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Syria forces near capture of Deir Ezzor city from Daesh

DAMASCUS: Syrian government troops and allied fighters captured some of the last parts of Deir Ezzor city from Daesh on Thursday, state media and a monitor said. Syria's army has been battling inside the city since September, when it broke a militant siege of nearly three years on government-held parts of the provincial capital. Syrian state media said Thursday that the army and allied fighters had captured three neighbourhoods in the city, and "tightened the siege" on Daesh fighters in severa
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Salman faced health challenges while shooting Tiger Zinda Hai

Bollywood superstar, Salman Khan, reportedly suffered health issues during the shooting of his much-awaited movie, Tiger Zinda Hai. During the shooting schedule in Austria, the 52-year-old suffered from health issues and struggled to give the perfect shot. The film director, Ali Abbas Zafar, stated that due to freezing cold in Europe the team found itself isolated from the world. In Austria, Salman couldn?t cope up with the conditions and developed a medical issue, which prolonged t
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Russia dismisses UN report on Syria sarin attack

MOSCOW: Russia dismissed Thursday a report by a UN-led panel that blamed the Syrian regime for a sarin attack on the town of Khan Sheikhun and said the use of the substance was part of a "theatrical performance" by militants. A panel including diplomats and military officers presented Moscow's version of events complete with diagrams and satellite imagery, saying the Syrian regime did not carry the blame for the April attack which killed over 80 people. "We believe that the report turned out t
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Newly discovered orangutan species is most endangered great ape: study

JAKARTA: A new species of orangutan has been discovered in the remote jungles of Indonesia, immediately becoming the world's most endangered great ape, researchers said Friday. "It's the first declaration of a new great ape species in about 100 years," Ian Singleton, co-author of the study and director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, told AFP. The species, called 'Tapanuli orangutan', lives in the Batang Toru forest on Sumatra island, and numbers only about 800 in total, maki
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#HappyBirthdaySRK: Will always pick Gauri over films: Shah Rukh

The 'King Khan' of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, who turns 52 today, has always been an inspiration to many for his larger than life persona and being a dutiful husband and father.  The actor's personal love story has been nothing short of a movie itself. From overcoming religious, financial and social pressures, Shah Rukh and his wife Gauri have been a power couple in the industry.  At a time when it was believed that marriages affect box office stature of an actor, Shah Rukh flaunted his relati
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PPP to pay for treatment of ailing Tharparkar girl

PPP leader Naaz Shah visits the ailing child at a private hospital in Karachi on Thursday. KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) women wing president Faryal Talpur has taken notice of reports about an ailing minor girl from Tharparkar, whose head hangs at a 90-degree angle, and decided to arrange for her treatment. The girl named Afsheen, a resident of Mithi in Tharparkar district, has a rare muscular disorder due to which she has her head hanging at a 90-degree angle. The minor cannot walk,
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Three dead in Colorado Walmart store shooting: police

People watch an ambulance leave at the scene of a shooting at a Walmart in Thornton. -AFP WASHINGTON: A man suspected of walking into a Walmart store in Colorado and "nonchalantly" shooting to death two men and a woman has been arrested, police said Thursday. The seemingly random shooting Wednesday in Thornton, Colorado comes a month after a gunman killed 58 people in Las Vegas, the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. Police identified the suspect in the latest shooting as 47-year-ol
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Dina Wadia, only daughter of Quaid-e-Azam passes away at 98

geo_embedgallery MUMBAI: Daughter of the founder of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Rattanbai Petit passed away on Thursday at the age of 98, Geo News reported.  Dina Wadia, born August 15, 1919, was the only child of Quaid-e-Azam. She visited Pakistan in 2004, which was the second time she visited the country.  Dina Wadia (extreme left) during her fi
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Sarfraz Ahmed rejects Chandimal's claims of witchcraft

Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed rejected claims by Sri Lanka's captain Dinesh Chandimal that witchcraft helped the team win the Test series against Pakistan.  ?We lost the two Tests because of our poor batting and that is all,? said Ahmed. ?If they could win Test matches because of witchcraft or magic, then they should have also won the ODI and T20 series," added the skipper. Chandimal had told reporters he had received a special blessing from a meyni, or sorcerer, ahead of the two-match ser
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PTI all set to hold power show in Ahmed Pur East

Photo: FILE BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to hold a power show in Ahmed Pur East, Bahawalpur, for which all arrangements have been finalised. The public meeting in Dhurkot area of Ahmed Pur East tehsil, will be addressed by PTI chairman Imran Khan and other noted leaders of the party. A large ground, near MNA Amir Yar Waran's side house (Dera), has been chosen as venue for the public gathering. Around 10,000 seats have been placed at the venue to accommodate participa
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Assault on Ahmad Noorani an attack on press freedom: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, while condemning the attack on journalist Ahmad Noorani, remarked that the attack on the journalist is an attack on the freedom of press. While speaking in National Assembly session on Thursday, the interior minister said the case?s investigation is being reviewed on daily basis. ?Those responsible for the cowardly attack will be arrested soon,? he added. Noorani was assaulted on the federal capital's Khayabane Suharwardy road on October 27, when his
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Alibaba says profit up 132pc in 'outstanding' quarter

SHANGHAI: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Thursday that soaring sales fuelled a 132 percent increase in net profit in what it called an "outstanding" quarter, as the firm raised its expectations for full-year revenue growth. China's biggest e-commerce company said net profit for the three months ending September 30 reached 17.67 billion yuan, up from 7.62 billion yuan in the same period of 2016. "We had an outstanding quarter," Chief Financial Officer Maggie Wu said in a statement. "
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PPP against discrimination, not accountability, says Kaira

