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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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Bangladesh to turn island into temporary home for 100,000 Rohingya refugees

Bangladesh approved a $280 million project on Tuesday to develop an isolated and flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house 100,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar. Photo: Reuters file    DHAKA: Bangladesh approved a $280 million project on Tuesday to develop an isolated and flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house 100,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar.  The decision came just days after Bangladesh seale
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Diabetes, obesity behind 800,000 cancers worldwide: study

Nearly six percent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012 -- some 800,000 cases -- were caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study published Tuesday. Among the 12 types of cancer examined, the percentage of cases chalked up to these factors was as high as a third, researchers reported in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a leading medical journal. Cancers stemming from diabetes and obesity combined was almost twice as common among women than men, they found. And of
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At least 11 dead as floods and landslide hit Indonesia

JAKARTA: At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia´s main island of Java, an official said Tuesday. A landslide killed nine people at Pacitan in East Java province and two people died in floods triggered by heavy rain in the same area. Thousands of homes were flooded and 4,000 people forced to evacuate them, said a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency. The extreme weather will continue to hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Bal
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University of Oxford plans first bonds issue

The University of Oxford is to issue its first ever bond in an effort to raise £250 million ($332 million, 279 million euros) on financial markets. Photo: AFP file  LONDON: The University of Oxford is to issue its first ever bond in an effort to raise £250 million ($332 million, 279 million euros) on financial markets, it said on Tuesday. It is the latest British university to do so as the higher education sector comes under pressure from government cuts and seeks to benefit from very low-int
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Turkey opposition accuses Erdogan family of offshore transfers

Turkey?s main opposition party leader on Tuesday claimed he had documents to prove President Recep Tayyip Erdogan?s family sent millions of dollars to a company in a tax haven. Photo: AFP file  ANKARA: Turkey?s main opposition party leader on Tuesday claimed he had documents to prove President Recep Tayyip Erdogan?s family sent millions of dollars to a company in a tax haven. Republican People?s Party (CHP) chief Kemal Kilicdaroglu alleged members of the president?s family, including his brothe
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Roadside bomb kills eight in Afghanistan - local official

KANDAHAR: A roadside bomb planted by the Taliban killed at least eight civilians including three women and a child in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday, a local official said. The victims of the blast in Kandahar´s Maroof district "were going from Maroof district center to their village when a newly planted Taliban bomb hit their car," said Zia Durani, a spokesman for Kandahar police. The southern province of Kandahar has long been a Taliban stronghold. Durani provided no evidence to
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Tourists, authorities feel the heat as Bali volcano keeps airport closed

KARANGASEM: Indonesia kept the airport on Bali closed on Tuesday as ash from an erupting volcano swept the holiday island, leaving thousands of tourists stranded as authorities tried to persuade villagers living nearby to leave their homes. A total of 443 flights, both domestic and international, were affected by the closure of the airport, about 60 km (37 miles) from Mount Agung which is spewing smoke and ash high into the sky. ?Aircraft flight channels are covered with volcanic ash,? the tr
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Two men kill child over dispute with his parents in Peshawar

Photo: The site minute PESHAWAR: Two men, identified as Ghulam Rasool and Razzaq, confessed before a court to killing an eight-year-old child over dispute with his parents, according to the police. About two weeks ago, the child, identified as Habib, had gone missing after the two men had kidnapped him when he was returning from his school near Sango Landi Bala, said the police. The suspects confessed to killing the child after kidnapping him and then burying him in a graveyard. The suspec
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Vending machine offers 24-hour food and clothing for UK homeless

The machines will be unveiled across the UK if the pilot in Nottingham is successful. Photo: Action Hunger LONDON: The world?s first vending machine for the homeless will start giving out free food and clothes as charities in Britain gear up for a cold winter amid record levels of homelessness. A new charity, Action Hunger, plans to stock the machine in Nottingham with excess produce donated by supermarkets, such as fresh fruit and sandwiches, as well as essentials it has bought, like socks, to
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UAE accuses Qatar of being behind ?war crimes? complaint

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Gulf rival Qatar of being behind a call for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of war crimes by the UAE in Yemen. Photo: AFP file  ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday accused Gulf rival Qatar of being behind a call for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of war crimes by the UAE in Yemen. A group calling itself the Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK said on Monday it was taking the
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Prince Harry, Meghan to marry in Windsor Castle in May: palace

LONDON: Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle will marry at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in May next year, Kensington Palace said on Tuesday. "Her Majesty The Queen has granted permission for the wedding to take place in the chapel. The Royal Family will pay for the wedding," the palace said in a statement. On Monday, Clarence House had confirmed that Prince Harry will tie the knot with his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle. According to a Clarence House statemen
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PPP does not want to partake in politics of power, religion: Khursheed Shah

Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Tuesday said that his party does not wish to take part in politics based on power and religion. Photo: Geo News file  KANDHKOT: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Tuesday said that his party does not wish to take part in politics based on power and religion. ?The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) does not wish to take part in politics that is based on power and religion,? Shah said while addressing Pakistan Peoples Party
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Pope sidesteps Rohingya crisis in Myanmar address

This handout picture taken and released by the Vatican press office (Osservatore Romano) on November 28, 2017 shows Pope Francis (L) and Myanmar´s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a meeting in Naypyidaw. Photo: AFP  NAYPYIDAW: Pope Francis called for respect for rights and justice in a keenly-watched address in Myanmar on Tuesday, but refrained from any mention of the Rohingya, or allegations of ethnic cleansing that has driven huge numbers of the Muslim minority from the country. Sharin
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Uncle of UK?s duchess Kate sentenced after hitting wife

