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GM wins ruling that could narrow ignition switch litigation

NEW YORK: General Motors Co on Thursday won a court ruling that could reduce the private litigation it faces over flawed vehicle ignition switches, which have been linked to 124 deaths and triggered a big recall. US District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan said the plaintiffs in two bellwether cases, involving accidents where airbags had deployed, could not introduce expert testimony to show how defective ignition switches might have played a role in the crashes. The plaintiffs said their GM
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Italy to vote on March 4, with hung parliament feared

ROME: Italy will vote on March 4 in an election expected to produce a hung parliament, instability and possible market turbulence in the euro zone?s third largest economy. Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni?s cabinet set the date of the vote after the president dissolved parliament on Thursday, formally opening an election campaign which in practice has already been raging bitterly for weeks. With opinion polls suggesting no one will win a parliamentary majority, Gentiloni said he would remain in
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Suicide bombers kill dozens at centre in Afghan capital

An Afghan man mourns inside a hospital compound after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail  KABUL: Suicide bombers stormed a cultural centre and news agency in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing more than 40 people and wounding scores, many of them students attending a conference. Daesh said in an online statement that it was responsible for the attack, saying the centre received support from Iran. It was the latest in a series that the movem
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Wall Street little changed as tech treads water

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, New York, US, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files NEW YORK: US stocks were little changed in light trading on Thursday, as technology stocks continued to tread water and offset gains in financial stocks. Tech stocks slipped 0.04 percent and were on track for their sixth loss in seven sessions. The index has struggled somewhat to close out the year but remains the best-performing sector in 2017, up more than 37 percent. ?Tech
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Ex-soccer star 'King George' Weah wins Liberia's presidency

George Weah ? the former soccer player and presidential candidate of Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) ? reacts while a speech during the party's presidential campaign rally at Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia, Liberia, December 23, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon/Files MONROVIA: Former soccer star George Weah has won Liberia?s presidential run-off election and will succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country?s first democratic transition in over 70 years. Wit
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Fire in Mumbai's Kamala Mills leaves 14 dead, 12 wounded: Indian media

Fire at Kamala Mills. Image Courtesy: Mumbai Mirror Twitter account MUMBAI: At least 14 people died and 12 were injured in a late night fire at a multi-storey building in India's financial capital of Mumbai, a hospital official said on Friday. Three people were critically injured, an official at Mumbai's KEM Hospital said. According to journalist Vinod Kapri's tweet, an official claimed that the wounded have been shifted to nearby hospitals ? including KEM Hospital and Breach Ca
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Oil prices stay near high on strong US refinery runs, China data

A general view of the Amuay refinery complex ? which belongs to the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA ? in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Files  NEW YORK: Oil prices dipped on Thursday but stayed close to their highest in 2-1/2 years, as data showed strong demand for crude imports in China and on increased refining activity in the United States that drew more crude from inventories. Trading was typically thin at year end, with many traders on vacation
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Five alleged terrorists detained near Super Highway, two flee

File Photo KARACHI: Five alleged terrorists were detained Friday night here near the Super Highway following a raid conducted by the law enforcement agencies (LEAs), Rao Anwar ? the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for Malir ? said. Two terrorists, however, managed to escape arrest and fled, Anwar said. The police officer explained the detained suspects ? who belong to banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi ? were involved in sectarian target killings. Pistols and motorcycles were recovered f
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With lineup widening, Apple depends less on iPhone X

The new iPhone X is pictured at the Apple Store Marche Saint-Germain in Paris, France, November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Files  SAN FRANCISCO: In years past, demand for Apple Inc?s latest flagship phone was critical to the company?s results over the holiday shopping quarter. That dynamic might be changing, however, as Apple?s widening lineup of devices and services more than makes up for any tepidness in demand this quarter for its lead product, the $999 iPhone X. On Tuesday, Apple?s
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Two Saudi princes released from detention in anti-corruption probe: source

DUBAI/RIYADH: Two sons of Saudi Arabia?s late King Abdullah have been released from detention at Riyadh?s Ritz-Carlton hotel, days after nearly two dozen other detainees in the kingdom?s two-month-old anti-corruption campaign were also freed. Saudi Arabia?s attorney general approved the release of Prince Meshaal bin Abdullah and Prince Faisal bin Abdullah after they reached financial settlements with the government, a senior Saudi official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The source
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Khawaja Saad Rafique leaves for Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique. Photo: File   LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique left for Saudi Arabia along with his family on early Friday morning. The federal minister for railways took the Pakistan International Airlines? flight, PK-759, for Jeddah from Allama Iqbal International Airport (Lahore). Meanwhile, the PML-N party leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is also expected to reach Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Lately, Direc
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Egyptian officer, five soldiers killed in explosion in Sinai, army says

CAIRO: An Egyptian officer and five soldiers were killed by a blast that hit their vehicle while they carried out a raid on a militant post in North Sinai on Thursday, the army said in a statement. It said the explosion was from a bomb laid by militants but gave no further details or the exact location of the incident. A separate security forces raid in North Sinai killed three Islamist militants, it said.
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Salman Khan displays dance moves at birthday bash

Bollywood megastar Salman Khan celebrated his 52nd birthday surrounded by friends and family on Wednesday. The powerhouse performer could not resist flaunting his dancing moves at the party recently held at Panvel. For the fans, who like other celebrities could not be in person at the birthday bash, can be a part of the celebrations through the Instagram video. The star grooved to the famous song ?baby ko
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Interior ministry suspends licenses for automatic weapons