PPP's Qamar Zaman Kaira speaks at a press conference in Lahore on November 2, 2017. ? Geo News LAHORE: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira Thursday said his they are not against accountability, but they should also not be discriminated against. Speaking at a press conference here, the PPP leader recounted the arrest of former Sindh minister Sharjeel Memon by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials at Islamabad airport. In March, a NAB team took Memon into custody
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Failed to establish contact between Zardari, Nawaz: Asif

KARACHI: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif remarked that he failed to establish contact between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari. Asif also shared that he had contacted Farooq Naek, who is the lawyer of PPP, to take up the Iqama (work permit) case against him. ?He is my wife?s elder brother and my maternal cousin,? he shared. However, Naek refused to help me and said that Zardari has stopped him from taking up the case.
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Plane-sized 'void' discovered in Great Pyramid: scientists

PARIS: A passenger plane-sized "void" has been discovered in the middle of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, where it has lain secret and untouched for 4,500 years, scientists revealed on Thursday. The space is one of four cavities, along with the king and queen's chambers and "Grand Gallery", now known to exist inside the giant monument constructed under pharaoh Khufu of ancient Egypt. "It is big," said co-discoverer Mehdi Tayoubi of the ScanPyramids project, which has been exploring Khufu's pyrami
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Corps Commanders discuss contact with US, Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, chairing the 205th Corps Commander's Conference, on Thursday discussed the geo-strategic security environment with a special focus on recent interactions with Afghanistan and US authorities. The progress of ongoing counter-terrorism operations and its projection to achieve enduring peace and stability was also discussed at the meeting.  The high-level military huddle also agreed there would be enhanced focus on the socio-economic deve
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Apple market value: We may need a bigger chart

SAN FRANSISCO: Apple Inc  Chief Executive Tim Cook quashed concerns recently about muted demand for the iPhone X, saying pre-orders for the 10th-anniversary smartphone were ?off the charts,? but it might be the company?s market capitalization that needs a bigger graph. Positive reviews for the new device and expectations that many users are on the verge of upgrading from older iPhones have sent Apple?s stock to record highs, pushing it closer to becoming the first publicly listed company with a
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Pakistan to probe complaint that Shell, Total, PSO added manganese to gasoline

A fuel pump is pictured at a Pakistan State Oil petrol station in Rawalpindi on October 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan?s state oil and gas regulator said on Thursday it will investigate a complaint that fuel suppliers, including local subsidiaries of Shell and Total as well as Pakistan State Oil (PSO), have added manganese to their gasoline. Honda Motor Co?s Pakistan subsidiary, Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited, filed the complaint, saying the harmful additive appeared to be da
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NAB holds ?double standards? against PPP: Sindh info minister

Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah while speaking to the media. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah said on Thursday that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) holds double standards against Pakistan Peoples? Party leaders. Speaking at a press conference, in reference to NAB's Sharjeel Memon case, he said that not a single member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has been put on the Exit Control List (ECL). ?NAB has a different attitude for PPP
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Nawaz needed security as he has fought terrorism: Marriyum Aurangzeb

Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb speaks to the media.  ISLAMABAD: The person who has fought terrorism with determination would have needed security for his safety, said Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb responding to criticism at official protocol given to the former prime minister. While speaking to the media in the federal capital on Thursday, Aurangzeb said the people of Pakistan have understood the difference between protocol and security. She added i
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CIA releases videos showing Osama bin Laden?s private life

The CIA has released documents seized during the raid on Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden?s Abbottabad compound. The release of 470,000 files includes several home movies which show Osama?s private life. Video showing son Hamza bin Laden  [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7b6e114ce2b7a723bf82419cf5b25ba2.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMi8yMDE3IDEwOjI2OjU4IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9aGFJWk
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Longest living dolphin in captivity dies at Japan aquarium

Nana lived for 42 years and 10 months - AFP  TOKYO: A female bottlenose dolphin has died at a Japanese aquarium only weeks after breaking a national record of more than four decades in captivity, an official said Thursday. Nana, thought to be around 47 years old, was discovered drowned on Tuesday at a natural cove of Shimoda Aquarium in Shizuoka, central Japan, said official Kiyoshi Sakamoto. The death came less than a month after Nana reached 42 years and 10 months under human care, beating
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Virat Kohli seen using walkie-talkie during T20 match

TV screen grab shows Virat Kholi using the walkie-talkie  Indian captain Virat Kohli was seen using a walkie-talkie during India?s T20 match against New Zealand on Wednesday. Video from the match showed Kohli sitting in the dugout using the walkie-talkie. According to reports in several Indian media outlets, this was a violation of International Cricket Council (ICC) regulations. However, ICC rules state: ?the use of two-way handheld device that uses dedicated frequencies over short distances
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Etihad suspends Dallas route after US carrier ends codeshare deal

File photo  Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Thursday it will suspend from next March flights to the US city of Dallas rendered unprofitable after American Airlines ended a codeshare deal with it. In July, American Airlines said it would no longer share flights with Etihad and Qatar Airways as part of its push against what it views as unfair government subsidies to Middle East carriers. "The unfortunate decision by American Airlines to terminate a commercial relationship that benefited both ca
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Trump calls for death penalty for Uzbek man charged in NY attack

Saipov lived in Paterson, New Jersey, a one-time industrial hub about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of lower Manhattan  NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump called for the death penalty on Wednesday for an Uzbek immigrant accused of ploughing a truck down a New York City bike path, killing eight people, describing the man as a ?terrorist.? Sayfullo Saipov, 29, who was hospitalised after he was shot by a police officer and arrested, told investigators he had been inspired by watching Daesh videos a
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