Gary Goldsmith (right) and Britain?s Duchess of Cambridge (left). Photo: Reuters file LONDON: The uncle of Kate Middleton, Britain?s Duchess of Cambridge, behaved "like a nasty drunk" when he hit his wife during a late-night argument last month, a magistrate said on Tuesday. Gary Goldsmith, 52, was given a community order and told to attend 20 sessions of rehabilitation after admitting assaulting his wife, 47. He was also fined 5,000 pounds ($6,650). Westminster magistrates court heard Goldsmi
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Russia loses contact with satellite after launch from new spaceport

National television broadcast live footage of the launch, showing the rocket taking off into a grey sky. Photo: AFP   VOSTOCHNY: Russia said it had lost contact Tuesday with a weather satellite just hours after it was launched from its Vostochny cosmodrome, in only the second rocket liftoff from the new spaceport. The glitch was a fresh embarrassment for the Kremlin and emblematic of problems plaguing Russia?s beleaguered space programme which has suffered a series of setbacks over recent yea
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Saleem Shahzad case: SSP Malir apologises to court over continuous absence

KARACHI: SSP Malir Rao Anwar submitted a written apology to a local court over his continuous absence from the court proceedings against former Muttahida Qaumi Movement member Saleem Shehzad. On Tuesday?s hearing, Additional District and Sessions judge also expressed their anger over Malir SSP?s failure to follow court orders. ?Why do you not follow the instructions of the court? Why shouldn?t you be sent to prison,? said the judge. The judge added, ?you will find it more convenient to appea
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Rap mogul Jay-Z leads Grammys race with eight nods

Jay-Z led Grammy nominations Tuesday with eight nods, followed closely by fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar with seven, in a striking embrace of hip-hop for the music industry´s top prizes. Photo: Reuters file  NEW YORK: Jay-Z led Grammy nominations Tuesday with eight nods, followed closely by fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar with seven, in a striking embrace of hip-hop for the music industry´s top prizes. Jay-Z, who had never before been nominated in a major category as a solo artist, is up for Album
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Google adds 'finance' tab to search filters, revamps Google Finance

Alphabet Inc said on Tuesday users doing a Google search would now be able to filter results with a new ?finance? tab, which works in the same way that its ?images? or ?news? tab does. The new search navigation tab gives users much of the same information that Google Finance does, including news on a company as well as details on its financials, the company said in a blog post. Alphabet also said it will retire a few features from Google Finance, including the portfolio feature that allowed us
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Indian BSF soldier shoots colleague dead in IOK

A soldier of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot his colleague dead in Bandipora district of Indian occupied Kashmir late last night (Monday). Photo: Kashmir Media Service file  SRINAGAR: A soldier of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot his colleague dead in Bandipora district of Indian occupied Kashmir late last night (Monday). The soldier identified as Chanderban, a resident of Haryana, was shot dead by his colleague in a camp at Mader in Bandipora after an altercation, the K
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PTI?s Usman Dar dismisses report on dubious degree

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar has dismissed a report questioning his degree from Schiller International University. A report published in The News had said Britain?s Department of Education did not recognize the Schiller University which had issued a master?s degree to the PTI leader. Speaking to Geo News, Usman Dar said political opponents were carrying out propaganda against him. Dar said that Schiller University was an American, not British varsity with its main
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Ivanka Trump advocates 'women first, prosperity for all' in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and advisor to US President Ivanka Trump (R) arrives at the Global Entrepreneurship Summmit at the Hyderabad convention centre (HICC) in Hyderabad on November 28, 2017. Photo: AFP HYDERABAD: Ivanka Trump, daughter and special adviser to US President Donald Trump, championed women empowerment while speaking at the a business summit in India. Addressing the event participants at inaugration ceremony of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), Ivanka said:
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Japan detects radio signals pointing to possible North Korea missile test: source

A flag is pictured outside the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva, Switzerland, November 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters file  TOKYO/WASHINGTON: Japan has detected radio signals suggesting North Korea may be preparing another ballistic missile launch, although such signals are not unusual and satellite images did not show fresh activity, a Japanese government source said on Tuesday. After firing missiles at a pace of about two or three a month since April, North Korean missile launches paused
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AC/DC rock legend Malcolm Young remembered at private funeral

Australian rock legend and AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young was remembered at a private funeral in Sydney on Tuesday attended by family, friends and fellow musicians. Photo: Reuters file  SYDNEY: Australian rock legend and AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young was remembered at a private funeral in Sydney on Tuesday attended by family, friends and fellow musicians. Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, promoter Michael Chugg and Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes attended the service at St Mary?s Cathedral. Youn
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PML-N united under Nawaz?s leadership: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is united under the leadership of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday. While speaking to media, Marriyum remarked that Nawaz didn?t take any exemption when he could have and has always appeared before the courts as pet the law and Constitution. She also said that nation knows all those who are being a hurdle in the way of Constitutional bill. ?People
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Aid enters Syria?s besieged Eastern Ghouta after strikes

A convoy carrying food and medical aid entered Syria?s rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, the United Nations said, in a rare humanitarian delivery that comes after days of heavy bombardment. Photo: AFP   BEIRUT: A convoy carrying food and medical aid entered Syria?s Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, the United Nations said, in a rare humanitarian delivery that comes after days of heavy bombardment. A monitor said government air strikes continued Tuesday, hitting the town of Hammuriyeh shortly bef
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