CIA from 1994 through 2007 WASHINGTON: A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was arrested at a US airport on Monday night in connection with charges that he illegally retained highly classified information, the US Justice Department said Tuesday. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a US citizen who now lives in Hong Kong, used to maintain a top secret clearance and began working fo
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Saudi Arabia shoots down Yemeni missile: local media

File photo A ballistic missile fired by Yemen?s armed Houthi group towards Saudi Arabia's southern Jizan region was shot down by Saudi forces on Tuesday, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported. The station gave no further details. There were no reports of casualties or damage. The Houthis have fired several missiles at the kingdom, and while these have not caused any serious damage they have served to deepen tensions between Riyadh and its archrival Tehran. Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of supplying m
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US withholds $65 million from UN agency for Palestinians

State Department officials insisted the decision was not taken to pressure Palestinian leaders WASHINGTON: The United States held back $65 million that had been destined for the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians on Tuesday, two weeks after President Donald Trump threatened future payments. State Department officials insisted the decision was not taken to pressure Palestinian leaders, but because the US wants other countries to help pay for and reform UNRWA. But the call came after
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India ends decades-old subsidy for Hajj pilgrims

India's Hindu nationalist government is ending a decades-long policy of offering discounted airfares to Muslims embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: file   NEW DELHI: India's Hindu nationalist government is ending a decades-long policy of offering discounted airfares to Muslims embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage, it announced Tuesday. The right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party has accused its opponents in the Congress party -- who introduced the Hajj assistance scheme in the 1950s -- of trying to
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Afghanistan to make Test debut in India in June

Last year, spinner Rashid Khan and former captain Mohammad Nabi became the first Afghans to be picked in IPL auction  NEW DELHI: Afghanistan will play their maiden Test match in the southern Indian city of Bangalore from June 14 to 18, cricket officials announced Tuesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said it welcomed the opportunity to host its "friends" for their first Test since Afghanistan became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) last year. The wa
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Trump still under fire for business ties, one year on

A year ago Donald Trump ceded control of The Trump Organization to his adult sons, but refused to divest his assets, sparking a furious backlash from political opponents and ethics experts. Photo: Getty Images1 NEW YORK: A year ago Donald Trump ceded control of The Trump Organization to his adult sons, but refused to divest his assets, sparking a furious backlash from political opponents and ethics experts. Today his golf clubs in Florida and New Jersey, where he spent more than 80 days in 201
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What's in a name? Chinese automaker nixes 'Trumpchi'

Chinese automaker GAC is changing the name of models it plans to introduce in the US market next year because "Trumpchi" sounds too much like its linked to President Donald Trump. Photo: file  DETROIT: Chinese automaker GAC is changing the name of models it plans to introduce in the US market next year because "Trumpchi" sounds too much like its linked to President Donald Trump. "The name will change for the US market to avoid the wrong connotation or misunderstanding," a GAC spokesman told AF
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In Chile, pope seeks forgiveness for sex abuse scandals

Pope Francis met alone Tuesday with a small group of victims of sexual abuse by priests in Chile, after he publicly asked for forgiveness and riot police broke up a protest near the first public mass of his South American visit. Photo: file1 SANTIAGO: Pope Francis met alone Tuesday with a small group of victims of sexual abuse by priests in Chile, after he publicly asked for forgiveness and riot police broke up a protest near the first public mass of his South American visit. During the "stric
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At least seven dead in Colombia military helicopter crash

BOGOTA: At least seven people were killed when a military helicopter crashed in a remote area of northwestern Colombia on Tuesday, the military said. The Russian-made MI-17 aircraft was carrying 10 people, including four crew when it came down, according to a military statement. "Unfortunately seven of the occupants have died, and the search for the other three continues," it said. The authorities gave no cause for the crash. Military accident investigators had arrived at the scene, according
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Flintoff would consider becoming England coach

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff with the Ashes urn, back in the days  LONDON: Andrew Flintoff has revealed he could consider applying to become England coach when the job is open next year. Trevor Bayliss has announced his intention to step down after the 2019 Ashes series and former England all-rounder Flintoff is pondering a bid to take over. Flintoff, 40, played a key part in a memorable Ashes win for England in 2005 and says he was so "disgusted" by the state of the national squad a couple of y
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Trump says he wants more immigrants from 'everywhere'

?I want them to come in from everywhere,? Trump told reporters WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, asked whether he wanted more immigrants from Norway, said on Tuesday that he wanted the United States to draw immigrants from nations around the world. ?I want them to come in from everywhere,? Trump told reporters. US Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said last week that Trump had repeatedly use the word ?shithole? when speaking about African countries and the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Trump has
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Model Town tragedy: Joint opposition to hold protest rally in Lahore today

Supporters of PAT chief Tahirul Qadri look on during clashes with Pakistani police in Lahore on June 17, 2014. ? AFP LAHORE: The joint opposition is all set to hold a protest rally against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in Lahore on Wednesday, which seeks to get justice for the victims of Model Town tragedy. The incident on June 17, 2014, had claimed lives of at least 14 people and left over 100 others injured during an 'anti-encroachment operation' by Punjab Police outside Idara
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Pakistan can defend itself despite India-Israel nexus, says Asif

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/da1ee045e300c27497d1e7a81f54c5c6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8xNi8yMDE4IDY6MzU6MTEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1VWnRubjBXK1pCMjR0R0V6SXBqdGZ3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that Pakistan can defend itself despite a nexus between India and Israel.
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SSP Rao Anwar escapes suspected suicide attack in Karachi

KARACHI: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Rao Anwar has escaped a suspected suicide attack on his vehicle in Karachi, police officials told Geo News on Tuesday. Police said an explosion took place after an object hit Anwar's armoured personnel carrier (APC) in the city's Malir Cantonment area Tuesday evening. Anwar remained unhurt in the attack, which officials said appeared to be a suicide bombing from initial information. This is not the first time Anwar has been the target of
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