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry on Thursday suspended all licenses for automatic weapons of prohibited bores. Security forces, however, will remain an exception to the newly imposed sanction. The Interior Ministry also removed the ban on unprohibited weapons with immediate effect. A deadline of January 31, 2018, has been set to change prohibited weapons with unprohibited weapons.  Earlier this month, the Cabinet approved a proposal for the regulations of arms licenses for prohibited (automa
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Russia says Tokyo's deployment of US missiles a blow to relations

Spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova gestures as she attends a news briefing in Moscow, Russia, October 6, 2015. REUTERS MOSCOW: A decision by Japan to deploy a US missile defense system will damage Moscow?s relations with Tokyo and is a breach by Washington of a landmark arms control treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Japan formally decided this month it would expand its ballistic missile defense system with US-made ground-bas
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US ready to partner with Pakistan to defeat terrorists seeking safe havens: Tillerson

WASHINGTON: The United States is prepared to partner with Pakistan to defeat terrorist organisations seeking safe havens, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrote in an op-ed published in the New York Times on Wednesday. In the article titled 'I Am Proud of Our Diplomacy', Tillerson gave an overview of US diplomacy since the Trump administration took over in January and how the administration was dealing with issues on the foreign policy front. According to Secretary Tillerson, the United St
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Syria forces move in on rebel bastion of Idlib: monitor

BEIRUT: Syrian forces have retaken several villages in northwestern Syria, a monitor said Thursday, a move that could tee up an offensive against the last major militant bastion of Idlib. More than six years into the deadly Syria conflict, Idlib province, which borders Turkey, is the only major region in the country still completely beyond government control. Fierce clashes have in recent days pitted regime forces against Fateh al-Sham Front, a former Al-Qaeda affiliate, on the edge of the pr
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Court approves bail of MPA Achakzai in traffic policeman killing case

QUETTA: Member of provincial assembly (MPA) Majeed Khan Achakzai ? who fatally ran over a traffic policeman near Quetta's GPO Chowk ? was granted bail. The court announced the decision in the bail petition by Achakzai earlier today, ordering the accused to submit Rs 0.5 million personal bond money. The bail plea in a case of tampering his car's chassis was earlier approved, while Achakzai received an ad hoc bail in a case of killing a citizen in Quetta. A court found the MPA innocent in anoth
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Zimbabwe ex-army boss sworn in as Mugabe gets diplomat's rights

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa talks to the Chief Justice Luke Malaba during the swearing in ceremony of the country's vice presidents at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, December 28, 2017.REUTERS HARARE: The army chief who led the bloodless coup that ended Robert Mugabe?s 37-year rule was installed as Zimbabwe?s vice president on Thursday, becoming the most senior of a clutch of military figures to enter government. Retired general Constantino Chiwenga?s appearance on state television
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US to fully resume visa services in Turkey: State Department

The State Department on Thursday said it will fully resume US visa services in Turkey after an earlier diplomatic row over local employees and US citizens who had been arrested during a state of emergency in Ankara. The United States had stopped issuing visas in Turkey after two staff members had been detained but partially resumed issuing visas in November. ?The Department of State is confident that the security posture has improved sufficiently to allow for the full resumption of visa servic
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Statement presented out of context by media channels: Saad Rafique

LAHORE: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said his statement regarding the Army earlier was presented out of context by certain media channels.  The senior PML-N's leader's statement comes after Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor termed the federal minister's statement regarding the army as irresponsible. ?The statement is very irresponsible and unwarranted as you are targeting the chain of command and the subordination sy
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Comprehensive security check was necessary, FM Asif on Jadhav's family meeting

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday categorically rejected all the Indian allegations regarding Kulbhushan Jadhav's meeting with family, saying that a comprehensive security check was necessary, which was earlier agreed upon by both the sides through diplomatic channels. According to an official Foreign Office press release, the foreign minister said that the visitors were treated with dignity and respect, adding that the change of clothes and removal of jewelry were e
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Apple, Epson face French legal pressure over planned obsolescence

NANTERRE: US tech giant Apple and Japanese printer maker Epson face growing legal pressure in France over alleged planned obsolescence in their products as consumer groups make use of the country?s law against the practice. The association Stop Planned Obsolescence (HOP or Halte a l?Obsolescence Programme) said it had filed a complaint against Apple after the company admitted to intentionally slowing down its iPhones as they age. "Apple has put in place a global program of planned obsolescenc
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India's Lok Sabha passes bill outlawing instant triple talaaq

The bill has been passed by the lower House of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, and will now be sent to the upper House, the Rajya Sabha, for discussions.?Photo: File/AFP DELHI: India's lower House of Parliament on Thursday passed a bill criminalising the practice by of instant divorce or 'triple talaaq', Indian media reported. According to media reports, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill makes instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat in any form ? spoken, in writing or by electr
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Teenagers refuse enlistment over human rights violations by Israeli army

63 Israeli teenagers have refused to be enlisted in the army due to the human rights violations committed by Israeli forces, Yedioth Ahronoth reported yesterday, the Middle-East Monitor reported. The twelfth-grade students, in a letter, addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli army Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, wrote that their decision was motivated by ?a commitment to the values of peace.? ?The
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